Phantis:Selected anniversaries/August
- 527: Justinian I became Byzantine Emperor upon the death of Justin I.
- 1821: The first Greek newspaper, the "Greek Herald", was published in Kalamata.
- 1821: Monemvasia was liberated during the Greek Revolution.
- 1952: The Battleship Georgios Averof was decommissioned.
- Births: King Alexander of Greece (1893)
- Deaths: Justin I (527), Byzantine Emperor.
Recent days: July 31 - July 30
- 338 BC - Rise of Macedon: Philip II of Macedon crushed Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea.
- 1645: The Ottoman army seized Chania, Crete. The commander of the Turkish force however was executed for losing 40,000 men in the siege.
- 1859: King Otto laid the cornerstone of the building of the Academy of Athens.
- Births: King Constantine I of Greece (1868); Seraphim (1913), Archbishop of Athens; Dimos Moutsis (1938), composer
Recent days: August 1 - July 31
- 1947: Maria Callas made her first impressive appearance in the arena of Verona with "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli.
- 1949: The Battle of Grammos-Vitsi commenced during the Greek Civil War.
- 1953: Communist Nikos Ploumbidis was sentenced to death for espionage.
- 1989: A Shorts 330 of the Olympic Airways (now Olympic Airlines) crashed near Samos Airport; 31 passengers died.
- Births: Nikos Dabizas (1973), footballer
- Deaths: Elias Venezis (1973), writer; Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus (1977)
Recent days: August 2 - August 1
- 1865: The Hymn to Freedom was established as the National Anthem of Greece.
- 1936: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas declared a state of emergency and began to rule by decree.
- 1972: Vasilis Papageorgopoulos broke the Greek record for the 100m with 10.22.
- Births: Giorgos Zografos (1936), singer and actor, Nikos Liberopoulos, footballer (1975).
- Deaths: Panourgias Panourgias (1834), War of Independence hero; Nikiforos Vrettakos (1991), poet
Recent days: August 3 - August 2
- 1917: The city centre of Thessaloniki was destroyed by a fire.
- 1949: Yugoslavia decided to return some 11,300 children that were forcibly expatriated from Greece during the Greek Civil War.
- 1973 - Three people were killed and 55 wounded after two Arab gunmen opened fire and threw grenades into a crowded passenger lounge at Athens airport.
- Births: 1931: Billy Bingham, former coach of the National Football Team of Greece.
- Deaths: 1921: Dimitrios Rallis, politician and Prime Minister
Recent days: August 4 - August 3
- 1961: Maria Callas performed in the ancient theatre of Epidaurus in the role of Medea.
- 1964: The Cypriot National Guard attacked the Turkish-Cypriot village of Kokkina after reports that men and weapons were being smuggled there.
- 1976: The Turkish ship, "Sismik", violated Greek territorial waters.
- 1992: Voula Patoulidou won gold in the women's 100m hurdles at the Barcelona Olympic Games. Her comment after the race was: "For Greece, damn it!"
- Births: Stelios Serafeidis (1935), footballer
- Deaths: Rita Sakellariou, singer (1999)
Recent days: August 5 - August 4
- 1929: Sports club Ergotelis was founded in Heraklio, Crete.
- 1967: Christos Papanikolaou smashed the Greek record in the decathlon with 6,073 points.
- 2004: The Rio-Antirio bridge was inaugurated connecting Central Greece and the Peloponnese.
Recent days: August 6 - August 5
- 1896: Greek volunteers landed in Crete to support the Cretan revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1964: Turkish jets bombarded Greek positions in Tylliria, Cyprus. 55 Greeks were killed and 125 are wounded. Half of that number were civilians.
- Births: Alexis Minotis (1906), actor; George Livanos (1926), shipowner
- Deaths: Nikolaos Zachariadis (1973), communist leader; Antonis Samarakis (2003), writer; Dimitris Papamichail (2004), actor
Recent days: August 7 - August 6
- 1823: The Battle of Kefalovriso took place during the Greek War of Independence. Markos Botsaris was killed.
