January 28
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Events
- 1826: Andreas Miaoulis defeats the Turco-Egyptian fleet at the Battle of Araxos and supplies the besieged at Messolonghi.
- 1974: Archbishop Makarios III declares a 3-day mourning period, throughout Cyprus, over the death of his political opponent Georgios Grivas.
Deaths
- 1937: Anastasios Metaxas, architect, Olympic athlete.
- 2008: Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece