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===April=== | ===April=== | ||
*[[April 23]]: [[Nikos Sampson]] is temporarilly released from prison for health reasons. | *[[April 23]]: [[Nikos Sampson]] is temporarilly released from prison for health reasons. | ||
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| + | *[[May 2]]: [[Panagiotis Kelesidis]] holds Hungary to a 0-0 tie with [[National Football Team|Greece]], in Budapest, in a qualifier for the European Cup of Nations. | ||
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===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 9]]: [[Panionios FC|Panionios]] upset [[AEK FC|AEK]] 3-1 and win the [[Greek Football Cup]] for the first time in their history. | *[[June 9]]: [[Panionios FC|Panionios]] upset [[AEK FC|AEK]] 3-1 and win the [[Greek Football Cup]] for the first time in their history. | ||
Revision as of 11:55, July 17, 2007
Events
January
- January 9: Greek television begins broadcasting in color using the French system SECAM. It will later be replaced by the German PAL.
- January 11: Yiangos Pesmazoglou leaves the Centrist Democratic Union to form the Democratic Socialist Party (KODISO, Greek: ΚΟΔΗΣΟ)
February
- February 12: Weapons are stolen from an army base in Rethymno, Crete.
- February 13: The Greek government publishes the new law allowing divorce for reason of "long-term separation".
March
- March 27: An earthquake in Elis prefecture causes considerable damage.
April
- April 23: Nikos Sampson is temporarilly released from prison for health reasons.
May
- May 2: Panagiotis Kelesidis holds Hungary to a 0-0 tie with Greece, in Budapest, in a qualifier for the European Cup of Nations.
June
- June 9: Panionios upset AEK 3-1 and win the Greek Football Cup for the first time in their history.
- June 13: Philippos Syrigos begins his career as sportscaster in a basketball game (Greece - France 74-76, for the European Championship in Torino.
July
- July 7: Bank employees strike across Greece.
- July 17: The Vardinogiannis Group purchases Panathinaikos FC.
- July 30: The professional football team of AEK is formed with Loukas Barlos the first president.
August
- August 9: A medical certificate is no longer required for a wedding in Greece.
September
- September 6: Two AE Larisa FC players - Mousiaris and Koukoulitsios - are killed in a traffic accident. Their teammate, Yiannis Valaoras, miraculously survives.
- September 12: With a goal from Takis Nikoloudis, Greece qualify for the first time for a European Championship (Euro 1980) as they overcome USSR 1-0 at Leoforos
October
- October 18: The Greek government announces measures to save the Parthenon and other antiquites from pollution.
- October 18: Odysseus Elytis wins the Nobel prize for literature.
- October 27: Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis meets Pope John Paul II in Rome.
November
- November 7: Aris Thessaloniki defeat Perugia 3-0, in Italy, in the UEFA Cup.
December
- December 2: Nikos Galis debuts in Greek Basketball with Aris BC and scores 30 points with his team against Iraklis BC
- December 10: Argentinian Juan Ramon Rocha is signed illegally by Panathinaikos as "Boublis".
Births
February
- February 2: Fani Chalkia, athlete
March
- March 24: Periklis Iakovakis, Greek record holder of the 400m hurdles
June
- June 21: Kostas Katsouranis, footballer.
July
- July 3: Sotiris Kyrgiakos, footballer
Deaths
March
- March 29: Nikos Pentzaropoulos, footballer.
September
- September 11: Solon Michaelidis, Cypriot composer.