Phantis:Selected anniversaries/November 8
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- 1926: APOEL FC was founded in Nicosia.
- 1931: AEK became the winner of the first Greek Football Cup tournament after prevailing over Aris with a 5-3 score
- 1963: The new government under Georgios Papandreou was sworn in.
- 1974: The democratic regime under Constantine Karamanlis held a second democratic referendum, which confirmed the monarchy's abolition, with the monarchy receiving only one third of all votes cast.
- 1977: Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos announced that he had found the unopened tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina, Pieria prefecture.
- Births: Stratos Dionysiou (1935), popular singer, born at Nigrita, Serres
- Deaths: Aristides Moschos 2001), folklore musician and sandouri instrument master; Alekos Alexandrakis (2005), theatrical and film actor
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