1982

Events

January

• January 18: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes off the coast ofThasos.
• 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)

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.