Difference between revisions of "1977"

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January 8: Greek police confiscate 11 tons of hashish in Corinthia. Composer Vasilis Tsitsanis creates a hit-song on the subject: "The boat from Persia".

March 16: In an UEFA Cup return match, AEK equalise QPR's 3-0 score in the first leg and eliminate the English cub on penalties as late-substitute keeper, Nikos Christidis, saves two.

June 4: Greece releases five British plane-spotters imprisoned for spying; they were released after 10 weeks in jail. {BBC)
June 26: Stelios Agloupas becomes the first Greek discus thrower to break the 60m barrier (60.08m).

November 2: Torrential rains cause the overflow of Kifissos and surrounding rivers. 12 people in Athens and Piraeus die from flood waters.
November 8: Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos announces that he had found the unopened tomb of Philip II of Macedonat Vergina, Pieria prefecture.
November 20: New Democracy is declared winner of the elections with 41.85% of the vote. PASOK wins 25.3% and becomes the opposition party.

February 13: Nikolaos Kabanis, president of Aris Thessaloniki and editor of the newspaper Athlitika Nea.

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 ==Events==
+===January===
+*[[January 8]]: Greek police confiscate 11 tons of hashish in [[Corinthia]]. Composer [[Vasilis Tsitsanis]] creates a hit-song on the subject: "The boat from Persia".
 ===March===
 *[[March 16]]: In an UEFA Cup return match, [[AEK FC|AEK]] equalise QPR's 3-0 score in the first leg and eliminate the English cub on penalties as late-substitute keeper, [[Nikos Christidis]], saves two.