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

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1833: The drachma replaced the phoenix as the monetary unit of Greece.
1981: 21 young fans were killed and 32 were injured, at the end of the Olympiakos - AEK derby, after Gate 7, which they were trying to exit, was left closed.
2005: Karolos Papoulias was elected President of the Hellenic Republic. His election received the largest majority ever, with 279 votes in favor.
Births: Doukissa, Laika singer (1941).
Deaths: Markos Vamvakaris, composer (1972); Nikos Xylouris, Cretan singer (1980); Yiannis Pathiakakis, football player (2002)

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+*[[1833]]: The [[drachma]] replaced the [[phoenix (currency)|phoenix]] as the monetary unit of Greece.
 *[[1981]]: 21 young fans were killed and 32 were injured, at the end of the [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] - [[AEK FC|AEK]] derby, after Gate 7, which they were trying to exit, was left closed.
 *[[2005]]: [[Karolos Papoulias]] was elected President of the Hellenic Republic. His election received the largest majority ever, with 279 votes in favor.
-*Births: [[Doukissa Fotara]], [[Laika]] singer commonly known only by her first name ([[1941]]).
+*Births: [[Doukissa Fotara|Doukissa]], [[Laika]] singer ([[1941]]).
-*Deaths: [[Alexius IV Angelus]], [[Byzantine emperor]] ([[1204]]), [[Markos Vamvakaris]], composer ([[1972]]), [[Nikos Xylouris]], [[Crete|Cretan]] singer ([[1980]]), [[Giorgos Kamaras]], football player ([[2000]]), [[Yiannis Pathiakakis]], football player ([[2002]])
+*Deaths: [[Markos Vamvakaris]], composer ([[1972]]); [[Nikos Xylouris]], [[Crete|Cretan]] singer ([[1980]]); [[Yiannis Pathiakakis]], football player ([[2002]])
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[February 7]] - [[February 6]]</span>
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