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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
| − | *[[January 9]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Kyriakos Matsis]], is arrested, along with his brother Yiannakis, by the British. | + | *[[January 3]]: The [[National Radical Union]] is founded by [[Constantine Karamanlis]]. |
| + | *[[January 9]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Kyriakos Matsis]], is arrested, along with his brother [[Yiannakis Matsis|Yiannakis]], by the British. | ||
| + | *[[January 24]]: The [[Democratic Union]] coalition is founded by [[Georgios Papandreou]] and other centrist and leftist politicians. | ||
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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 7]]: Student [[Petros Yiallouros]], a member of [[ANE]], is slain during a protest in [[Cyprus]]. | *[[February 7]]: Student [[Petros Yiallouros]], a member of [[ANE]], is slain during a protest in [[Cyprus]]. | ||
| + | *[[February 19]]: Owing to the complexity of the Greek electoral system (three different systems depending on region!), the [[National Radical Union]] emerges victorious from the Greek elections eventhough they were out-polled by the [[Democratic Union]]. | ||
*[[February 29]]: [[Lina Tsaldari]] becomes the first woman Cabinet member. She is the widow of former PM [[Panagis Tsaldaris]]. | *[[February 29]]: [[Lina Tsaldari]] becomes the first woman Cabinet member. She is the widow of former PM [[Panagis Tsaldaris]]. | ||
===March=== | ===March=== | ||
*[[March 4]]: 17-year old [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Giorgos Charalambous]], is killed in [[Limassol]]. | *[[March 4]]: 17-year old [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Giorgos Charalambous]], is killed in [[Limassol]]. | ||
| + | *[[March 5]]: "[[The fiend]]" (O Drakos) is released in cinemas throughout [[Greece]]. | ||
| + | *[[March 9]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] is seized at [[Nicosia International Airport|Nicosia Airport]] by the British colonial authorities in [[Cyprus]] and exiled to the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean. | ||
*[[March 29]]: [[Dorotheus]] is elected [[Archbishop of Athens]] and all Greece. | *[[March 29]]: [[Dorotheus]] is elected [[Archbishop of Athens]] and all Greece. | ||
===April=== | ===April=== | ||
| − | *[[April 18]]: [[Maria Desylla]] becomes the first woman elected mayor of a Greek city ([[Kerkyra city|Kerkyra]]). | + | *[[April 18]]: [[Maria Desylla-Kapodistria]] becomes the first woman elected mayor of a Greek city ([[Kerkyra city|Kerkyra/Corfu]]). |
| + | *[[April 22]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] lose to Italy's seconds 7-1 in a Mediterranean Cup game played in Naples. | ||
*[[April 23]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Iakovos Patatsos]], is arrested in [[Lefkosia]] for the murder of PC Nihat Basif. | *[[April 23]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Iakovos Patatsos]], is arrested in [[Lefkosia]] for the murder of PC Nihat Basif. | ||
| + | *[[April 27]]: A RAF Douglas Dakota is destroyed on the ground by a bomb thought to have been placed by [[EOKA]] fighters. | ||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 9]]: A huge protest in [[Athens]], over the executions of [[Michalis Karaolis]] and [[Andreas Dimitriou]], turns bloody as four protesters are killed and 164 are injured. | *[[May 9]]: A huge protest in [[Athens]], over the executions of [[Michalis Karaolis]] and [[Andreas Dimitriou]], turns bloody as four protesters are killed and 164 are injured. | ||
*[[May 10]]: [[Michalis Karaolis]] and [[Andreas Dimitriou]] become the first two Greek-Cypriots executed by the British during the [[EOKA]] campaign. | *[[May 10]]: [[Michalis Karaolis]] and [[Andreas Dimitriou]] become the first two Greek-Cypriots executed by the British during the [[EOKA]] campaign. | ||
| + | *[[May 16]]: [[EOKA]] members [[Michalis Koutsoftas]] and [[Andreas Panagidis]] kill British Cpl. Patrick J. Hale in retaliation for the [[Michalis Karaolis|Karaolis]]-[[Andreas Dimitriou|Dimitriou]] executions 6 days earlier. | ||
| + | *[[May 27]]: [[Kostas Sfikas]] breaks the Greek record for the [[triple jump]] with 15.18m. The old record by [[Ioannis Palamiotis]] had stood for 17 years. | ||
| + | *[[May 28]]: Greek Foreign Minister, [[Spyros Theotokis]], is forced to resign over the [[Cyprus]] matter. | ||
===June=== | ===June=== | ||
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*[[August 9]]: [[Iakovos Patatsos]], [[Charilaos Michail]] and [[Andreas Zakos]] are hanged by the British in the [[Central Jail of Lefkosia]] | *[[August 9]]: [[Iakovos Patatsos]], [[Charilaos Michail]] and [[Andreas Zakos]] are hanged by the British in the [[Central Jail of Lefkosia]] | ||
