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== Events ==
 
== Events ==
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=== January ===
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*[[January 14]]: A passenger train travelling from [[Tripolis]] to [[Kalamata]] derailed in the region of Anemodouri in [[Megalopolis]], [[Arkadia]]. All 13 passengers were in a good state of health. The derailing was most likely caused by the aging of the line, as according to OSE, the train speed did not exceed 28 kph.
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*[[January 22]]: The return of [[Dimitris Avramopoulos]] to [[New Democracy]] was officially announced, after his meeting with [[Kostas Karamanlis]] at the party's central offices.
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=== February ===
 
=== February ===
 
*[[February 22]]: [[Archbishop of Athens|Archbishop]] [[Christodoulos]] calls the [[Annan Plan for Cyprus]] "anti-Greek" and claims it will lead to the de-hellenisation of [[Cyprus]].
 
*[[February 22]]: [[Archbishop of Athens|Archbishop]] [[Christodoulos]] calls the [[Annan Plan for Cyprus]] "anti-Greek" and claims it will lead to the de-hellenisation of [[Cyprus]].
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*[[February 29]]: [[Aris BC|Aris]] defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 73-70 to win the Greek basketball Cup for a record eighth time. The match lasted four hours as the referees demanded that all fans leave the stadium ten minutes from time.
  
 
=== March ===
 
=== March ===
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*[[May 3]]:  [[Nikos Magitsis]] becomes the first Greek to climb Mt. Everest.
 
*[[May 3]]:  [[Nikos Magitsis]] becomes the first Greek to climb Mt. Everest.
 
*[[May 23]]:  [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] put an end to [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 7-year reign in the [[Football A Division|Greek league]] after their 1-0 win over [[Paniliakos FC|Paniliakos]]. The green team, which had already conquered the Greek Cup with a 3-1 win over Olympiakos, completed a memorable domestic double.
 
*[[May 23]]:  [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] put an end to [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 7-year reign in the [[Football A Division|Greek league]] after their 1-0 win over [[Paniliakos FC|Paniliakos]]. The green team, which had already conquered the Greek Cup with a 3-1 win over Olympiakos, completed a memorable domestic double.
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*[[May 26]]: [[Akis Zikos]] becomes the first Greek to play in a Champions' League final. His club, AS Monaco, lose 3-0 to Porto.
  
 
=== June ===
 
=== June ===
 
*[[June 4]]:  The Athens 2004 Olympic Flame started a journey from [[Ancient Olympia]] to [[Athens]], during which it visited 26 states and 34 towns on all 5 continents.
 
*[[June 4]]:  The Athens 2004 Olympic Flame started a journey from [[Ancient Olympia]] to [[Athens]], during which it visited 26 states and 34 towns on all 5 continents.
*[[June 12]]: The Greek [[National Football Team]] spoil hosts' (Portugal) party at [[Euro 2004]] by beating the host team 2-1.
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*[[June 6]]: [[Ilisiakos FC|Ilisiakos]] win the play-off match against [[PAS Giannina FC|PAS Giannina]] with 3-1 and return to [[Football B Division|Division B']] of the Greek Football Championship after a period of 32 years.
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*[[June 12]]: The Greek [[National Football Team]] spoil Portugal's party at [[Euro 2004]] by beating the host team 2-1.
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*[[June 13]]: Sports journalist [[Manolis Mavromatis]] is elected to the European Parliament.
 
*[[June 16]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] draws with Spain 1-1 ([[Angelos Charisteas]]) in their second game for [[Euro 2004]].
 
*[[June 16]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] draws with Spain 1-1 ([[Angelos Charisteas]]) in their second game for [[Euro 2004]].
 
*[[June 20]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] qualify for the knockout stages of [[Euro 2004]] despite losing 2-1 to Russia.
 
*[[June 20]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] qualify for the knockout stages of [[Euro 2004]] despite losing 2-1 to Russia.
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*[[July 1]] - The Greek [[National Football Team]] advances to the [[Euro 2004]] final game after beating the Czech Republic 1-0 (silver goal, overtime).
 
