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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[1928]]: The [[1928 Football Championship]] kicks off with [[Aris FC|Aris]] defeating [[Atromitos Athens FC|Atromitos]] 3-1 in [[Athens]]. | *[[1928]]: The [[1928 Football Championship]] kicks off with [[Aris FC|Aris]] defeating [[Atromitos Athens FC|Atromitos]] 3-1 in [[Athens]]. | ||
| − | *[[1964]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 1-0, thanks to a [[Vangelis Panakis]] header, to finish the season undefeated - the | + | *[[1964]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 1-0, thanks to a [[Vangelis Panakis]] header, to finish the season undefeated - the first Greek side to do so in the history of the [[Alpha Ethniki]]. |
*[[1992]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] (2-1) in [[Toumba Stadium]] for the first time in 22 years. | *[[1992]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] (2-1) in [[Toumba Stadium]] for the first time in 22 years. | ||
*[[1998]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] win their first Greek championship in 14 years by defeating [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] 68-58 in the playoffs. After this game PAOK star [[Predrag Stojakovic]] moves to the Sacramento Kings becoming the first ''Greek'' to play in NBA. | *[[1998]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] win their first Greek championship in 14 years by defeating [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] 68-58 in the playoffs. After this game PAOK star [[Predrag Stojakovic]] moves to the Sacramento Kings becoming the first ''Greek'' to play in NBA. | ||
| + | *[[2023]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] defeat [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] 2-0 to clinch their first double in over four decades. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[2005]]: [[Michalis Kousis]], athlete, long distance runner | *[[2005]]: [[Michalis Kousis]], athlete, long distance runner | ||
| + | *[[2023]]: [[George Maharis]], [[Greek-American]] actor. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:15, July 8, 2023
Events
- 1827: The Greek garrison at the Acropolis, Athens surrenders to the Turks of Kutahye.
- 1881: Thessaly and Arta are ceded to Greece.
- 1902: Athens Mayor Spiros Mercouris is injured as the horses of his carriage go wild.
- 1955: EOKA attempt to assassinated Cyprus governor Robert Armitage. The bomb explodes after his departure from the theatre.
- 1961: Cyprus is admitted into the Council of Europe.
- 1981: Cyprus holds its fourth parliamentary elections.
- 1989: Manolis Glezos goes on hunger strike outside the offices of ERT, protesting its unequal treatment of the Greek political parties.
Sports
- 1928: The 1928 Football Championship kicks off with Aris defeating Atromitos 3-1 in Athens.
- 1964: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiakos 1-0, thanks to a Vangelis Panakis header, to finish the season undefeated - the first Greek side to do so in the history of the Alpha Ethniki.
- 1992: Olympiakos defeat PAOK (2-1) in Toumba Stadium for the first time in 22 years.
- 1998: Panathinaikos win their first Greek championship in 14 years by defeating PAOK 68-58 in the playoffs. After this game PAOK star Predrag Stojakovic moves to the Sacramento Kings becoming the first Greek to play in NBA.
- 2023: AEK defeat PAOK 2-0 to clinch their first double in over four decades.
Births
- 1975: Yiannis Goumas, footballer
Deaths
- 2005: Michalis Kousis, athlete, long distance runner
- 2023: George Maharis, Greek-American actor.