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*[[March 27]]: [[Lefteris Pantazis]], singer. | *[[March 27]]: [[Lefteris Pantazis]], singer. | ||
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| + | *[[April 30]]: [[Demetra Liani]], [[Olympic Airways]] hostess who married PM [[Andreas Papandreou]]. | ||
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*[[October 17]]: [[Georgios Alogoskoufis]], economist, politician | *[[October 17]]: [[Georgios Alogoskoufis]], economist, politician | ||
Revision as of 17:36, February 25, 2007
Events
January
- January 13: The sailboat "Agios Georgios" transports weapons and ammunition from mainland Greece to Paphos, Cyprus in preparation for the EOKA struggle.
April
June
- June 16: Stylianos Lenas and Markos Drakos unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate Cyprus governor Robert Armitage.
August
- August 28: Michalis Karaolis, along with two EOKA companions execute Special Branch police constable Herodotus Poullis in Ledra Street, Lefkosia. For this act, Karaolis would later become the first of nine Greek Cypriots hanged by the British during the EOKA campaign.
September
- September 6: The Istanbul Pogrom breaks out against the Greek minority.
October
- October 3: Sir John Harding is made military governor of Cyprus.
- October 4: Prime Minister Alexandros Papagos dies in office.
November
- November 28: EOKA member, Andreas Dimitriou, shoots and injures a British Intelligence agent named Taylor. For the assault, Dimitriou would become, along with Michalis Karaolis, one of the first two Cypriots hanged by the British during the EOKA struggle.
December
- December 12 - The Battle of Spilia is fought in the EOKA struggle against the British in Cyprus.
- December 14: The foundations for the Aspropyrgos Refinery are set.
- December 15: The battle of Soloi is fought during the EOKA struggle against the British in Cyprus. Charalambos Mouskos is killed (first battle fatality of the struggle).
Births
January
- January 8: Spyros Livathinos, football player, coach and scout.
March
- March 27: Lefteris Pantazis, singer.
April
- April 30: Demetra Liani, Olympic Airways hostess who married PM Andreas Papandreou.
October
- October 17: Georgios Alogoskoufis, economist, politician
November
- November 23: Dinos Kouis, footballer
Deaths
April
- April 1: Modestos Panteli, EOKA fighter.
October
- October 4: Prime Minister Alexandros Papagos.
December
- December 15: Charalambos Mouskos, EOKA fighter.