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*[[1954]]: [[Antonis Benakis]], art collector | *[[1954]]: [[Antonis Benakis]], art collector | ||
*[[1957]]: [[Stefanos Sarafis]], commander of [[ELAS]] during the Axis occupation. | *[[1957]]: [[Stefanos Sarafis]], commander of [[ELAS]] during the Axis occupation. | ||
| + | *[[1981]]: [[Gyula Lorant]], football coach | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 09:44, January 8, 2008
Contents
Events
- 1915: Eleftherios Venizelos' Liberal Party wins 185 parliamentary seats (out of 316) in the national elections.
- 1924: Nikolaos Plastiras and Stylianos Gonatas are promoted to the rank of Lt. General for their role in bringing down the Laiko Komma government after the Asia Minor Disaster
- 1957: Former ELAS commander Stefanos Sarafis is killed by a car driven by a US NCO. EDA calls it premeditated murder.
- 1987: The first private radio station Athena 9,84 FM began broadcasting.
Sports
- 1981: PAOK coach Gyula Lorant suffers a heart attack during a football match.
- 1995: Aris Vovos with his co-driver Kostas Stefanis win the 42nd Acropolis Rally with a Lancia Delta HF Integrale. It is the first time in the last 40 years that a Greek crew wins the Acropolis Rally after Johnny Pesmatzoglou in 1955 with an Opel Kapitan
- 1998: Greece U21 rank 2nd after losing to Spain 1-0 in the final of European Football Championship.
Births
- 1942: Minos Kyriakou, businessman
- 1954: Thomas Mavros, footballer
- 1975: Yiasemakis Yiasemi, footballer
Deaths
- 1954: Antonis Benakis, art collector
- 1957: Stefanos Sarafis, commander of ELAS during the Axis occupation.
- 1981: Gyula Lorant, football coach
