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'''[[August 16]]''' | '''[[August 16]]''' | ||
| − | + | *[[1943]]: The village of [[Kommeno]], [[Arta prefecture]], was destroyed by the Germans. 317 of its inhabitants were slain. | |
| + | *[[1960]]: [[Cyprus]] was officially proclaimed a republic with Archbishop [[Makarios III]] as president and Dr Fazil Kucuk as vice-president. | ||
| + | *[[1974]]: [[Morphou]] was occupied by Turkish troops. | ||
| + | *[[1974]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] returned to [[Greece]]. | ||
| + | *Births: [[Andreas Stamatiadis]] ([[1935]]), footballer | ||
| + | *Deaths: [[Spyros Skouras]] ([[1971]]), [[Greek-American]] President of 20th Century Fox; [[Viki Moscholiou]] ([[2005]]), singer | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[August 15]] - [[August 14]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[August 15]] - [[August 14]]</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:32, August 16, 2015
- 1943: The village of Kommeno, Arta prefecture, was destroyed by the Germans. 317 of its inhabitants were slain.
- 1960: Cyprus was officially proclaimed a republic with Archbishop Makarios III as president and Dr Fazil Kucuk as vice-president.
- 1974: Morphou was occupied by Turkish troops.
- 1974: Andreas Papandreou returned to Greece.
- Births: Andreas Stamatiadis (1935), footballer
- Deaths: Spyros Skouras (1971), Greek-American President of 20th Century Fox; Viki Moscholiou (2005), singer