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===January===
 
===January===
 
*[[January 8]]: [[Nikos Galis]] is voted 6th best all-time European basketball player by readers of ''FIBA Basketball Magazine'' (Belov 317, Petrovic 280, Sabonis 277, Cocic 273, Kukoc 264, Galis 251, Corac 246 and Menegin 221). [[Giorgos Kolokithas]] ranks 46th (21 votes).
 
*[[January 8]]: [[Nikos Galis]] is voted 6th best all-time European basketball player by readers of ''FIBA Basketball Magazine'' (Belov 317, Petrovic 280, Sabonis 277, Cocic 273, Kukoc 264, Galis 251, Corac 246 and Menegin 221). [[Giorgos Kolokithas]] ranks 46th (21 votes).
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*[[January 16]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] is acquitted by a 7-6 vote of a Special Court of the [[Bank of Crete]] scandal. His cohorts, [[Dimitris Tsovolas]] and [[Giorgos Petsos]], are found guilty.
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===February===
 
===February===
 
*[[February 14]]: Tens of thousands protest in [[Thessaloniki]] against the use of the name "Macedonia" by FYROM.
 
*[[February 14]]: Tens of thousands protest in [[Thessaloniki]] against the use of the name "Macedonia" by FYROM.
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*[[February 26]]: A bomb which is detonated by remote control injures twelve policemen and a civilian in [[Athens]].
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*[[February 29]]: [[Olympiakos]] win second place in European volleyball after losing 3-0 sets to Messaggero Ravenna. The final game was played at the [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]] before 20,000 spectators - a European record.
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*[[February 29]]: [[Nikos Galis]] breaks [[Vasilis Goumas]]' all-time record of 11,030 points in the encounter between [[Aris BC|Aris]] and [[Pangrati BC]].
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===March===
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*[[March 22]]:  20,000 Greeks demonstrate in Bonn, Germany, on the issue of [[Macedonia]].
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*[[March 24]]: A Sudanese aircraft crashes on Mt. [[Hymettus]] due to pilot error.
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===April===
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*[[April 13]]: Prime Minister [[Constantine Mitsotakis]] dismisses [[Antonis Samaras]] and takes his place as Foreign Minister.
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*[[April 16]]: After the death of [[Athens]] Mayor, [[Antonis Tritsis]], Deputy Mayor [[Leonidas Kouris]] is elected to replace him.
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===May===
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*[[May 24]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] in [[Toumba Stadium]] for the first time in 22 years.
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===June===
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*[[June 4]]: Bavarian Greeks petition their local government to convince the German government not to recognise FYROM as "Macedonia".
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*[[June 4]]: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with Greece by being known as "Slavic Macedonia"
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*[[June 13]]: Olympiakos win their first water polo championship in 21 years
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*[[June 21]]: [[Lambros Papakostas]], breaks the Greek record in the [[high jump]] with 2.36m.
  
 
===July===
 
===July===
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[[Image:N17_car_burn150.jpg|frame|[[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] rocket attack on Greek Finance minister on July 14]]
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*[[July 5]]: [[Nikos Galis]] leaves [[Aris BC|Aris Salonica]] when the club president president Theofilos Mitroudis offers him a coaching post suggesting he should stop his career as a player. Ten days later, Galis moves to [[Athens]].
 
*[[July 14]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] launch a rocket attack against Finance Minister [[Ioannis Palaiokrassas]]. The minister escapes death but 22-year old student, Athanasios Axarlian, is killed.
 
*[[July 14]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] launch a rocket attack against Finance Minister [[Ioannis Palaiokrassas]]. The minister escapes death but 22-year old student, Athanasios Axarlian, is killed.
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*[[July 15]]: [[Nikos Galis]] joins [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]].
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*[[July 31]]: Weightlifter [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in the Barcelona Olympic Games.
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===August===
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*[[August 4]]: [[Morfo Drosidou]] wins bronze in Tae Kwon Do in the Barcelona Olympic Games.
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*[[August 6]]: [[Voula Patoulidou]] wins gold in the women's 100m hurdles at the Barcelona Olympic Games. Her comment after the race is: "For [[Greece]], damn it!"
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*[[August 30]]:  [[EPO|Greek football authorities]] adopt the 3 points for a win in an attempt to make football more attack-minded. The new system - an idea of the legendary BBC commentator Jimmy Hill - was first introduced in England in [[1981]].
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===October===
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*[[October 14]]: Forest fires break out in [[Chania prefecture]], [[Crete]].
  
 
===November===
 
===November===
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===January===
 
===January===
 
*[[January 12]]: [[Juan Gilberto Funes]] ex-[[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] player, aged 29.
 
*[[January 12]]: [[Juan Gilberto Funes]] ex-[[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] player, aged 29.
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===February===
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*[[February 23]]: [[Markos Vafiadis]] Greek communist.
  
 
===March===
 
===March===
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*[[March 10]]: [[Giorgos Zambetas]], [[Laika]] composer.
 
*[[March 30]]: [[Manolis Andronikos]], archaeologist
 
*[[March 30]]: [[Manolis Andronikos]], archaeologist
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===April===
 
===April===
 
*[[April 7]]: [[Antonis Tritsis]], Mayor of [[Athens]].
 
*[[April 7]]: [[Antonis Tritsis]], Mayor of [[Athens]].
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===July===
 
===July===
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*[[July 16]]: [[Mary Aroni]], actress.
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*[[July 25]]: [[Aris San]], Greek-Israeli singer
 
*[[July 26]]: [[Jenny Karezi]], actress.
 
*[[July 26]]: [[Jenny Karezi]], actress.
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===September===
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*[[September 21]]: [[Alexandros Kotzias]], writer
  
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===October===
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*[[October 17]]: [[Orestes Laskos]], poet and theatrical writer.
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===December===
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*[[December 12]]: [[Angelos Lambrou]], athlete
  
 
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[[Category:Years]]
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[[Category:1992]]

Latest revision as of 08:30, February 29, 2012

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

  • June 4: Bavarian Greeks petition their local government to convince the German government not to recognise FYROM as "Macedonia".
  • June 4: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with Greece by being known as "Slavic Macedonia"
  • June 13: Olympiakos win their first water polo championship in 21 years
  • June 21: Lambros Papakostas, breaks the Greek record in the high jump with 2.36m.

July

Revolutionary Organization 17 November rocket attack on Greek Finance minister on July 14

August

  • August 4: Morfo Drosidou wins bronze in Tae Kwon Do in the Barcelona Olympic Games.
  • August 6: Voula Patoulidou wins gold in the women's 100m hurdles at the Barcelona Olympic Games. Her comment after the race is: "For Greece, damn it!"
  • August 30: Greek football authorities adopt the 3 points for a win in an attempt to make football more attack-minded. The new system - an idea of the legendary BBC commentator Jimmy Hill - was first introduced in England in 1981.

October

November

  • November 29: A new tax is set by the government. This new tax is to be paid annually by owners of real estate properties and is called ...Real Estate Tax.

December

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

July

September

October

December