*[[August 10]]: [[Phaedon Mattheou]] scores a personal record of 28 points against Syria (94-75) at Cairo for the pre-olympic tournament. Mattheou will score a total of 529 points in 44 matches with the [[National Basketball Team|national basketball team]]. In this match Vangelis Nikitopoulos will play for the second and last time in his career. | *[[August 10]]: [[Phaedon Mattheou]] scores a personal record of 28 points against Syria (94-75) at Cairo for the pre-olympic tournament. Mattheou will score a total of 529 points in 44 matches with the [[National Basketball Team|national basketball team]]. In this match Vangelis Nikitopoulos will play for the second and last time in his career. | ||
| + | *[[August 31]]: [[EOKA]] attack the General Hospital of [[Nicosia]] and free [[Polykarpos Georkadjis]] who was being held by the British. | ||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
| + | *[[September 13]]: [[Kyriakos Matsis]] and six other [[EOKA]] fighters escape from Kokkinotrimithia Prison. | ||
*[[September 21]]: Three [[EOKA]] members [[Andreas Panagidis]], [[Michalis Koutsoftas]] and [[Stelios Mavrommatis]] are hanged by the British in [[Cyprus]]. | *[[September 21]]: Three [[EOKA]] members [[Andreas Panagidis]], [[Michalis Koutsoftas]] and [[Stelios Mavrommatis]] are hanged by the British in [[Cyprus]]. | ||
| + | ===November=== | ||
| + | *[[November 26]]: [[Georgios Roubanis]] wins the bronze medal in the [[pole vault]] at the Olympic Games of Melbourne. | ||
===December=== | ===December=== | ||
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | ===February=== | ||
| + | *[[February 12]]: [[Velimir Zajec]], footballer. | ||
| + | *[[February 19]]: [[Nikos Liakos]], footballer | ||
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| + | ===March=== | ||
| + | *[[March 9]]: [[Manthos Katsoulis]], [[basketball]] player | ||
| + | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 15]]: [[Andreas Loverdos]], politician. | ||
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===September=== | ===September=== | ||
*[[September 14]]: [[Costas Karamanlis]], Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic | *[[September 14]]: [[Costas Karamanlis]], Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic | ||
| + | *[[September 17]]: [[Kostas Orfanos]], footballer | ||
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===October=== | ===October=== | ||
*[[October 18]]: [[Giorgos Kimoulis]], actor | *[[October 18]]: [[Giorgos Kimoulis]], actor | ||
| + | *[[October 24]]: [[David Stergakos]], [[basketball]] player. | ||
*[[October 27]]: [[Babis Tsertos]], musician, performer of traditional, folk and [[rebetiko]] songs | *[[October 27]]: [[Babis Tsertos]], musician, performer of traditional, folk and [[rebetiko]] songs | ||
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===November=== | ===November=== | ||
| + | *[[November 5]]: [[Laurentis Machairitsas]], musician, singer | ||
*[[November 13]]: [[Anna Verouli]], athlete. | *[[November 13]]: [[Anna Verouli]], athlete. | ||
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===Unknown=== | ===Unknown=== | ||
*[[Yiannis Kouros]], long-distance runner | *[[Yiannis Kouros]], long-distance runner | ||
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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 7]]: [[Petros Yiallouros]], during the [[EOKA]] struggle. | *[[February 7]]: [[Petros Yiallouros]], during the [[EOKA]] struggle. | ||
| − | *[[February | + | *[[February 10]]: [[Emmanouil Tsouderos]], banker, Prime Minister |
| + | *[[February 22]]: [[Alexandros Svolos]], politician, head of the "Government of the Mountains" | ||
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===March=== | ===March=== | ||
*[[March 4]]: [[Giorgos Charalambous]], [[EOKA]] fighter | *[[March 4]]: [[Giorgos Charalambous]], [[EOKA]] fighter | ||
| + | *[[March 21]]: [[Spyridon I]], [[Archbishop of Athens]] and all Greece | ||
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===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 10]]: [[Michalis Karaolis]], [[EOKA]] fighter | *[[May 10]]: [[Michalis Karaolis]], [[EOKA]] fighter | ||
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===November=== | ===November=== | ||
*[[November 14]]: [[Queen Elisabeth]] of Greece (wife of [[King George II]]) | *[[November 14]]: [[Queen Elisabeth]] of Greece (wife of [[King George II]]) | ||
| + | *[[November 23]]: [[Grigoris Georgakopoulos]], athlete ([[800m]], [[1500m]]) | ||
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===December=== | ===December=== | ||
*[[December 31]]: [[Michalis Georgalas]], [[EOKA]] fighter | *[[December 31]]: [[Michalis Georgalas]], [[EOKA]] fighter | ||
===Unknown=== | ===Unknown=== | ||
*[[Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos]], athlete | *[[Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos]], athlete | ||
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[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1956]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:06, August 14, 2022
Events
January
- January 3: The National Radical Union is founded by Constantine Karamanlis.
- January 9: EOKA fighter, Kyriakos Matsis, is arrested, along with his brother Yiannakis, by the British.