- 1913: The Battle of Kresna Gorge was concluded as Bulgaria surrendered during the Second Balkan War.
- 1956: Iakovos Patatsos, Charilaos Michail and Andreas Zakos were hanged by the British in the Central Jail of Lefkosia
- 1980: 13 people died in the heatwave that plagued Greece.
- Births: Otto Rehhagel (1938), National Football Team coach
- Deaths: Byzantine Empress Irene the "Athenian" (803), Markos Botsaris, revolutionary (1823)
Recent days: August 8 - August 7
- 1913: The Treaty of Bucharest was concluded ending the Second Balkan War.
- 1920: The Treaty of Sevres was signed creating the "Greece of two continents and five seas".
- 1933: Striking lignite mine workers in Aliveri clashed with the police.
- 1987: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November killed 11 US soldiers in a bus at Kavouri. The explosive device used was detonated by remote control.
- Deaths: Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, poet, Prime Minister (1987)
Recent days: August 9 - August 8
- 480 BC: The Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Artemisium took place during the Greco-Persian Wars.
- 1903: A major earthquake (7.5 on the Richter scale) rocked the island of Kythira.
- 1944: The Greek 3rd mountain brigade - later known as Rimini Brigade - landed in Taranto, Italy.
- 1996: Tasos Isaak was clubbed to death by Turks in Derynia, Cyprus.
- Births: Evgenios Voulgaris, clergyman, writer (1716), Georgios Karatzaferis (1947), politician
Recent days: August 10 - August 9
- 30 BC: Cleopatra VII, last of the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty to rule Egypt, committed suicide by having an asp bite her.
- 1906: Prince George resigned as High Commissioner of Crete.
- 1932: Archaeologists discovered many important finds in the area of the Ancient Agora of Athens.
- 1953: A major earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) destroyed much of Kefallonia and the surrounding areas.
- Births: Pete Sampras (1971), Greek-American tennis player; Stefanos Tsitsipas (1998), tennis player
- Deaths: Cleopatra VII, Hellenistic ruler of Egypt
Recent days: August 11 - August 10
- 1968: Alexandros Panagoulis attempted unsuccessfully to assassinate Dictator George Papadopoulos.
- 2004: The opening Ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games took place. Weightlifter Pyrros Dimas was the flag bearer for Greece.
- Births: Archbishop Makarios III (1913), first President of Cyprus; Kostas Hatzis (1936), Greek Roma singer
- Deaths: Giorgos Zografos (2005), singer and actor
Recent days: August 12 - August 11
- 1954: Communist Nikos Ploumbidis was executed by firing squad for espionage.
- 1974: Turkish military launched the second phase ("Attila 2") of their invasion of Cyprus resulting in the occupation of one-third of the island's territory. 200,000 Greeks were displaced from their homes.
- 1996: Solomos Spirou Solomou was shot dead by Turkish troops at Derynia, Cyprus, when he climbed on a flagpole to lower the raised Turkish flag.
- 2005: The Helios Airways Flight 522 air disaster took place
- Births: Georgios Kondilis, general, politician (1878), Manos Katrakis, actor (1909)
Recent days: August 13 - August 12
- 1461: The Empire of Trebizond fell to the Ottoman Turks.
- 1858: The cornerstone was laid on the old Hellenic Parliament building
- 1940: The Greek war ship "Elli" was torpedoed and sunk by an Italian submarine off the coast of Tinos.
- 1988: November 17th members tied up a number of police officers at Vyronas, Athens and left with cache of weapons and ammunition.
- Births: Stylianos Gonatas, general, Prime Minister (1876), Giorgos Mouzakis (1922), composer; Kostis Stephanopoulos (1926), politician and President of Greece
- Deaths: General Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos (1989)
Recent days: August 14 - August 13
- 1943: The village of Kommeno, Arta prefecture, was destroyed by the Germans. 317 of its inhabitants were slain.
