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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
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===April=== | ===April=== | ||
+ | *[[April 20]]: [[Queen Frederika]] visits England where she will become the target of demonstrators. | ||
*[[April 21]]: MP [[Gregoris Lambrakis]] marches alone in the [[Marathon]] to [[Athens]] peace rally that was banned by the police. | *[[April 21]]: MP [[Gregoris Lambrakis]] marches alone in the [[Marathon]] to [[Athens]] peace rally that was banned by the police. | ||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 8]]: St. Sevastopoulos breaks the 2m mark for a new Greek record in the [[high jump]]. | *[[May 8]]: St. Sevastopoulos breaks the 2m mark for a new Greek record in the [[high jump]]. | ||
+ | *[[May 17]]: [[Stjepan Bobek]] takes over as coach of [[Panathinaikos FC]]. | ||
+ | *[[May 18]]: French President, Charles De Gaulle, visits Greece and speaks in the [[Hellenic Parliament]]. | ||
*[[May 22]]: MP [[Grigoris Lambrakis]] is run down by a delivery truck driven by two right-wing extremists (Emmanouil Emmanouilidis and Spyros Gotzamanis) after delivering the keynote speech at a pacifist meeting in [[Thessaloniki]]. He will die five days later. | *[[May 22]]: MP [[Grigoris Lambrakis]] is run down by a delivery truck driven by two right-wing extremists (Emmanouil Emmanouilidis and Spyros Gotzamanis) after delivering the keynote speech at a pacifist meeting in [[Thessaloniki]]. He will die five days later. | ||
− | *[[May 27]]: | + | *[[May 27]]: [[Grigoris Lambrakis]], a leftist politician, succumbs to his injuries of [[May 22]]. |
+ | *[[May 28]]: Hundreds of thousands attend the funeral of murdered MP [[Grigoris Lambrakis]]. | ||
===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 2]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] defeat [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] 5-0 for the Greek League. All five goals are scored by [[Kostas Nestoridis]]. | *[[June 2]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] defeat [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] 5-0 for the Greek League. All five goals are scored by [[Kostas Nestoridis]]. | ||
− | *[[June 11]]: [[Constantine Karamanlis]] | + | *[[June 11]]: [[Constantine Karamanlis]] resigns the premiership after a disagreement with King [[Paul of Greece]] |
*[[June 16]]: King [[Paul of Greece]] appoints [[Panagiotis Pipinelis]] as Prime Minster following [[Constantine Karamanlis|Constantine Karamanlis']] resignation | *[[June 16]]: King [[Paul of Greece]] appoints [[Panagiotis Pipinelis]] as Prime Minster following [[Constantine Karamanlis|Constantine Karamanlis']] resignation | ||
*[[June 23]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] celebrate their first post-[[World War II]] championship as they draw 3-3 with [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] in a playoff game. [[Mimis Papaioannou]] (2) and [[Kostas Nestoridis]] score for the champions (the latter directly from a corner kick). | *[[June 23]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] celebrate their first post-[[World War II]] championship as they draw 3-3 with [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] in a playoff game. [[Mimis Papaioannou]] (2) and [[Kostas Nestoridis]] score for the champions (the latter directly from a corner kick). | ||
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===July=== | ===July=== | ||
*[[July 1]]: [[Aristotle Onassis]] acquires [[Skorpios island]] off the coast of [[Lefkada]]. | *[[July 1]]: [[Aristotle Onassis]] acquires [[Skorpios island]] off the coast of [[Lefkada]]. | ||
+ | *[[July 9]]: [[King Paul]] and [[Queen Frederika]] visit England where they are greeted by mass demonstrations. | ||
+ | *[[July 12]]: [[King Paul]] and [[Queen Frederika]] return from England where they were the target of mass demonstrations. | ||
+ | *[[July 25]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] footballer, [[Panikos Shailos]], is killed in an automobile accident in [[Athens]]. His passenger, team mate [[Kostas Linoxylakis]], survives. | ||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
