March 9
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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.
- 1959: EOKA suspend their activity in response to the London-Zurich accords.
- 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 in Europe, on the 9th of the month, 9 minutes before time, exactly at 9:00PM!
Births
- 1921: Dimitris Horn, stage actor.