Difference between revisions of "August 10"

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1913: The Treaty of Bucharest is concluded ending the Second Balkan War.
1920: The Treaty of Sevres is signed creating the "Greece of two continents and five seas".
1933: Striking lignite mine workers in Aliveri clash with the police. Six persons are wounded.
1987: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November kill 11 US soldiers in a bus at Kavouri. The explosive device used was detonated by remote control.
2012: Four armed men rob a branch of Alpha Bank in the town of Naoussa on the island of Paros. In their getaway, they kill 53-year old taxi driver Dimitris Michas who attempted to stop them. The victim was a son-in-law of footballer Mimis Domazos and singer Vicky Moscholiou.

1998: 31 year-old trainer Giorgos Loukanidis, son of the legendary Panathinaikos and Doxa Drama striker/midfielder, Takis Loukanidis, dies in a car accident.
1956: Phaedon Mattheou scores a personal record of 28 points against Syria (94-75) at Cairo for the pre-olympic tournament. Mattheou will score a total of 529 points in 44 matches with the national basketball team. In this match Vangelis Nikitopoulos will play for the second and last time in his career.
2006: Pericles Iakovakis wins gold for Greece - its first gold medal at the European Championships - with an exceptional run in the men's 400m hurdles (48.46 sec).

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 *[[1933]]: Striking lignite mine workers in [[Aliveri]] clash with the police. Six persons are wounded.
 *[[1987]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] kill 11 US soldiers in a bus at Kavouri. The explosive device used was detonated by remote control.
-*[[2012]]:  Four armed men rob a branch of [[Alpha Bank]] in the town of [[Naoussa (Paros)|Naoussa]] on the island of [[Paros]]. In their getaway, they kill 53-year old taxi driver Dimitris Michas who attempted to stop them.
+*[[2012]]:  Four armed men rob a branch of [[Alpha Bank]] in the town of [[Naoussa (Paros)|Naoussa]] on the island of [[Paros]]. In their getaway, they kill 53-year old taxi driver Dimitris Michas who attempted to stop them. The victim was a son-in-law of footballer [[Mimis Domazos]] and singer [[Vicky Moscholiou]].
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 *[[1998]]: 31 year-old trainer Giorgos Loukanidis, son of the legendary [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] and [[Doxa Drama FC|Doxa Drama]] striker/midfielder, [[Takis Loukanidis]], dies in a car accident.