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*[[March 9]]: [[Panaitolikos FC|Panaitolikos]] is founded. | *[[March 9]]: [[Panaitolikos FC|Panaitolikos]] is founded. | ||
*[[March 15]]: [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]] resigns the Presidency of Greece to protest the excesses of the [[Theodoros Pangalos]] regime. | *[[March 15]]: [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]] resigns the Presidency of Greece to protest the excesses of the [[Theodoros Pangalos]] regime. | ||
+ | *[[March 18]]: A powerful earthquake (6.9 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Castellorizo]] and the surrounding area. | ||
*[[March 20]]: The [[Athens Academy]] is founded. | *[[March 20]]: The [[Athens Academy]] is founded. | ||
*[[March 31]]: The law prohibiting short skirts is abolished in [[Greece]]. | *[[March 31]]: The law prohibiting short skirts is abolished in [[Greece]]. | ||
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*[[April 28]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] is founded in [[Thessaloniki]]. | *[[April 28]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] is founded in [[Thessaloniki]]. | ||
*[[April 30]]: Education of all children between 6 and 14 years of age becomes mandatory in [[Greece]]. | *[[April 30]]: Education of all children between 6 and 14 years of age becomes mandatory in [[Greece]]. | ||
+ | ===June=== | ||
+ | *[[June 26]]: A major earthquake (7.6 on the Richter scale) destroys much of [[Rhodes]]. | ||
===August=== | ===August=== | ||
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*[[August 24]]: [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]] is restored to the Presidency of Greece following the ouster of [[Theodoros Pangalos]]. | *[[August 24]]: [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]] is restored to the Presidency of Greece following the ouster of [[Theodoros Pangalos]]. | ||
*[[August 30]]: A major earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Sparta]] and the surrounding area. | *[[August 30]]: A major earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Sparta]] and the surrounding area. | ||
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+ | ===October=== | ||
+ | *[[October 3]]: The first International Fair of [[Thessaloniki]] commences. | ||
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
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===April=== | ===April=== | ||
*[[April 3]]: [[Alex Grammas]], [[Greek-American]] baseball player and coach | *[[April 3]]: [[Alex Grammas]], [[Greek-American]] baseball player and coach | ||
+ | *[[April 12]]: [[Themis Cholevas]], [[basketball]] player. | ||
+ | *[[April 13]]: [[Ellie Lambeti]], actress. | ||
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===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*Date Unknown: [[Thanasis Veggos]] | *Date Unknown: [[Thanasis Veggos]] |
Revision as of 19:55, October 21, 2011
Contents
Events
March
- March 9: Panaitolikos is founded.
- March 15: Pavlos Kountouriotis resigns the Presidency of Greece to protest the excesses of the Theodoros Pangalos regime.
- March 18: A powerful earthquake (6.9 on the Richter scale) strikes Castellorizo and the surrounding area.
- March 20: The Athens Academy is founded.
- March 31: The law prohibiting short skirts is abolished in Greece.
April
- April 28: PAOK is founded in Thessaloniki.
- April 30: Education of all children between 6 and 14 years of age becomes mandatory in Greece.
June
August
- August 15: The Communist Party of Cyprus is founded.
- August 23: A military movement by Gen. Georgios Kondilis brings down the Pangalos dictatorship.
- August 24: Pavlos Kountouriotis is restored to the Presidency of Greece following the ouster of Theodoros Pangalos.
- August 30: A major earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) strikes Sparta and the surrounding area.
October
- October 3: The first International Fair of Thessaloniki commences.
November
- November 7: Elections are held in Greece following the ouster of Theodoros Pangalos.
- November 8: APOEL FC is founded, in a Lefkosia patisserie, by a group of 40 sports-minded Cypriots.
- November 14: The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) is founded by the local associations of Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia.
Births
January
- January 8: Yiannis Christou, classical composer.
- January 23: Kyriakos Matsis, EOKA fighter.
February
- February 10: Kostas Mountakis, Cretan singer.
March
- March 12: Giorgos Darivas, Olympiakos striker in the 1950s.
- March 19: Athina Mary Livanos, heiress, wife of Aristotle Onassis and Stavros Niarchos
- March 29: Kostas Virvos, songwriter.
April
- April 3: Alex Grammas, Greek-American baseball player and coach
- April 12: Themis Cholevas, basketball player.
- April 13: Ellie Lambeti, actress.
May
- Date Unknown: Thanasis Veggos
July
- July 16: Andreas Karios, EOKA fighter
August
- August 8: George Livanos, shipowner
- August 15: Kostis Stephanopoulos, politician and statesman
November
- November 26: Panos Gavalas, popular singer
December
- December 5: George Savalas, Greek-American actor