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*[[1933]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] forms his last government. | *[[1933]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] forms his last government. | ||
| − | *[[1980]]: MAT (Greek Riot Squad) Deputy Director, Pantelis Petrou, is assassinated by the [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]]. | + | *[[1980]]: MAT (Greek Riot Squad) Deputy Director, Pantelis Petrou, is assassinated in [[Pangrati]] by the [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]]. |
*[[1992]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] is acquitted by a 7-6 vote of a Special Court of the [[Bank of Crete]] scandal. His cohorts, [[Dimitris Tsovolas]] and [[Giorgos Petsos]], are found guilty. | *[[1992]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] is acquitted by a 7-6 vote of a Special Court of the [[Bank of Crete]] scandal. His cohorts, [[Dimitris Tsovolas]] and [[Giorgos Petsos]], are found guilty. | ||
*[[1996]]: PM [[Andreas Papandreou]] retires from office due to poor health. | *[[1996]]: PM [[Andreas Papandreou]] retires from office due to poor health. | ||
Revision as of 10:14, July 18, 2007
Events
- 1933: Eleftherios Venizelos forms his last government.
- 1980: MAT (Greek Riot Squad) Deputy Director, Pantelis Petrou, is assassinated in Pangrati by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November.
- 1992: Andreas Papandreou is acquitted by a 7-6 vote of a Special Court of the Bank of Crete scandal. His cohorts, Dimitris Tsovolas and Giorgos Petsos, are found guilty.
- 1996: PM Andreas Papandreou retires from office due to poor health.
- 2005: A wave of extreme weather conditions (thunderstorms, snowfall and 10 Beaufort gales) cost the lives of two persons: a football fan, 55-year-old Stamatis Georgioudakis, crushed by a metal door in Xanthi Stadium and a passenger of a snow-plough was electrocuted when his vehicle got tangled with a severed live wire at the Chalkida - Edipsos National Highway.
- 2007: Students and teachers take to the streets in Athens to protest the Government-sponsored Education Reform Bill 16.
Sports
- 1998: Hristofori Bakatselou, Maria Galani and Katerina Pantaina become the first female judges on the Disciplinary Committee of EPAE (Greek Football Clubs Association)
- 1998: Greece finish 5th at Women's Waterpolo World Championship in Perth, Australia after beating Canada 10-9 in overtime
- 2000: Basketball referee Stelios Simeonidis retires after 27 years
- 2000: Nikos Dabizas scores his 5th goal (Newcastle- Southampton) becoming the first Newcastle defender since 1893 to score in 2 consecutive games
Births
- 1939: Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Christodoulos.
Deaths
- 1998: Dimitris Horn, actor.