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*[[2002]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] defeat Kinder Bologna 89-83 to win their third Euroleague title. | *[[2002]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] defeat Kinder Bologna 89-83 to win their third Euroleague title. | ||
| − | *[[2007]]: [[AE Larisa FC|Larissa]] beat [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] 2-1 in the Greek Cup final, winning | + | *[[2007]]: [[AE Larisa FC|Larissa]] beat [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] 2-1 in the Greek Cup final, winning their first [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] since [[1986]]. |
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 13:28, May 5, 2010
Events
- 1960: Sophoklis Venizelos calls for the legalisation of the Communist Party of Greece.
- 1980: Constantine Karamanlis is elected President of Greece.
- 1995: For the first time in 22 years, inflation falls below the 10% mark in Greece.
- 2010: Greece is paralysed by a general strike as workers protest the austerity measures proposed by PM Papandreou to combat the national debt. Three persons are killed as the protesters turn violent and burn buildings.
Sports
- 2002: Panathinaikos defeat Kinder Bologna 89-83 to win their third Euroleague title.
- 2007: Larissa beat Panathinaikos 2-1 in the Greek Cup final, winning their first Greek Cup since 1986.
Births
- 1919: George Papadopoulos, head of the Junta that seized power in 1967.
Deaths
- 1863: Christoforos Perraivos, Greek War of Independence fighter
- 1965: Nikos Gounaris, Elafro singer.