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'''[[August 8]]''' | '''[[August 8]]''' | ||
− | *[[1964]]: Turkish jets | + | *[[1896]]: Greek volunteers landed in [[Crete]] to support the Cretan revolt against the Ottoman Empire. |
+ | *[[1964]]: Turkish jets bombarded Greek positions in Tylliria, [[Cyprus]]. 55 Greeks were killed and 125 are wounded. Half of that number were civilians. | ||
*Births: [[Alexis Minotis]] ([[1906]]), actor; [[George Livanos]] ([[1926]]), shipowner | *Births: [[Alexis Minotis]] ([[1906]]), actor; [[George Livanos]] ([[1926]]), shipowner | ||
*Deaths: [[Nikolaos Zachariadis]] ([[1973]]), communist leader; [[Antonis Samarakis]] ([[2003]]), writer; [[Dimitris Papamichail]] ([[2004]]), actor | *Deaths: [[Nikolaos Zachariadis]] ([[1973]]), communist leader; [[Antonis Samarakis]] ([[2003]]), writer; [[Dimitris Papamichail]] ([[2004]]), actor | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[August 7]] - [[August 6]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[August 7]] - [[August 6]]</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:25, July 6, 2007
- 1896: Greek volunteers landed in Crete to support the Cretan revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1964: Turkish jets bombarded Greek positions in Tylliria, Cyprus. 55 Greeks were killed and 125 are wounded. Half of that number were civilians.
- Births: Alexis Minotis (1906), actor; George Livanos (1926), shipowner
- Deaths: Nikolaos Zachariadis (1973), communist leader; Antonis Samarakis (2003), writer; Dimitris Papamichail (2004), actor