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*[[1999]]: [[Demosthenes Tampakos]] wins bronze in the men's rings at the 34th Gymnastics World Championships of China. | *[[1999]]: [[Demosthenes Tampakos]] wins bronze in the men's rings at the 34th Gymnastics World Championships of China. | ||
*[[2000]]: The new Euroleague Championship kicks off as Real Madrid defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 75-73 in its inaugural game. | *[[2000]]: The new Euroleague Championship kicks off as Real Madrid defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 75-73 in its inaugural game. | ||
| + | *[[2012]]: [[Kostas Katsouranis]] earns his 100th cap as [[National Football Team|Greece]] defeat Slovakia 1-0 in Bratislava. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[2010]]:¨[[Yiannis Dalianidis]], filmmaker, director | *[[2010]]:¨[[Yiannis Dalianidis]], filmmaker, director | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 11:58, October 18, 2012
Events
- 1954: US soldiers man the first American base on Greek soil in Heraklio, Crete.
- 1994: Dimitris Avramopoulos is elected Mayor of Athens. Stelios Logothetis is elected in Piraeus and Konstantinos Kosmopoulos in Thessaloniki.
Sports
- 1968: In the Olympic Games of Mexico City, pole vaulter Christos Papanikolaou, breaks the Greek record with a jump of 5.35m but fails to win a medal as he finishes 4th.
- 1999: Demosthenes Tampakos wins bronze in the men's rings at the 34th Gymnastics World Championships of China.
- 2000: The new Euroleague Championship kicks off as Real Madrid defeat Olympiakos 75-73 in its inaugural game.
- 2012: Kostas Katsouranis earns his 100th cap as Greece defeat Slovakia 1-0 in Bratislava.
Deaths
- 2010:¨Yiannis Dalianidis, filmmaker, director