April 8
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Events
- 1943: Greek guerrilas battle Italian occupation troops and kill 15 near Agia Efthymia, Phocis prefecture.
- 1986: Industrialist Dimitris Angelopoulos, chairman of Halivourgiki Steel Company and friend of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou is killed while leaving his home in Kolonaki. The Revolutionary Organization 17 November assume responsibility.
- 1990: New Democracy win the 3rd parliamentary elections held within a year with 46.8% of the vote and 150 seats.
Sports
- 1998: Anghel Iordanescu becomes head coach of the National Football Team of Greece.
Births
- 1798: Dionysios Solomos, the national poet of Greece.
- 1939: Manolis Angelopoulos, singer.
Deaths
- 1143: John II Comnenus, Byzantine emperor
- 1990: Apostolos Kaldaras, composer.
Holidays
- Holy Easter (a movable holiday)