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==Events==
 
==Events==
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===January===
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*[[January 1]]: Prices of goods increase as a result of Value Added Taxation (VAT) that goes into effect.
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===March===
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*[[March 22]]: [[Odysseus Angelis]], a member of the [[junta]] of [[1967]]-[[1974]], is found hanged in his prison cell - a suicide.
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*[[March 27]]: The Armed Forces of Greece are placed on high alert after a series of hostile remarks by Turkish PM Turgut Ozal and the stated intention of his government to send ships into Greek territorial waters in search of petroleum.
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===April===
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*[[April 15]]: [[Greek-American]] baseball executive, [[Al Campanis]], is forced to resign as his remarks that blacks don't make great swimmers is taken to be racist.
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*[[April 24]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] launch a bomb attack on a US Air Force bus. 16 American soldiers and the driver are injured.
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===May===
 
===May===
 
*[[May 7]]:  The first European Girls Rhythmics Championships are held in a fully-packed [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]] in [[Athens]]. It is the first time Greece holds a major-scale event in [[gymnastics]].
 
*[[May 7]]:  The first European Girls Rhythmics Championships are held in a fully-packed [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]] in [[Athens]]. It is the first time Greece holds a major-scale event in [[gymnastics]].
 
*[[May 10]]:  The 5th International Waterpolo Men FINA Cup is held in [[Thessaloniki]]. Greece take 8th place (last). Yugoslavia win the trophy. Manuel Estiarte of Spain takes the top scorer award (28 goals)
 
*[[May 10]]:  The 5th International Waterpolo Men FINA Cup is held in [[Thessaloniki]]. Greece take 8th place (last). Yugoslavia win the trophy. Manuel Estiarte of Spain takes the top scorer award (28 goals)
*[[May 13]]: The European Cup Winners Cup final is held at [[Athens]]' [[OAKA Stadium]]. Marco van Basten leads Ajax Amsterdahm to a 1-0 win over Lokomotiv Leipzig.
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*[[May 13]]: The European Cup Winners Cup final is held at [[Athens]]' [[OAKA Stadium]]. Marco van Basten leads Ajax Amsterdam to a 1-0 win over Lokomotiv Leipzig.
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*[[May 17]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] suffer their worst home defeat ever at the hands of [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] 3-6.  
 
*[[May 31]]:  The first private radio station [[Athena 9,84 FM]] began broadcasting.
 
*[[May 31]]:  The first private radio station [[Athena 9,84 FM]] began broadcasting.
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===June===
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*[[June 3]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] trounce Romania 109-77 in their inaugural game of [[Eurobasket 1987]].
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*[[June 10]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] brush aside Italy 90-78 in their quarterfinal game of [[Eurobasket 1987]].
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*[[June 12]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] defeat Yugoslavia 81-77 in their semifinal game of [[Eurobasket 1987]].
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*[[June 14]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] defeat the USSR 103-101 to win the [[Eurobasket 1987]]. [[Nikos Galis]] leads the team in scoring with 40 points.
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===July===
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*[[July 19]]: [[Thanasis Kalogiannis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[400m]] race with 48.80. His record will stand for 15 years.
  
 
===August===
 
===August===
 
*[[August 10]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] kill 11 US soldiers in a bus at Kavouri. The explosive device used was detonated by remote control.
 
*[[August 10]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] kill 11 US soldiers in a bus at Kavouri. The explosive device used was detonated by remote control.
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*[[August 28]]: The Greek government lifts the state of war that existed with Albania since [[1940]].
 
*[[August 29]]: First Super Cup held in Greece. [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] vs [[OFI FC|OFI]] (1-0)
 
*[[August 29]]: First Super Cup held in Greece. [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] vs [[OFI FC|OFI]] (1-0)
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===October===
 
===October===
 
*[[October 4]]: The Greek National Volleyball Team win bronze at the European Games of Ghent.
 
*[[October 4]]: The Greek National Volleyball Team win bronze at the European Games of Ghent.
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*[[October 22]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] returns to Greece after successful heart surgery at Herfield in London, England.
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*[[October 26]]: The [[Athens Stock Exchange]] General Index falls 12.64%.
  
 
===November===
 
===November===
 
*[[November 25]]:  [[Costas Simitis|Constantine Simitis]], then Minister of National Economy, resigned because he felt that his policies were being undermined.
 
*[[November 25]]:  [[Costas Simitis|Constantine Simitis]], then Minister of National Economy, resigned because he felt that his policies were being undermined.
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*[[November 25]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] lose 5-2 to Honved, in Hungary, for the UEFA Cup. They will overturn the result two weeks later in [[Athens]].
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*[[November 26]]: The [[Athens Stock Exchange]] General Index falls 11.99%.
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===December===
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*[[December 7]]: The [[Athens Stock Exchange]] General Index drops 15.3% - an all-time record.
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*[[December 7]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] thrash [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 6-1 in [[Serres]].
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*[[December 9]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat Honved 5-1, overturning a 2-5 deficit from the first leg and advancing in the UEFA Cup.
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==Births==
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===March===
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*[[March 10]]: [[Kostas Douvalidis]], athlete ([[110m hurdles]])
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===May===
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*[[May 26]]: [[Diogo Luis Santos|Diogo]], footballer.
  
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
 
===February===
 
===February===
 
*[[February 14]]: [[Karolos Koun]], director
 
*[[February 14]]: [[Karolos Koun]], director
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===March===
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*[[March 22]]: [[Odysseus Angelis]], general, member of the [[junta]] of [[1967]]-[[1974]]
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===August===
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*[[August 10]]: [[Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas]], poet, Prime Minister
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===October===
 
===October===
 
*[[October 8]]: [[Konstantinos Tsatsos]], President of Greece
 
*[[October 8]]: [[Konstantinos Tsatsos]], President of Greece
 
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===December===
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*[[December 10]]: [[Stelios Kyriakidis]], marathon runner.
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*[[December 14]]: [[Nikos Stavridis]], actor
  
 
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[[Category:Years]]
 
[[Category:1987]]
 
[[Category:1987]]

Latest revision as of 09:18, December 11, 2014

Events

January

  • January 1: Prices of goods increase as a result of Value Added Taxation (VAT) that goes into effect.

March

  • March 22: Odysseus Angelis, a member of the junta of 1967-1974, is found hanged in his prison cell - a suicide.
  • March 27: The Armed Forces of Greece are placed on high alert after a series of hostile remarks by Turkish PM Turgut Ozal and the stated intention of his government to send ships into Greek territorial waters in search of petroleum.

April

May

June

July

August

October

November

December

Births

March

May

Deaths

February

March

August

October

December