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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
− | *[[January 3]]: | + | *[[January 3]]: The 5-day work week is established for the public sector in [[Greece]]. |
+ | *[[January 16]]: MAT (Greek Riot Squad) Deputy Director, Pantelis Petrou, is assassinated in [[Pangrati]] by the [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]]. | ||
+ | |||
===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 3]]: [[Stelios Manolas]] debuts in the [[Alpha Ethniki]] in the match [[Kastoria FC|Kastoria]] - [[AEK FC|AEK]] 1-1. The AEK defender will end his career 18 years later. | *[[February 3]]: [[Stelios Manolas]] debuts in the [[Alpha Ethniki]] in the match [[Kastoria FC|Kastoria]] - [[AEK FC|AEK]] 1-1. The AEK defender will end his career 18 years later. | ||
+ | ===April=== | ||
+ | *[[April 22]]: Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, visits [[Athens]]. | ||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
+ | *[[May 5]]: [[Constantine Karamanlis]] is elected President of Greece. | ||
*[[May 6]]: [[Nikos Galis]] makes his debut with the [[National Basketball Team|Greek National Basketball Team]] in a game against Sweden (71-79) | *[[May 6]]: [[Nikos Galis]] makes his debut with the [[National Basketball Team|Greek National Basketball Team]] in a game against Sweden (71-79) | ||
− | *[[May 26]]: [[Kastoria FC|Kastoria]] win the [[Greek Soccer Cup]] after beating [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] 5-2 in [[Nea Philadelphia Stadium]] (Tsironis 3, Simaioforidis and Dintsikos) | + | *[[May 8]]: [[George Rallis]] is elected [[New Democracy]] party leader and Prime Minister, replacing [[Constantine Karamanlis]] who was elected President. |
+ | *[[May 26]]: [[Kastoria FC|Kastoria]] win the [[Greek Soccer Cup]] after beating [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] 5-2 in [[Nea Philadelphia Stadium]] (Tsironis 3, [[Lakis Simaioforidis|Simaioforidis]] and [[Yiannis Dintsikos|Dintsikos]]) | ||
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+ | ===June=== | ||
+ | *[[June 3]]: Unidentified bombers destroy mega-stores Klaoudatos and Athene in Athens. | ||
+ | *[[June 9]]: [[Archbishop Iakovos]] receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest honour that the US bestowes on a civilian - from President Jimmy Carter. | ||
+ | *[[June 11]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] participate for the first time in the final phase of a major [[football (soccer)|football]] tournament. They lose 1-0 to Holland in their opening match of [[Euro 1980]], after East German referee Prokop inexplicably awards the Dutch a penalty when forward Naninga charges and injures Greek keeper [[Vasilis Konstantinou]]. | ||
+ | *[[June 14]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] lose to Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the finals of [[Euro 1980]]. [[Nikos Anastopoulos]] is the first Greek ever to score at a final tournament. | ||
+ | *[[June 17]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] draw W. Germany 0-0 in the finals of [[Euro 1980]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===July=== | ||
+ | *[[July 7]]: Unidentified bombers destroy mega-stores Lampropoulos in [[Piraeus]] and Dragonas in Athens. | ||
+ | *[[July 9]]: A powerful earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Almyros]] and the [[Volos]] area, destroying more than 5,000 buildings. | ||
+ | *[[July 22]]: Wrestler [[Stelios Migiakis]] wins gold at the Olympic Games of Moscow. | ||
+ | *[[July 31]]: Turkish diplomat Galip Osman is assassinated along with his daughter in [[Pangrati]], [[Athens]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===August=== | ||
+ | *[[August 9]]: 13 people die in the heatwave that strikes Greece. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===September=== | ||
+ | *[[September 14]]: The Greek Ministry of Education announces the abolition of entrance exams from Primary into Secondary schools. | ||
