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==Events==
 
==Events==
 
===January===
 
===January===
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*[[January 13]]: The [[AEK FC|AEK]]- [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] derby is interrupted five minutes before the end (1-2) when violent riots break out. Outside the Philadelphia stadium a young fan is killed from a fire cracker. The match is repeated in Rhodes one month later and AEK win by 1-0 ([[Daniel Batista|Batista]]).
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*[[January 13]]: The [[AEK FC|AEK]]- [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] derby is interrupted five minutes before the end (1-2) when violent riots break out. Outside the [[Nea Philadelphia stadium]] a young fan is killed from a fire cracker. The match is repeated in Rhodes one month later and AEK win by 1-0 ([[Daniel Batista|Batista]]).
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===February===
 
===February===
 
*[[February 7]]:  President of the Greek Weightlifting Federation Giannis Sgouros brings [[Pyrros Dimas]] to [[Greece]].
 
*[[February 7]]:  President of the Greek Weightlifting Federation Giannis Sgouros brings [[Pyrros Dimas]] to [[Greece]].
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*[[February 10]]: [[Athens]] mayor [[Antonis Tritsis]] visits the bombed capital of Iraq, Baghdad
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*[[February 16]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] footballer, [[Danut Lupu]], is arrested as leader of a criminal gang.
 
*[[February 24]]:  [[Nikos Machlas]] makes his debut with [[OFI FC|OFI]].
 
*[[February 24]]:  [[Nikos Machlas]] makes his debut with [[OFI FC|OFI]].
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*[[February 27]]: [[Aleka Papariga]] is elected Secretary General of the [[Communist Party of Greece]].
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*[[February 28]]: Even without their fans, [[Aris BC|Aris]] beat Leverkusen 133-117 for the European Champions Cup. Aris were punished for the violence that broke out when the lights went out during a devastating game against Barcelona
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===March===
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*[[March 11]]: The trial for the [[Bank of Crete]] scandal begins with [[Giorgos Koskotas]] as the chief defendant.
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*[[March 13]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] detonate a remote-controlled bomb that kills US Sgt. Ronald Stewart in [[Glyfada]].
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*[[March 26]]: [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] defeat Zaragoza 76-72 and win the European Cupwinners' Cup.
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===April===
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*[[April 9]]:  A fire set on a Greek bus in Istanbul causes the death of 36 tourists. The culprit had Grey Wolves connections.
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*[[April 10]]: [[Panionios BC]] win their only [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] by defeating [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] 73-70.
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*[[April 18]]: [[Agamemnon Koutsogiorgas]] dies as a result of a stroke he suffered during the [[George Koskotas]] trial.
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*[[April 12]]: [[Greek-American]] Senator, [[Paul Tsongas]], announces his candidacy for the US Presidency.
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===May===
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*[[May 19]]: [[Cyprus]] holds its seventh parliamentary elections.
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===June===
 
===June===
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*[[June 1]]: [[George Koskotas]] arrives in [[Athens]] after his extradition from the US. He is promptly jailed by Greek authorities.
 
*[[June 4]]:  FIBA celebrated the basketball jubilee by organizing an international tournament at [[Piraeus|Piraeus']] [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]]. Italy ranked first and Greece second.
 
*[[June 4]]:  FIBA celebrated the basketball jubilee by organizing an international tournament at [[Piraeus|Piraeus']] [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]]. Italy ranked first and Greece second.
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*[[June 7]]: Judicial authorities in Greece decide to prosecute all the newspapers that published the last proclamation of the [[Revolutionary Organisation 17 November]].
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*[[June 7]]: [[Panagiotis Fassoulas]] scores 34 points, a personal record, against the national team of CIS and Greece wins with 93-85 during the FIBA Basketball Jubilee which is celebrated at the [[Piraeus]] [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]].
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*[[June 9]]: Fifty refugees from [[Northern Epirus]] are baptised in the [[Sakouleva River]], [[Florina prefecture]].
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*[[June 24]]: A bomb explodes near the Archaeological Museum in [[Athens]] injuring six policemen.
 
*[[June 28]]:  The 11th Mediterranean Games open in Greece. 3,500 athletes take part in 23 events.
 
