October 8

Events

451: The Fourth Ecumenical Council begins.
1912: Greek forces land in Lemnos during the First Balkan War.
1929: Photius II becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
1960: General Georgios Grivas announces the formation of a new political party: the "National Recovery Movement".
1973: Spiros Markezinis is appointed Prime Minister of Greece by George Papadopoulos.

2010: Giorgos Karagounis earns his 100th cap as Greece defeat Latvia 1-0 in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
2010: Yiannis Okkas becomes the first Cypriot to earn 100 caps as Cyprus lose 2-1 to Norway in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
2015: The National Football Team lose 1-3 in Belfast against N. Ireland and set a negative record of 12 straight matches without a victory.