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*[[1974]]: Greek athlete Giorgos Katsanis is killed in a battle near [[St. Hilarion Castle]] during the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]]. His club, [[Iraklis]] [[Thessaloniki]] will rename their volleyball stadium in his honour. | *[[1974]]: Greek athlete Giorgos Katsanis is killed in a battle near [[St. Hilarion Castle]] during the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]]. His club, [[Iraklis]] [[Thessaloniki]] will rename their volleyball stadium in his honour. | ||
*[[1975]]: [[Athens]] daily "[[Eleftherotypia]]" begins publication. | *[[1975]]: [[Athens]] daily "[[Eleftherotypia]]" begins publication. | ||
| + | *[[1988]]: [[Greek-American]], [[Michael Dukakis]], wins the nomination for President of the US at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 16:35, December 7, 2009
Events
- 1965: Student Sotiris Petroulas is killed during a pro-Papandreou protest in Athens.
- 1974: Greek athlete Giorgos Katsanis is killed in a battle near St. Hilarion Castle during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. His club, Iraklis Thessaloniki will rename their volleyball stadium in his honour.
- 1975: Athens daily "Eleftherotypia" begins publication.
- 1988: Greek-American, Michael Dukakis, wins the nomination for President of the US at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
Births
- 1939: John Negroponte, Greek-American career diplomat
- 1948: Cat Stevens, Greek-British singer
- 1971: Erik Mykland, one-time Panathinaikos footballer