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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
| − | *[[January 18]]: [[EOKA]] guerilla fighter, [[Markos Drakos]], is ambushed and slain by the British at [[Solea]], [[Cyprus]]. | + | *[[January 10]]: [[EOKA]] fighter [[Fotis Pittas]] is arrested by the British. |
| + | *[[January 18]]: [[EOKA]] guerilla fighter, [[Markos Drakos]], is ambushed and slain by the British at [[Solea]], [[Cyprus]]. | ||
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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
| − | *[[February 17]]: [[EOKA]] fighter [[Stylianos Lenas]] is wounded in a battle with British soldiers. | + | *[[February 14]]: The trial of [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]], commences. |
| + | *[[February 17]]: [[EOKA]] fighter [[Stylianos Lenas]] is wounded in a battle with British soldiers. | ||
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===March=== | ===March=== | ||
*[[March 2]]: The [[Battle of Machairas]] begins as the British come upon the cave where [[Grigoris Afxentiou]] and his men were hiding out. | *[[March 2]]: The [[Battle of Machairas]] begins as the British come upon the cave where [[Grigoris Afxentiou]] and his men were hiding out. | ||
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*[[March 14]]: [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]] is hanged in the [[Central Jail of Lefkosia]]. | *[[March 14]]: [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]] is hanged in the [[Central Jail of Lefkosia]]. | ||
*[[March 28]]:[[EOKA]] fighter [[Stylianos Lenas]] dies from his injuries. | *[[March 28]]:[[EOKA]] fighter [[Stylianos Lenas]] dies from his injuries. | ||
| + | ===April=== | ||
| + | *[[April 17]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] receives a hero's welcome in [[Athens]] upon his return from the Seychelles where he had been exiled by the British. | ||
| + | *[[April 25]]: A major earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Rhodes]] and the surrounding areas including the neighbouring Turkish coasts. | ||
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| + | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 15]]: [[Stadiou Street|Stadiou]] and Akadimias become one way streets in [[Athens]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 31]]: Former [[ELAS]] commander [[Stefanos Sarafis]] is killed by a car driven by a US NCO. [[EDA]] calls it premeditated murder. | ||
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===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 19]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] presents to the world a list of well-documented, specific cases of torture that have taken place in [[Cyprus]] during [[Sir John Harding]]'s administration. | *[[June 19]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] presents to the world a list of well-documented, specific cases of torture that have taken place in [[Cyprus]] during [[Sir John Harding]]'s administration. | ||
| + | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 15]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] and [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] draw 0-0 in the first playoff for the [[1957 Football Championship|league title]]. | ||
| + | *[[July 18]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] 1-0 in their second playoff game and win the [[1957 Football Championship|1957 league title]]. | ||
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| + | ===August=== | ||
| + | *[[August 7]]: [[Theocletus II]] is elected [[Archbishop of Athens]]. | ||
===October=== | ===October=== | ||
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | ===January=== | ||
| + | *[[January 1]]: [[Evangelos Venizelos]], politician | ||
| + | *[[January 31]]: [[Nikos Vamvakoulas]], footballer | ||
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| + | ===February=== | ||
| + | *[[February 16]]: [[Roula Koromila]], TV presenter | ||
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| + | ===April=== | ||
| + | *[[April 29]]: [[Sofia Sakorafa]], athlete | ||
===July=== | ===July=== | ||
*[[July 23]]: [[Nikos Galis]], [[basketball]] player | *[[July 23]]: [[Nikos Galis]], [[basketball]] player | ||
| + | ===August=== | ||
| + | *[[August 23]]: [[Tasos Mitropoulos]], footballer, politician | ||
===December=== | ===December=== | ||
*[[December 20]]: [[Anna Vissi]], singer | *[[December 20]]: [[Anna Vissi]], singer | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | ===January=== | ||
| + | *[[January 18]]: [[Markos Drakos]], [[EOKA]] fighter. | ||
| + | ===February=== | ||
| + | *[[February 23]]: [[Marika Ninou]], singer. | ||
| + | ===March=== | ||
| + | *[[March 3]]: [[Grigoris Afxentiou]], second in command of [[EOKA]]. | ||
| + | *[[March 14]]: [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]], [[EOKA]] fighter. | ||
| + | *[[March 28]]: [[Stylianos Lenas]], [[EOKA]] fighter | ||
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| + | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 31]]: [[Stefanos Sarafis]], commander of [[ELAS]] during the Axis occupation. | ||
| + | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 26]]: [[Dorotheus]], [[Archbishop of Athens]]. | ||
===October=== | ===October=== | ||
| − | *[[October 26]]: [[Nikos Kazantzakis]], writer | + | *[[October 26]]: [[Nikos Kazantzakis]], writer. |
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
| − | *[[November 25]]: [[Prince George of Greece]], former High Commissioner of [[Crete]] | + | *[[November 25]]: [[Prince George of Greece]], former High Commissioner of [[Crete]]. |
| + | *[[November 25]]: [[Michail Stefanidis]], member of the [[Academy of Athens]] | ||
| + | *[[November 26]]: [[Petros Voulgaris]], Admiral, Prime Minister | ||
| + | ===December=== | ||
| + | *[[December 10]]: [[Napoleon Zervas]], resistance leader, politician | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
[[Category:1957]] | [[Category:1957]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:38, October 16, 2012
Events
January
- January 10: EOKA fighter Fotis Pittas is arrested by the British.
