August 28

Events

1823: The Battle of Kaliakouda is fought in the Greek War of Independence.
1909: The "Military Association", under Col. Nikolaos Zorbas, demonstrate demanding reforms in the military. This movement would go down in history as the Goudi Revolt.
1955: Michalis Karaolis, along with two EOKA companions execute Special Branch police constable Herodotus Poullis in Ledra Street, Lefkosia. For this act, Karaolis would later become the first of nine Greek Cypriots hanged by the British during the EOKA campaign.
2001: Archbishop Christodoulos announces that 3 million Greek citizens have voted to allow religious affiliation on national identity cards following an informal poll conducted by the Church of Greece.

1920: The Greek National Football Team played its first international game against Sweden and lost with a score of 9-0. EPO does not recognize this as an official game as it was not established yet; football was under the auspices of SEGAS.
1949: 29-year-old Costas Giataganas of Ethnikos AC with 15.09 becomes the first Greek shot put athlete to overcome the barrier of 15 meters. Two years later, he will win the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games and during his career he will break the national record 6 times, raising it from 14.63 to 15.58.
1999: Mirella Maniani-Tzelili wins the gold medal in javelin (67.09m) at the Sevilla World Championships.
2001: Greek and Turkish football authorities agree to make a joint bid to host Euro 2008. Nevertheless, UEFA's executive committee will vote in favour of the Austrian-Swiss joint bid on December 12, 2002.
2004: Elisavet Mystakidou wins the silver medal in the 67kgs of taekwondo after losing in the final from Chinese Wei Luo at the Athens Olympic Games.