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*[[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.
 
*[[May 17]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] suffer their worst home defeat ever at the hands of [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] 3-6.  
 
*[[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 12]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] defeat Yugoslavia 81-77 in their semifinal game of [[Eurobasket 1987]].  
 
*[[June 12]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] defeat Yugoslavia 81-77 in their semifinal game of [[Eurobasket 1987]].  
 
*[[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.
 
*[[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===
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*[[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.
 
*[[October 22]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] returns to Greece after successful heart surgery at Herfield in London, England.
 
*[[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.
 
*[[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]].
 
*[[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%.
  
 
===December===
 
===December===
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*[[December 7]]: The [[Athens Stock Exchange]] General Index drops 15.3% - an all-time record.
 
*[[December 7]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] thrash [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 6-1 in [[Serres]].
 
*[[December 7]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] thrash [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 6-1 in [[Serres]].
 
*[[December 9]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat Honved 5-1, overturning a 2-5 deficit from the first leg and advancing in the UEFA Cup.
 
*[[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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===March===
 
===March===
 
*[[March 10]]: [[Kostas Douvalidis]], athlete ([[110m hurdles]])
 
*[[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==
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*[[October 8]]: [[Konstantinos Tsatsos]], President of Greece
 
*[[October 8]]: [[Konstantinos Tsatsos]], President of Greece
 
===December===
 
===December===
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*[[December 10]]: [[Stelios Kyriakidis]], marathon runner.
 
*[[December 14]]: [[Nikos Stavridis]], actor
 
*[[December 14]]: [[Nikos Stavridis]], actor
  
 
[[Category:Years]]
 
[[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.

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