*[[July 1]] - The Greek [[National Football Team]] advances to the [[Euro 2004]] final game after beating the Czech Republic 1-0 (silver goal, overtime).
 
*[[July 4]] - The Greek [[National Football Team]] beats Portugal at the final game of [[Euro 2004]] and is crowned European Champions.
 
*[[July 4]] - The Greek [[National Football Team]] beats Portugal at the final game of [[Euro 2004]] and is crowned European Champions.
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*[[July 7]]: [[Gogo Tsiligiri]] breaks the Greek [[pole vault]] record with a jump of 4.47m
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=== August ===
 
=== August ===
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*[[August 4]]: [[Demis Nikolaidis]] becomes President of [[AEK FC|AEK]] at age 31.
 
*[[August 13]]: The opening Ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games takes place. Weightlifter [[Pyrros Dimas]] is the flag bearer for Greece.
 
*[[August 13]]: The opening Ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games takes place. Weightlifter [[Pyrros Dimas]] is the flag bearer for Greece.
 
*[[August 16]]:  [[Nikos Siranidis]] and [[Thomas Bimis]] win the gold medal, the first for Greece in the Athens Olympic Games, in the 3m platform synchronized diving
 
*[[August 16]]:  [[Nikos Siranidis]] and [[Thomas Bimis]] win the gold medal, the first for Greece in the Athens Olympic Games, in the 3m platform synchronized diving
 
*[[August 21]]: [[Sophia Bekatorou]] and [[Emilia Tsoulfa]] win the gold medal in the double handed dinghy (470) race at the Athens Olympic Games. [[Tasoula Kelesidou]] wins the silver medal (66.68) in discus throw, and 33-year-old [[Pyrros Dimas]], the best ever Greek weightlifter, wins the bronze medal in the 85kgs category with 175+202.5 kgrs saying goodbye to competitions leaving his shoes in front of the barbell. In Nikea, 6.000 fans delaud him interrupting the medal ceremony for 10 minutes.
 
*[[August 21]]: [[Sophia Bekatorou]] and [[Emilia Tsoulfa]] win the gold medal in the double handed dinghy (470) race at the Athens Olympic Games. [[Tasoula Kelesidou]] wins the silver medal (66.68) in discus throw, and 33-year-old [[Pyrros Dimas]], the best ever Greek weightlifter, wins the bronze medal in the 85kgs category with 175+202.5 kgrs saying goodbye to competitions leaving his shoes in front of the barbell. In Nikea, 6.000 fans delaud him interrupting the medal ceremony for 10 minutes.
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*[[August 21]]: [[Chrysopigi Devetzi]] sets a new Greek record in the [[triple jump]] with 15.32m., in the preliminaries.
 
*[[August 22]]: [[Fani Halkia]] sets a new Olympic record in the 400m hurdles semi-finals with 52.77.
 
*[[August 22]]: [[Fani Halkia]] sets a new Olympic record in the 400m hurdles semi-finals with 52.77.
 
*[[August 22]]:  [[Demosthenes Tambakos]] wins the gold medal with 9,862 points in the rings copetition at the Athens Olympic Games
 
*[[August 22]]:  [[Demosthenes Tambakos]] wins the gold medal with 9,862 points in the rings copetition at the Athens Olympic Games
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*[[August 28]]:  [[Elisavet Mystakidou]] wins the silver medal in the 67kgs of taekwondo after losing in the final from Chinese Wei Luo at the Athens Olympic Games.
 
*[[August 28]]:  [[Elisavet Mystakidou]] wins the silver medal in the 67kgs of taekwondo after losing in the final from Chinese Wei Luo at the Athens Olympic Games.
 
*[[August 29]]:  [[Alexandros Nikolaidis]] wins the silver medal in the 80kgs of taekwondo after losing in the final from Korean Sung Moon Dae at the Athens Olympic Games.
 
