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==Events==
 
==Events==
*[[1910]]: The [[Battleship Georgios Averof]] is launched.
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*[[380]]: [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Theodosius I]] issues an edict recognising Christianity as the official religion of the state.
*[[1947]]: The Truman Doctrine is announced making aid available to the Greek government.
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*[[1949]]: During the [[Greek Civil War]], government forces discover the secret location of the printing press of the communist newspaper "Morias".
*[[1958]]: [[Fotis Pittas]], [[Andreas Karios]] and two other [[EOKA]] members escape from [[Pyla]] prison.
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*[[1959]]: The [[Greek Parliament]] rejects by 170 to 117 the move to censure PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] over his signing the Zurich and London agreements. [[ERE]] MPs applaud the result while [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] walks out of the chamber after he shouts "Long live [[Enosis]]!".
 
===Sports===
 
===Sports===
*[[2006]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] sets a new record for most consecutive wins (16) in the [[Football A Division|A Division of Football]] with a 2-1 win over [[Apollon Kalamaria FC]]
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*[[1991]]: Even without their fans, [[Aris BC|Aris]] beat Leverkusen 133-117 for the European Champions Cup. Aris were punished for the violence that broke out when the lights went out during a devastating game against Barcelona
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*[[1999]]: [[Proodeftiki FC|Proodeftiki's]] first win over [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in 31 years. [[PAOK FC|PAOK's]] first away win over [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] in 15 years.
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*[[1999]]: The Greek rhythmic team (featuring Irini Aindili, Eva Christodoulou, Hara Karyami, Anna Pollatou, Maria Georgatou and Kleoniki Georgakopoulou) wins the first gold medal (38.767 points) in its history at the Madera International Tournament.
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*[[2006]]: [[Georgios Samaras]] made a memorable debut for [[National Football Team|Greece]] by scoring the only goal in their win over Belarus at the start of an eight-nation friendly tournament in [[Cyprus]].
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
*[[1926]]: [[Giorgos Darivas]], [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] striker in the [[1950s]].
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*[[1935]]: [[Fotis Pittas]], [[EOKA]] fighter
  
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
*[[2002]]: [[Spyros Kyprianou]], [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] politician and President.
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*[[1998]]: [[Gregorios Staktopoulos]], journalist convicted of the [[George Polk]] murder.
  
 
[[Category:Days]]
 
[[Category:Days]]

Revision as of 15:50, December 20, 2006

Events

Sports

  • 1991: Even without their fans, Aris beat Leverkusen 133-117 for the European Champions Cup. Aris were punished for the violence that broke out when the lights went out during a devastating game against Barcelona
  • 1999: Proodeftiki's first win over Iraklis in 31 years. PAOK's first away win over Panathinaikos in 15 years.
  • 1999: The Greek rhythmic team (featuring Irini Aindili, Eva Christodoulou, Hara Karyami, Anna Pollatou, Maria Georgatou and Kleoniki Georgakopoulou) wins the first gold medal (38.767 points) in its history at the Madera International Tournament.
  • 2006: Georgios Samaras made a memorable debut for Greece by scoring the only goal in their win over Belarus at the start of an eight-nation friendly tournament in Cyprus.

Births

Deaths