Phantis:Selected anniversaries/January 8
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- 1854: While the Crimean War was going on, Greeks in Epirus revolted against Turkish rule.
- 1977: Greek police confiscated 11 tons of hashish in Corinthia. Composer Vasilis Tsitsanis created a hit-song on the subject: "The boat from Persia".
- 1992: Nikos Galis was voted 6th best all-time European basketball player by readers of FIBA Basketball Magazine. Giorgos Kolokithas ranked 46th.
- Births: Yiannis Christou, classical composer (1926), Spyros Livathinos, football player, coach and scout (1955)
- Deaths: Christoforos Rangos, footballer (1950), Yiannis Christou, classical composer (1970)