Phantis:Selected anniversaries/August 8
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- 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