Difference between revisions of "October 8"

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451: The Fourth Ecumenical Council begins.
1912: Greek forces land in Lemnos during the First Balkan War.
1929: Photius II becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
1943: German occupation troops execute 29 Greeks at Kallikratis, Chania prefecture, Crete.
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.

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 *[[1912]]: Greek forces land in [[Lemnos]] during the [[First Balkan War]].
 *[[1929]]: [[Photius II of Constantinople|Photius II]] becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
+*[[1943]]: German occupation troops execute 29 [[Greeks]] at [[Kallikratis]], [[Chania prefecture]], [[Crete]].
 *[[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]].