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*[[1997]]: ENIC acquires ownership of [[AEK FC]]. | *[[1997]]: ENIC acquires ownership of [[AEK FC]]. | ||
*[[2000]]: [[Tasos Papadopoulos]] succeeds [[Spyros Kyprianou]] as leader of the [[Democratic Party of Cyprus]]. | *[[2000]]: [[Tasos Papadopoulos]] succeeds [[Spyros Kyprianou]] as leader of the [[Democratic Party of Cyprus]]. | ||
| − | *[[2004]]: A bomb explodes at the Patriarchate of Constantinople damaging the [[church of St George, Istanbul|church of St George]] | + | *[[2004]]: A bomb explodes at the Patriarchate of Constantinople damaging the [[church of St George, Istanbul|church of St George]]. |
| + | *[[2013]]: Former [[PASOK]] minister [[Akis Tsochatzopoulos]] is found guilty of embezzlement and money laundering. | ||
| + | *[[2020]]: After a trial lasting more than five years, the leadership of the [[Golden Dawn]] party is convicted of running a criminal organisation. | ||
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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[2006]]: [[Cyprus National Football Team|Cyprus]] triumph over the Republic of Ireland 5-2 as [[Michalis Konstantinou]] and [[Kostas Charalambidis]] score two goals each. | *[[2006]]: [[Cyprus National Football Team|Cyprus]] triumph over the Republic of Ireland 5-2 as [[Michalis Konstantinou]] and [[Kostas Charalambidis]] score two goals each. | ||
| + | *[[2017]]: [[Lefteris Petrounias]] wins gold at the World Gymnastics Championships, in Montreal, and becomes only the ninth gymnast to win back-to-back golds in the rings. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:21, October 7, 2020
Events
- 768: Patriarch Constantine II is beheaded on orders from Byzantine emperor Constantine V "Copronymus".
- 1571: The Battle of Lepanto is fought near Nafpaktos.
- 1924: Andreas Michalakopoulos forms a government.
- 1944: 300 Greek Jews lead 150 others in a revolt at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Nearly all are killed in the ensuing fight against the German guards.
- 1944: The first British troops land in the Peloponnese.
- 1959: Archbishop Makarios III and Georgios Grivas meet in Rhodes and sign a cooperation agreement.
- 1973: 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.
- 1997: ENIC acquires ownership of AEK FC.
- 2000: Tasos Papadopoulos succeeds Spyros Kyprianou as leader of the Democratic Party of Cyprus.
- 2004: A bomb explodes at the Patriarchate of Constantinople damaging the church of St George.
- 2013: Former PASOK minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos is found guilty of embezzlement and money laundering.
- 2020: After a trial lasting more than five years, the leadership of the Golden Dawn party is convicted of running a criminal organisation.
Sports
- 2006: Cyprus triumph over the Republic of Ireland 5-2 as Michalis Konstantinou and Kostas Charalambidis score two goals each.
- 2017: Lefteris Petrounias wins gold at the World Gymnastics Championships, in Montreal, and becomes only the ninth gymnast to win back-to-back golds in the rings.
Births
- 1944: Nikos Dadinopoulos, actor
- 1959: Nikos Dendias, politician
Deaths
- 768: Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople
- 1999: Dimitrios Tsafendas, assassin
- 2013: Giorgos Amerikanos, basketball player