Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/August 15"

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1461: The Empire of Trebizond fell to the Ottoman Turks.
1858: The cornerstone was laid on the old Hellenic Parliament building
1940: The Greek war ship "Elli" was torpedoed and sunk by an Italian submarine off the coast of Tinos.
1988: Without firing a shot, November 17th members tied up a number of police officers at Vyronas, Athens and left with cache of weapons and ammunition.
Births: Giorgos Mouzakis (1922), composer; Kostis Stephanopoulos (1926), politician and President of Greece
Deaths: General Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos (1989)

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 '''[[August 15]]'''
-*[[1940]]: The Greek war ship "Elli" is torpedoed by an Italian submarine off the coast of [[Tinos]].
+*[[1461]]: The [[Empire of Trebizond]] fell to the Ottoman Turks.
-*[[1988]]: Without firing a shot, [[Revolutionary Organisation 17 November|November 17th]] members tie up a number of police officers at [[Vyronas]], [[Athens]] and leave with cache of weapons and ammunition.
+*[[1858]]: The cornerstone was laid on the old [[Hellenic Parliament]] building
+*[[1940]]: The Greek war ship "Elli" was torpedoed and sunk by an Italian submarine off the coast of [[Tinos]].
+*[[1988]]: Without firing a shot, [[Revolutionary Organisation 17 November|November 17th]] members tied up a number of police officers at [[Vyronas]], [[Athens]] and left with cache of weapons and ammunition.
 *Births: [[Giorgos Mouzakis]] ([[1922]]), composer; [[Kostis Stephanopoulos]] ([[1926]]), politician and President of Greece
 *Deaths: General [[Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos]] ([[1989]])
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[August 14]] - [[August 13]]</span>
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