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February 6: The Greek Ministry of Education abolishes the blue aprons that primary school pupils were forced to wear.

June 15: The Drachma is devalued by 15%.
June 29: At the play-off soccer game that takes place in Volos, Olympiakos defeats Panathinaikos with 2-1 and wins the championship. Both teams were ranked first with the same number of points. It was the second title Olympiakos won in this same stadium.

September 9: Anna Verouli wins gold at the European Games of Athens with a javelin throw of 70.02m.
September 12: The European Athletics championship concludes in Athens. The games were a huge success with four world records being set and a first ever gold medal for Greece: Anna Verouli in the javelin throw.
September 25: Sofia Sakorafa breaks the women's world record in the javelin with a throw of 74.20m.

November 2: The traffic ring is implemented for the first time in Athens in an effort to combat smog.

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 ===September===
 *[[September 9]]: [[Anna Verouli]] wins gold at the European Games of [[Athens]] with a [[javelin throw]] of 70.02m.
+*[[September 12]]: The European Athletics championship concludes in [[Athens]]. The games were a huge success with four world records being set and a first ever gold medal for Greece: [[Anna Verouli]] in the [[javelin throw]].
 *[[September 25]]: [[Sofia Sakorafa]] breaks the women's world record in the [[javelin throw|javelin]] with a throw of 74.20m.
 ===October===
 *[[October 15]]: A [[5th Century]] basilica is discovered in [[Chalkidiki]].