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*[[January 14]]: [[Kostas Iosifidis]], footballer | *[[January 14]]: [[Kostas Iosifidis]], footballer | ||
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*[[March 17]]: [[Nikos Xydakis]], composer. | *[[March 17]]: [[Nikos Xydakis]], composer. | ||
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*[[June 6]]: [[Andreas Mikroutsikos]], singer/songwriter | *[[June 6]]: [[Andreas Mikroutsikos]], singer/songwriter | ||
Revision as of 09:02, August 9, 2008
Contents
Events
January
February
- February 18: The Greek Parliament approves the country's entry into NATO
March
- March 1: Nikos Beloyiannis is sentenced to death by a military tribunal.
- March 30: Communist official Nikos Beloyiannis and three companions are executed at Goudi despite the public outcry.
April
- April 2: Maria Callas debuts in La Scala, Milan.
- April 27: the Cypriot National Assembly ratifies the union of Greece and Cyprus.
May
- May 8: Pro-Enosis demonstrations take place in Athens.
- May 15: The School of Dentristry is established at the University of Athens, despite the objections of the Medical School professors.
- May 28: The Greek Parliament votes to grant women equal political rights.
June
July
- July 3: Denmark defeat Greece 2-1 in Tampere, Finland. The man of the match was goalkeeper, Nikos Pentzaropoulos, who played the game of his life to keep the score close.
August
- August 1: The Battleship Georgios Averof is decommissioned.
- August 7: Greek forces take Hill 167 near the Imjin River during the Korean War.
October
- October 21: Speaking at a meeting of the Communist Party of the USSR, Nikolaos Zachariadis proclaims that "Papagos and Plastiras are no different. All dogs are the same".
November
- November 7: An outpouring of support for Alexandros Papagos is shown at a public rally, as the Greeks turn to his Greek Rally party
- November 16: The Greek Rally Party of Field Marshall Alexandros Papagos triumphs in the general elections, winning nearly 80% of the seats in the Hellenic Parliament.
- November 19: Alexandros Papagos is sworn in as Prime Minister after winning elections with his Greek Rally political party.
- November 20: The house of writer Alexandros Papadiamantis in Skiathos becomes a museum.
December
- December 21: Eleni Skoura is appointed by the Greek Rally party of Alexandros Papagos to stand in the January 1953 repeat elections. She will become the first woman MP in Greek history.
Births
January
- January 14: Kostas Iosifidis, footballer
March
- March 16: Apostolos Kathiniotis, athlete (long jump, triple jump)
- March 17: Nikos Xydakis, composer.
June
- June 6: Andreas Mikroutsikos, singer/songwriter
- June 16: Giorgos Papandreou, PASOK chairman
- June 27: Stefanos Tamvakis, President of the SAE.
October
- October 8: Takis Koroneos, basketball player
- October 25: Yiannis Kyrastas, football player and coach
November
- November 5: Oleg Blokhin, coach of various Greek football clubs.
- November 14: Dimitra Galani, singer
Unknown
- Maria Damanaki, politician
Deaths
February
- February 27: Theodoros Pangalos, general, dictator
March
- March 30: Nikos Beloyiannis, Communist official
October
- October 17: Philippos Kourantis, footballer
November
- November 6: Yiannis Andrianopoulos, Olympiakos footballer and coach
