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| + | *[[1970]]: [[Evgenia Livanos]], socialite, wife of [[Stavros Niarchos]] | ||
*[[2006]]: [[Alexis Damianos]], director | *[[2006]]: [[Alexis Damianos]], director | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 15:47, December 14, 2007
Events
- 1904: The "Macedonian Committee" is founded in Athens.
- 1944: The village of Saktouria in Rethymno prefecture, Crete, is totally destroyed by German occupation troops.
- 1944: The village of Margarikari in Heraklio prefecture, Crete, is totally destroyed by German occupation troops.
- 1990: Constantine Karamanlis is elected President of Greece.
- 2001: Pope John Paul II visits Greece. The visit is the first by a Pope to Greece since the Great Schism.
Sports
- 1971: Giorgos Kolokithas says “goodbye” to the national basketball team by scoring 35 points in the win (111-72) against Scotland for the semi final phase of the World Championships in Les Mans. Within a decade (1962-1971), he scored 1807 points in 90 games.
Births
- 1950: Anghel Iordanescu, footballer and one-time coach of the Greek National Football Team.
- 1958: Antonis Minou, footballer.
- 1978: Igor Biscan, Panathinaikos footballer.
Deaths
- 1970: Evgenia Livanos, socialite, wife of Stavros Niarchos
- 2006: Alexis Damianos, director