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Events
January
- January 31: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece purges Antonis Brillakis and Babis Drakopoulos.
February
- February 18: The Junta's Minister of the Interior, Stylianos Pattakos, rules out the possibility of municipal elections in the near future.
May
- May 30: The first Greek policewomen go on duty.
June
- June 6: Alekos Panagoulis escapes from Bogiati prison.
- June 27: Michail Stasinopoulos is forced by the Junta to resign his position as President of the Council of the State. After the restoration of democracy, Stasinopoulos will serve as President of Greece.
October
- October 15 - The Greek television covers for the first time a football match held in Greece. The National Football Team beat Switzerland 4-1 for the World Cup qualifying round. Giorgos Koudas, Vasilis Botinos (2) and Giorgos Sideris score the goals.
December
- December 5: A pacemaker is implanted for the first time in a heart patient in Greece.
- December 8: An Olympic Airways Douglas DC-6 crashes near Keratea, Athens. All 90 passengers and crew (85 passengers and 5 crew members) perish.
- December 21: OFI defeat PAOK 3-1 for the Greek soccer league. All 4 goals are scored with headers
Births
January
- January 4: Kostas Frantzeskos, footballer.
February
- February 11: Jennifer Aniston, Greek-American actress.
March
- March 16: Angelos Koronios, basketball player
July
- July 13: Kakhi Kakhiasvili, weightlifter
- July 22: Despina Vandi, singer
October
- October 29: Giorgos Donis, football player and coach.
Deaths
March
- March 15: Yiannis Pasalidis, politician