Difference between revisions of "1997"

Revision as of 16:19, January 16, 2007

May 1: The birth of Phantis
May 25: Shipowner Costas Peratikos is killed in Piraeus by the Revolutionary Organisation 17 November.
May 25: Aris Salonica are relegated to the Second Division for the first time in their history.

September 5: Athens is awarded the 2004 Summer Olympics.
September 30: PAOK eliminate Arsenal after a 1-1 draw in Highbury (first match 1-0 to PAOK).

October 7: ENIC acquires ownership of AEK FC.
October 20: Dimitris Saravakos plays his last game for Panathinaikos: a 4-1 victory over Athinaikos FC.
October 25: Patra is ravaged by torrential rains and floods.

November 18: The Hellenic Parliament approves the "Kapodistrias" law relating to municipalities and communities reforms.

December 17: A Russian-built Yakovlev 42, belonging to Ukraine's Aerosweet airlines, crashed on Pieria mountains after losing its orientation and contact with ground control. All 70 people on board died. The destination of the airplane was Thessaloniki, Macedonia Airport.
December 20: A Hellenic Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane crashes while taking part in a search for a missing Ukrainian airliner that crashed three days earlier. All five crew members of the C-130 died.

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 ===January===
 *[[January 18]]: [[Paul Tsongas]], [[Greek-American]] politician.
+===April===
+*[[April 30]]: [[Georgios Plytas]], politician, Mayor of [[Athens]]
 ===June===
 *[[June 1]]: [[George Livanos]], shipowner.