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== Events ==
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==Events==
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===January===
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*[[1009]]: The [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in Jerusalem is completely destroyed by the "mad" Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, founder of the Druze sect (1021), who hacked out the Church's foundations down to the bedrock.
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*[[January 7]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] are defeated at home by Spain 3-2 ([[Giorgos Koudas|Koudas]]-[[Mimis Domazos|Domazos]]) for the 1974 Germany World Cup qualifiers.  
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*[[1912]]: Greek forces land in [[Thasos]], [[Imvros]] and [[Agios Efstratios]].
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===February===
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*[[1944]]: The Greek Government in exile, under [[Georgios Papandreou]], arrives in [[Piraeus]].
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*[[February 18]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] is proclaimed President of [[Cyprus]] for a third term as there were no other candidates for the post.
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*[[1979]]: The Greek government announces measures to save the [[Parthenon]] and other antiquites from pollution.
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*[[February 25]]: Nikos Koemtzis kills three persons and injures another six over a song he requested at a night club. Among the dead is a nephew of former [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] footballer [[Thanasis Soulis]].
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*[[1979]]: [[Odysseus Elytis]] wins the Nobel prize for literature.
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*[[1981]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] is elected PM of Greece as [[PASOK]] triumph in the general elections, winning 48.06% of the vote.
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===May===
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*[[1998]]: [[Vasilis Papageorgopoulos]] is elected mayor of [[Thessaloniki]]
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*[[May 16]]: Greek football referee [[Christos Michas]] is punished by the European Federation for committing a series of grave errors that affected the result of the European Cup Winners Cup final Milan- Leeds (1-0) that took place in [[Thessaloniki]].
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===Sports===
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*[[May 23]]: The Greek military vessel "Velos" sails to Italy where its crew seeks political asylum from the military [[Junta]] that rules Greece.
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*[[1994]]: [[Nikos Galis]] walks out on [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] and [[Basketball|Greek Basketball]]
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===June===
 
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*[[June 1]]: The [[Junta]] declares the Greek Monarchy abolished.
 
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=== July ===
 
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*[[July 29]]: The [[Junta|Military government]] of [[Greece]] holds a referendum on a proposed new constitution that abolishes the monarchy. 78.4% approve according to the government-released results.
 
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=== August ===
 
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*[[August 5]]:  Three people are killed and 55 wounded, after two Arab gunmen open fire and throw grenades into a crowded passenger lounge at Athens airport.
 
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*[[August 19]]: [[George Papadopoulos]] is sworn in as President after the abolition of the Monarchy by the military [[Junta]].
 
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===October===
 
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*[[October 2]]: [[Nouli Giannitsopoulou]] wins the bronze medal in vault at the Balkan Games in Romania. It is the first Greek medal in gymnastics.
 
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*[[October 7]]: An unsuccessful attempt is made on the life of [[Cyprus]] President [[Makarios III]]: a bomb explodes prematurely on the road he was scheduled to travel.
 
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*[[October 8]]: [[Spiros Markezinis]] is appointed Prime Minister of Greece by [[George Papadopoulos]].
 
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*[[October 10]]: [[Spiro Agnew]], [[Greek-American]] Vice-President of the United States, resigns.
 
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=== November ===
 
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*[[November 17]]: Tanks tear down the gates of the Polytechnic Institute in [[Athens]] ending the student protests against the [[Junta|military government]] of Greece. 16 students die during the confrontation.
 
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*[[November 25]]:  After weeks of unrest, a coup is orchestrated by the head of the feared military police, Brigadier General [[Dimitrios Ioannides]], which deposes the Greek Government headed by self-appointed President [[George Papadopoulos]].
 
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===December===
 
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*[[December 29]]: [[Dimitris Kokolakis]] makes his debut with the [[National Basketball Team|national team]] against Great Britain in [[Athens]]. The “center” of [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]], [[Aris BC|Aris]] and [[Ilisiakos BC|Ilisiakos]], will go on to score a total of 1271 points in 177 caps in his international career.
 
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*[[December 30]]: [[Aris FC|Aris]] are defeated at [[Harilaou Stadium]] by [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 2-4. The team’s president, [[Nikos Kambanis]], orders the immediate replacement of goalkeeper, [[Nikos Christidis]] by [[Stelios Papafloratos]], considering Christidis “suspiciously” responsible for the loss.
 
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== Births ==
 
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=== June ===
 
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*[[June 12]]: [[Panagiotis Fyssas]], footballer
 
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*[[June 16]]: [[Nikos Machlas]], football player, Europe's top scorer in 1997-98 season.
 
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===August===
 
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*[[August 3]]: [[Nikos Dabizas]], footballer
 
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===September===
 
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*[[September 17]]:  [[Demis Nikolaidis]], football player, [[AEK FC]] President
 
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===October===
 
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*[[October 18]]: [[Michalis Kapsis]], footballer
 
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*[[October 31]]: [[Grigoris Georgatos]], footballer
 
  
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==Births==
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*[[1918]]: [[Constantine Mitsotakis]] politician
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*[[1920]]: [[Melina Mercouri]], actress, activist and politician
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*[[1956]]: [[Giorgos Kimoulis]], actor
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*[[1963]]: [[Jimmy Patikas]], [[Greek-Australian]] footballer
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*[[1973]]: [[Michalis Kapsis]], footballer
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
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===January===
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*[[2025]]: [[Kostas Vallianos]], [[football]]er
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*[[January 23]]: [[Alexander Onassis]], shipping fortune heir, in an aircrash
 
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===February===
 
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*[[February 19]]: [[Kostas Negrepontis]], football player and coach.
 
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===June===
 
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*[[June 8]]: [[Markos Avgeris]]
 
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===August===
 
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*[[August 3]]: [[Elias Venezis]], writer
 
  
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