August 8
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Events
- 1896: Greek volunteers land in Crete to support the Cretan revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1964: Turkish jets bombard Greek positions in Tylliria, Cyprus. 55 Greeks are killed and 125 are wounded. Half of that number are civilians.
Sports
- 2002: Mirela Maniani wins gold in the javelin throw at the European Championship in Munich. Her throw of 67.47m breaks the record for European Championship Games.
Births
- 1898: Alexis Minotis, actor
- 1926: George Livanos, shipowner
Deaths
- 1973: Nikolaos Zachariadis, communist leader
- 2003: Antonis Samarakis, writer
- 2004: Dimitris Papamichail, actor