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*[[January 22]]: Severe weather causes two deaths as torrential rain and gale-force winds sweap across much of [[Greece]]. | *[[January 22]]: Severe weather causes two deaths as torrential rain and gale-force winds sweap across much of [[Greece]]. | ||
| + | *[[January 25]]: Greece defeats Italy 12-5 to win bronze in the European water polo championship. This marks the first time a Greek team won a medal in this sport. | ||
| + | *[[January 26]]: An explosion and fire causes the death of five women at the biscuit factory "Violanta" near the city of [[Trikala]]. | ||
| + | *[[January 27]]: Seven fans of [[PAOK FC]] die in a minibus crash in Romania while traveling to a Europa League game at Lyon, France. | ||
| + | ===February=== | ||
| + | *[[February 4]]: 15 migrants die, off the coast of [[Chios]], when their speedboat collides with a Greek Coast Guard vessel. | ||
| + | *[[February 21]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] lift the [[Greek Basketball Cup]] after defeating [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 79-68 | ||
| + | *[[February 28]]: [[Emmanouil Karalis]] clears 6.17m at the Greek Indoor Championships in [[Paiania]] making him the second all-time recordman in the [[pole vault]]. | ||
| + | ===April=== | ||
| + | *[[April 5]]: [[Lefteris Petrounias]] wins gold in the rings at the Cairo World Championships. | ||
| + | *[[April 25]]: [[OFI FC|OFI]] defeat [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] 3-2 in extra time to lift the [[Greek Football Cup]]. | ||
| + | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 24]]: [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] defeat Real Madrid 92-85 to win the Euroleague title. | ||
| + | *[[May 26]]: Former PM [[Alexis Tsipras]] announces the creation of his new political party the "Greek Coalition of the Left" whose acronym in [[Greek language|Greek]] is EL.A.S. | ||
| + | *[[May 30]]: [[George Franks]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m]] with a 44.88 performance at the NCAA Division I meet in Kentucky, USA. | ||
| + | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 26]]: Greece defeat Hungary 15-14 to win the [[water polo]] World Cup. | ||
| + | *[[July 26]]: [[Miltos Tentoglou]] equals the Greek record in the [[long jump]] with an 8.66m performance in [[Volos]]. | ||
| + | *[[July 29]]: Three firefighters lose their lives fighting fires that broke out throughout [[Greece]]. | ||
| + | ===August=== | ||
| + | *[[August 27]]: [[Emmanouil Karalis]] clears 6.20m at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich to set a new Greek record in the [[pole vault]]. | ||
| + | ===October=== | ||
| + | *[[October 3]]: [[Greece]] hands over the remains of Tsar Samouil to Bulgaria. In return, Greece receives artifacts stolen by Bulgarian forces during [[World War I]]. | ||
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| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | ===February=== | ||
| + | *[[February 16]]: [[Eleni Glykatzi-Arweiler]], historian | ||
| + | *[[February 27]]: [[Michalis Voutsaras]], [[football]]er | ||
| + | ===March=== | ||
| + | *[[March 4]]: [[Vasilis Daniil]], [[football]] coach | ||
| + | *[[March 28]]: [[Marinella]], singer | ||
| + | *[[March 30]]: [[Vasilis Goumas]], [[basketball]] player | ||
| + | ===April=== | ||
| + | *[[April 11]]: [[Stephanos Borbokis]], [[football]]er | ||
| + | *[[April 16]]: [[Giorgos Gonios]], [[football]]er | ||
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| + | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 1]]: [[Dionysis Tsamis]], [[football]]er | ||
| + | *[[May 25]]: [[Paraskevas Antzas]], [[football]]er | ||
| + | *[[May 30]]: [[Angelos Antonopoulos]], actor | ||
| + | ===June=== | ||
| + | *[[June 5]]: [[Giorgos Souflias]], politician | ||
| + | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 15]]: [[Maro Kontou]], actress | ||
| + | *[[July 22]]: [[Mary Linda]], singer | ||
| + | ===August=== | ||
| + | *[[August 2]]: [[Ioannis Varvitsiotis]], politician | ||
| + | *[[August 2]]: [[Lakis Chalkias]], singer, songwriter | ||
| + | *[[August 15]]: [[Stefanos Manos]], politician | ||
| + | ===September=== | ||
| + | *[[September 9]]: [[Giorgos Mazonakis]], singer | ||
| + | *[[September 18]]: [[Margaret Papandreou]], wife of the late PM [[Andreas Papandreou]]. | ||
| + | *[[September 20]]: [[Milton Viera]], [[football]]er | ||
| + | *[[September 27]]: [[Eleni Prokopiou]], actress | ||
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[[Category: Years]] | [[Category: Years]] | ||
[[Category: 2026]] | [[Category: 2026]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:01, October 5, 2026
Events
January
- January 22: Severe weather causes two deaths as torrential rain and gale-force winds sweap across much of Greece.
- January 25: Greece defeats Italy 12-5 to win bronze in the European water polo championship. This marks the first time a Greek team won a medal in this sport.
- January 26: An explosion and fire causes the death of five women at the biscuit factory "Violanta" near the city of Trikala.
- January 27: Seven fans of PAOK FC die in a minibus crash in Romania while traveling to a Europa League game at Lyon, France.
February
- February 4: 15 migrants die, off the coast of Chios, when their speedboat collides with a Greek Coast Guard vessel.
- February 21: Panathinaikos lift the Greek Basketball Cup after defeating Olympiakos 79-68
- February 28: Emmanouil Karalis clears 6.17m at the Greek Indoor Championships in Paiania making him the second all-time recordman in the pole vault.
April
- April 5: Lefteris Petrounias wins gold in the rings at the Cairo World Championships.
- April 25: OFI defeat PAOK 3-2 in extra time to lift the Greek Football Cup.
May
- May 24: Olympiakos defeat Real Madrid 92-85 to win the Euroleague title.
- May 26: Former PM Alexis Tsipras announces the creation of his new political party the "Greek Coalition of the Left" whose acronym in Greek is EL.A.S.
- May 30: George Franks breaks the Greek record for the 400m with a 44.88 performance at the NCAA Division I meet in Kentucky, USA.
July
- July 26: Greece defeat Hungary 15-14 to win the water polo World Cup.
- July 26: Miltos Tentoglou equals the Greek record in the long jump with an 8.66m performance in Volos.
- July 29: Three firefighters lose their lives fighting fires that broke out throughout Greece.
August
- August 27: Emmanouil Karalis clears 6.20m at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich to set a new Greek record in the pole vault.
October
- October 3: Greece hands over the remains of Tsar Samouil to Bulgaria. In return, Greece receives artifacts stolen by Bulgarian forces during World War I.
Deaths
February
March
- March 4: Vasilis Daniil, football coach
- March 28: Marinella, singer
- March 30: Vasilis Goumas, basketball player
April
May
- May 1: Dionysis Tsamis, footballer
- May 25: Paraskevas Antzas, footballer
- May 30: Angelos Antonopoulos, actor
June
- June 5: Giorgos Souflias, politician
July
- July 15: Maro Kontou, actress
- July 22: Mary Linda, singer
August
- August 2: Ioannis Varvitsiotis, politician
- August 2: Lakis Chalkias, singer, songwriter
- August 15: Stefanos Manos, politician
September
- September 9: Giorgos Mazonakis, singer
- September 18: Margaret Papandreou, wife of the late PM Andreas Papandreou.
- September 20: Milton Viera, footballer
- September 27: Eleni Prokopiou, actress