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*[[1995]]: [[Kostis Stephanopoulos]] is elected President of Greece on the third ballot. | *[[1995]]: [[Kostis Stephanopoulos]] is elected President of Greece on the third ballot. | ||
*[[2008]]: A train derailed near [[Larisa]] causing injuries to 23 persons. | *[[2008]]: A train derailed near [[Larisa]] causing injuries to 23 persons. | ||
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| + | *[[1972]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] are eliminated from the [[Greek Football Cup]] by [[Lamia FC]] 1-0 | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 15:58, December 22, 2009
Events
- 1941: Kathimerini publisher, Georgios Vlachos, prints his famous "open letter to Hitler".
- 1950: Greece becomes a member of CISM.
- 1970: An attempt against the life of Archbishop Makarios III fails as his seriously wounded helicopter pilot manages to land the craft despite his injuries.
- 1995: Kostis Stephanopoulos is elected President of Greece on the third ballot.
- 2008: A train derailed near Larisa causing injuries to 23 persons.
Sports
- 1972: AEK are eliminated from the Greek Football Cup by Lamia FC 1-0
Births
- 1849: Georgios Vizyinos, writer
- 1907: Constantine Karamanlis, Greek politician
- 1946: Yiannis Parios, singer
- 1948: Popi Asteriadi, singer
- 1954: Juan Ramon Rocha, footballer
- 1963: Juan Gilberto Funes, played for Olympiakos in the late 1980s.
- 1975: Peggy Zina, singer
Deaths
- 1857: Constantine Oikonomos of the Oikonomoi, clergyman and theologian