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===July=== | ===July=== | ||
*[[July 30]]: [[Fanis Christodoulou]] announces his retirement from professional [[basketball]]. | *[[July 30]]: [[Fanis Christodoulou]] announces his retirement from professional [[basketball]]. | ||
| + | ===August=== | ||
| + | *[[August 10]]: 31 year-old trainer Giorgos Loukanidis, son of the legendary [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] and [[Doxa Drama FC|Doxa Drama]] striker [[Takis Loukanidis]], dies in a car accident. | ||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
Revision as of 14:55, August 10, 2006
Contents
Events
May
- May 16: Newcastle defender Nikos Dabizas is the first Greek to play in an English FA Cup final at Wembley (Newcastle - Arsenal 2-0)
- May 23: Olympiakos lose to Ferencvaros in the Waterpolo European Cup double final.
- May 24: Panathinaikos win their first Greek championship in 14 years by defeating PAOK 68-58 in the playoffs. After this game PAOK star Predrag Stojakovic moves to the Sacramento Kings becoming the first Greek to play in NBA.
- May 31: Greece U21 rank 2nd after losing to Spain 1-0 in the final of European Football Championship.
July
- July 30: Fanis Christodoulou announces his retirement from professional basketball.
August
- August 10: 31 year-old trainer Giorgos Loukanidis, son of the legendary Panathinaikos and Doxa Drama striker Takis Loukanidis, dies in a car accident.
September
- September 5: Cyprus defeat Spain 3-2 in a Euro 2000 qualifier.
December
- December 29: The governments of Greece and Cyprus decide to proceed with the installation of Russian made antiballistic missiles S-300 in Crete, ignoring Turkey's strong objections and reactions.
Deaths
January
- January 16: Dimitris Horn, stage and screen actor.
February
- February 28: Gregorios Staktopoulos, journalist convicted of the George Polk murder.
April
- April 23: Constantine Karamanlis, Greek politician and Prime Minister.
