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*[[1970]]: [[Aris FC|Aris]] win the [[Greek Football Cup]] for the only time in their history by defeating [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] 1-0. | *[[1970]]: [[Aris FC|Aris]] win the [[Greek Football Cup]] for the only time in their history by defeating [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] 1-0. | ||
*[[1991]]: The 11th Mediterranean Games open in Greece. 3,500 athletes take part in 23 events. | *[[1991]]: The 11th Mediterranean Games open in Greece. 3,500 athletes take part in 23 events. | ||
− | *[[2012]]: Armed robbers break into the home of [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] coach [[Giorgos Donis]] in [[ | + | *[[2012]]: Armed robbers break into the home of [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] coach [[Giorgos Donis]] in [[Kifissia]] and hold his children and in-laws hostage. In the ensuing gun battle with the police, one policeman and one robber are wounded. |
==Births== | ==Births== |
Revision as of 14:36, June 29, 2012
Events
- 1913: Greek forces liberate Serres during the Second Balkan War.
- 1988: US Military Attache, Wiliam Nordeen, is assassinated by a booby-trapped car in Kifissia. The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November claim responsibility.
- 2007: Forest fires, caused by one of the worst heat waves in years, claimed the lives of two people in Thessaly.
Sports
- 1925: The first ever Panathinaikos - Olympiakos soccer derby ends in a tie (3-3) at Leoforos
- 1959: PROPO includes a 13th game
- 1961: World champions FC Santos defeat AEK 3-0, as Pele scores the 400th goal of his career.
- 1970: Aris win the Greek Football Cup for the only time in their history by defeating PAOK 1-0.
- 1991: The 11th Mediterranean Games open in Greece. 3,500 athletes take part in 23 events.
- 2012: Armed robbers break into the home of PAOK coach Giorgos Donis in Kifissia and hold his children and in-laws hostage. In the ensuing gun battle with the police, one policeman and one robber are wounded.
Births
- 1946: Charalambos Garganourakis, Cretan musician.
Deaths
- 548: Theodora, Byzantine empress, wife of Justinian I.
- 1950: Archbishop Makarios II of Cyprus.
- 1951: Konstantinos Sismanoglou, national benefactor.
- 1982: Andreas Karantonis, writer.
- 1985: Lambros Konstantaras, actor.
- 2006: Boban Jankovic, basketball player.