Difference between revisions of "November 2"

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1940: The Italian Air Force bombs Ioannina causing civilian casualties.
1967: The first, for Greece, open heart surgery procedure is successfully performed at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens
1977: Torrential rains cause the overflow of Kifissos and surrounding rivers. 12 people in Athens and Piraeus die from flood waters.
1982: The traffic ring is implemented for the first time in Athens in an effort to combat smog.
1991: Policeman Yiannis Varis is killed and 6 other policemen are injured by a rocket and grenade attack on a MAT bus in Exarchia, Athens. The Revolutionary Organization 17 November assumes responsibility.

1980: An unofficial Greek record is established in the match between Aris FC and OFI as the players of the two clubs hit the woodwork a total of 8 times!
1988: Nikos Anastopoulos plays his final game for the National Football Team of Greece against Romania.
2002: Marousi BC player, Angelos Koronios, breaks Nikos Galis' record for most points scored in the Greek A1 League.

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 *[[1977]]: Torrential rains cause the overflow of [[Kifissos River|Kifissos]] and surrounding rivers. 12 people in [[Athens]] and [[Piraeus]] die from flood waters.
 *[[1982]]: The traffic ring is implemented for the first time in [[Athens]] in an effort to combat smog.
+*[[1991]]: Policeman Yiannis Varis is killed and 6 other policemen are injured by a rocket and grenade attack on a MAT bus in [[Exarchia]], [[Athens]]. The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] assumes responsibility.
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 *[[1980]]: An unofficial Greek record is established in the match between [[Aris FC]] and [[OFI FC|OFI]] as the players of the two clubs hit the woodwork a total of 8 times!