*[[June 28]]:  The 11th Mediterranean Games open in Greece. 3,500 athletes take part in 23 events.
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===July===
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*[[July 16]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] unsuccessfully attempt to murder Turkish Charge d' Affaires Deniz Bölükbaşı.
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*[[July 18]]: US president George Bush lands in [[Greece]] on an official state visit.
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*[[July 22]]: Fossils of rhinoceri, antilopes and giraffes are found in [[Chalkidiki]].
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===August===
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*[[August 2]]:  The daily sports journal ''Ora gia Sport'' is first published. The Sebos family is the publisher after their withdrawal from ''Athlitiki Iho''.
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*[[August 4]]: Greek-owned ship, ''MTS Oceanos'', sinks off the coast of Durban, S. Africa. Its captain and crew are heavily criticised for abandoning the ship before any passengers were rescued.
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===September===
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*[[September 7]]: Cetin Gorgu, Turkish assistant press attache, is shot and killed in his car in [[Pangrati]], [[Athens]]. The [[Revolutionary Organisation 17 November]] assume responsibility.
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*[[September 18]]: [[Athinaikos FC|Athinaikos]] draw 0-0 with Manchester United for the Cup Winners' Cup.
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===October===
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*[[October 10]]: [[National Football team|Greece]] humble Egypt 6-1 with [[Dimitris Saravakos]] scoring 5 goals.
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===November===
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*[[November 2]]: Policeman Yiannis Varis is killed and 6 other policemen are injured by a rocket and grenade attack on a MAT bus in [[Exarchia]], [[Athens]]. The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] assumes responsibility.
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*[[November 2]]: [[Patriarch Bartholomew I|Bartholomew]] is elected Patriarch of Constntinople.
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*[[November 20]]: The European Parliament salutes the 2,500 anniversary of the birth of democracy in Greece.
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===December===
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*[[December 28]]: First All-Star [[basketball]] game in [[Greece]]. A team of Greek players faces a team of foreigners playing in the Greek championship. A dunk by John Hutson thrashes the board.
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==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
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===January===
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*[[January 3]]: [[Kleanthis Maropoulos]], footballer
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*[[January 6]]: [[Anna Mantzourani]], actress.
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*[[January 10]]: [[Dimitris Myrat]], stage actor.
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*[[January 31]]: [[Kostas Moundakis]], [[Crete|Cretan]] musician
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===February===
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*[[February 4]]: [[Eleni Skoura]], first Greek woman Member of Parliament (aged 96).
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===April===
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*[[April 18]]: [[Agamemnon Koutsogiorgas]], politician
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*Date Unknown: [[Pavlos Oikonomou-Gouras]], diplomat, Foreign Minister
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===August===
 
===August===
 
*[[August 4]]: [[Nikiforos Vrettakos]], poet
 
*[[August 4]]: [[Nikiforos Vrettakos]], poet
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*[[August 4]]: [[Giorgos Mouflouzelis]], [[rebetika]] musician.
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*[[August 29]]: [[Alekos Sakellarios]], writer and producer of theatrical plays.
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===October===
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*[[October 2]]: [[Patriarch Demetrius I]]
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*[[October 26]]: [[Takis Morakis]], composer
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===November===
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*[[November 6]]: [[Yiannis Vazos]], footballer
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==Births==
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===June===
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*[[June 14]]: [[Kostas Manolas]], footballer
  
  
 
[[Category:Years]]
 
[[Category:Years]]
 
[[Category:1991]]
 
[[Category:1991]]

Latest revision as of 18:11, November 15, 2016

Events

January

  • January 13: The AEK- Olympiakos derby is interrupted five minutes before the end (1-2) when violent riots break out. Outside the Nea Philadelphia stadium a young fan is killed from a fire cracker. The match is repeated in Rhodes one month later and AEK win by 1-0 (Batista).

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • August 2: The daily sports journal Ora gia Sport is first published. The Sebos family is the publisher after their withdrawal from Athlitiki Iho.
  • August 4: Greek-owned ship, MTS Oceanos, sinks off the coast of Durban, S. Africa. Its captain and crew are heavily criticised for abandoning the ship before any passengers were rescued.

September

October

November

December

  • December 28: First All-Star basketball game in Greece. A team of Greek players faces a team of foreigners playing in the Greek championship. A dunk by John Hutson thrashes the board.

Deaths

January

February

April

August

October

November

Births

June

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