Phantis:Selected anniversaries/July 28
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- 1821: The Souliotes were forced to abandon Souli after Ali Pasha was defeated by the Sultan's forces.
- 1975: The trial of George Papadopoulos, Stylianos Pattakos, Nikolaos Makarezos and other Junta members commenced.
- 1996: Greek gymnast Yiannis Melissanidis won gold in the floor exercises at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
- 1996: Greek weightlifter Kakhi Kakhiasvili won gold in the Atlanta Olympic Games.
- Deaths: Theodosius II (450), Byzantine Emperor; Meletius Metaxakis (1935), former Ecumenical Patriarch