*[[September 18]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat Levski Sofia 1-0 in Istanbul and are crowned Champions of the Balkans. Centre back [[Mimis Stefanakos]] headed home the winning goal in the 87th minute. | *[[September 18]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat Levski Sofia 1-0 in Istanbul and are crowned Champions of the Balkans. Centre back [[Mimis Stefanakos]] headed home the winning goal in the 87th minute. | ||
+ | *[[September 18]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] play their first match in Europe - a 7-2 loss to AS Monaco (78' [[Kostas Nestoridis|Nestoridis]], 80' [[Fanis Tasinos|Tasinos]]). | ||
*[[September 29]]: [[Stylianos Mavromichalis]] forms a caretaker government. | *[[September 29]]: [[Stylianos Mavromichalis]] forms a caretaker government. | ||
+ | *[[September 29]]: In a memorable [[football (soccer)|football]] game, [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[AEK FC|AEK]] 5-4 after trailing 0-2 and 1-3. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===October=== | ||
+ | *[[October 20]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat Zaglebie Sosnowiec of Poland 2-0 in Vienna for the Cupwinners' Cup and become the first club from Greece to advance to the next round of a European Cup. | ||
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
− | *[[November 3]]: [[Georgios Papandreou]]'s political party, [[Center Union]], emerges the winner in the national elections held | + | *[[November 3]]: [[Georgios Papandreou]]'s political party, [[Center Union]], emerges the winner in the national elections held and forms a minority government with 42.2% of the votes. |
*[[November 13]]: [[APOEL FC]] set a negative European record as they lose to Sporting Lisbon 16-1 in the first leg of the second round of the Cup Winners' Cup. | *[[November 13]]: [[APOEL FC]] set a negative European record as they lose to Sporting Lisbon 16-1 in the first leg of the second round of the Cup Winners' Cup. | ||
+ | *[[November 25]]: [[Queen Frederica]] attends the funeral of US President John F. Kennedy on behalf of Greece. | ||
*[[November 27]]: The players of [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] walk off the pitch when the Bulgarian referee denies them an obvious penalty against [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]. Olympiakos are awarded the match 2-0 (forfeit). | *[[November 27]]: The players of [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] walk off the pitch when the Bulgarian referee denies them an obvious penalty against [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]. Olympiakos are awarded the match 2-0 (forfeit). | ||
+ | *[[November 27]]: [[Cyprus National Football Team|Cyprus]] defeat [[National Football Team|Greece]] 3-1 in the first game ever played between the two teams. [[Mimis Papaioannou]] debuts with Greece. | ||
*[[November 30]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] proposes 13 amendments to the constitution of [[Cyprus]]. | *[[November 30]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] proposes 13 amendments to the constitution of [[Cyprus]]. | ||
===December=== | ===December=== | ||
− | *[[December 3]] : Prime Minister [[Georgios Papandreou]] announces the government's plan to distribute free books to all elementary and | + | *[[December 3]] : Prime Minister [[Georgios Papandreou]] announces the government's plan to distribute free books to all elementary and high school students. |
+ | *[[December 7]]: Aristides Pangratidis is arrested for attemped rape of a minor. He will later be convicted as the serial killer "the ogre of Seikh Sou" and sentenced to death. | ||
*[[December 9]]: [[Constantine Karamanlis]] resigns from the leadership of his party, [[National Radical Union]] (ERE), and leaves for an 11 year self-imposed exile to Paris, France. | *[[December 9]]: [[Constantine Karamanlis]] resigns from the leadership of his party, [[National Radical Union]] (ERE), and leaves for an 11 year self-imposed exile to Paris, France. | ||
+ | *[[December 9]]: Athenian high society is shaken up by the murder of heiress Ioulia Syreggela by her Iranian lover Reza Abbaz Mirtolooi. | ||
*[[December 10]]: The Nobel for Literature is awarded for the first time to a Greek; to [[George Seferis]]. In his award speech the poet is quoted as saying: "I belong to a small country. Our place is small but it has a huge tradition... The [[Greek language]] has never stopped being spoken..." | *[[December 10]]: The Nobel for Literature is awarded for the first time to a Greek; to [[George Seferis]]. In his award speech the poet is quoted as saying: "I belong to a small country. Our place is small but it has a huge tradition... The [[Greek language]] has never stopped being spoken..." | ||
