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*[[1972]]: [[Kyriakos Onesiphorou]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m]] with 46.6.
 
*[[1972]]: [[Kyriakos Onesiphorou]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m]] with 46.6.
 
*[[1992]]: [[Voula Patoulidou]] wins gold in the women's [[100m hurdles]] at the Barcelona Olympic Games. Her comment after the race is: "For [[Greece]], damn it!"
 
*[[1992]]: [[Voula Patoulidou]] wins gold in the women's [[100m hurdles]] at the Barcelona Olympic Games. Her comment after the race is: "For [[Greece]], damn it!"
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*[[1997]]: Greece win the 37th [[CISM]] [[football (soccer)|football]] championship, defeating Italy 1-0 in the final game (55' [[Nikos Lyberopoulos|Lyberopoulos]] pen).
  
 
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==Births==

Revision as of 13:10, July 19, 2011

Events

  • 1961: Maria Callas performs in the ancient theatre of Epidaurus in the role of Medea.
  • 1964: The Cypriot National Guard attacks the Turkish-Cypriot village of Kokkina after reports that men and weapons were being smuggled there.
  • 1976: Turkish ship "Sismik" violates Greek territorial waters.
  • 1974: Despite the ceasefire in effect, Turkish troops assault and take Lapithos and Karavas.
  • 1983: A powerful earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes Lemnos and the surrounding area.

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