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+ | [[Image:Gregoris_lambrakis.jpg|thumb|130px|MP Gregoris Lambrakis marching alone in the banned Marathon–Athens Peace Rally]] | ||
+ | [[Image:21April1967.jpg|thumb|130px|The emblem of the [[Military Junta of 1967-1974]]]] | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
− | *[[1967]] | + | *[[1949]]: [[Gregorios Staktopoulos]] is convicted of the murder of journalist, [[George Polk]] and sentenced to life imprisonment. |
+ | *[[1961]]: Scientific research determines that the average life expectancy of a Greek male is 57 years and that of a Greek female is 62 years. | ||
+ | *[[1963]]: MP [[Gregoris Lambrakis]] marches alone in the [[Marathon]] to [[Athens]] peace rally that was banned by the police. | ||
+ | *[[1967]]: After a military coup, a [[Junta]], led by [[George Papadopoulos]], seizes power in [[Greece]]. | ||
+ | ===Sports=== | ||
+ | *[[1967]]: Due to the colonels' coup d' etat all Greek football league matches are postponed. The championship will reopen on [[May 21]] | ||
+ | *[[2019]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] wins its third Greek League title defeating [[Levadiakos FC|Levadiakos]] with 5-0 in a packed [[Toumba Stadium]] | ||
+ | ==Births== | ||
+ | *[[1927]]: [[Anna Synodinou]], actress | ||
+ | *[[1963]]: [[Thanasis Dimopoulos]], footballer | ||
+ | ==Deaths== | ||
+ | *[[2017]]: [[Stathis Psaltis]], actor | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] |
Latest revision as of 14:25, April 27, 2019
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Events
- 1949: Gregorios Staktopoulos is convicted of the murder of journalist, George Polk and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 1961: Scientific research determines that the average life expectancy of a Greek male is 57 years and that of a Greek female is 62 years.
- 1963: MP Gregoris Lambrakis marches alone in the Marathon to Athens peace rally that was banned by the police.
- 1967: After a military coup, a Junta, led by George Papadopoulos, seizes power in Greece.
Sports
- 1967: Due to the colonels' coup d' etat all Greek football league matches are postponed. The championship will reopen on May 21
- 2019: PAOK wins its third Greek League title defeating Levadiakos with 5-0 in a packed Toumba Stadium
Births
- 1927: Anna Synodinou, actress
- 1963: Thanasis Dimopoulos, footballer
Deaths
- 2017: Stathis Psaltis, actor