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*[[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.
 
*[[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.
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*[[August 27]]: The Greek stock market ("Sofokleous Street") has its worst day ever as stocks tumble 7.7%.
  
 
===September===
 
===September===

Revision as of 12:09, August 10, 2007

Events

January

  • January 16: Christofori Bakatselou, Maria Galani and Katerina Pantaina become the first female judges on the Disciplinary Committee of EPAE (Greek Football Clubs Association)
  • January 16: Greece finish 5th at Women's Waterpolo World Championship in Perth, Australia after beating Canada 10-9 in overtime
  • January 24: Krzysztof Warzycha scores his 182nd League goal against Apollon Athens earning first place on Panathinaikos' all-time scoring list. Antonis Antoniadis had previously held the record with 181.

February

May

  • May 16: Newcastle defender Nikos Dabizas is the first Greek to play in an English FA Cup final at Wembley (Newcastle Utd. - Arsenal 2-0)
  • May 17: Stelios Manolas plays his last game as AEK defeat SKODA Xanthi (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

August

September

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

February

April

July

September