*[[December 21]]: The [[Cyprus]] crisis of 1963-1964 begins with a firefight in [[Nicosia]] that leaves one Greek Cypriot policeman and two Turkish Cypriot civilians dead. | *[[December 21]]: The [[Cyprus]] crisis of 1963-1964 begins with a firefight in [[Nicosia]] that leaves one Greek Cypriot policeman and two Turkish Cypriot civilians dead. | ||
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===April=== | ===April=== | ||
+ | *[[April 21]]: [[Thanasis Dimopoulos]], footballer | ||
*[[April 24]]: [[Lajos Detari]], footballer | *[[April 24]]: [[Lajos Detari]], footballer | ||
+ | |||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 12]]: [[Panagiotis Fasoulas]], [[basketball]] player | *[[May 12]]: [[Panagiotis Fasoulas]], [[basketball]] player | ||
===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 14]]: [[Toni Savevski]], football player and coach | *[[June 14]]: [[Toni Savevski]], football player and coach | ||
− | *[[June 25]]: [[George Michael]], | + | *[[June 15]]: [[Daniil Papadopoulos]], footballer |
+ | *[[June 25]]: [[George Michael]], Cypriot-British singer | ||
+ | |||
===August=== | ===August=== | ||
+ | *[[August 10]]: [[Giorgos Plitsis]], footballer | ||
*[[August 13]]: [[Jozef Wandzik]], footballer | *[[August 13]]: [[Jozef Wandzik]], footballer | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===September=== | ||
+ | *[[September 23]]: [[Alex Proyas]], [[Greek-Australian]] producer and director | ||
+ | |||
===October=== | ===October=== | ||
*[[October 18]]: [[Jimmy Patikas]], [[Greek-Australian]] footballer | *[[October 18]]: [[Jimmy Patikas]], [[Greek-Australian]] footballer | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
+ | ===January=== | ||
+ | *[[January 11]]: [[Giorgos Fotinos]], footballer | ||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 27]]: [[Grigoris Lambrakis]], politician | *[[May 27]]: [[Grigoris Lambrakis]], politician | ||
+ | ===July=== | ||
+ | *[[July 25]]: [[Panikos Shailos]], footballer | ||
+ | |||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
[[Category:1963]] | [[Category:1963]] |
Latest revision as of 17:41, July 21, 2019
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Gregoris Lambrakis' funeral. May 28, 1963.
Contents
Events
January
- January 13: A mudslide kills 13 persons in Mikro Chorio, Evritania prefecture.
- January 24: Crown Prince Constantine of Greece and Princess Anna Maria of Denmark get engaged.
February
- February 5: Vassilis Georgiou begins his career as a sportscaster (Panathinaikos - Asteras 2-1 at Leoforos)
- February 21: The ERE government puts forward proposals to amend the Greek constitution by expanding the power of the executive branch of government.
March
- March 1: A fixed fine is established for Members of the Greek Parliament who miss a session without a valid excuse.
April
- April 20: Queen Frederika visits England where she will become the target of demonstrators.
- April 21: MP Gregoris Lambrakis marches alone in the Marathon to Athens peace rally that was banned by the police.
May
- May 8: St. Sevastopoulos breaks the 2m mark for a new Greek record in the high jump.
- May 17: Stjepan Bobek takes over as coach of Panathinaikos FC.
- May 18: French President, Charles De Gaulle, visits Greece and speaks in the Hellenic Parliament.
- May 22: MP Grigoris Lambrakis is run down by a delivery truck driven by two right-wing extremists (Emmanouil Emmanouilidis and Spyros Gotzamanis) after delivering the keynote speech at a pacifist meeting in Thessaloniki. He will die five days later.
- May 27: Grigoris Lambrakis, a leftist politician, succumbs to his injuries of May 22.
- May 28: Hundreds of thousands attend the funeral of murdered MP Grigoris Lambrakis.
June
- June 2: AEK defeat Iraklis 5-0 for the Greek League. All five goals are scored by Kostas Nestoridis.
- June 11: Constantine Karamanlis resigns the premiership after a disagreement with King Paul of Greece
- June 16: King Paul of Greece appoints Panagiotis Pipinelis as Prime Minster following Constantine Karamanlis' resignation
- June 23: AEK celebrate their first post-World War II championship as they draw 3-3 with Panathinaikos in a playoff game. Mimis Papaioannou (2) and Kostas Nestoridis score for the champions (the latter directly from a corner kick).
