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*[[August 21]] - Greece's women's [[Water Polo]] team won the World League final by defeating Russia 13-10 at Kirishi, Russia. | *[[August 21]] - Greece's women's [[Water Polo]] team won the World League final by defeating Russia 13-10 at Kirishi, Russia. | ||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
− | *[[September 25]] - Greece beat Germany 78-62 in Belgrade to capture the [[Basketball|European Basketball Championship]] for only the second time in their history. | + | *[[September 25]] - [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] beat Germany 78-62 in Belgrade to capture the [[Basketball|European Basketball Championship]] for only the second time in their history. |
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== |
Revision as of 12:13, February 16, 2006
Contents
Events
February
- February 8: Karolos Papoulias was elected President of the Hellenic Republic. His election received the largest majority ever, with 279 votes in favor.
- February 19: Panathinaikos won the Greek Basketball Cup after achieving a 72-67 victory over Aris at Lindo in Heraklion, Crete. This was the eighth time Panathinaikos won the Basketball Cup, equalling Aris' successes.
August
- August 14 - Helios Airways Flight 522 air disaster
- August 21 - Greece's women's Water Polo team won the World League final by defeating Russia 13-10 at Kirishi, Russia.
September
- September 25 - Greece beat Germany 78-62 in Belgrade to capture the European Basketball Championship for only the second time in their history.
Deaths
August
- August 13: Giorgos Zografos, singer and actor
- August 16: Viki Moscholiou, music performer
- August 27: Giorgos Mouzakis, music composer
September
- September 1: Thanos Livaditis, actor and scriptwriter
October
- October 31: Thanasis Giannousis, politician, Thessaloniki mayor
- October 31: Dionysis Livanos, politician, Minister of Tourism and EU Parliamentarian
November
- November 29: Kostas Tsimas, politician
December
- December 21: Takis Binis, rebetiko singer