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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[1960]]: [[Cyprus]] is officially proclaimed a republic with Archbishop [[Makarios III]] as president and Dr Fazil Kucuk as vice-president. | *[[1960]]: [[Cyprus]] is officially proclaimed a republic with Archbishop [[Makarios III]] as president and Dr Fazil Kucuk as vice-president. | ||
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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[1966]]: [[Giorgos Koudas]] debuts with [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] in a pre-season friendly. Koudas will return to [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] in [[1967]] without having played a single competitive game for Olympiakos. | *[[1966]]: [[Giorgos Koudas]] debuts with [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] in a pre-season friendly. Koudas will return to [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] in [[1967]] without having played a single competitive game for Olympiakos. | ||
| − | + | *[[2004} [[Nikos Siranidis]] and [[Thomas Bimis]] win the gold medal, the first for Greece in the Athens Olympic Games, in the 3m platform synchronized diving | |
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1935]]: [[Andreas Stamatiadis]], footballer. | *[[1935]]: [[Andreas Stamatiadis]], footballer. | ||
Revision as of 02:22, August 16, 2006
Events
- 1960: Cyprus is officially proclaimed a republic with Archbishop Makarios III as president and Dr Fazil Kucuk as vice-president.
- 1974: Morphou is occupied by Turkish troops, its inhabitants flee.
- 1974: Andreas Papandreou returns to Greece.
Sports
- 1966: Giorgos Koudas debuts with Olympiakos in a pre-season friendly. Koudas will return to PAOK in 1967 without having played a single competitive game for Olympiakos.
- [[2004} Nikos Siranidis and Thomas Bimis win the gold medal, the first for Greece in the Athens Olympic Games, in the 3m platform synchronized diving
Births
- 1935: Andreas Stamatiadis, footballer.
Deaths
- 1971: Spyros Skouras, Greek-American President of 20th Century Fox.
- 2005: Viki Moscholiou, music performer