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*[[May 17]]: PM [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]] addresses a joint session of the US Congress - the first [[Greeks|Greek]] leader to ever do so. | *[[May 17]]: PM [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]] addresses a joint session of the US Congress - the first [[Greeks|Greek]] leader to ever do so. | ||
*[[May 27]]: Iran seizes two Greek tankers in the Persian Gulf. | *[[May 27]]: Iran seizes two Greek tankers in the Persian Gulf. | ||
| + | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 16]]: A Ukrainian Antonov jet, loaded with weapons, crashes outside [[Palaiochori (Kavala)|Palaiochori]], [[Kavala prefecture]].. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 17:31, July 23, 2022
Contents
Events
January
- January 11: A strong earthquake, measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale, rattles Cyprus.
- January 19: Greece receives the first six Rafale fighter jets from France.
- January 24: Snowstorm Elpida sweeps across much of Greece leaving many motorists stranded.
February
- February 18: 280 passengers and crew members are rescued from the ferry boat "Euroferry Olympia" which went up in flames just off the coast of Kerkyra.
- February 24: Isreali president Yitzhak Herzog visits Greece and has talks with his Greek counterpart Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
March
- March 13: PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul, in a relaxed atmosphere.
- March 18: Greek long jumper Miltos Tentoglou wins gold at the indoor world championships in Belgrade. His 8.55m jump is a new Greek indoor record.
April
- April 22: Standard & Poor’s upgrades Greece’s credit rating from ‘BB’ to ‘BB+’ with a positive outlook.
May
- May 16: PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Washington and meets with US President Joe Biden.
- May 17: PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses a joint session of the US Congress - the first Greek leader to ever do so.
- May 27: Iran seizes two Greek tankers in the Persian Gulf.
July
- July 16: A Ukrainian Antonov jet, loaded with weapons, crashes outside Palaiochori, Kavala prefecture..
Deaths
January
- January 4: Stelios Serafeidis, footballer
- January 4: Andreas Michalopoulos, footballer
February
- February 3: Christos Sartzetakis, former president of Greece.
- February 16: Vasilis Botinos, footballer
- February 25: Dimitris Tsovolas, politician, cabinet minister
March
- March 8: Nikos Sideris, footballer
- March 29: Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki, singer
April
- April 25: Kostas Karapatis, footballer
May
- May 1: Ivica Osim, former coach of Panathinaikos FC.
- May 17: Vangelis Papathanasiou, musician and composer
June
- June 10: Billy Bingham, football coach who worked for PAOK and the National Football Team of Greece.
