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*[[February 9]]: The body of [[Yiannis Vartholomeos]], head of the Social Insurance Institute ([[IKA]]), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central [[Zografou]] area. | *[[February 9]]: The body of [[Yiannis Vartholomeos]], head of the Social Insurance Institute ([[IKA]]), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central [[Zografou]] area. | ||
*[[February 14]]: [[Vasilis Tsiartas]] retires from football | *[[February 14]]: [[Vasilis Tsiartas]] retires from football | ||
| + | *[[February 17]]: [[Greek-Australian]] [[Michael Katsidis]] wins the World Boxing Organisation interim lightweight title by defeating Graham Earl. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 09:36, February 20, 2007
Events
January
- January 12: The U.S. Embassy in Athens was hit by a rocket in an attack that anonymous callers claimed was staged by a left-wing group. Police said the attack was carried out by a domestic terror group. There were no casualties.
- January 16: Students and teachers take to the streets in Athens to protest the Government-sponsored Education Reform Bill 16.
- January 27:Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), at the age of 16 years, 9 months and 24 days joins the list of soccer players under 17 to score in the Greek top soccer division (Panathinaikos - Panionios 2-0).
February
- February 3: Louis Tsatoumas breaks the Greek indoor record for the long jump with 8.17m.
- February 9: The body of Yiannis Vartholomeos, head of the Social Insurance Institute (IKA), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central Zografou area.
- February 14: Vasilis Tsiartas retires from football
- February 17: Greek-Australian Michael Katsidis wins the World Boxing Organisation interim lightweight title by defeating Graham Earl.