Difference between revisions of "2003"

Revision as of 08:18, August 22, 2007

February 16: Tasos Papadopoulos is elected President of Cyprus from the first round as he receives 51% of the vote. Former President, Glafkos Clerides, receives only 39%.
February 28: Tassos Papadopoulos is sworn in as President of Cyprus.

March 3: The trial of the arrested Revolutionary Organization 17 November members commences at Korydallos.
March 28: Greek police put an end to the hijacking of a Turkish jet which landed at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. All 192 passengers and 11 crew members are safe.

April 13: A truck crashes into a school bus near the vale of Tempe. 21 students die and over 30 are injured in this accident.
April 23: Greek Cypriots are allowed to visit the occupied North for the first time since 1974. Turkish Cypriots are allowed to visit the South.

May 25: Olympiakos win their 7th consecutive Greek League after their away win over Xanthi (5-1)

June 2: The historic Nikos Goumas Stadium is torn down.
June 12: Future PM Kostas Karamanlis and his wife Natassa become proud parents of twin babies.
June 17: AEK's forward Demis Nikolaidis marries singer Despina Vandi.

July 4: The Greek government, under Prime Minister Costas Simitis, has a Cabinet reshuffle.
July 6: Greek-Australian Mark Philippoussis loses the Wimbledon final to Roger Federer.

August 14: The island of Lefkada is rocked by a powerful earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale).
August 20: The president of Panellinios GC Minos Kiriakou becomes the first Greek to be elected in the IAAF Council.
August 27: Periklis Iakovakis breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles with 48.17 in the Paris World Championships.
August 31: Dusan Bajevic reaches 300 appearances in AEK's bench against Ionikos and becomes the coach with the longest service in one team, with a total of 194 wins, 62 draws and 44 losses.

October 11: A pair of Siamese twins from Thessaloniki are successfully separated in Rome.
October 11: Greece defeat N. Ireland 1-0 and qualify for the finals of Euro 2004.

December 17: The trial of the Revolutionary Organisation 17 November is completed as sentences are pronounced against the guilty.

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+*[[July 4]]: The Greek government, under Prime Minister [[Costas Simitis]], has a Cabinet reshuffle.
 *[[July 6]]: [[Greek-Australian]] [[Mark Philippoussis]] loses the Wimbledon final to Roger Federer.