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*[[2007]]: [[Greek-Australian]] [[Michael Katsidis]] wins the World Boxing Organisation interim lightweight title by defeating Graham Earl. | *[[2007]]: [[Greek-Australian]] [[Michael Katsidis]] wins the World Boxing Organisation interim lightweight title by defeating Graham Earl. | ||
*[[2010]]: [[Michalis Stamatoyiannis]] breaks the Greek [[shot put]] indoor record with 20.36 in [[Athens]]. The old record stood for 24 years. | *[[2010]]: [[Michalis Stamatoyiannis]] breaks the Greek [[shot put]] indoor record with 20.36 in [[Athens]]. The old record stood for 24 years. | ||
| − | *[[2018]]: [[AEK BC|AEK]] defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 88-83 to | + | *[[2018]]: [[AEK BC|AEK]] defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 88-83 to lift the [[Greek Basketball Cup]]. |
| + | *[[2019]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] wins its 19th [[Greek Basketball Cup]] beating [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] 79-73 in the final. | ||
| + | *[[2019]]: [[AEK BC|AEK]] defeat Flamengo of Brazil 86-70 to lift the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 07:55, February 18, 2019
Contents
Events
- 1914: The Greeks of Northern Epirus declare their independence in Argyrokastro.
- 1957: EOKA fighter Stylianos Lenas is wounded in a battle with British soldiers. He will die from his injuries on March 28.
- 1982: Civil wedding ceremonies are given equal status to religious ones in Greece.
- 2008: Ioannis Kasoulidis wins the first round of the Cyprus presidential elections with 33.51%. AKEL chairman, Dimitris Christofias places second with 33.29%. Incumbent President, Tasos Papadopoulos is surprisingly eliminated from the runoff as he places third with 31.79%.
- 2012: Armed robbers steal more than 60 artefacts from a museum in Olympia.
- 2013: In the Cyprus presidential elections, Nikos Anastasiades, the head of conservative DISY, receives 45.46% of the vote and advances to the runoff against AKEL candidate Stavros Malas who ends up with 26.91% barely edging out Giorgos Lillikas of EDEK.
Sports
- 1999: Nikos Polychronopoulos wins the gold medal at the European Juniors Billiard Championship in Murcia, Spain.
- 2007: Greek-Australian Michael Katsidis wins the World Boxing Organisation interim lightweight title by defeating Graham Earl.
- 2010: Michalis Stamatoyiannis breaks the Greek shot put indoor record with 20.36 in Athens. The old record stood for 24 years.
- 2018: AEK defeat Olympiakos 88-83 to lift the Greek Basketball Cup.
- 2019: Panathinaikos wins its 19th Greek Basketball Cup beating PAOK 79-73 in the final.
- 2019: AEK defeat Flamengo of Brazil 86-70 to lift the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Births
- 1959: Petros Michos, footballer
- 1962: Giorgos Douros, international referee.
Deaths
- 364: Jovian, Byzantine emperor
- 1936: Alexander Pantages, Greek-American businessman.
- 1946: Benjamin I, Patriarch of Constantinople
