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*[[969]]: [[Nicephorus Phocas]], Emperor of Byzantium, was assassinated.
 
*[[969]]: [[Nicephorus Phocas]], Emperor of Byzantium, was assassinated.
*[[1832]]:  The [[Samos Island|island of Samos]] was granted autonomous status within the Ottoman Empire, guaranteed by Britain, France and Russia. A Turkish military force remained garrisoned on the island. The island governor, a Greek christian, was to be appointed by the High Porte.
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*[[1832]]:  The [[Samos Island|island of Samos]] was granted autonomous status within the [[Ottoman Empire]], guaranteed by Britain, France and Russia.
*[[1963]]: The Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded for the first time to a Greek: [[George Seferis]]. In his acceptance speech, the poet was quoted as saying: "I belong to a small country. Our place is small but it has a huge tradition... The [[Greek language]] has never stopped being spoken..." <!-- "Ανήκω σε μια χώρα μικρή. Είναι μικρός ο τόπος μας, αλλά η παράδοσή του είναι τεράστια... Η ελληνική γλώσσα δεν έπαψε ποτέ της να μιλιέται...".-->
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*[[1963]]: The Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to [[George Seferis]].
 
*Births: [[Dusan Bajevic]], football player and coach ([[1948]])
 
*Births: [[Dusan Bajevic]], football player and coach ([[1948]])
 
*Deaths: [[Michael IV the Paphlagonian]], [[Byzantine Emperor]] ([[1041]])
 
*Deaths: [[Michael IV the Paphlagonian]], [[Byzantine Emperor]] ([[1041]])
 
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 9]] - [[December 8]]</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 9]] - [[December 8]]</span>
 
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December 10

Recent days: December 9 - December 8