- 1960: Cyprus was officially proclaimed a republic with Archbishop Makarios III as president and Dr Fazil Kucuk as vice-president.
- 1974: Morphou was occupied by Turkish troops.
- 1974: Andreas Papandreou returned to Greece.
- Births: Andreas Stamatiadis (1935), footballer
- Deaths: Spyros Skouras (1971), Greek-American President of 20th Century Fox; Viki Moscholiou (2005), singer
Recent days: August 15 - August 14
- 1909: The Great Powers demanded that Turkey negotiate the Cretan matter only with themselves and not Greece.
- 1999: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) caused extensive damage to Izmit (Nicomedia) Turkey. Greek rescue units were among the first on the scene leading to a political rapprochement between the countries.
- 2004: Judo athlete, Elias Eliadis, won gold in the Athens Olympic Games.
- Deaths: Nikos Goumas (2001), President of AEK FC.
Recent days: August 16 - August 15
- 1913: Greek forces vacated Thrace in accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Bucharest.
- 1943: The last convoy of Thessaloniki Jews arrived in Auschwitz concentration camp.
- 2004: The shot put event of the Athens Olympic Games was held in ancient Olympia.
- Births: Paraskevas Antzas (1976), footballer; Dimitris Salpingidis (1981), footballer
- Deaths: Alexandros Mavrokordatos, statesman (1865)
Recent days: August 17 - August 16
- 1849: A revolt against British rule, with the aim of union with Greece, was put down by the British in Kefallonia.
- 1973: George Papadopoulos was sworn in as President after the abolition of the Monarchy by the military Junta.
- 2001: Greece won the World Juniors Water Polo Championship by beating Croatia 8-7 in Istanbul
- Deaths: Jim Londos (1975), Greek-American Professional Wrestler
Recent days: August 18 - August 17
- 917: The Byzantine army was defeated by the Bulgars at the The Battle of Anchialus.
- 1823: Cretans battled with Turks at Amourgeles during the Greek War of Independence.
- 1965: Elias Tsirimokos was asked to form a government after Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas failed to get a vote of confidence in Parliament.
- Births: Nikolas Asimos (1949), singer
Recent days: August 19 - August 18
- 1948: The national forces abandoned "Operation Coronis" in the Greek Civil War.
- 1967: Composer/politician Mikis Theodorakis was arrested by the military government of Greece. He spent the next five months in prison.
- 2015: The Popular Unity party was formed by 25 breakaway SYRIZA MPs.
Recent days: August 20 - August 19
- 1686: Venetian General Francesco Morosini took Nafplio from the Turks.
- 1939: The volcano at Santorini erupted.
- 2004: Fani Halkia set a new Olympic record in the 400m hurdles semi-finals with 52.77.
- 2004: Demosthenes Tambakos won the gold medal with 9,862 points in the rings competition at the Athens Olympic Games
- 2006: Major fires broke out in Chalkidiki prefecture.
- 2007: Theo Zagorakis played his 120th and final game for Greece.
- Deaths:: Pavlos Kountouriotis (1935), Admiral, President of Greece; Gina Bachauer (1976), Greek pianist
Recent days: August 21 - August 20
- 1921: The Battle of the Sakarya commenced during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).
- 1926: A military coup by Gen. Georgios Kondilis brought down the Pangalos dictatorship.
- 1975: The trial of George Papadopoulos, Stylianos Pattakos, Nikolaos Makarezos and other Junta members ended with the three former strongmen found guilty of insurrection and treason. They were sentenced to death.
- Births: Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), politician, Mimis Papaioannou, footballer (1942), Tasos Mitropoulos (1957), footballer, politician
- Deaths: Hadjiyiannis Mexis, Greek Revolution leader of Spetses (1844), Andreas Barkoulis, actor (2016), Yiannis Poulopoulos, singer (2020)
Recent days: August 22 - August 21
- 1779: Saint Kosmas Aitolos was hanged by Ottoman authorities near Berat, Albania.
