June 20

Events

• 1947: Leontios is elected Archbishop of Cyprus.
• 1964: Corinna Tsopei is crowned Miss Universe.
• 1978: A powerful earthquake (6.5 on Richter scale) strikes Thessaloniki; 35 people are dead in collapse of building at Nicephorus Phocas Street.
• 2009: The Acropolis Museum opens to the public.
• 2012: New Democracy leader, Antonis Samaras, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece heading a coalition made up of New Democracy, PASOK and the Democratic Left.

Sports

• 2004: Greece qualify for the knockout stages of Euro 2004 despite losing 2-1 to Russia.
• 2007: Panathinaikos defeat rivals Olympiakos 89-76 to win their fifth straight Greek league basketball title, completing the season as triple crown winners -- championship, cup and European Championship.

Births

• 1920: Babis Bakalis, composer
• 1931: Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American actress
• 1949: Vasilis Papakonstantinou, singer

Deaths

• 1929: Emmanuel Benakis, industrialist, politician, national benefactor.
• 2011: Domnitsa Lanitou, pioneer woman athlete.