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==Events==
 
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===January===
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*[[January 5]]: [[Patriarch Athenagoras]] meets Pope Paul VI on the Mount of Olives. It marks the first time the leaders of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and the Roman Catholic Church have met since the Council of Florence in the 15th Century.
 
===February===
 
===February===
 
*[[February 16]]: The [[Centre Union]] party of [[Georgios Papandreou]] triumphs in the Greek elections winning 52.8% of the vote. [[Panagiotis Kanellopoulos]]' [[National Radical Union]] receive a mere 35.2%.
 
*[[February 16]]: The [[Centre Union]] party of [[Georgios Papandreou]] triumphs in the Greek elections winning 52.8% of the vote. [[Panagiotis Kanellopoulos]]' [[National Radical Union]] receive a mere 35.2%.
 
 
===March===
 
===March===
 
*[[March 4]]: The UN authorises a force "[[UNFICYP]]" to be sent to [[Cyprus]].
 
*[[March 4]]: The UN authorises a force "[[UNFICYP]]" to be sent to [[Cyprus]].
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*[[March 28]]: The Turkish government starts expelling ethnic [[Greeks]]. During the 1964, almost 10,000 Greeks will be forced out of Turkey.   
 
*[[March 28]]: The Turkish government starts expelling ethnic [[Greeks]]. During the 1964, almost 10,000 Greeks will be forced out of Turkey.   
 
*[[March 28]]: Saudi King Ibn Saud is ousted by his brother Faisal. He will take refuge in [[Greece]] where he will spend the rest of his life.
 
*[[March 28]]: Saudi King Ibn Saud is ousted by his brother Faisal. He will take refuge in [[Greece]] where he will spend the rest of his life.
 
 
===May===
 
===May===
 
*[[May 7]]: [[Stelios Kazantzidis]] marries his singing partner [[Marinella]].
 
*[[May 7]]: [[Stelios Kazantzidis]] marries his singing partner [[Marinella]].
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*[[June 20]]: [[Corinna Tsopei]] is crowned Miss Universe.
 
*[[June 20]]: [[Corinna Tsopei]] is crowned Miss Universe.
 
*[[June 23]]: PM [[Georgios Papandreou]] meets US President Lyndon B. Johnson in the White House.
 
*[[June 23]]: PM [[Georgios Papandreou]] meets US President Lyndon B. Johnson in the White House.
 
 
===July===
 
===July===
 
*[[July 26]]:  [[Christos Papanicolaou]] breaks the Greek record in [[pole vault]] with 4.73m in Cairo.
 
*[[July 26]]:  [[Christos Papanicolaou]] breaks the Greek record in [[pole vault]] with 4.73m in Cairo.
 
 
===August===
 
===August===
 
*[[August 6]]:  The [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] [[Cyprus National Guard|National Guard]] attacks the Turkish-Cypriot village of [[Kokkina]] after reports that men and weapons were being smuggled there.
 
*[[August 6]]:  The [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] [[Cyprus National Guard|National Guard]] attacks the Turkish-Cypriot village of [[Kokkina]] after reports that men and weapons were being smuggled there.
 
*[[August 8]]: Turkish jets bombard Greek positions in Tylliria, [[Cyprus]]. 55 Greeks are killed and 125 are wounded. Half of that number are civilians.
 
*[[August 8]]: Turkish jets bombard Greek positions in Tylliria, [[Cyprus]]. 55 Greeks are killed and 125 are wounded. Half of that number are civilians.
 
 
===September===
 
===September===
 
*[[September 7]]: [[Georgios Plytas]] is elected Mayor of [[Athens]].
 
*[[September 7]]: [[Georgios Plytas]] is elected Mayor of [[Athens]].
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===October===
 
===October===
 
*[[October 11]]: [[Kostas Nestoridis]] - at age 34 - plays the game of his life as [[AEK FC|AEK]] defeat [[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] 7-1 at [[Rizoupolis Stadium]]. Nestoridis scores three goals with [[Spiros Pomonis]] and [[Lefteris Antoniadis|Lefteris]] scoring two each. The two scored by Turkish-Greek legend, Lefteris, would be the last of his illustrious career.
 
*[[October 11]]: [[Kostas Nestoridis]] - at age 34 - plays the game of his life as [[AEK FC|AEK]] defeat [[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] 7-1 at [[Rizoupolis Stadium]]. Nestoridis scores three goals with [[Spiros Pomonis]] and [[Lefteris Antoniadis|Lefteris]] scoring two each. The two scored by Turkish-Greek legend, Lefteris, would be the last of his illustrious career.
 
 
===November===
 
===November===
 
*[[November 29]]:  A deadly mine explosion - possibly left from [[WWII|the war]] - during the 22nd anniversary celebrations of the sabotage of the bridge of [[Gorgopotamos]], results in the death of 13 people. Another 51 were seriously injured.
 
*[[November 29]]:  A deadly mine explosion - possibly left from [[WWII|the war]] - during the 22nd anniversary celebrations of the sabotage of the bridge of [[Gorgopotamos]], results in the death of 13 people. Another 51 were seriously injured.

Revision as of 14:35, June 27, 2007

Events

January

February

March

  • March 4: The UN authorises a force "UNFICYP" to be sent to Cyprus.
  • March 4: Armenians are evicted from the Turkish sector of Nicosia. A total of 231 previously Armenian houses are taken over by Turkish-Cypriots.
  • March 6: Constantine II becomes King of Greece upon the death of his father King Paul.
  • March 7: Fighting breaks out in Mallia, Lemesos province, Cyprus between Cypriot National Guardsmen and Turkish Cypriot irregulars.
  • March 13: Turkey issues an ultimatum to the Cypriot government that unless all Turkish Cypriot prisoners of the civil conflict were released and freedom of movement was restored, they would invade the island in 36 hours.
  • March 28: The Turkish government starts expelling ethnic Greeks. During the 1964, almost 10,000 Greeks will be forced out of Turkey.
  • March 28: Saudi King Ibn Saud is ousted by his brother Faisal. He will take refuge in Greece where he will spend the rest of his life.

May

  • May 7: Stelios Kazantzidis marries his singing partner Marinella.
  • May 11: Two Greek officers and a Greek Cypriot policeman are machine-gunned to death in Famagusta. Another Greek officer is injured. The four men were in a vehicle that was stopped by Turkish-Cypriot irregulars.

June

July

August

  • August 6: The Cypriot National Guard attacks the Turkish-Cypriot village of Kokkina after reports that men and weapons were being smuggled there.
  • August 8: Turkish jets bombard Greek positions in Tylliria, Cyprus. 55 Greeks are killed and 125 are wounded. Half of that number are civilians.

September

October

November

  • November 29: A deadly mine explosion - possibly left from the war - during the 22nd anniversary celebrations of the sabotage of the bridge of Gorgopotamos, results in the death of 13 people. Another 51 were seriously injured.

December

  • December 6: Newly-promoted Proodeftiki shock the Greek football world by defeating Olympiakos 3-0 at Karaiskaki Stadium.
  • December 15: Parliamentarians are obligated from now on to an annual declaration of assets or an origin of wealth (pothen esches - πόθεν έσχες) - the measures are implemented to combat corruption.

Births

February

May

September

November

Deaths

February

March