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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 1]]: [[Aris BC|Aris Thessaloniki]] (coached by Christos Magotsios) put aside the financial problems to win the [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] by overcoming [[AEK BC|AEK]] (coached by [[Yiannis Ioannidis]]) 71-68 in the final. [[Panagiotis Liadelis]] is voted MVP | *[[February 1]]: [[Aris BC|Aris Thessaloniki]] (coached by Christos Magotsios) put aside the financial problems to win the [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] by overcoming [[AEK BC|AEK]] (coached by [[Yiannis Ioannidis]]) 71-68 in the final. [[Panagiotis Liadelis]] is voted MVP | ||
| − | *[[February | + | *[[February 9]]: Young [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] midfielder Panagiotis Katsouris is killed in a car accident. |
*[[February 15]]: [[Glafkos Clerides]] is re-elected President of [[Cyprus]]. | *[[February 15]]: [[Glafkos Clerides]] is re-elected President of [[Cyprus]]. | ||
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===December=== | ===December=== | ||
*[[December 29]]: The governments of [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]] decide to proceed with the installation of Russian made antiballistic missiles S-300 in [[Crete]], ignoring Turkey's strong objections and reactions. | *[[December 29]]: The governments of [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]] decide to proceed with the installation of Russian made antiballistic missiles S-300 in [[Crete]], ignoring Turkey's strong objections and reactions. | ||
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| + | *[[August 12]]: [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]], tennis player | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
| + | *[[February 9]]: [[Panagiotis Katsouris]], footballer | ||
*[[February 28]]: [[Gregorios Staktopoulos]], journalist convicted of the [[George Polk]] murder. | *[[February 28]]: [[Gregorios Staktopoulos]], journalist convicted of the [[George Polk]] murder. | ||
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===March=== | ===March=== | ||
*[[March 28]]: [[Mimis Traiforos]], author, song writer, director | *[[March 28]]: [[Mimis Traiforos]], author, song writer, director | ||
Latest revision as of 12:28, June 30, 2018
Events
January
- January 16: Christofori Bakatselou, Maria Galani and Katerina Pantaina become the first female judges on the Disciplinary Committee of EPAE (Greek Football Clubs Association)
- January 16: Greece finish 5th at Women's Waterpolo World Championship in Perth, Australia after beating Canada 10-9 in overtime
- January 24: Krzysztof Warzycha scores his 182nd League goal against Apollon Athens earning first place on Panathinaikos' all-time scoring list. Antonis Antoniadis had previously held the record with 181.
- January 25: Giorgos Vasilakopoulos replaces Zacharias Alexandrou as President of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK). Alexandrou had been President from 1977.
February
- February 1: Aris Thessaloniki (coached by Christos Magotsios) put aside the financial problems to win the Greek Cup by overcoming AEK (coached by Yiannis Ioannidis) 71-68 in the final. Panagiotis Liadelis is voted MVP
- February 9: Young PAOK midfielder Panagiotis Katsouris is killed in a car accident.
- February 15: Glafkos Clerides is re-elected President of Cyprus.
March
- March 14: PM Costas Simitis announces the devaluation of the drachma by 14%.
April
- April 7: Greek-British pop star, George Michael, is arrested in the US on charges of performing "lewd acts".
- April 8: Anghel Iordanescu becomes head coach of the National Football Team of Greece.
- April 28: The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece elects Metropolitan Christodoulos as Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.
May
- May 3: Vitesse striker Nikos Machlas scores his 34th goal in a match against Feyenoord (2-1) becoming Europe's top scorer
- May 16: Newcastle defender Nikos Dabizas is the first Greek to play in an English FA Cup final at Wembley (Newcastle Utd. - Arsenal 2-0)
- May 17: Stelios Manolas plays his last game as AEK defeat SKODA Xanthi (2-0).
- May 23: Olympiakos lose to Ferencvaros in the Waterpolo European Cup double final.
- May 24: 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.
- May 30: Katerina Thanou breaks the womens' 100m Greek record with a time of 10.99.
- May 31: Greece U21 rank 2nd after losing to Spain 1-0 in the final of European Football Championship.
July
- July 5: Greek-American Pete Sampras wins his 5th successive Wimbledon title, equalling the record set by Bjorn Borg.
- July 28: The European Court on Human Rights awards Cypriot refugee, Titina Loizidou, £640,000 from the Turkish government, for denial of use of her property in Kyrenia.
- July 30: Fanis Christodoulou announces his retirement from professional basketball.
August
- August 10: 31 year-old trainer Giorgos Loukanidis, son of the legendary Panathinaikos and Doxa Drama striker Takis Loukanidis, dies in a car accident.
- August 27: The Athens Stock Market ("Sofokleous Street") closes with a 7.7% loss.
September
- September 5: Cyprus defeat Spain 3-2 in a Euro 2000 qualifier.
- September 14: ESAKE approve the plan of Aris BC to retire Nikos Galis' number 6 jersey. Aris are allowed the use of number 16 for the missing number 6.
October
- October 18: Vasilis Papageorgopoulos is elected mayor of Thessaloniki
December
- December 29: The governments of Greece and Cyprus decide to proceed with the installation of Russian made antiballistic missiles S-300 in Crete, ignoring Turkey's strong objections and reactions.
Births
August
- August 12: Stefanos Tsitsipas, tennis player
Deaths
January
- January 16: Dimitris Horn, stage and screen actor.
- January 18: Dan Georgiadis, football coach.
February
- February 9: Panagiotis Katsouris, footballer
- February 28: Gregorios Staktopoulos, journalist convicted of the George Polk murder.
March
- March 28: Mimis Traiforos, author, song writer, director
April
- April 10: Seraphim, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.
- April 23: Constantine Karamanlis, Greek politician and Prime Minister.
June
- June 21: Al Campanis, Greek-American baseball player and coach.
July
- July 13: Constantine Kollias, jurist and Prime Minister
September
- September 5: Takis Papoulidis, football player