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*[[2008]]: [[Ioannis Kasoulidis]] wins the first round of the [[Cyprus]] presidential elections with 33.51%. [[AKEL]] chairman, [[Dimitris Christofias]] places second with 33.29%. Incumbent President, [[Tasos Papadopoulos]] is surprisingly eliminated from the runoff as he places third with 31.79%. | *[[2008]]: [[Ioannis Kasoulidis]] wins the first round of the [[Cyprus]] presidential elections with 33.51%. [[AKEL]] chairman, [[Dimitris Christofias]] places second with 33.29%. Incumbent President, [[Tasos Papadopoulos]] is surprisingly eliminated from the runoff as he places third with 31.79%. | ||
*[[2012]]: Armed robbers steal more than 60 artefacts from a museum in [[Olympia]]. | *[[2012]]: Armed robbers steal more than 60 artefacts from a museum in [[Olympia]]. | ||
| + | *[[2013]]: In the [[Cyprus]] presidential elections, [[Nikos Anastasiades]], the head of conservative [[DISY]], receives 45.46% of the vote and advances to the runoff against [[AKEL]] candidate [[Stavros Malas]] who ends up with 26.91% barely edging out [[Giorgos Lillikas]] of [[EDEK]]. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
Revision as of 20:34, February 17, 2013
Events
- 1914: The Greeks of Northern Epirus declare their independence in Argyrokastro.
- 1957: EOKA fighter Stylianos Lenas is wounded in a battle with British soldiers. He will die from his injuries on March 28.
- 1982: Civil wedding ceremonies are given equal status to religious ones in Greece.
- 2008: Ioannis Kasoulidis wins the first round of the Cyprus presidential elections with 33.51%. AKEL chairman, Dimitris Christofias places second with 33.29%. Incumbent President, Tasos Papadopoulos is surprisingly eliminated from the runoff as he places third with 31.79%.
- 2012: Armed robbers steal more than 60 artefacts from a museum in Olympia.
- 2013: In the Cyprus presidential elections, Nikos Anastasiades, the head of conservative DISY, receives 45.46% of the vote and advances to the runoff against AKEL candidate Stavros Malas who ends up with 26.91% barely edging out Giorgos Lillikas of EDEK.
Sports
- 1999: Nikos Polychronopoulos wins the gold medal at the European Juniors Billiard Championship in Murcia, Spain.
- 2007: Greek-Australian Michael Katsidis wins the World Boxing Organisation interim lightweight title by defeating Graham Earl.
- 2010: Michalis Stamatoyiannis breaks the Greek shot put indoor record with 20.36 in Athens. The old record stood for 24 years.
Births
- 1959: Petros Michos, footballer
- 1962: Giorgos Douros, international referee.
Deaths
- 364: Jovian, Byzantine emperor
- 1936: Alexander Pantages, Greek-American businessman.
- 1946: Benjamin I, Patriarch of Constantinople