- 1926: Pavlos Kountouriotis was restored to the Presidency of Greece following the ouster of Theodoros Pangalos.
- 2007:53 people died as huge forest fires, fanned by gale-force winds, raged out of control in the Peloponnese and other parts of the country.
- Deaths: Michael V, Byzantine emperor (1042), Saint Kosmas Aitolos, travelling preacher and saint of the Greek Orthodox Church (1779).
Recent days: August 23 - August 22
- 1829: Richard Church resigned as Commander in Chief of Greek revolutionary forces.
- 1898: 700 Greeks and 15 Britons were slain by Turkish irregulars at Heraklio, Crete.
- 1972: Vasilis Lymperis' death sentence was carried out; Vasilis Lymperis was the last person to be executed in Greece.
- 1993: Vandals destroyed the Greek cemetery of Neochori in Istanbul.
- Births: Yiannis Fertis, actor (1938)
- Deaths: Yiannis Gionakis, actor (2002)
Recent days: August 24 - August 23
- 1071: The Battle of Manzikert took place between Byzantines, under emperor Romanus IV, and Seljuk Turks.
- 1854: Makarios I was ordained Archbishop of Cyprus.
- 2004: Fani Halkia won gold in the 400m hurdles at the Athens Olympic Games.
- Births: Dakis (1943), pop singer, Manolis Papamakarios, basketball player (1980)
Recent days: August 25 - August 24
- 479 BC: The Battle of Plataea took place
- 479 BC: The Battle of Mycale took place
- 1998: The Greek stock market ("Sofokleous Street") closes with a 7.7% loss.
- Births: Aris Velouchiotis (1905), communist resistance leader
- Deaths: Giorgos Mouzakis (2005), music composer
Recent days: August 26 - August 25
- 1909: The "Military Association", under Col. Nikolaos Zorbas, demonstrated demanding reforms in the military. This movement went down in history as the "Goudi Revolt".
- 1955: Michalis Karaolis, with two EOKA companions, executed Special Branch police constable Herodotus Poullis in Ledra Street, Lefkosia.
- 2001: Archbishop Christodoulos announced that 3 million Greek citizens had voted to allow religious affiliation on national identity cards following an informal poll conducted by the Church of Greece.
- Deaths: Georgios Kaphantaris, politician, PM (1946)
Recent days: August 27 - August 26
- 1949: The Battle of Grammos-Vitsi ended in a decisive victory for the national forces.
- 2004: The closing ceremonies were held for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.
- Births: Sotiria Bellou (1921), singer; Stelios Kazantzidis (1931), popular singer; Lakis Petropoulos (1932), football player and coach; Dimitris Papamichail (1934), actor
- Deaths: Basil I (886), Byzantine emperor; Attik (1944), songwriter; Alekos Sakellarios (1991), writer and producer of theatrical plays.
Recent days: August 28 - August 27
- 1923: Italian forces bombarded and occupied Corfu in retaliation for the death of a kidnapped Italian general by bandits. 20 Greeks died in the bombardment.
- 1930: The future Patriarch Athenagoras was appointed Archbishop of North and South America, a diocese deeply divided along political lines.
- 1974: An unsuccessful attempt was made on the life of Dr. Vasos Lyssaridis, a Cypriot politician.
- Births: Lakis Chalkias (1943), singer; Queen Anna Maria of Greece (1946)
Recent days: August 29 - August 28
- 1057: Michael VI abdicated the Byzantine throne in favour of Isaac I Komnenos.
- 1932: Greece abandoned Summer savings time.
- 1984: Mimis Domazos' farewell football game was held (Panathinaikos - Boca Juniors 2-3 at OAKA Stadium).
- Births: Nikos Xanthopoulos (1934), actor, singer