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==Events==
 
==Events==
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*[[1828]]: A French force of 16,000 men lands in [[Messenia]] to force [[Ibrahim Pasha]] out of [[Peloponnesus]].
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===January===
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*[[1878]]: The first [[Cyprus]] newspaper, "Kypros-Cyprus", hits the stands in [[Nicosia]]. It consisted of two pages in [[Greek language|Greek]] and two pages in English.
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*[[January 3]]: The [[Nea Filadelfia Stadium|New Philadelphia football ground]] opens with an [[AEK FC|AEK Athens]] - Barcelona friendly match (0-6) in front of 38,000 spectators - among them, the Greek prime minister [[Constantine Karamanlis]] and the future king of Spain Juan Carlos. 41 years later, the stadium, arguably the best Greek football ground of its time, was demolished to make way for a new one.
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*[[1916]]: The Greek 4th Army Corps in eastern [[Macedonia]] surrenders to the Germans. It will remain in captivity in Silesia until the end of [[World War I]].
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*[[January 13]]: Metropolitan [[Iakovos III]] is elected [[Archbishop of Athens]] and all Greece
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*[[1949]]: The [[Battle of Grammos-Vitsi]] ends in a decisive victory for the national forces who are now in firm control of all of [[Greece]]. The [[Greek Civil War]], for all practical purposes, is over.
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*[[January 20]]: The official results of the [[1961 Census]] are released - the population of [[Greece]] numbers 8,388,553 people.
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*[[1960]]: A woman - Stavroula Gouvoussi - is executed for the first time in Greece for a crime: she had strangled her pregnant daughter-in-law
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*[[January 25]]: [[Iakovos III]] resigns his post as [[Archbishop of Athens]] and all Greece.
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*[[1962]]: PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] inaugurates the [[Athens]] - [[Lamia]] national route.
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===February===
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*[[1975]]: PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] converts the death sentences handed out to the [[Junta]] strongmen to life imprisonment sentences with the words "when I say 'life imprisonment', I MEAN 'life imprisonment'"!.
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*[[February 12]]: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin visits [[Athens]] and utters his famous quote: "In this country, half the people sell lottery tickets and the other half buy them!"
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*[[2004]]: The closing ceremonies are held for the [[2004 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]]. [[Anna Vissi]], [[Dionisis Savvopoulos]], [[Marinella]] and other top Greek singers give memorable performances.
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===Sports===
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===March===
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*[[1987]]: First Super Cup held in Greece. [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] vs [[OFI FC|OFI]] (1-0)
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*[[March 28]]: [[Takis Loukanidis]] debuts in a [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] jersey against [[AEK FC|AEK]]. His team win the game at [[Nea Philadelphia Stadium]] with two goals by [[Kostas Toumbelis]] and one by [[Mimis Domazos]] after being down 2-0.
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*[[1990]]: [[Andreas Varikas]], manager of [[Panionios BC]] dies aged 45. Panionios hold a basketball tournament every year in his honor.
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===April===
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*[[2004]]: [[Alexandros Nikolaidis]] wins the silver medal in the 80kgs of taekwondo after losing in the final from Korean Sung Moon Dae at the Athens Olympic Games.
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*[[April 1]]: [[Takis Loukanidis]] scores the first goal of his [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] career in a 5-0 rout of [[Proodeftiki FC|Proodeftiki]].
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*[[April 5]]: Former [[Communist Party of Greece]] Secretary General, [[Nikolaos Zachariadis]], requests to return to Greece and stand trial. His request is denied.
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===May===
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*[[May 14]]: [[Queen Sofia of Spain|Princess Sofia of Greece]] marries future King Juan Carlos de Borbon of Spain.
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*[[May 20]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] score one of the greatest away wins in [[Alpha Ethniki]] history as they demolish [[Panelefsiniakos FC|Panelefsiniakos]] 8-3. [[Kostas Nestoridis]] scores four of the goals, [[Andreas Stamatiadis]] two with [[Aris Tsachouridis]] and [[Dimitris Zagylos]] contributing the other two.
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===June===
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*[[June 27]]: [[Greek-American]] [[Spyros Skouras]] resigns as head of 20th Century Fox.
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*[[June 27]]: The [[Greek Football Cup]] final between [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] is abandoned on account of darkness, in the 10th minute of extra time. Following the announcement, angry spectators invade the pitch resulting in the [[Greek Football Federation]] canceling the return match. There will be no Cup winner in 1962.
