July 28

Events

1821: The Souliotes are forced to abandon Souli after Ali Pasha is defeated by the Sultan's forces.
1822: The remnants of Dramali Pasha's army are destroyed by Nikitaras at Klisoura.
1938: A revolt against the Ioannis Metaxas dictatorship is put down in Chania, Crete.
1942: Benito Mussolini arrives in Athens where he inspects his troops and holds talks with Greek officials of the occupation government.
1975: The trial of George Papadopoulos, Stylianos Pattakos, Nikolaos Makarezos and other Junta members commences.
1998: The European Court on Human Rights awards Cypriot refugee, Titina Loizidou, £640,000 from the Turkish government, for denial of use of her property in Kyrenia.

1996: Greek gymnast Yiannis Melissanidis wins gold in the floor exercises at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
1996: Greek weightlifter Kakhi Kakhiasvili wins gold in the Atlanta Olympic Games.