1985

Events

February

• February 16: Andreas Papandreou inaugurates the Stadium of Peace and Friendship in Neo Phaliro, Piraeus.
• February 21: Publisher Nikos Momferatos of the daily paper Apogevmatini and his driver are killed in Kolonaki. The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November assume responsibility.

March

• March 3: The 16th European Indoor Athletics Championships conclude in Peace & Friendship Stadium. Just before the start, SEGAS has withdrawn 5 of its champions because of suspicions of doping.
• March 29: Christos Sartzetakis is elected President of Greece by the Hellenic Parliament.

May

• May 15: Terrorist Christos Tsoutsouvis and three police officers die in a shooting exhange following a stolen motorcycle chase.

June

• June 2: Andreas Papandreou is re-elected PM of Greece.
• June 14: A TWA Boeing 727 is hijacked by Shiite extremists as it leaves Ellinikon International Airport. Among the hostages is singer Demis Roussos.

September

• September 7: Kostis Stephanopoulos forms the Democratic Renewal Party (DI.ANA.). Ten New Democracy MPs follow him.

November

• November 17: 15-year old Michalis Kaltezas is shot dead by Police officer Athanasios Melistas during rioting marking the 12th anniversary of the attack on the Athens Polytechnic Institute.
• November 26: Officer Ioannis Georgakopoulos is killed when a bomb explodes near a MAT bus by the Hilton Hotel in downtown Athens. The Revolutionary Organization 17 November assume responsibility.

Births

January

• January 29: Athina Roussel Onassis, heiress to the Aristotle Onassis fortune

June

• June 11: Sofoklis Schortsianitis, basketball player.
• June 17: Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player.

Deaths

January

• January 24: Elias Iliou, Greek politician leader of the United Democratic Left.

October

• October 31: Nikos Engonopoulos, painter and poet

November

• November 18: Dimitris Gogos, better known as "Bayianteras", rebetika singer