Phantis:Selected anniversaries/August 9
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- 1823: The Battle of Kefalovriso takes place during the Greek War of Independence. Markos Botsaris is killed.
- 1913: The Battle of Kresna Gorge is concluded as Bulgaria surrenders during the Second Balkan War.
- 1956: Iakovos Patatsos, Charilaos Michail and Andreas Zakos are hanged by the British in the Central Jail of Lefkosia
- 1979: A medical certificate is no longer required for a wedding in Greece.
- 1980: 13 people die in the heatwave that strikes Greece.
- Births: Otto Rehhagel (1938), National Football Team coach
- Deaths: Byzantine Empress Irene the "Athenian" (803)