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*[[2005]]: [[Greece]] win the Eurovision contest for the first time thanks to [[Elena Paparizou]]'s song "My Number One". | *[[2005]]: [[Greece]] win the Eurovision contest for the first time thanks to [[Elena Paparizou]]'s song "My Number One". | ||
*[[2014]]: US Vice President, John Biden, arrives in [[Cyprus]] on an official 3-day visit. This marks the first time a senior US official visits the island since Lyndon Johnson’s visit in [[1962]]. | *[[2014]]: US Vice President, John Biden, arrives in [[Cyprus]] on an official 3-day visit. This marks the first time a senior US official visits the island since Lyndon Johnson’s visit in [[1962]]. | ||
| + | *[[2023]]: PM [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]]' [[New Democracy]] party win the first round of the 2023 parliamentary elections with 40.8% of the vote however they capture only 146 seats which leaves them short of a majority. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[1896]]: [[Sotiris Versis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[discus throw]] with 29.50m. | *[[1896]]: [[Sotiris Versis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[discus throw]] with 29.50m. | ||
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*[[427 BC]]: [[Plato]], philosopher. | *[[427 BC]]: [[Plato]], philosopher. | ||
*[[1913]]: [[Gina Bachauer]], Greek pianist. | *[[1913]]: [[Gina Bachauer]], Greek pianist. | ||
| + | *[[1931]]: [[Giorgos Kamaras]], footballer. | ||
*[[1945]]: [[Nikos Sismanidis]], [[basketball]] player. | *[[1945]]: [[Nikos Sismanidis]], [[basketball]] player. | ||
*[[1948]]: [[Georgios Georgiadis (hammer throw)|Giorgos Georgiadis]], athlete ([[hammer throw]]) | *[[1948]]: [[Georgios Georgiadis (hammer throw)|Giorgos Georgiadis]], athlete ([[hammer throw]]) | ||
*[[1964]]: [[Kostas Kapitanis]], [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] international football referee. | *[[1964]]: [[Kostas Kapitanis]], [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] international football referee. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[2013]]: [[Thomas Protopapas]], TV actor | *[[2013]]: [[Thomas Protopapas]], TV actor | ||
| + | *[[2018]]: [[Harry Klynn]], comedian | ||
==Namesday== | ==Namesday== | ||
*[[Constantine I|St Constantine]] and [[Saint Helen]] | *[[Constantine I|St Constantine]] and [[Saint Helen]] | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:50, May 22, 2023
Events
- 1886: Charilaos Trikoupis forms a government.
- 1954: Greece and Bulgaria resume diplomatic relations after 13 years.
- 1981: Arsonists burn down nearly half the forested areas of Mt. Hymettus.
- 1990: Greece recognises the state of Israel.
- 2005: Greece win the Eurovision contest for the first time thanks to Elena Paparizou's song "My Number One".
- 2014: US Vice President, John Biden, arrives in Cyprus on an official 3-day visit. This marks the first time a senior US official visits the island since Lyndon Johnson’s visit in 1962.
- 2023: PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy party win the first round of the 2023 parliamentary elections with 40.8% of the vote however they capture only 146 seats which leaves them short of a majority.
Sports
- 1896: Sotiris Versis breaks the Greek record in the discus throw with 29.50m.
- 1972: Sofia Sakorafa breaks the Greek record in the javelin with a throw of 41.32m.
Births
- 427 BC: Plato, philosopher.
- 1913: Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist.
- 1931: Giorgos Kamaras, footballer.
- 1945: Nikos Sismanidis, basketball player.
- 1948: Giorgos Georgiadis, athlete (hammer throw)
- 1964: Kostas Kapitanis, Cypriot international football referee.
Deaths
- 2013: Thomas Protopapas, TV actor
- 2018: Harry Klynn, comedian