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*[[January 19]]: [[AEK FC]] name [[Manolo Jimenez]] as their new coach. | *[[January 19]]: [[AEK FC]] name [[Manolo Jimenez]] as their new coach. | ||
*[[January 26]]: The [[Supreme Court]] of Greece rules against extraditing eight Turkish officers who took part in an abortive attempt to overthrow Turkish president Erdogan. | *[[January 26]]: The [[Supreme Court]] of Greece rules against extraditing eight Turkish officers who took part in an abortive attempt to overthrow Turkish president Erdogan. | ||
| + | ===February=== | ||
| + | *[[February 17]]: A Turkish gunboat violates the territorial waters of [[Greece]] and conducts shots with live ammunition near the islet of [[Farmakonisi]] in eastern [[Aegean Sea]]. | ||
| + | *[[February 23]]: [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] defeat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 to advance into the next round of the Europa Cup. [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat Osmanlispor, in Ankara, 3-0 and also advance. | ||
| + | *[[February 26]]: The son of a multi-millionaire businessman crashes his speeding Porsche into a parked car, off the Athens-Lamia motorway, causing both vehicles to erupt in flames. A 33-year old mother and her 3-year old child in the parked car, along with the driver and a passenger in the Porsche, are killed. | ||
| + | ===March=== | ||
| + | *[[March 4]]: [[Katerina Stefanidi]] wins the gold medal in the women's [[pole vault]], with 4.85m, at the European Indoor Championships of Belgrade. | ||
| + | ===April=== | ||
| + | *[[April 19]]: A Greek military helicopter crashes near [[Elassona]] resulting in the deaths of four officers. | ||
| + | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 6]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] defeat [[AEK FC|AEK]] 2-1 to lift the [[Greek Football Cup]]. The game was marred by acts of fan violence. | ||
| + | *[[May 21]]: [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] finish as Euroleague runner-ups after losing the final game 80-64 to Fenerbahce. | ||
| + | *[[May 25]]: Former PM [[Loukas Papademos]] is injured when a letter bomb goes off in his car. | ||
| + | ===June=== | ||
| + | *[[June 8]]: An 11-year old elementary school student is killed, in his school yard, by a stray bullet in [[Menidi]]. | ||
| + | *[[June 12]]: A powerful earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, strikes off the coast of [[Lesbos]] causing much damage in [[Plomari]] and Vrisa. | ||
| + | *[[June 15]]: PM [[Alexis Tsipras]] meets with [[Cypriot]] president [[Nikos Anastasiades]] and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, in [[Thessaloniki]]. | ||
| + | *[[June 28]]: [[Cypriot]] president [[Nikos Anastasiades]] and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci begin talks, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, aimed at re-unifying [[Cyprus]]. | ||
| + | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 7]]: The Crans-Montana talks on [[Cyprus]] re-unification collapse over the issue of Turkish troops remaining on the island and intervention rights. | ||
| + | *[[July 15]]: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale strikes [[Crete]]. | ||
| + | *[[July 21]]: An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale strikes [[Kos]]. | ||
| + | *[[July 23]]: Greece defeat Israel 65-56 to lift the European Under-20 [[basketball]] championship. | ||
| + | *[[July 25]]: [[Greece]] returns to the Bond Market for the first time since [[2014]]. | ||
| + | ===August=== | ||
| + | *[[August 4]]: A fire spreads throughout the island of [[Kythera]]. | ||
| + | *[[August 6]]: [[Katerina Stefanidi]] wins gold in the [[pole vault]] at the World Championships in London. Her jump of 4.91m sets a Greek record. | ||
| + | ===September=== | ||
| + | *[[September 7]]: French President Emmanuel Macron pays an official state visit to [[Greece]]. | ||
| + | *[[September 8]]: [[Nikos Galis]] is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. | ||
| + | *[[September 10]]: A 45-year old oil tanker named Agia Zoni, sinks off [[Salamis]] island causing an oil spill along the [[Attica]] shore. | ||
| + | ===October=== | ||
| + | *[[October 7]]: [[Lefteris Petrounias]] wins gold at the World Gymnastics Championships, in Montreal, and becomes only the ninth gymnast to win back-to-back golds in the rings. | ||
| + | *[[October 17]]: PM [[Alexis Tsipras]] visits the White House and holds a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump. | ||
| + | ===November=== | ||
| + | *[[November 15]]: Heavy floods hit [[Mandra]], [[Nea Peramos]] and [[Megara]], resulting in much damage and causing 25 deaths. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===December=== | ||
| + | *[[December 2]]: Greece and its international creditors reach a preliminary agreement on the measures Athens must adopt to pave the way for the disbursement of €5 billion in loans. | ||
| + | *[[December 7]]: Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Greece where he meets PM [[Alexis Tsipras]] and president [[Prokopis Pavlopoulos]]. The Turkish president causes a stir by disputing the [[Treaty of Lausanne]]. | ||
| + | |||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
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*[[February 2]]: [[Giorgos Petridis]], footballer | *[[February 2]]: [[Giorgos Petridis]], footballer | ||
*[[February 7]]: [[Loukianos Kilaidonis]], composer, lyricist, singer | *[[February 7]]: [[Loukianos Kilaidonis]], composer, lyricist, singer | ||
| + | ===April=== | ||
| + | *[[April 21]]: [[Stathis Psaltis]], actor | ||
| + | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 13]]: [[Zacharias Pitychoutis]], footballer | ||
| + | *[[May 29]]: [[Konstantinos Mitsotakis]], politician, former Prime Minister | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===June=== | ||
| + | *[[June 12]]: [[Kaiti Papanika]], actress. | ||
| + | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 2]]: [[Minos Kyriakou]], founder of TV station [[ANT1]] | ||
| + | *[[July 23]]: [[Thanasis Bebis]], footballer | ||
| + | *[[July 23]]: [[Zoe Fytousi]], actress, singer | ||
| + | ===August=== | ||
| + | *[[August 8]]: [[Arleta]], [[Neo Kyma]] singer | ||
| + | *[[August 18]]: [[Zoe Laskari]], actress | ||
| + | *[[August 25]]: [[Takis Emmanouil]], actor | ||
| + | ===September=== | ||
| + | *[[September 7]]: [[Beba Blanche]], singer | ||
| + | *[[September 18]]: [[Rigas Efsthathiadis]] athlete ([[pole vault]]) | ||
| + | ===November=== | ||
| + | *[[November 2]]: [[Vasilis Mavromatis]], actor | ||
| + | *[[November 12]]: [[Lefteris Triantafyllou]], footballer | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===December=== | ||
| + | *[[December 7]]: [[Mimis Dounias]], footballer | ||
| + | |||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
[[Category:2017]] | [[Category:2017]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:18, December 18, 2020
Events
January
- January 9: Talks begin in Geneva in an effort to reunify the island of Cyprus.