+ | *[[September 18]]: [[Kleanthis Ierissiotis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[Hammer throw]] with 73.00m. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===October=== | ||
+ | *[[October 15]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] defeat Denmark 1-0 in Copenhagen thanks to a goal by [[Dinos Kouis]]. The man of the match is Greek goalkeeper [[Nikos Sarganis]] who preserves the victory and earns the nickname "phantom" from the Danish press. | ||
+ | *[[October 19]]: Greece returns to the military branch of NATO. | ||
+ | |||
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
+ | *[[November 2]]: An unofficial Greek record is established in the match between [[Aris FC]] and [[OFI FC|OFI]] as the players of the two clubs hit the woodwork a total of 8 times! | ||
*[[November 4]]: The five day work week is established | *[[November 4]]: The five day work week is established | ||
+ | |||
===December=== | ===December=== | ||
*[[December 19]]: Unidentified bombers destroy mega-stores Katrantzos and Mignon in [[Athens]]. | *[[December 19]]: Unidentified bombers destroy mega-stores Katrantzos and Mignon in [[Athens]]. | ||
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*[[January 25]]: [[Stathis Tavlaridis]], footballer | *[[January 25]]: [[Stathis Tavlaridis]], footballer | ||
===February=== | ===February=== | ||
+ | *[[February 3]]: [[Giorgos Doupis]], athlete ([[400m]]) | ||
*[[February 9]]: [[Angelos Charisteas]], footballer | *[[February 9]]: [[Angelos Charisteas]], footballer | ||
+ | *[[February 29]]: [[Michalis Mouroutsos]], Tae Kwon Do athlete | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===April=== | ||
+ | *[[April 9]]: [[Luciano Galletti]], footballer | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===May=== | ||
+ | *[[May 6]]: [[Dimitris Diamantidis]], [[basketball]] player | ||
+ | *[[May 23]]: [[Theofanis Gekas]], footballer | ||
+ | ===June=== | ||
+ | *[[June 3]]: [[Lazaros Papadopoulos (basketball)|Lazaros Papadopoulos]] [[basketball]] player | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===August=== | ||
+ | *[[August 15]]: [[Michael Katsidis]], [[Greek-Australian]] boxer. | ||
+ | *[[August 26]]: [[Manolis Papamakarios]], [[basketball]] player | ||
+ | ===November=== | ||
+ | *[[November 29]]: [[Elias Kasidiaris]], [[Golden Dawn]] spokesman | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
===February=== | ===February=== | ||
− | + | ||
*[[February 8]]: [[Nikos Xylouris]], [[Crete|Cretan]] singer. | *[[February 8]]: [[Nikos Xylouris]], [[Crete|Cretan]] singer. | ||
+ | *[[February 12]]: [[Georgia Vasiliadou]], stage and screen actress | ||
+ | *[[February 24]]: [[Giorgos Andrianopoulos]] football player and [[Piraeus]] mayor. | ||
+ | ===March=== | ||
+ | *[[March 23]]: [[Alekos Livaditis]], actor. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===June=== | ||
+ | *[[June 22]]: [[Mitsos Partsalidis]], communist politician | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===August=== | ||
+ | *[[August 28]]: [[Voula Palla]], singer. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===October=== | ||
+ | *[[October 15]]: [[Apostolos Nikolaidis]], former athlete and president of [[SEGAS]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]. | ||
+ | *[[October 25]]: [[Nasos Botsis]], owner and publisher of [[Apogevmatini]] and [[Acropolis (newspaper)|Acropolis]] newspapers | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===December=== | ||
+ | *[[December 2]]: [[Roza Eskenazi]], [[rebetiko]] singer | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
[[Category:1980]] | [[Category:1980]] |
Latest revision as of 14:30, November 4, 2017
Contents
Events
January
- January 3: The 5-day work week is established for the public sector in Greece.
- January 16: MAT (Greek Riot Squad) Deputy Director, Pantelis Petrou, is assassinated in Pangrati by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November.
