Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/December 8"

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1940: The Greek army, on the offensive against the Italians, liberated Argyrokastro. The Times of New York wrote that Greeks forced the powers of Axis to be defeated for the first time since the beginning of the WWII.
1966: The ferry "Heraklion" sank off the Aegean island of Falkonera killing 217 passengers.
1969: An Olympic Airways Douglas DC-6 crashed near Keratea, Athens, Greece. All 90 passengers and crew (85 passengers and 5 crew members) perished.
1974: In a democratic referendum held, 69.2% of Greek people confirmed the monarchy's abolition.
2005: Basketball super-star Nikos Galis married Eleni Panagiotou.

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 '''[[December 8]]'''
+*[[1940]]: The Greek army, on the offensive against the Italians, liberated [[Argyrokastro]]. The Times of New York wrote that Greeks forced the powers of Axis to be defeated for the first time since the beginning of the [[WWII]].
+*[[1966]]: The ferry "Heraklion" sank off the Aegean island of [[Falkonera]] killing 217 passengers.
+*[[1969]]: An [[Olympic Airlines|Olympic Airways]] Douglas DC-6 crashed near [[Keratea]], [[Athens]], Greece. All 90 passengers and crew (85 passengers and 5 crew members) perished.
+*[[1974]]:  In a democratic referendum held, 69.2% of [[Greek]] people confirmed the [[King_Constantine_II#Abolition_of_the_Monarchy|monarchy's abolition]].
+*[[2005]]: [[Basketball]] super-star [[Nikos Galis]] married Eleni Panagiotou.
+*Births: [[Grigoris Xenopoulos]], author ([[1867]]), [[Thymios Karakatsanis]], actor ([[1940]])
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 7]] - [[December 6]]</span>
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