July
- July 1: Aristotle Onassis acquires Skorpios island off the coast of Lefkada.
- July 9: King Paul and Queen Frederika visit England where they are greeted by mass demonstrations.
- July 12: King Paul and Queen Frederika return from England where they were the target of mass demonstrations.
- July 25: Panathinaikos footballer, Panikos Shailos, is killed in an automobile accident in Athens. His passenger, team mate Kostas Linoxylakis, survives.
September
- September 18: Olympiakos defeat Levski Sofia 1-0 in Istanbul and are crowned Champions of the Balkans. Centre back Mimis Stefanakos headed home the winning goal in the 87th minute.
- September 18: AEK play their first match in Europe - a 7-2 loss to AS Monaco (78' Nestoridis, 80' Tasinos).
- September 29: Stylianos Mavromichalis forms a caretaker government.
- September 29: In a memorable football game, Panathinaikos defeat AEK 5-4 after trailing 0-2 and 1-3.
October
- October 20: Olympiakos defeat Zaglebie Sosnowiec of Poland 2-0 in Vienna for the Cupwinners' Cup and become the first club from Greece to advance to the next round of a European Cup.
November
- November 3: Georgios Papandreou's political party, Center Union, emerges the winner in the national elections held and forms a minority government with 42.2% of the votes.
- November 13: APOEL FC set a negative European record as they lose to Sporting Lisbon 16-1 in the first leg of the second round of the Cup Winners' Cup.
- November 25: Queen Frederica attends the funeral of US President John F. Kennedy on behalf of Greece.
- November 27: The players of PAOK walk off the pitch when the Bulgarian referee denies them an obvious penalty against Olympiakos. Olympiakos are awarded the match 2-0 (forfeit).
- November 27: Cyprus defeat Greece 3-1 in the first game ever played between the two teams. Mimis Papaioannou debuts with Greece.
- November 30: Archbishop Makarios III proposes 13 amendments to the constitution of Cyprus.
December
- December 3 : Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou announces the government's plan to distribute free books to all elementary and high school students.
- December 7: Aristides Pangratidis is arrested for attemped rape of a minor. He will later be convicted as the serial killer "the ogre of Seikh Sou" and sentenced to death.
- December 9: Constantine Karamanlis resigns from the leadership of his party, National Radical Union (ERE), and leaves for an 11 year self-imposed exile to Paris, France.
- December 9: Athenian high society is shaken up by the murder of heiress Ioulia Syreggela by her Iranian lover Reza Abbaz Mirtolooi.
- December 10: The Nobel for Literature is awarded for the first time to a Greek; to George Seferis. In his award speech the poet is quoted as saying: "I belong to a small country. Our place is small but it has a huge tradition... The Greek language has never stopped being spoken..."
- December 21: The Cyprus crisis of 1963-1964 begins with a firefight in Nicosia that leaves one Greek Cypriot policeman and two Turkish Cypriot civilians dead.
- December 27: Student rallies take place in Athens and Thessaloniki in favor of a union between Greece and Cyprus.
- December 30: Banker Ioannis Paraskevopoulos forms a caretaker government as elections are proclaimed for February 1964.
- December 30: The Green Line, separating the Greek and Turkish sectors of Lefkosia, is agreed upon by the two communities.
Births
March
- March 3: Sophia Aliberti, actress
- March 8: Juan Gilberto Funes, played for Olympiakos in the late 1980s.
April
- April 21: Thanasis Dimopoulos, footballer
- April 24: Lajos Detari, footballer
May
- May 12: Panagiotis Fasoulas, basketball player
June
- June 14: Toni Savevski, football player and coach
- June 15: Daniil Papadopoulos, footballer
- June 25: George Michael, Cypriot-British singer
August
- August 10: Giorgos Plitsis, footballer
- August 13: Jozef Wandzik, footballer
September
- September 23: Alex Proyas, Greek-Australian producer and director
October
- October 18: Jimmy Patikas, Greek-Australian footballer
- October 20: Nikos Tsiantakis, footballer
December
- December 31: Petros Filippidis, actor.
Deaths
January
- January 11: Giorgos Fotinos, footballer
May
- May 27: Grigoris Lambrakis, politician
July
- July 25: Panikos Shailos, footballer