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===July=== | ===July=== | ||
*[[July 31]]: 12 persons are killed by a fire on the island of [[Icaria]]. | *[[July 31]]: 12 persons are killed by a fire on the island of [[Icaria]]. | ||
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| + | *[[August 25]]: Vandals destroy the Greek cemetery of Neochori in Istanbul. | ||
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===September=== | ===September=== | ||
*[[September 9]]: The government of [[Constantine Mitsotakis]] collapses after the defection of four MPs. | *[[September 9]]: The government of [[Constantine Mitsotakis]] collapses after the defection of four MPs. | ||
Revision as of 13:47, January 24, 2007
Events
April
- April 1: A defendant is shot and wounded and his lawyer is killed, during a trial for negligent homicide. The culprit - who kills himself afterwards - is the father of the man whom the defendant killed in a traffic accident.
May
- May 3: Greek-American Steven John Lalas is arrested by US authorities on charges of spying on behalf of Greece.
- May 11: Olympiakos win the first professional Basketball Championship (organized by ESAK) when Panathinaikos refuse to play the last playoff game at Peace and Friendship Stadium.
- May 15: Aris Salonica sign Ricci Thews for only one game, the Greek Cup final against Panathinaikos (with Nikos Galis in their roster). Panathinaikos will win by 96-89 in Athens.
- May 25: First european football final held at Athens' OAKA Stadium. Hamburg win the European Champions Cup as they defeat Juventus 1-0 (Magath). Top scorer Paolo Rossi (6 goals) fails to score despite the fact he is assisted by players of great caliber (Platini, Boniek, Bettega, Scirea)
June
- June 30: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece.
July
August
- August 25: Vandals destroy the Greek cemetery of Neochori in Istanbul.
September
- September 9: The government of Constantine Mitsotakis collapses after the defection of four MPs.
October
- October 10: PASOK win the general elections in Greece with 46.88% of the vote.
- October 19: Cypriots demonstrate against Queen Elizabeth's visit to Cyprus.
November
- November 3: Constantine Mitsotakis resigns from the leadership of the New Democracy political party. Miltiades Evert becomes the new leader.
Deaths
October
- October 6: Katerina Gogou, actress.