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March: Birth of Vamvakaris added.
===April===
*[[April 1]]: [[King George II]] of [[Greece]] dies suddenly of a heart attack. He is succeeded by his brother [[King Paul]].
*[[April 30]]: Communist paramilitary organisation [[OPLA]] attack a bus carrying [[Hellenic Air Force]] officers to their base with grenades. Four men are killed and another seven are wounded in the attack.
 
===May===
*[[May 22]]: The [[Truman Doctrine]] was enacted as US Congress appropriated military and economic aid for [[Greece]] and Turkey.
===August===
*[[August 3]]: [[Maria Callas]] makes her first impressive appearance in the arena of Verona with "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli.
*[[August 28]]: The "[[OPLA]] trial" commences in [[Thessaloniki]]. The defendants are accused of carrying out a terrorist attack on a bus carrying [[Hellenic Air Force]] officers on [[April 30]].
 
===September===
*[[September 24]]: [[Cyprus Airways]] is established as a joint venture between the colonial Government of [[Cyprus]], BEA and private interests.
===October===
*[[October 6]]: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Messinia prefecture]].
*[[October 17]]: 10 members of [[OPLA]], convicted of carrying out a terrorist attack on a bus carrying [[Hellenic Air Force]] officers, are executed in [[Thessaloniki]].
*[[October 18]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] attacks [[Metsovo]].
*[[October 21]]: A second group of 13 members of [[OPLA]], convicted of carrying out a terrorist attack on a bus carrying [[Hellenic Air Force]] officers, are executed in [[Thessaloniki]].
*[[October 23]]: A third group of 24 members of [[OPLA]], convicted of carrying out a terrorist attack on a bus carrying [[Hellenic Air Force]] officers, are executed in [[Thessaloniki]].
*[[October 30]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] withdraws from [[Metsovo]].
===November===
*[[February 21]]: [[Olympia Snowe]], [[Greek-American]] politician.
===March===
*[[March 2]]: [[Stelios Vamvakaris]], musician
*[[March 4]]: [[Totis Fylakouris]], footballer
*[[March 7]]: [[Georgios Petsos]], politician
===June===
*[[June 4]]: [[Vasilis Konstantinou]], footballer
*[[June 27]]: [[Vasilis Papageorgopoulos]], athlete, mayor of [[Thessaloniki]]
===July===
*[[July 2]]: [[Nikos Apergis]], actor, politician
===August===
===October===
*[[October 11]]: [[Lucas Papademos]], Prime Minister of [[Greece]]
*[[October 25]] : [[Thanasis Gaifilias]], musician
 
===November===
*[[November 7]]: [[Spyros Kontosoros]], athlete ([[3000m steeplechase]])
*[[November 22]]: [[Apostolos Kontos]], [[basketball]] player
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