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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 6]]: The Greek Ministry of Education abolishes the blue aprons that primary school pupils were forced to wear. | *[[February 6]]: The Greek Ministry of Education abolishes the blue aprons that primary school pupils were forced to wear. | ||
| + | *[[February 17]]: Civil wedding ceremonies are given equal status to religious ones in Greece. | ||
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===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 15]]: The [[Drachma]] is devalued by 15%. | *[[June 15]]: The [[Drachma]] is devalued by 15%. | ||
Revision as of 08:31, July 20, 2007
Events
February
- February 6: The Greek Ministry of Education abolishes the blue aprons that primary school pupils were forced to wear.
- February 17: Civil wedding ceremonies are given equal status to religious ones in Greece.
June
- June 15: The Drachma is devalued by 15%.
- June 29: At the play-off soccer game that takes place in Volos, Olympiakos defeats Panathinaikos with 2-1 and wins the championship. Both teams were ranked first with the same number of points. It was the second title Olympiakos won in this same stadium.
September
- September 9: Anna Verouli wins gold at the European Games of Athens with a javelin throw of 70.02m.
- September 12: The European Athletics championship concludes in Athens. The games were a huge success with four world records being set and a first ever gold medal for Greece: Anna Verouli in the javelin throw.
- September 25: Sofia Sakorafa breaks the women's world record in the javelin with a throw of 74.20m.
October
- October 15: A 5th Century basilica is discovered in Chalkidiki.
- October 24: Dimitrios Beis is elected Mayor of Athens.
November
- November 2: The traffic ring is implemented for the first time in Athens in an effort to combat smog.
December
- December 21: Nikos Nioplias makes his debut with OFI in a match against Apollon Athens
Births
January
- January 31: Elena Paparizou, singer
May
- May 20: Michalis Stamatoyiannis, shot put athlete
September
- September 19: Eleni Daniilidou, tennis player.
Deaths
September
- September 17: Manos Loizos, composer
October
- October 6: Stephanos Stephanopoulos, politician, Prime Minister.