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*[[1981]]:[[Evangelos Averoff]] is elected Chairman of the [[New Democracy]] party. | *[[1981]]:[[Evangelos Averoff]] is elected Chairman of the [[New Democracy]] party. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
+ | *[[1978]]: [[Mimis Papaioannou]] succeeds [[Mimis Domazos]] as President of [[PSAP]]. | ||
*[[1979]]: Argentinian [[Juan Ramon Rocha]] is signed illegally by [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] as "Boublis". | *[[1979]]: Argentinian [[Juan Ramon Rocha]] is signed illegally by [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] as "Boublis". | ||
Revision as of 11:36, December 5, 2006
Contents
Events
- 969: Nicephorus Phocas, Emperor of Byzantium, is assassinated.
- 1832: the island of Samos was granted autonomous status within the Ottoman Empire, guaranteed by Britain, France and Russia. A Turkish military force remained garrisoned on the island. The island governor, a Greek christian, was to be appointed by the High Porte.
- 1963: THe Nobel for Literature is awarded for the first time to a Greek; to George Seferis. In his award speech the poet is quoted as saying: "I belong to a small country. Our place is small but it has a huge tradition... The Greek language has never stopped being spoken..."
- 1981:Evangelos Averoff is elected Chairman of the New Democracy party.
Sports
- 1978: Mimis Papaioannou succeeds Mimis Domazos as President of PSAP.
- 1979: Argentinian Juan Ramon Rocha is signed illegally by Panathinaikos as "Boublis".
Births
- 1928: John Colicos, Greek-Canadian actor.
- 1948: Dusan Bajevic, football player and coach