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==Events==
 
==Events==
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===January===
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*[[January 3]]: During the [[Greek Civil War]], The battle for [[Konitsa]] ends in a decisive victory for the National Forces.
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*[[January 9]]: The [[Hellenic Parliament]] passes Law 518 annexing the [[Dodecanese]] islands.
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===February===
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*[[February 9]]: A major earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) strikes the island of [[Karpathos]].
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*[[February 18]]: The [[CISM]] is founded by member states Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Denmark and France in Nice, France. [[Greece]] will become member on [[March 8]], [[1950]].
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*[[February 24]]: American General [[James Van Fleet]] arrives in [[Greece]] to assist the national forces against the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] in the [[Greek Civil War]].
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===March===
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*[[March 2]]: The National Forces launch "Operation Pergamos" to drive the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] from the Mourgana mountains.
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*[[March 3]]: [[Manolis Glezos]] goes on trial for his political convictions.
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*[[March 7]]: The [[Dodecanese]] officially become part of [[Greece]].
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*[[March 28]]: The National Forces make a second unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] from the Mourgana mountains.
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===April===
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*[[April 15]]: The Greek A Army Corps, under Gen [[Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos]], conducts a mop-up operation, throughout [[Central Greece]], against the [[Democratic Army of Greece]], during the [[Greek Civil War]]. This operation was codenamed "Dawn".
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*[[April 22]]: A strong earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) destroys much of [[Lefkada]].
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*[[April 23]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] play their first post-[[WW II]] football game and lose 1-3 to Turkey at [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]].
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===May===
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*[[May 1]]: Justice Minister, [[Christos Ladas]], is assassinated during the [[Greek Civil War]].
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*[[May 8]]: American journalist, [[George Polk]], is murdered in [[Thessaloniki]].
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*[[May 16]]: The body of American journalist, [[George Polk]], who had been missing for days, is found by fisherman, Lambros Antonaros, floating in the [[Thermaic Gulf]].
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===June===
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*[[June 14]]: Operation Coronis is put into effect during the [[Greek Civil War]] by the national forces. Its aim is to drive out the [[DSE|Communists]] from the northern [[Pindus]] mountains.
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*[[June 17]]: Assassin Efthymios Moutsoyiannis and eight accomplices go on trial for the murder of Justice Minister [[Christos Ladas]].
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*[[June 21]]: All nine men accused of murdering Justice Minister, [[Christos Ladas]], are found guilty and sentenced to death.
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*[[June 25]]: Six of the men accused of having a part in the murder of Justice Minister, [[Christos Ladas]], are executed by firing squad.
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*[[June 30]]: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Lefkada]] adding to the destruction of another earthquake on [[April 22]] of the same year.
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===July===
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*[[July 3]]: The [[Corinth Canal]], which was rendered useless by the retreating Germans, is put into operation again.
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===August===
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*[[August 20]]: [[Democratic Army of Greece]] commander, [[Giorgos Yiannoulis]], is executed during the [[Greek Civil War]].
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*[[August 21]]: The national forces abandon "Operation Coronis" in the [[Greek Civil War]].
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===September===
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*[[September 3]]: Marshall Tito shuts down the training camps of the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] in Yugoslavia.
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*[[September 11]]: The National Forces launch "Operation Taurus" as they attack the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] at their stronghold in the Mourgana mountains.
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*[[September 18]]: The National Forces drive the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] out of the Mourgana mountains.
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===October===
 
===October===
 
*[[October 31]]: The last entry in Greek [[Battleship Georgios Averof| armored cruiser Georgios Averof's]] log reads:  «Συνήθης εν όρμω υπηρεσία. Κινήσεις συμφώνως τω πίνακι. Εκτακτον ουδέν»
 
*[[October 31]]: The last entry in Greek [[Battleship Georgios Averof| armored cruiser Georgios Averof's]] log reads:  «Συνήθης εν όρμω υπηρεσία. Κινήσεις συμφώνως τω πίνακι. Εκτακτον ουδέν»
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===November===
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*[[November 1]]: [[Patriarch Athenagoras|Archbishop Athenagoras]] is elected Ecumenical Patriarch.
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*[[November 17]]: The UN General Assembly passes resolution 193, condemning the removal of Greek children to Eastern Bloc countries and demanding their return.
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===December===
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*[[December 12]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] attacks and enters [[Karditsa]].
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*[[December 13]]: National Forces drive out the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] from [[Karditsa]].
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*[[December 23]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] is repelled at [[Edessa]].
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*[[December 30]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] is repelled at [[Aridaia]].
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==Births==
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===January===
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*[[January 4]]: [[Kostas Davourlis]], footballer
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*[[January 20]]: [[Dimitris Dimitriou]], footballer
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*[[January 30]]: [[Grigoris Fanaras]], [[football]]er
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===March===
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*[[March 8]]: [[Popi Asteriadi]], singer
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*[[March 20]]: [[Nikos Papazoglou]], singer-songwriter, music producer
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===April===
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*[[April 2]]: [[Dimitris Mitropanos]], singer
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*[[April 30]]: [[Alexander Onassis]]
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===May===
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*[[May 21]]: [[Georgios Georgiadis (hammer throw)|Giorgos Georgiadis]], athlete ([[hammer throw]])
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*[[May 29]]: [[Pamboulis]], [[Cypriot]] footballer.
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===July===
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*[[July 21]]: [[Cat Stevens]], [[Greeks in Great Britain|Greek-British]] singer
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*[[July 27]]: [[Pavlos Sidiropoulos]], rock musician
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===August===
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*[[August 7]]: [[Antonis Vardis]], singer
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*[[August 10]]: [[Ioannis Kasoulidis]], [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] politician.
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===September===
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*[[September 3]]: [[Fotis Kouvelis]], politician
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*[[September 13]]: [[Dimitri Nanopoulos]], physicist
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===December===
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*[[December 7]]: [[Lakis Papadopoulos]] (Λάκης με τα ψηλά ρεβέρ), musician, songwriter
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*[[December 10]]: [[Dusan Bajevic]], football player and coach
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*[[December 11]]: [[Stamatis Spanoudakis]], music composer
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==Deaths==
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===May===
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*[[May 1]]: [[Christos Ladas]], Minister of Justice
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*[[May 8]]: [[George Polk]], American journalist covering the [[Greek Civil War]]
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*[[May 22]]: [[Georgios Tsolakoglou]], general and quisling PM of Greece
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[[Category:Years]]
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[[Category:1948]]

Latest revision as of 08:15, May 3, 2025

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

  • June 14: Operation Coronis is put into effect during the Greek Civil War by the national forces. Its aim is to drive out the Communists from the northern Pindus mountains.
  • June 17: Assassin Efthymios Moutsoyiannis and eight accomplices go on trial for the murder of Justice Minister Christos Ladas.
  • June 21: All nine men accused of murdering Justice Minister, Christos Ladas, are found guilty and sentenced to death.
  • June 25: Six of the men accused of having a part in the murder of Justice Minister, Christos Ladas, are executed by firing squad.
  • June 30: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) strikes Lefkada adding to the destruction of another earthquake on April 22 of the same year.

July

  • July 3: The Corinth Canal, which was rendered useless by the retreating Germans, is put into operation again.

August

September

October

November

  • November 1: Archbishop Athenagoras is elected Ecumenical Patriarch.
  • November 17: The UN General Assembly passes resolution 193, condemning the removal of Greek children to Eastern Bloc countries and demanding their return.

December

Births

January

March

April

May

July

August

September

December

Deaths

May

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