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===January=== | ===January=== | ||
*[[January 16]]: [[Dimitris Horn]], stage and screen actor. | *[[January 16]]: [[Dimitris Horn]], stage and screen actor. | ||
| + | *[[January 18]]: [[Dan Georgiadis]], football coach. | ||
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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 28]]: [[Gregorios Staktopoulos]], journalist convicted of the [[George Polk]] murder. | *[[February 28]]: [[Gregorios Staktopoulos]], journalist convicted of the [[George Polk]] murder. | ||
Revision as of 15:13, March 21, 2007
Events
May
- May 16: Newcastle defender Nikos Dabizas is the first Greek to play in an English FA Cup final at Wembley (Newcastle Utd. - Arsenal 2-0)
- May 23: Olympiakos lose to Ferencvaros in the Waterpolo European Cup double final.
- May 24: Panathinaikos win their first Greek championship in 14 years by defeating PAOK 68-58 in the playoffs. After this game PAOK star Predrag Stojakovic moves to the Sacramento Kings becoming the first Greek to play in NBA.
- May 31: Greece U21 rank 2nd after losing to Spain 1-0 in the final of European Football Championship.
July
- July 30: Fanis Christodoulou announces his retirement from professional basketball.
August
- August 10: 31 year-old trainer Giorgos Loukanidis, son of the legendary Panathinaikos and Doxa Drama striker Takis Loukanidis, dies in a car accident.
September
- September 5: Cyprus defeat Spain 3-2 in a Euro 2000 qualifier.
December
- December 29: The governments of Greece and Cyprus decide to proceed with the installation of Russian made antiballistic missiles S-300 in Crete, ignoring Turkey's strong objections and reactions.
Deaths
January
- January 16: Dimitris Horn, stage and screen actor.
- January 18: Dan Georgiadis, football coach.
February
- February 28: Gregorios Staktopoulos, journalist convicted of the George Polk murder.
April
- April 10: Seraphim, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.
- April 23: Constantine Karamanlis, Greek politician and Prime Minister.
July
- July 13: Constantine Kollias, jurist and Prime Minister
September
- September 5: Takis Papoulidis, football player