February 18

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Events

  • 1952: The Greek Parliament approves the country's entry into NATO.
  • 1969: The Junta's Minister of the Interior, Stylianos Pattakos, rules out the possibility of municipal elections in the near future.
  • 1973: Archbishop Makarios III is proclaimed President of Cyprus for a third term as there were no other candidates for the post.

Sports

  • 1947: Anton Christoforidis fights his last bout against Anton Raadik. He loses by unanimous decision.
  • 1948: The CISM is founded by member states Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Danemark and France in Nice, France. Greece will become member on March 8, 1950.

Births

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