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==Events==
 
==Events==
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===January===
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*[[January 19]]: The "S.S. Chimara" sinks in the Euboic Sea. Casualties number: 400 dead, among them 200 policemen and 36 political prisoners.
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*[[January 25]]: [[Dimitrios Maximos]] forms an all-inclusive government with political opponents [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] and [[Konstantinos Tsaldaris]] serving as his two vice-presidents
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*[[January 29]]: The United Nations establish a committee to investigate the allegations of Greece that her northern neighbours are intervening in the [[Greek Civil War|Civil War]].
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===February===
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*[[February 10]]: The Treaty of Paris awards the [[Dodecanese]] Islands to Greece.
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*[[February 10]]: The [[New Party]] is founded by economist [[Spyros Markezinis]].
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*[[February 18]]: [[Anton Christoforidis]] fights his last bout against Anton Raadik. He loses by unanimous decision.
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===March===
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*[[March 12]]: The Truman Doctrine is announced making aid available to the Greek government.
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*[[March 19]]: The [[National Basketball Team]] of Greece achieve their first away win: 34-30 against Turkey.
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*[[March 20]]: [[Yiannis Zevgos]], a communist former Minister of Agriculture, is slain by right-wing extremists in [[Thessaloniki]].
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*[[March 31]]: Brig Gen A.S. Parker transfers military command of the [[Dodecanese]] islands to Vice Admiral Pericles Ioannidis of the [[Hellenic Navy]].
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===April===
 
===April===
 
*[[April 1]]: [[King George II]] of [[Greece]] dies suddenly of a heart attack. He is succeeded by his brother [[King Paul]].
 
*[[April 1]]: [[King George II]] of [[Greece]] dies suddenly of a heart attack. He is succeeded by his brother [[King Paul]].
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*[[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.
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===May===
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*[[May 22]]:  The [[Truman Doctrine]] was enacted as US Congress appropriated military and economic aid for [[Greece]] and Turkey.
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===June===
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*[[June 5]]: The Marshall Plan is announced to help Greece - as well as Turkey - in the struggle against Communism.
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*[[June 20]]: [[Leontios]] is elected [[Archbishop of Cyprus]].
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===July===
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*[[July 25]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] is repelled by national forces at [[Grevena]].
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===August===
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*[[August 3]]: [[Maria Callas]] makes her first impressive appearance in the arena of Verona with "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli.
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*[[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]].
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===September===
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*[[September 24]]: [[Cyprus Airways]] is established as a joint venture between the colonial Government of [[Cyprus]], BEA and private interests.
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===October===
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*[[October 6]]: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Messinia prefecture]].
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*[[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]].
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*[[October 18]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] attacks [[Metsovo]].
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*[[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]].
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*[[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]].
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*[[October 30]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] withdraws from [[Metsovo]].
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===November===
 
===November===
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*[[November 7]]: 85-year old [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]] forms a government incorporating elements of both the [[Liberal Party|Liberal]] and [[Popular Party|Popular]] parties.
 
*[[November 20]]:  In a lavish wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, Princess Elizabeth marries her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, a dashing former prince of Greece and Denmark who renounced his titles in order to marry the English princess.
 
*[[November 20]]:  In a lavish wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, Princess Elizabeth marries her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, a dashing former prince of Greece and Denmark who renounced his titles in order to marry the English princess.
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*[[November 29]]: [[Greece]] votes against the partition of Palestine. The resolution, however, passes in the UN by 33 to 13 with 10 abstentions.
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===December===
 
===December===
 
*[[December 24]]: The "Provisional Democratic Government" is set up, during the [[Greek Civil War]], by the [[Communist Party of Greece]] with [[Markos Vafiadis]] as Prime Minister.
 
*[[December 24]]: The "Provisional Democratic Government" is set up, during the [[Greek Civil War]], by the [[Communist Party of Greece]] with [[Markos Vafiadis]] as Prime Minister.
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*[[December 24]]: [[Makarios II|Metropolitan Makarios]] of [[Kyrenia]] is elected Archbishop of [[Cyprus]]. (He is the predecessor of [[Makarios III]]).
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*[[December 25]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] attacks [[Konitsa]], in the hope of making it the seat of the "Provisional Democratic Government".
 
*[[December 27]]: A law is passed by the Centrist [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] government outlawing the [[Communist Party of Greece]] and the [[National Liberation Front]] ([[EAM]]). Furthermore, the law criminalises the teaching and spreading of Communism and forbids the publication of any communist newspaper or magazine.
 
*[[December 27]]: A law is passed by the Centrist [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] government outlawing the [[Communist Party of Greece]] and the [[National Liberation Front]] ([[EAM]]). Furthermore, the law criminalises the teaching and spreading of Communism and forbids the publication of any communist newspaper or magazine.
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
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===January===
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*[[January 14]]: [[Maria Farantouri]], singer.
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*[[January 27]]: [[Vyron Polydoras]], politician
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*[[January 31]]: [[Elena Nathanail]], actress
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===February===
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*[[February 4]]: [[Apostolos Glezos]], footballer.
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*[[February 21]]: [[Olympia Snowe]], [[Greek-American]] politician.
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===March===
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*[[March 2]]: [[Stelios Vamvakaris]], musician
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*[[March 4]]: [[Totis Fylakouris]], footballer
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*[[March 7]]: [[Georgios Petsos]], politician
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===April===
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*[[April 13]]: [[Thanos Mikroutsikos]], composer
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===June===
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*[[June 4]]: [[Vasilis Konstantinou]], footballer
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*[[June 27]]: [[Vasilis Papageorgopoulos]], athlete, mayor of [[Thessaloniki]]
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===July===
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*[[July 2]]: [[Nikos Apergis]], actor, politician
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===August===
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*[[August 11]]: [[Georgios Karatzaferis]], politician
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===October===
 
===October===
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*[[October 11]]: [[Lucas Papademos]], Prime Minister of [[Greece]]
 
*[[October 25]] : [[Thanasis Gaifilias]], musician
 
*[[October 25]] : [[Thanasis Gaifilias]], musician
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===November===
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*[[November 7]]: [[Spyros Kontosoros]], athlete ([[3000m steeplechase]])
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*[[November 22]]: [[Apostolos Kontos]], [[basketball]] player
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===December===
 
===December===
([[December 27]]: [[Thanasis Polykandriotis]], composer of [[Laika]] music¨
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*[[December 27]]: [[Thanasis Polykandriotis]], composer of [[Laika]] music¨
  
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==Deaths==
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===April===
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*[[April 1]]: [[King George II]] of Greece
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===May===
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*[[May 9]]: [[Evripidis Bakirtzis]], Prime Minister of the "free areas of Greece" during the Axis occupation.
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*[[May 20]]: [[Giorgos Siantos]], Communist leader
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===July===
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*[[July 26]]: [[Archbishop of Cyprus]] [[Leontios]]
  
 
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[[Category:Years]][[Category:1947]]

Latest revision as of 19:52, June 17, 2019

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

  • November 7: 85-year old Themistoklis Sofoulis forms a government incorporating elements of both the Liberal and Popular parties.
  • November 20: In a lavish wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, Princess Elizabeth marries her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, a dashing former prince of Greece and Denmark who renounced his titles in order to marry the English princess.
  • November 29: Greece votes against the partition of Palestine. The resolution, however, passes in the UN by 33 to 13 with 10 abstentions.

December

Births

January

February

March

April

June

July

August

October

November

December

Deaths

April

May

July