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*[[1993]]: [[Greece]] claims that she lost $2.6 billion on account of the EU embargo against Yugoslavia. | *[[1993]]: [[Greece]] claims that she lost $2.6 billion on account of the EU embargo against Yugoslavia. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1978]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] defeat [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] 2-0 in the final of the [[Greek Football Cup]] thus winning the double for the first time since [[1939]]. | ||
*[[1991]]: FIBA celebrated the basketball jubilee by organizing an international tournament at [[Piraeus|Piraeus']] [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]]. Italy ranked first and Greece second. | *[[1991]]: FIBA celebrated the basketball jubilee by organizing an international tournament at [[Piraeus|Piraeus']] [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]]. Italy ranked first and Greece second. | ||
*[[1996]]: [[Dusan Bajevic]] leaves [[AEK FC|AEK]] to coach [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]. | *[[1996]]: [[Dusan Bajevic]] leaves [[AEK FC|AEK]] to coach [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:15, June 4, 2009
Events
- 1878: Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- 1959: Greece rejected a Soviet note urging that no missile bases be established on Greek soil.
- 1974: Archbishop Makarios III announces his intent to decrease the strength of the Cypriot National Guard and replace the Junta-appointed mainland officers.
- 1977: Greece releases five British plane-spotters imprisoned for spying; they were released after 10 weeks in jail. {BBC)
- 1992: Bavarian Greeks petition their local government to convince the German government not to recognise FYROM as "Macedonia".
- 1993: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with Greece by being known as "Slavic Macedonia"
- 1993: Greece claims that she lost $2.6 billion on account of the EU embargo against Yugoslavia.
Sports
- 1978: AEK defeat PAOK 2-0 in the final of the Greek Football Cup thus winning the double for the first time since 1939.
- 1991: FIBA celebrated the basketball jubilee by organizing an international tournament at Piraeus' Peace and Friendship Stadium. Italy ranked first and Greece second.
- 1996: Dusan Bajevic leaves AEK to coach Olympiakos.
- 2004: The Athens 2004 Olympic Flame started a journey from Ancient Olympia to Athens, during which it visited 26 states and 34 towns on all 5 continents.
- 2008: Panathinaikos BC win their sixth consecutive A1 Division basketball title.
Births
- 470 BC: Socrates, ancient philosopher
- 1929: Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic
- 1936: Kostas Tsimas, politician
- 1981: Giourkas Seitaridis, football player
Deaths
- 2001: Dinos Eliopoulos, actor
- 2007: Sotiris Moustakas, actor