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*[[April 7]]: [[Grigoris Bithikotsis]], singer
 
*[[April 10]]: Former [[Archbishop Iakovos Koukouzis]] of North and South America.
 
*[[April 10]]: Former [[Archbishop Iakovos Koukouzis]] of North and South America.
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===May===
 
===May===
 
*[[May 11]]:  [[Michalis Genitsaris]], [[rebetiko]] singer
 
*[[May 11]]:  [[Michalis Genitsaris]], [[rebetiko]] singer

Revision as of 12:11, September 27, 2006

Events

January

February

  • February 8: Karolos Papoulias was elected President of the Hellenic Republic. His election received the largest majority ever, with 279 votes in favor.
  • February 19: Panathinaikos won the Greek Basketball Cup after achieving a 72-67 victory over Aris at Lindo in Heraklion, Crete. This was the eighth time Panathinaikos won the Basketball Cup, equalling Aris' successes.

June

July

  • July 26: Anorthosis Famagusta defeat Trabzonspor 3-1 in Nicosia.
  • July 30: The Greek waterpolo team wins the bronze medal, the first medal in a big tournament, at the XI FINA World Championships in Montreal, Canada defeating Croatia with 11-10 at extra time. Giorgos Afroudakis scores the winning goal 11 seconds before the end of the game.

August

September

December

  • December 1: Greek public opinion was rocked by an unprecedented crime for Greek police, committed on the island of Salamina. The culprits were three brothers, aged 7, 8 and 14, and the victim was a 78-year-old woman, whom they strangled in order to rob.

Deaths

April

May

August

September

October

November

December