1908

Events

February

• February 19: There is a big uproar in educational circles as the Demotic version of the Greek language is introduced in Primary Schools.

May

• May 13: Greek and Bulgarian guerrilas battle at Ieropigi, Macedonia.

June

• June 3: Work starts on the Cathedral of St Andrew in Patra.

July

• July 8: Greek and Bulgarian guerrilas battle near Mt Kaymaktsalan in Macedonia.
• July 11: Sultan Abdul Hamid, under pressure from the Young Turk movement, grants rights to the Ottoman subjects including full amnesty to guerrilas in Macedonia. The Macedonian Struggle ends as both Greek and Bulgarian partizans cease their activity.

October

• October 30: The first electric trams appear making their runs at Acharnon Street in Athens

November

• November 24: An unknown disease destroys oak trees in Crete. Inhabitants perform a litany and bring the Holy Belt (Αγία Ζώνη) from Mount Athos (Άγιον Όρος) for that purpose.

December

• Date Unknown: Georgios Kalafatis establishes a new club: Panathinaikos FC.

Births

December

• December 13: Karolos Koun, director

Unknown

• Date Unknown: Ezekias Papaioannou, Cypriot communist
• Date Unknown: Philopoemen Finos, film producer

Deaths

July

• July 20: Dimitrios Vikelas, author, first President of the International Olympic Committee.