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*[[May 22]]: [[Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer]], colonial governor of [[Cyprus]] in the [[1930s]]. | *[[May 22]]: [[Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer]], colonial governor of [[Cyprus]] in the [[1930s]]. | ||
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| + | *[[November 19]]: [[Kyriakos Matsis]], leading figure of the [[EOKA]] struggle in [[Cyprus]]. | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
[[Category:1958]] | [[Category:1958]] | ||
Revision as of 14:10, April 15, 2007
Events
January
- January 2: Greek-American diva Maria Callas leaves the set after the first act of "Norma", causing a stir in the audience which includes the President of Italy.
March
- March 12: Fotis Pittas, Andreas Karios and two other EOKA members escape from Pyla prison.
May
- May 11: Constantine Karamanlis is reelected PM with ERE winning 41.16% of the vote. Surprisingly, the United Democratic Left comes in second with 24.42%.
September
- September 2: The Battle of Liopetri takes place; four EOKA members - Fotis Pittas, Andreas Karios, Christos Samaras and Elias Papakyriakou are killed.
- September 4: Greek Police announce that any and all "teddy boys" would be given a clean cut.
November
- November 19: After refusing to surrender, EOKA fighter Kyriakos Matsis is killed in Dikomo, Cyprus by the British.
- November 19: The first game on grass in Leoforos Alexandras Stadium (later renamed to Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium is a friendly between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos. Olympiakos wins with a goal by Elias Yfantis and a 1-0 score.
December
- December 29: OPAP is founded.
Births
January
- January 22: Nikos Anastopoulos, footballer.
April
- April 15: Memos Ioannou, basketball player and coach.
- April 26: Giorgos Kostikos, footballer and coach.
November
- November 6: Evanthia Reboutsika, musician, composer.
Deaths
May
- May 22: Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer, colonial governor of Cyprus in the 1930s.
November
- November 19: Kyriakos Matsis, leading figure of the EOKA struggle in Cyprus.