February
- February 3: Stelios Manolas debuts in the Alpha Ethniki in the match Kastoria - AEK 1-1. The AEK defender will end his career 18 years later.
April
May
- May 5: Constantine Karamanlis is elected President of Greece.
- May 6: Nikos Galis makes his debut with the Greek National Basketball Team in a game against Sweden (71-79)
- May 8: George Rallis is elected New Democracy party leader and Prime Minister, replacing Constantine Karamanlis who was elected President.
- May 26: Kastoria win the Greek Soccer Cup after beating Iraklis 5-2 in Nea Philadelphia Stadium (Tsironis 3, Simaioforidis and Dintsikos)
June
- June 3: Unidentified bombers destroy mega-stores Klaoudatos and Athene in Athens.
- June 9: Archbishop Iakovos receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest honour that the US bestowes on a civilian - from President Jimmy Carter.
- June 11: Greece participate for the first time in the final phase of a major football tournament. They lose 1-0 to Holland in their opening match of Euro 1980, after East German referee Prokop inexplicably awards the Dutch a penalty when forward Naninga charges and injures Greek keeper Vasilis Konstantinou.
- June 14: Greece lose to Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the finals of Euro 1980. Nikos Anastopoulos is the first Greek ever to score at a final tournament.
- June 17: Greece draw W. Germany 0-0 in the finals of Euro 1980.
July
- July 7: Unidentified bombers destroy mega-stores Lampropoulos in Piraeus and Dragonas in Athens.
- July 9: A powerful earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) strikes Almyros and the Volos area, destroying more than 5,000 buildings.
- July 22: Wrestler Stelios Migiakis wins gold at the Olympic Games of Moscow.
- July 31: Turkish diplomat Galip Osman is assassinated along with his daughter in Pangrati, Athens.
August
- August 9: 13 people die in the heatwave that strikes Greece.
September
- September 14: The Greek Ministry of Education announces the abolition of entrance exams from Primary into Secondary schools.
- September 18: Kleanthis Ierissiotis breaks the Greek record in the Hammer throw with 73.00m.
October
- October 15: Greece defeat Denmark 1-0 in Copenhagen thanks to a goal by Dinos Kouis. The man of the match is Greek goalkeeper Nikos Sarganis who preserves the victory and earns the nickname "phantom" from the Danish press.
- October 19: Greece returns to the military branch of NATO.
November
- November 2: An unofficial Greek record is established in the match between Aris FC and OFI as the players of the two clubs hit the woodwork a total of 8 times!
- November 4: The five day work week is established
December
- December 19: Unidentified bombers destroy mega-stores Katrantzos and Mignon in Athens.
Births
January
- January 25: Stathis Tavlaridis, footballer
February
- February 3: Giorgos Doupis, athlete (400m)
- February 9: Angelos Charisteas, footballer
- February 29: Michalis Mouroutsos, Tae Kwon Do athlete
April
- April 9: Luciano Galletti, footballer
May
- May 6: Dimitris Diamantidis, basketball player
- May 23: Theofanis Gekas, footballer
June
- June 3: Lazaros Papadopoulos basketball player
August
- August 15: Michael Katsidis, Greek-Australian boxer.
- August 26: Manolis Papamakarios, basketball player
November
- November 29: Elias Kasidiaris, Golden Dawn spokesman
Deaths
February
- February 8: Nikos Xylouris, Cretan singer.
- February 12: Georgia Vasiliadou, stage and screen actress
- February 24: Giorgos Andrianopoulos football player and Piraeus mayor.
March
- March 23: Alekos Livaditis, actor.
June
- June 22: Mitsos Partsalidis, communist politician
August
- August 28: Voula Palla, singer.
October
- October 15: Apostolos Nikolaidis, former athlete and president of SEGAS and Panathinaikos.
- October 25: Nasos Botsis, owner and publisher of Apogevmatini and Acropolis newspapers
December
- December 2: Roza Eskenazi, rebetiko singer