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==Events==
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===January===
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*[[January 2]]: [[Greek-American]] diva [[Maria Callas]] leaves the set after the first act of "Norma", causing a stir in the audience which includes the President of Italy.
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===March===
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*[[March 12]]: [[Fotis Pittas]], [[Andreas Karios]] and two other [[EOKA]] members escape from [[Pyla]] prison.
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===April===
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*[[April 20]]: [[Giorgos Darivas]] plays his last game for [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]].
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===May===
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*[[May 11]]: [[Constantine Karamanlis]] is reelected PM with [[ERE]] winning 41.16% of the vote. Surprisingly, the [[United Democratic Left]] comes in second with 24.42%.
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*[[May 25]]: [[Giorgos Papavasiliou]] breaks the Greek record in the [[5000m]] with 14:34.4 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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===June===
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*[[June 7]]: Turkish-Cypriot extremists burn down the club offices of [[Olympiakos Lefkosia FC]].
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*[[June 12]]: Eight innocent, unarmed Greek Cypriot civilians, from Kondemenos village, are murdered by TMT terrorists near the village of Geunyeli. They had been dropped off at that location earlier by British soldiers.
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===July===
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*[[July 5]]: British troops fire upon civilian protesters in [[Avgorou]], [[Cyprus]], killing pregnant mother Loukia Papageorgiou.
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*[[July 12]]: [[Evangelos Depastas]] breaks the Greek record for the [[800m]] with a time of 1:49.1.
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*[[July 12]]: [[Georgios Roubanis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[pole vault]] with 4.60m. His record will stand for six years.
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===September===
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*[[September 2]]: The [[Battle of Liopetri]] takes place;  four [[EOKA]] members - [[Fotis Pittas]], [[Andreas Karios]], [[Christos Samaras]] and [[Elias Papakyriakou]] are killed.
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*[[September 4]]:  Greek Police announce that any and all "teddy boys" would be given a clean cut.
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*[[September 20]]: [[Evangelos Depastas]] breaks the Greek record for the [[1500m]] with a time of 3:44.7.
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===October===
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*[[October 1]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] lose to France 7-1 in a Nations' Cup qualifier played in Parc des Princes, Paris.
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===November===
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*[[November 19]]: After refusing to surrender, [[EOKA]] fighter [[Kyriakos Matsis]] is killed in [[Kato Dikomo]], [[Cyprus]] by the British.
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*[[November 19]]:  The first game on grass in [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]] (later renamed to [[Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium]] is a friendly between [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]. Olympiakos wins with a goal by [[Elias Yfantis]] and a 1-0 score.
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*[[November 24]]: [[Savvas Rotsides]] is ambushed and killed. He is the last [[Cypriot]] to die in the [[EOKA]] struggle against the British.
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===December===
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*[[December 22]]: A bus fall off a cliff near [[Ioannina]], [[Epirus]], killing 28 people on board.
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*[[December 29]]:  [[OPAP]] is founded.
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==Births==
 
==Births==
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===January===
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*[[January 22]]: [[Nikos Anastopoulos]], footballer.
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===April===
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*[[April 15]]: [[Memos Ioannou]], [[basketball]] player and coach.
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*[[April 26]]: [[Giorgos Kostikos]], footballer and coach.
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===May===
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*[[May 4]]: [[Antonis Minou]], footballer.
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*[[May 17]]: [[Grigoris Charalambidis]], footballer
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*[[May 23]]: [[Yiannis Valaoras]], footballer
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===June===
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*[[June 7]]: [[Dimitris Michas]], athlete ([[triple jump]])
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*[[June 10]]: [[Christos Dimopoulos]], footballer
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===November===
 
===November===
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*[[November 6]]:  [[Evanthia Reboutsika]], musician, composer
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*[[November 6]]:  [[Evanthia Reboutsika]], musician, composer.
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*[[November 19]]: The first game on grass in [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]] (later renamed to [[Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium]] is a friendly between [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]. Olympiakos wins with a goal by [[Elias Yfantis]] and a 1-0 score.
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==Deaths==
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===January===
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*[[January 23]]: [[Nikolaos Georgantas]], athlete
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===March===
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*[[March 4]]: [[Alexandros Touferis]], athlete
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===May===
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*[[May 22]]: [[Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer]], colonial governor of [[Cyprus]] in the [[1930s]].
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===September===
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*[[September 2]]: [[Fotis Pittas]], [[EOKA]] fighter
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*[[September 2]]: [[Andreas Karios]], [[EOKA]] fighter
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*[[September 2]]: [[Christos Samaras]], [[EOKA]] fighter
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*[[September 2]]: [[Elias Papakyriakou]], [[EOKA]] fighter
  
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===November===
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*[[November 19]]: [[Kyriakos Matsis]], leading figure of the [[EOKA]] struggle in [[Cyprus]].
  
 
[[Category:Years]]
 
[[Category:Years]]
 
[[Category:1958]]
 
[[Category:1958]]

Latest revision as of 07:51, June 15, 2016

Events

January

March

April

May

June

  • June 7: Turkish-Cypriot extremists burn down the club offices of Olympiakos Lefkosia FC.
  • June 12: Eight innocent, unarmed Greek Cypriot civilians, from Kondemenos village, are murdered by TMT terrorists near the village of Geunyeli. They had been dropped off at that location earlier by British soldiers.

July

September

October

  • October 1: Greece lose to France 7-1 in a Nations' Cup qualifier played in Parc des Princes, Paris.

November

December

Births

January

April

May

June

November

Deaths

January

March

May

September

November

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