December 8
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Events
- 1940: The Greek army, on the offensive against the Italians, liberates Argyrokastro. The Times of New York write that Greeks forced the powers of Axis to be defeated for the first time since the beginning of the WWII.
- 1943: German occupation troops execute 36 Greeks at Kerpini, Achaea prefecture.
- 1966: The ferry "Heraklion" sinks off the Aegean island of Falkonera killing 217 passengers.
- 1969: An Olympic Airways Douglas DC-6 crashes near Keratea, Athens, Greece. All 90 passengers and crew (85 passengers and 5 crew members) perish.
- 1974: In a democratic referendum held, 69.2% of Greek people confirmed the monarchy's abolition.
- 2005: Basketball super-star Nikos Galis weds Eleni Panagiotou.
Births
- 1867: Grigoris Xenopoulos, author.
- 1940: Thymios Karakatsanis, actor.
- 1946: Giorgos Karafeskos, footballer.
- 1962: Dimitris Koutsoukis, athlete (shot put)
