1997
Events
April
- April 3: The Greek Consulate in Argyrokastro is attacked by armed men.
- April 3: Aris defeat Tofas Bursa 88-70 to lift the Corac Cup.
May
- May 1: The birth of Phantis
- May 25: Shipowner Costas Peratikos is killed in Piraeus by the Revolutionary Organisation 17 November.
- May 25: Aris Salonica are relegated to the Second Division for the first time in their history.
September
- September 5: Athens is awarded the 2004 Summer Olympics.
October
- October 7: ENIC acquires ownership of AEK FC.
- October 20: Dimitris Saravakos plays his last game for Panathinaikos: a 4-1 victory over Athinaikos FC.
- October 25: Patra is ravaged by torrential rains and floods.
November
- November 18: The Hellenic Parliament approves the "Kapodistrias" law relating to municipalities and communities reforms.
December
- December 17: A Russian-built Yakovlev 42, belonging to Ukraine's Aerosweet airlines, crashed on Pieria mountains after losing its orientation and contact with ground control. All 70 people on board died. The destination of the airplane was Thessaloniki, Macedonia Airport.
- December 20: A Hellenic Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane crashes while taking part in a search for a missing Ukrainian airliner that crashed three days earlier. All five crew members of the C-130 died.
Deaths
January
- January 18: Paul Tsongas, Greek-American politician.
June
- June 1: George Livanos, shipowner.
- June 23: Giorgos Katsaros, composer
September
- September 13: Giorgos Mitsibonas, footballer
October
- October 21: Yiannis Zigdis, politician.