*[[August 29]]:  [[Alexandros Nikolaidis]] wins the silver medal in the 80kgs of taekwondo after losing in the final from Korean Sung Moon Dae at the Athens Olympic Games.
*[[August 29]]: The closing ceremonies are held for the [[2004 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]]. [[Anna Vissi]], [[Dionisis Savvopoulos]], [[Marinella]] and other top Greek singers give memorable performances.
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*[[August 29]]: The closing ceremonies are held for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. [[Anna Vissi]], [[Dionisis Savvopoulos]], [[Marinella]] and other top Greek singers give memorable performances.
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===September===
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*[[September 11]]: A helicopter crashes into the [[Aegean Sea]] killing 16 persons. Among them were the [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Patriarch of Alexandria]] and three other bishops.
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*[[September 17]]: Imprisoned members of the [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] go on hunger strike to protest the "harsh" conditions of their imprisonment.
  
 
===October===
 
===October===
*[[October 2]]:  [[Costas Douvalidis]] makes the first world record for Greece, in the cadet category, with 13.22 in 110m hurdles at Petralia in [[Skopelos]].
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*[[October 2]]:  [[Costas Douvalidis]] makes the first world record for Greece, in the cadet category, with 13.22 in [[110m hurdles]] at Petralia in [[Skopelos]].
*[[October 6]]: An Athens Appeals Court convicts four members of the Revolutionary People's Struggle (ELA) for terrorist-related crimes.
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*[[October 6]]: An Athens Appeals Court convicts four members of the [[Revolutionary People's Struggle]] (ELA) for terrorist-related crimes.
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*[[October 7]]: A bomb explodes at the Patriarchate of Constantinople damaging the [[church of St George, Istanbul|church of St George]]
 
*[[October 14]]: Two F-16 aircraft of the [[Hellenic Airforce]] crash on [[Pelion]] mountains in thick fog.
 
*[[October 14]]: Two F-16 aircraft of the [[Hellenic Airforce]] crash on [[Pelion]] mountains in thick fog.
  
 
=== November ===
 
=== November ===
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*[[November 17]]: [[Theodoros Zagorakis]] becomes the first Greek football player to earn his 100th cap.
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*[[November 23]]: In the match between [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and Deportivo La Coruna (1-0), [[Predrag Djordjevic]] breaks the record for most CL appearances by a "Greek" player (53) and most goals (nine).
 
*[[November 27]]: The relics of Saint [[Gregory Nazianzenus]] are returned to [[Constantinople]] by the Roman Catholic Church.
 
*[[November 27]]: The relics of Saint [[Gregory Nazianzenus]] are returned to [[Constantinople]] by the Roman Catholic Church.
  
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===April===
 
===April===
 
*[[April 1]]: [[Yiannis Kyrastas]], football player and coach
 
*[[April 1]]: [[Yiannis Kyrastas]], football player and coach
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*[[April 7]]: [[Konstantinos Kallias]], politician
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===June===
 
===June===
 
*[[June 11]]: [[Xenophon Zolotas]], politician
 
*[[June 11]]: [[Xenophon Zolotas]], politician
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===August===
 
===August===
 
*[[August 8]]: [[Dimitris Papamichail]], actor
 
*[[August 8]]: [[Dimitris Papamichail]], actor
 
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===September===
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*[[September 3]]: [[Eleni Zafiriou]], actress
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*[[September 11]]: [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Petros VII]], Patriarch of [[Alexandria]].
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*[[September 23]]: [[Dido Sotiriou]], writer
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:21, June 1, 2020

Events

January

February

March

April

May

  • May 3: Nikos Magitsis becomes the first Greek to climb Mt. Everest.
  • May 23: Panathinaikos put an end to Olympiakos 7-year reign in the Greek league after their 1-0 win over Paniliakos. The green team, which had already conquered the Greek Cup with a 3-1 win over Olympiakos, completed a memorable domestic double.
  • May 26: Akis Zikos becomes the first Greek to play in a Champions' League final. His club, AS Monaco, lose 3-0 to Porto.

June

July

August

September

October

November

Deaths

February

April

June

July

August

September