1978
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Events
May
- May 17: AEK humble Olympiakos 6-1 in the semifinal of the Greek Football Cup. Thomas Mavros scores 3 goals, Dusan Bajevic, Tasos Konstantinou and Takis Nikoloudis the other 3.
June
- June 20: A powerful earthquake (6.5 on Richter scale) strikes Thessaloniki; 35 people are dead in collapse of building at Nicephorus Phocas Street.
October
- October 11: Greece trounce Finland 8-1 in a Euro 1980 qualifier as Thomas Mavros scores 3, Takis Nikoloudis and Giorgos Delikaris 2 each and Mike Galakos one.
December
- December 22: By law, the "sea flag" (nine stripes with a white cross on the upper-left quadrant) is established as the one and only flag of the Greek nation.
Births
February
- February 19: Michalis Konstantinou, footballer.
April
- April 23: Kofi Amponsah, footballer.
November
- November 5: Michalis Hadjiyiannis, singer.
Deaths
December
- December 19: Kostas Pretenteris, journalist/writer of theatrical works.