March 9

Events

• 1956: Archbishop Makarios III is seized at Nicosia Airport by the British colonial authorities in Cyprus and exiled to the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean.
• 1971: Two Greek rivers, the Evros and the Pineios flood causing damages to the produce in their respective areas.

Sports

• 1971: En route to the 1971 European Cup Final, Panathinaikos draw away to Everton 1-1 in the quarterfinals. The scorer of PAO's goal is number 9 (Antonis Antoniadis) who scored his 9th goal, on the 9th of the month, 9 minutes before time, exactly at 9:00PM!