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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
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*[[March 10]]: [[Giorgos Batis]], [[rebetiko]] composer | *[[March 10]]: [[Giorgos Batis]], [[rebetiko]] composer | ||
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| + | *[[July 25]]: [[Kostas Parthenis]], painter | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
Revision as of 10:43, July 3, 2007
Events
April
- April 21: A military Junta, led by George Papadopoulos, assumes power in Greece after a nearly bloodless coup d'etat.
May
- May 1: Footballer Mimis Domazos marries popular singer Vicky Moscholiou.
- May 14: Palace Priest Hieronymus is elected Archbishop of Athens.
August
- August 7: Christos Papanikolaou smashes the Greek record in decathlon with 6.073 points.
- August 21: Composer/politician Mikis Theodorakis is arrested by the military government of Greece. He will spend the next five months in prison.
November
- November 2: The first, for Greece, open heart surgery procedure is successfully performed at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens
- November 15: A Cypriot patrol, under General Georgios Grivas, is shot at while removing roadblocks around Kofinou. A battle ensues that nearly becomes the cause of war between Greece and Turkey.
- November 20: Coach Marton Bukovi, who helped Olympiakos to their first two Alpha Ethniki championships, resigns after his team loses four games in succession.
December
- December 13: King Constantine II flees Greece after an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Junta.
Births
February
- February 10: Giorgos Kasnaferis, international referee.
- February 26: Rainer Rauffmann, German-Cypriot footballer
April
- April 23: Melina Kanakaredes, Greek-American actress.
May
- May 20: Former Crown Prince Pavlos
December
- December 17: Mario Frangoulis, tenor opera singer
Deaths
March
- March 10: Giorgos Batis, rebetiko composer
July
- July 25: Kostas Parthenis, painter