November 12, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
Vardis I. Vardinogiannis, Greek tycoon and shipping magnate, passed away at the age of 91. His family issued a statement on Tuesday morning saying “With profound sadness, the family of Vardis I. Vardinogiannis announces that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today.” He was the chairman and controlling shareholder …
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July 27, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
Matthew Josafat, one of Greece’s most renowned psychiatrists, has died at the age of 85. He had suffered health problems for several years. Josafat twas founder and president of the Greek Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He dared break taboos, dismantled the “Holy Greek Family” and point out to …
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January 16, 2022
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
One of Greece’s most important contemporaneity painters, Alekos Fasianos, passed away at the age of 86 early Sunday evening. He died in his home, surrounded by his wife and their two children. In the last years he was suffering from health problems. The emblematic painter sealed with his works a …
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July 19, 2021
Arts, Culture
Legendary singer Tolis Voskopoulos passes away at the age of 81 in an Athens hospital on Monday morning. He was one of the most popular modern Greek singers and composers. He also starred in many films and performed in theater plays. His fans called his “The Prince.” One of Voskopoulos’ …
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September 10, 2020
Very Mix
Greek-South African veteran lawyer George Bizos who defended Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists passed away at 92 in Johannesburg on Wednesday. He was noted for representing Nelson Mandela during the Rivonia Trial. He instructed Mandela to add the qualification “if needs be” to his trial address, which is credited …
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August 11, 2020
Arts, Culture
Enfant terrible of Greek contemporary literature, poet Dinos Christianopoulos passed away at the age of 89 on Tuesday. The real name of the short stories author, essayist, researcher and published was Konstantinos Dimitriadis. Christianopoulos was born in Thessaloniki, to a family of refugees from Eastern Thrace. He studied at the …
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February 26, 2020
Arts, Culture
One of Greece’s most popular comedy actors, Kostas Voutsas, passed away at the age of 88 following successful career in cinema, theater and television that lasted full seventy years. Τhe “eternal teenager” handed out lots of laughter and joy to millions of Greeks. The beloved actor was in life support …
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February 22, 2020
Arts, Culture
Great Greek poet, Kiki Dimoula, passed away on Saturday afternoon, following days in intensive care unit of a private hospital in Athens. According to a statement issued by the hospital she died of a heart failure following suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In one of her speeches about …
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November 29, 2019
animals
Usco, the famous little bear on a wheelchair, passed away earlier this week succumbing to kidney failure. Usco was the first bear in the world that used a wheelchair and a rare case of wildlife using such a device.. Cub Usco was found injured and with a broken spine next …
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October 31, 2019
Music
One of the biggest Greek music composers, Giannis Spanos, passed away at the age of 85 on Thursday. The announcement of his sudden death shocked the Greek music scene, the many colleagues and singers with whom he cooperated in his long career. Spanos was preparing several performances together with composers …
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September 9, 2019
Arts, Culture
His songs marked a whole generation of Greeks. Rock musician, song-writer and composer Lavrentis Machairitsas passed away at the age of 63 on Monday morning, following a heart attack. His voice and songs marked an entire generation of Greeks, he left his stamp on the Greek music scene with songs …
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March 27, 2019
animals
Lara, the first guide dog in Greece, passed away at the age of 16. The black Labrador Retriever was a symbol for people with vision problems in the country. Inspired by Lara, her owner, psychologist and blind by birth Ioanna-Maria Gertsou had established a Guide Dog School and named it …
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February 17, 2019
Social
Dionysis Arvanitakis, the baker of Kos, a truly gentle soul, passed away at the age of 79. ealy Sunday morning. He was surrounded by his beloved family members. Arvanitakis gained worldwide publicity when at the peak of the refugee crisis he was donating loafs of bread and fyllo-pastries to the …
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October 10, 2018
Social
“The Hero of Aegean”, Hellenic Coast Guard officer, Captain Kyriakos Papadopoulos, who rescued more than 5,000 people at the peak of Migration Crisis passed away at the age of 44. He suffered a heart attack on Tuesday night. At the peak of the Migration Crisis 2015-2016, the captain of Greek …
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August 18, 2017
Culture
She was THE beauty of the golden age of the Greek cinema industry and the country’s ‘Crazy Girl’ after a song she sang in one of her best films. Zoi Laskari. She was found dead in her home in Porto Rafti on Friday. She was 73 years old. Crazy Girl …
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June 13, 2017
Very Mix
The founder and the soul of Greek independent media The Press Project, Kostas Efimeros, passed away at the age of 42. He died after a heart attack on Tuesday morning. His partner Graneta Karatza confirmed the new with a post on Facebook. posted the news on social media. “My Kostas …
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February 7, 2017
Culture
One of Greece’s music legends, composer, songwriter and singer, Loukianos Kilaidonis passed away at the age of 74 his family announced on Tuesday. In the last days, Kilaidonis was hospitalized in an Athens hospital. He had long suffered from heart problems. He died of heart failure and respiratory infection. He …
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January 13, 2017
Society
The oldest Greek passed away at the age of 112. His name was Theodoros Masouras and he was farmer from profession. His hobby was writing poetry. He was from a village in Ileia, Western Peloponesse and had moved to Achaia years ago. During his long life he witnessed the most …
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December 27, 2016
Music
The death of George Michael on Christmas day shocked the world. And this not only because his hit Last Christmas has been playing all over since 1984. He was just 53 years old. A day after his death was announced everything about him has been written by international media and …
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November 21, 2016
Politics
One of the most popular Greek politician and president of the Republic, Konstantinos (Kostis) Stephanopoulos passed away at the age of 90. The conservative politician served as President of the Greek Republic two consecutive terms from 1995 to 2005. He was admitted to a hospital in Athens on Tuesday diagnosed …
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