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*[[August 4]] - Prime Minister [[Ioannis Metaxas]] declares a state of emergency and rules by decree. | *[[August 4]] - Prime Minister [[Ioannis Metaxas]] declares a state of emergency and rules by decree. | ||
| + | *[[August 4]]: [[Christos Mantikas]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m hurdles]]: 53.5 | ||
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===September=== | ===September=== | ||
*[[September 27]]: [[Christos Mantikas]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m]]: 50.1 | *[[September 27]]: [[Christos Mantikas]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m]]: 50.1 | ||
Revision as of 08:41, July 26, 2008
Events
January
- January 26: The national elections in Greece are inconclusive with the Liberal Party and their allies winning roughly the same number of seats in Parliament as the Popular Party and their allies. The Communist Party of Greece with its 15 seats holds the balance of power.
April
- April 13: PM Konstantinos Demertzis dies in office. He is replaced by Gen. Ioannis Metaxas.
May
- May 9: Violent clashes in Thessaloniki, between striking tobacco workers and police, result in 12 deaths with dozens more injured.
August
- August 4 - Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas declares a state of emergency and rules by decree.
- August 4: Christos Mantikas breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles: 53.5
September
- September 27: Christos Mantikas breaks the Greek record for the 400m: 50.1
November
- November 17: The Battleship Georgios Averoff carries the remains of Queen Olga, King Constantine I and Queen Sophie from Brindisi for reburial in Tatoi, Greece.
Births
January
- January 12: Jenny Karezi, actress
June
- June 4: Kostas Tsimas, politician
- June 23: Costas Simitis, politician, Prime Minister
July
- July 7: Nikos Xylouris, Cretan singer
- July 24: Andreas Barkoulis, actor
August
- August 4: Giorgos Zografos, singer and actor
- August 13: Kostas Hatzis, Greek Roma singer
November
- November 6: Michalis Georgalas, EOKA fighter
Unknown
- Elias Yfantis, footballer
Deaths
January
- January 31: Georgios Kondilis, general and politician.
February
- February 17: Alexander Pantages, Greek-American businessman.
March
- March 18: Eleftherios Venizelos, politician
April
- April 13: Konstantinos Demertzis, Prime Minister, died in office.
May
- May 17: Panagis Tsaldaris, politician and Prime Minister
September
- September 15: Alexandros Zaimis, politician
November
- November 17: Alexandros Papanastasiou, politician, Prime Minister.
Unknown
- Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, general