1962
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Events
January
- January 3: The New Philadelphia football ground opens with an AEK Athens - Barcelona friendly match (0-6) in front of 38,000 spectators - among them, the Greek prime minister Constantine Karamanlis and the future king of Spain Juan Carlos. 41 years later, the stadium, arguably the best Greek football ground of its time, was demolished to make way for a new one.
March
- March 28: Takis Loukanidis debuts in a Panathinaikos jersey against AEK. His team win the game at Nea Philadelphia Stadium with two goals by Kostas Toumbelis and one by Mimis Domazos after being down 2-0.
April
- April 5: Former Communist Party of Greece Secretary General, Nikolaos Zachariadis, requests to return to Greece and stand trial. His request is denied.
May
- May 14: Princess Sofia of Greece marries future King Juan Carlos de Borbon of Spain.
June
- June 27: Greek-American Spyros Skouras resigns as head of 20th Century Fox.
- June 27: The Greek Football Cup final between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos is abandoned on account of darkness, in the 10th minute of extra time. Following the announcement, angry spectators invade the pitch resulting in the Greek Football Federation canceling the return match. There will be no Cup winner in 1962.
August
- August 5: Vasilis Syllis breaks the Greek record for the 400m with a 47.70 performance. The record will stand for 8 years.
October
- October 11: Cement firm "Titan" begins operations in Thessaloniki.
- October 28: Giorgos Babaniotis breaks the Greek Hammer throw record with a throw of 60.20m. He becomes the first Greek athlete to break the 60m barrier.
Births
January
- January 24: Argyris Kambouris, basketball player.
February
- February 17: Giorgos Douros, international referee.
July
- July 27: Theodoros Voutyritsas, footballer
November
- November 1: Giorgos Mitsibonas, footballer
Deaths
January
- January 9: Theocletus II, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece
February
- February 19: Dr. Georgios Papanikolaou, inventor of the Pap smear.
April
- April 3: Manolis Kalomiris, music composer
December
- December 16: Dinos Andrianopoulos, footballer