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

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1803: The Souliotes were forced to abandon Souli after being defeated by Ali Pasha. The latter would break his truce and trap some of them at Zaloggo.
1942: The British destroyer HMS Petard and Coast defense battleship Vasilissa Olga sank the Italian submarine Uarsciek (620 tons) south of Malta, towards the area of Benghazi, Libya.
1955: The battle of Soloi was fought during the EOKA struggle against the British in Cyprus. Charalambos Mouskos was killed (first battle fatality of the struggle).
1981: PLO leader Yasser Arafat visited Athens on an invitation by Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou.
Births: Akis Panou, songwriter (1933)
Deaths: Byzantine emperor Basil II, known as "the Bulgar-slayer" (1025)

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+*[[1803]]: The [[Souli]]otes were forced to abandon Souli after being defeated by [[Ali Pasha]]. The latter would break his truce and trap some of them at [[Zaloggo]].
+*[[1942]]: The British destroyer HMS Petard and Coast defense battleship [[RHS Vasilissa Olga|Vasilissa Olga]] sank the Italian submarine Uarsciek (620 tons) south of Malta, towards the area of Benghazi, Libya.
+*[[1955]]: The [[battle of Soloi]] was fought during the [[EOKA]] struggle against the British in [[Cyprus]]. [[Charalambos Mouskos]] was killed (first battle fatality of the struggle).
+*[[1981]]: PLO leader Yasser Arafat visited [[Athens]] on an invitation by Prime Minister [[Andreas Papandreou]].
+*Births: [[Akis Panou]], songwriter ([[1933]])
+*Deaths: [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Basil II]], known as "the Bulgar-slayer" ([[1025]])
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 14]] - [[December 13]]</span>
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