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*[[1971]]: [[Spyros Skouras]], [[Greek-American]] President of 20th Century Fox. | *[[1971]]: [[Spyros Skouras]], [[Greek-American]] President of 20th Century Fox. | ||
*[[2005]]: [[Viki Moscholiou]], music performer | *[[2005]]: [[Viki Moscholiou]], music performer | ||
| − | + | *[[2006]]: [[Metropolitan Panteleimon (Karanikolas) of Corinth]] | |
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 12:30, August 16, 2006
Events
- 1960: Cyprus is officially proclaimed a republic with Archbishop Makarios III as president and Dr Fazil Kucuk as vice-president.
- 1974: Morphou is occupied by Turkish troops, its inhabitants flee.
- 1974: Andreas Papandreou returns to Greece.
Sports
- 1966: Giorgos Koudas debuts with Olympiakos in a pre-season friendly. Koudas will return to PAOK in 1967 without having played a single competitive game for Olympiakos.
- 2004: Nikos Siranidis and Thomas Bimis win the gold medal, the first for Greece in the Athens Olympic Games, in the 3m platform synchronized diving
Births
- 1935: Andreas Stamatiadis, footballer.
Deaths
- 1971: Spyros Skouras, Greek-American President of 20th Century Fox.
- 2005: Viki Moscholiou, music performer
- 2006: Metropolitan Panteleimon (Karanikolas) of Corinth