1969
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Events
January
- January 31: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece purges Antonis Brillakis and Babis Drakopoulos.
October
- October 15 - The Greek television covers for the first time a football match held in Greece. The National Football Team beat Switzerland 4-1 for the World Cup qualifying round. Giorgos Koudas, Vasilis Botinos (2) and Giorgos Sideris score the goals.
December
- December 5: A pacemaker is implanted for the first time in a heart patient in Greece.
Births
July
- July 13: Kakhi Kakhiasvili, weightlifter