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*[[1965]]: The Greek government officially announces that 4,000 Greeks were forced to leave Istanbul during [[1964]] - the year of the [[Cyprus]] crisis. | *[[1965]]: The Greek government officially announces that 4,000 Greeks were forced to leave Istanbul during [[1964]] - the year of the [[Cyprus]] crisis. | ||
*[[1979]]: Greek television begins broadcasting in color using the French system SECAM. It will later be replaced by the German PAL | *[[1979]]: Greek television begins broadcasting in color using the French system SECAM. It will later be replaced by the German PAL | ||
| + | *[[2006]]: President of the Republic, [[Karolos Papoulias]], was presented with the country's first new-style passport, bearing the symbolic number "1". The security features of the new passports include a watermark, unique thematic designs, and invisible designs that appear only with the use of specialised equipment. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 21:04, January 9, 2006
Events
- 1938: Crown Prince Paul of Greece marries Princess Frederika in Athens.
- 1954: The prenuptial health certificate (προγαμιαίο πιστοποιητικό υγείας) enters Greek life.
- 1965: The Greek government officially announces that 4,000 Greeks were forced to leave Istanbul during 1964 - the year of the Cyprus crisis.
- 1979: Greek television begins broadcasting in color using the French system SECAM. It will later be replaced by the German PAL
- 2006: President of the Republic, Karolos Papoulias, was presented with the country's first new-style passport, bearing the symbolic number "1". The security features of the new passports include a watermark, unique thematic designs, and invisible designs that appear only with the use of specialised equipment.
Births
- 1944: Michalis Violaris, popular singer