- January 18: EOKA guerilla fighter, Markos Drakos, is ambushed and slain by the British at Solea, Cyprus.
February
- February 14: The trial of EOKA fighter, Evagoras Pallikaridis, commences.
- February 17: EOKA fighter Stylianos Lenas is wounded in a battle with British soldiers.
March
- March 2: The Battle of Machairas begins as the British come upon the cave where Grigoris Afxentiou and his men were hiding out.
- March 3: The Battle of Machairas concludes in the early hours of the morning, with the death by burning of Grigoris Afxentiou.
- March 14: Evagoras Pallikaridis is hanged in the Central Jail of Lefkosia.
- March 28:EOKA fighter Stylianos Lenas dies from his injuries.
April
- April 17: Archbishop Makarios III receives a hero's welcome in Athens upon his return from the Seychelles where he had been exiled by the British.
- April 25: A major earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) strikes Rhodes and the surrounding areas including the neighbouring Turkish coasts.
May
- May 15: Stadiou and Akadimias become one way streets in Athens.
- May 31: Former ELAS commander Stefanos Sarafis is killed by a car driven by a US NCO. EDA calls it premeditated murder.
June
- June 19: Archbishop Makarios III presents to the world a list of well-documented, specific cases of torture that have taken place in Cyprus during Sir John Harding's administration.
July
- July 15: Panathinaikos and Olympiakos draw 0-0 in the first playoff for the league title.
- July 18: Olympiakos defeat Panathinaikos 1-0 in their second playoff game and win the 1957 league title.
August
- August 7: Theocletus II is elected Archbishop of Athens.
October
- October 22: Sir John Harding resigns as military governor of Cyprus
November
- November 22: The elementary school diploma becomes a necessary certification for any kind of job in Greece. More evening schools are created to combat illiteracy.
Births
January
- January 1: Evangelos Venizelos, politician
- January 31: Nikos Vamvakoulas, footballer
February
- February 16: Roula Koromila, TV presenter
April
- April 29: Sofia Sakorafa, athlete
July
- July 23: Nikos Galis, basketball player
August
- August 23: Tasos Mitropoulos, footballer, politician
December
- December 20: Anna Vissi, singer
- December 30: Nikos Portokaloglou, singer, songwriter
Deaths
January
- January 18: Markos Drakos, EOKA fighter.
February
- February 23: Marika Ninou, singer.
March
- March 3: Grigoris Afxentiou, second in command of EOKA.
- March 14: Evagoras Pallikaridis, EOKA fighter.
- March 28: Stylianos Lenas, EOKA fighter
May
- May 31: Stefanos Sarafis, commander of ELAS during the Axis occupation.
July
October
- October 26: Nikos Kazantzakis, writer.
November
- November 25: Prince George of Greece, former High Commissioner of Crete.
- November 25: Michail Stefanidis, member of the Academy of Athens
- November 26: Petros Voulgaris, Admiral, Prime Minister
December
- December 10: Napoleon Zervas, resistance leader, politician