- January 11: The Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot sides exchange maps, for the first time since 1976, proposing the territorial boundaries for each community in a reunified Cyprus.
- January 19: AEK FC name Manolo Jimenez as their new coach.
- January 26: The Supreme Court of Greece rules against extraditing eight Turkish officers who took part in an abortive attempt to overthrow Turkish president Erdogan.
February
- February 17: A Turkish gunboat violates the territorial waters of Greece and conducts shots with live ammunition near the islet of Farmakonisi in eastern Aegean Sea.
- February 23: APOEL defeat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 to advance into the next round of the Europa Cup. Olympiakos defeat Osmanlispor, in Ankara, 3-0 and also advance.
- February 26: The son of a multi-millionaire businessman crashes his speeding Porsche into a parked car, off the Athens-Lamia motorway, causing both vehicles to erupt in flames. A 33-year old mother and her 3-year old child in the parked car, along with the driver and a passenger in the Porsche, are killed.
March
- March 4: Katerina Stefanidi wins the gold medal in the women's pole vault, with 4.85m, at the European Indoor Championships of Belgrade.
April
- April 19: A Greek military helicopter crashes near Elassona resulting in the deaths of four officers.
May
- May 6: PAOK defeat AEK 2-1 to lift the Greek Football Cup. The game was marred by acts of fan violence.
- May 21: Olympiakos finish as Euroleague runner-ups after losing the final game 80-64 to Fenerbahce.
- May 25: Former PM Loukas Papademos is injured when a letter bomb goes off in his car.
June
- June 8: An 11-year old elementary school student is killed, in his school yard, by a stray bullet in Menidi.
- June 12: A powerful earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, strikes off the coast of Lesbos causing much damage in Plomari and Vrisa.
- June 15: PM Alexis Tsipras meets with Cypriot president Nikos Anastasiades and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, in Thessaloniki.
- June 28: Cypriot president Nikos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci begin talks, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, aimed at re-unifying Cyprus.
July
- July 7: The Crans-Montana talks on Cyprus re-unification collapse over the issue of Turkish troops remaining on the island and intervention rights.
- July 15: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale strikes Crete.
- July 21: An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale strikes Kos.
- July 23: Greece defeat Israel 65-56 to lift the European Under-20 basketball championship.
- July 25: Greece returns to the Bond Market for the first time since 2014.
August
- August 4: A fire spreads throughout the island of Kythera.
- August 6: Katerina Stefanidi wins gold in the pole vault at the World Championships in London. Her jump of 4.91m sets a Greek record.
September
- September 7: French President Emmanuel Macron pays an official state visit to Greece.
- September 8: Nikos Galis is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- September 10: A 45-year old oil tanker named Agia Zoni, sinks off Salamis island causing an oil spill along the Attica shore.
October
- October 7: Lefteris Petrounias wins gold at the World Gymnastics Championships, in Montreal, and becomes only the ninth gymnast to win back-to-back golds in the rings.
- October 17: PM Alexis Tsipras visits the White House and holds a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump.
November
- November 15: Heavy floods hit Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, resulting in much damage and causing 25 deaths.
December
- December 2: Greece and its international creditors reach a preliminary agreement on the measures Athens must adopt to pave the way for the disbursement of €5 billion in loans.
- December 7: Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Greece where he meets PM Alexis Tsipras and president Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The Turkish president causes a stir by disputing the Treaty of Lausanne.
Deaths
January
- January 23: Vangelis Panakis, footballer
February
- February 2: Miltos Papapostolou, footballer, coach
- February 2: Giorgos Petridis, footballer
- February 7: Loukianos Kilaidonis, composer, lyricist, singer
April
- April 21: Stathis Psaltis, actor
May
- May 13: Zacharias Pitychoutis, footballer
- May 29: Konstantinos Mitsotakis, politician, former Prime Minister
June
- June 12: Kaiti Papanika, actress.
July
- July 2: Minos Kyriakou, founder of TV station ANT1
- July 23: Thanasis Bebis, footballer
- July 23: Zoe Fytousi, actress, singer
August
- August 8: Arleta, Neo Kyma singer
- August 18: Zoe Laskari, actress
- August 25: Takis Emmanouil, actor
September
- September 7: Beba Blanche, singer
- September 18: Rigas Efsthathiadis athlete (pole vault)
November
- November 2: Vasilis Mavromatis, actor
- November 12: Lefteris Triantafyllou, footballer
December
- December 7: Mimis Dounias, footballer