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*[[February 14]]: [[Irene Kokkinariou]], athlete ([[3000m steeplechase]]) | *[[February 14]]: [[Irene Kokkinariou]], athlete ([[3000m steeplechase]]) | ||
*[[February 22]]: [[Dimitris Binazis]], singer | *[[February 22]]: [[Dimitris Binazis]], singer | ||
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| + | *[[March 3]]: [[Stella Papadopoulou]], athlete ([[hammer throw]]) | ||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
Revision as of 06:57, June 13, 2009
Events
January
- January 18: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes off the coast of Thasos.
- January 20: The first Greek test-tube baby - Christina Iordanidou - is born.
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.
- February 27: PM Andreas Papandreou visits Cyprus.
March
- March 31: Composer Vangelis Papathanasiou is awarded the Oscar for the score of "Chariots of Fire".
April
- April 30: The National Resistance of 1941-1944 is officially recognised by the Greek state. Many of those who took part are awarded medals and even pensions.
June
- June 1: Greece assumes the Presidency of the European Union.
- 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 12: Dimitris Tsiamis, athlete (triple jump)
- January 31: Elena Paparizou, singer
February
- February 12: Louis Tsatoumas, athlete (long jump)
- February 14: Irene Kokkinariou, athlete (3000m steeplechase)
- February 22: Dimitris Binazis, singer
March
- March 3: Stella Papadopoulou, athlete (hammer throw)
May
- May 14: Sarbel, singer
- May 20: Michalis Stamatoyiannis, shot put athlete
September
- September 19: Eleni Daniilidou, tennis player.
Deaths
January
- January 22: Pantelis Zervos, actor
May
- May 14: Despina Achladiotou, Greek folk heroine better known as "the Lady of Ro"
July
- July 23: Giorgos Gavriilidis, actor
September
- September 17: Manos Loizos, composer
October
- October 6: Stephanos Stephanopoulos, politician, Prime Minister.