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*[[May 25]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] win their 7th consecutive [[Football A Division|Greek League]] after their away win over [[SKODA Xanthi FC|Xanthi]] (5-1) | *[[May 25]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] win their 7th consecutive [[Football A Division|Greek League]] after their away win over [[SKODA Xanthi FC|Xanthi]] (5-1) | ||
===June=== | ===June=== | ||
| + | *[[June 2]]: The historic [[Nikos Goumas Stadium]] is torn down. | ||
*[[June 12]]: Future PM [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and his wife [[Natasa Pazaiti|Natassa]] become proud parents of twin babies. | *[[June 12]]: Future PM [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and his wife [[Natasa Pazaiti|Natassa]] become proud parents of twin babies. | ||
*[[June 17]]: [[AEK FC|AEK's]] forward [[Demis Nikolaidis]] marries singer [[Despina Vandi]]. | *[[June 17]]: [[AEK FC|AEK's]] forward [[Demis Nikolaidis]] marries singer [[Despina Vandi]]. | ||
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===July=== | ===July=== | ||
*[[July 6]]: [[Greek-Australian]] [[Mark Philippoussis]] loses the Wimbledon final to Roger Federer. | *[[July 6]]: [[Greek-Australian]] [[Mark Philippoussis]] loses the Wimbledon final to Roger Federer. | ||
Revision as of 15:43, November 16, 2006
Events
February
- February 16: Tasos Papadopoulos is elected President of Cyprus from the first round as he receives 51% of the vote. Former President, Glafkos Clerides, receives only 39%.
- February 28: Tassos Papadopoulos is sworn in as President of Cyprus.
March
- March 3: The trial of the arrested Revolutionary Organization 17 November members commences at Korydallos.
- March 28: Greek police put an end to the hijacking of a Turkish jet which landed at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. All 192 passengers and 11 crew members are safe.
April
- April 13: A truck crashes into a school bus near the vale of Tempe. 21 students die and over 30 are injured in this accident.
- April 23: Greek Cypriots are allowed to visit the occupied North for the first time since 1974. Turkish Cypriots are allowed to visit the South.
May
- May 25: Olympiakos win their 7th consecutive Greek League after their away win over Xanthi (5-1)
June
- June 2: The historic Nikos Goumas Stadium is torn down.
- June 12: Future PM Kostas Karamanlis and his wife Natassa become proud parents of twin babies.
- June 17: AEK's forward Demis Nikolaidis marries singer Despina Vandi.
July
- July 6: Greek-Australian Mark Philippoussis loses the Wimbledon final to Roger Federer.
August
- August 14: The island of Lefkada is rocked by a powerful earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale).
- August 20: The president of Panellinios GC Minos Kiriakou becomes the first Greek to be elected in the IAAF Council.
- August 27: Periklis Iakovakis breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles with 48.17 in the Paris World Championships.
- August 31: Dusan Bajevic reaches 300 appearances in AEK's bench against Ionikos and becomes the coach with the longest service in one team, with a total of 194 wins, 62 draws and 44 losses.
October
- October 11: A pair of Siamese twins from Thessaloniki are successfully separated in Rome.
- October 11: Greece defeat N. Ireland 1-0 and qualify for the finals of Euro 2004.
December
- December 17: The trial of the Revolutionary Organisation 17 November is completed as sentences are pronounced against the guilty.
Deaths
February
- February 23: Titos Vandis, actor
March
- March 3: Roger Albertsen, footballer
April
- April 17: Yiannis Latsis, shipowner
May
- May 11: Vangelis Perpiniadis, singer, composer
August
- August 8: Antonis Samarakis, writer
September
- September 28: Elia Kazan, Greek-American film director and producer.
November
- November 27: Yiangos Pesmazoglou, politician.