August 16
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Events
- 1960: Cyprus is officially proclaimed a republic with Archbishop Makarios III as president and Dr Fazil Kucuk as vice-president.
- 1974: Morphou is occupied by Turkish troops, its inhabitants flee.
- 1974: Andreas Papandreou returns to Greece.
Deaths
- 1971: Spyros Skouras, Greek-American President of 20th Century Fox.
- 2005: Viki Moscholiou, music performer