- January 24: The Democratic Union coalition is founded by Georgios Papandreou and other centrist and leftist politicians.
February
- February 7: Student Petros Yiallouros, a member of ANE, is slain during a protest in Cyprus.
- February 19: Owing to the complexity of the Greek electoral system (three different systems depending on region!), the National Radical Union emerges victorious from the Greek elections eventhough they were out-polled by the Democratic Union.
- February 29: Lina Tsaldari becomes the first woman Cabinet member. She is the widow of former PM Panagis Tsaldaris.
March
- March 4: 17-year old EOKA fighter, Giorgos Charalambous, is killed in Limassol.
- March 5: "The fiend" (O Drakos) is released in cinemas throughout Greece.
- March 9: Archbishop Makarios III is seized at Nicosia Airport by the British colonial authorities in Cyprus and exiled to the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean.
- March 29: Dorotheus is elected Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.
April
- April 18: Maria Desylla-Kapodistria becomes the first woman elected mayor of a Greek city (Kerkyra/Corfu).
- April 22: Greece lose to Italy's seconds 7-1 in a Mediterranean Cup game played in Naples.
- April 23: EOKA fighter, Iakovos Patatsos, is arrested in Lefkosia for the murder of PC Nihat Basif.
- April 27: A RAF Douglas Dakota is destroyed on the ground by a bomb thought to have been placed by EOKA fighters.
May
- May 9: A huge protest in Athens, over the executions of Michalis Karaolis and Andreas Dimitriou, turns bloody as four protesters are killed and 164 are injured.
- May 10: Michalis Karaolis and Andreas Dimitriou become the first two Greek-Cypriots executed by the British during the EOKA campaign.
- May 16: EOKA members Michalis Koutsoftas and Andreas Panagidis kill British Cpl. Patrick J. Hale in retaliation for the Karaolis-Dimitriou executions 6 days earlier.
- May 27: Kostas Sfikas breaks the Greek record for the triple jump with 15.18m. The old record by Ioannis Palamiotis had stood for 17 years.
- May 28: Greek Foreign Minister, Spyros Theotokis, is forced to resign over the Cyprus matter.
June
- June 10: The Lycabettus funicular came into operation
July
- July 9: A major earthquake (7.3 on the Richter scale) strikes Santorini resulting in 53 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
August
- August 9: Iakovos Patatsos, Charilaos Michail and Andreas Zakos are hanged by the British in the Central Jail of Lefkosia
- August 10: Phaedon Mattheou scores a personal record of 28 points against Syria (94-75) at Cairo for the pre-olympic tournament. Mattheou will score a total of 529 points in 44 matches with the national basketball team. In this match Vangelis Nikitopoulos will play for the second and last time in his career.
- August 31: EOKA attack the General Hospital of Nicosia and free Polykarpos Georkadjis who was being held by the British.
September
- September 13: Kyriakos Matsis and six other EOKA fighters escape from Kokkinotrimithia Prison.
- September 21: Three EOKA members Andreas Panagidis, Michalis Koutsoftas and Stelios Mavrommatis are hanged by the British in Cyprus.
November
- November 26: Georgios Roubanis wins the bronze medal in the pole vault at the Olympic Games of Melbourne.
December
- December 18: Evagoras Pallikaridis is arrested in Cyprus by the British.
Births
February
- February 12: Velimir Zajec, footballer.
- February 19: Nikos Liakos, footballer
March
- March 9: Manthos Katsoulis, basketball player
May
- May 15: Andreas Loverdos, politician.
September
- September 14: Costas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
- September 17: Kostas Orfanos, footballer
October
- October 18: Giorgos Kimoulis, actor
- October 24: David Stergakos, basketball player.
- October 27: Babis Tsertos, musician, performer of traditional, folk and rebetiko songs
November
- November 5: Laurentis Machairitsas, musician, singer
- November 13: Anna Verouli, athlete.
Unknown
- Yiannis Kouros, long-distance runner
Deaths
February
- February 7: Petros Yiallouros, during the EOKA struggle.
- February 10: Emmanouil Tsouderos, banker, Prime Minister
- February 22: Alexandros Svolos, politician, head of the "Government of the Mountains"
March
- March 4: Giorgos Charalambous, EOKA fighter
- March 21: Spyridon I, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece
May
- May 10: Michalis Karaolis, EOKA fighter
- May 10: Andreas Dimitriou, EOKA fighter
August
- August 9: Iakovos Patatsos, EOKA fighter
- August 9: Charilaos Michail, EOKA fighter
- August 9: Andreas Zakos, EOKA fighter
September
- September 21: Andreas Panagidis, EOKA fighter.
- September 21: Michalis Koutsoftas, EOKA fighter.
- September 21: Stelios Mavrommatis, EOKA fighter.
November
- November 14: Queen Elisabeth of Greece (wife of King George II)
- November 23: Grigoris Georgakopoulos, athlete (800m, 1500m)
December
- December 31: Michalis Georgalas, EOKA fighter
Unknown
- Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, athlete