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===August===
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*[[August 5]]: [[Vasilis Syllis]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m]] with a 47.70 performance. The record will stand for 8 years.
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*[[August 29]]: PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] inaugurates the [[Athens]] - [[Lamia]] national route.
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===September===
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*[[September 28]]: A strong earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Corinth]] and the surrounding area.
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===October===
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*[[October 11]]: Cement firm "Titan" begins operations in [[Thessaloniki]].
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*[[October 28]]: [[Giorgos Babaniotis]] breaks the Greek [[Hammer throw]] record with a throw of 60.20m. He becomes the first Greek athlete to break the 60m barrier.
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===November===
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*[[November 22]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] visits Ankara.
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===December===
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*[[December 15]]: [[Manolis Glezos]] is released from prison. He had been convicted of espionage 4 years earlier.
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
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*[[1921]]: [[Sotiria Bellou]], singer
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===January===
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*[[1931]]: [[Stelios Kazantzidis]], popular singer
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*[[January 20]]: [[Thanasis Moustakidis]], volleyball player
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*[[1932]]: [[Lakis Petropoulos]], football player and coach
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*[[January 24]]: [[Argyris Kambouris]], [[basketball]] player.
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*[[1934]]: [[Dimitris Papamichail]], actor
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*[[1938]]: [[Petros Yiallouros]], [[EOKA]] youth ([[ANE]]) member
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===February===
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*[[1946]]: [[Dimitris Christofias]], [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] politician
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*[[February 17]]: [[Giorgos Douros]], international referee.
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*[[February 19]]: [[Zoe Carides]], [[Greek Australian]] actress.
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===July===
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*[[July 15]]: [[Nikos Philippou (basketball player)|Nikos Philippou]], [[basketball]] player
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*[[July 27]]: [[Theodoros Voutyritsas]], footballer
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===September===
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*[[September 24]]: [[Nia Vardalos]], [[Greek-Canadian]] actress and screenwriter.
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===November===
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*[[November 1]]: [[Giorgos Mitsibonas]], footballer
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===December===
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*[[December 8]]: [[Dimitris Koutsoukis]], athlete ([[shot put]])
  
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
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*[[886]]: [[Basil I]], [[Byzantine emperor]]
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===January===
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*[[1944]]: [[Attik]], songwriter
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*[[January 8]]: [[Theocletus II]], [[Archbishop of Athens]] and all Greece
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*[[1991]]: [[Alekos Sakellarios]], writer and producer of theatrical plays.
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[[Category:Days]]
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===February===
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*[[February 19]]: Dr. [[Georgios Papanikolaou]], inventor of the Pap smear.
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*[[February 20]]: [[Charalambos Katsimitros]], [[World War II]] general
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===April===
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*[[April 3]]: [[Manolis Kalomiris]], music composer
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===December===
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*[[December 16]]: [[Dinos Andrianopoulos]], footballer
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===Unknown===
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*[[Constantine M. Los]], shipowner
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[[Category:Years]]
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[[Category:1962]]

Revision as of 18:12, September 3, 2010

Events

January

February

  • February 12: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin visits Athens and utters his famous quote: "In this country, half the people sell lottery tickets and the other half buy them!"

March

April

May

June

August

September

  • September 28: A strong earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes Corinth and the surrounding area.

October

November

December

Births

January

February

July

September

November

December

Deaths

January

February

April

December

Unknown

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