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February 5: Female readers of "Harlequin" romance novels in 14 countries name Greeks as the sexiest men in the world.
February 14: Glafkos Clerides is elected President of Cyprus defeating incumbent Georgios Vasiliou.
February 19: The government of FYROM asks the Greek government for permission to open a consulate in Athens.
February 21: Turkish PM, Turgut Ozal, accuses Greece of "chauvinism" in relation to FYROM's use of the name "Macedonia".

March 16: Aris defeat Efes Pilsen 50-48 in Turin to win the European Cup-Winners' Cup. A vicious chair-fight follows the match between Greek fans and Turkish fans and players.
March 29: George Rallis resigns from the Greek Parliament in protest over the government's handling of the FYROM problem.

April 1: A defendant is shot and wounded and his lawyer is killed, during a trial for negligent homicide. The culprit - who kills himself afterwards - is the father of the man whom the defendant killed in a traffic accident.
April 2: A great fire on Skiathos burns much of the island's forested areas.
April 3: Panathinaikos stun Ajax 1-0 in Amsterdam in the first leg of the Champions' League semi-finals.
April 15: Businessman Socrates Kokkalis takes over as President of Olympiakos.
April 28: During the game against Panathinaikos, Panionios player, Boban Jankovic, disgusted with a decision by the referee, head butts the goal post and as a result remains paralysed.

May 3: Greek-American Steven John Lalas is arrested by US authorities on charges of spying on behalf of Greece.
May 11: Olympiakos win the first professional Basketball Championship (organized by ESAK) when Panathinaikos refuse to play the last playoff game at Peace and Friendship Stadium.
May 15: Aris Salonica sign Ricci Thews for only one game, the Greek Cup final against Panathinaikos (with Nikos Galis in their roster). Panathinaikos will win by 96-89 in Athens.
May 25: First european football final held at Athens' OAKA Stadium. Hamburg win the European Champions Cup as they defeat Juventus 1-0 (Magath). Top scorer Paolo Rossi (6 goals) fails to score despite the fact he is assisted by players of great caliber (Platini, Boniek, Bettega, Scirea)

June 4: Bavarian Greeks petition their local government to convince the German government not to recognise FYROM as "Macedonia".
June 4: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with Greece by being known as "Slavic Macedonia" .
June 17: Alexandros Terzian breaks the Greek record for the 100m with 10.20. The old record was established by Vasilis Papageorgopoulos (10.22) and had stood for 21 years.
June 30: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece.

July 19: The wreckage of an ancient Greek ship is spotted off the coast of Marseille, France.
July 27: The Greek government expresses regret over Ukraine's decision to recognise FYROM.
July 31: 12 persons are killed by a fire on the island of Icaria.

September 9: The government of Constantine Mitsotakis collapses after the defection of four MPs.

October 10: PASOK win the general elections in Greece with 46.88% of the vote.
October 19: Cypriots demonstrate against Queen Elizabeth's visit to Cyprus.
October 22: PASOK MP, Apostolos Kaklamanis, is elected President of the Hellenic Parliament.

November 3: Constantine Mitsotakis resigns from the leadership of the New Democracy political party. Miltiades Evert becomes the new leader.
November 14: Thomas Mavros plays his last game, held in his honour, between AEK and the National Football Team of Greece. Mavros scored 3 goals, playing one half for AEK and one half for Greece.

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 ===June===
 *[[June 4]]: Bavarian Greeks petition their local government to convince the German government not to recognise FYROM as "Macedonia".
-*[[June 4]]: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with Greece by being known as "Slavic Macedonia"
+*[[June 4]]: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with Greece by being known as "Slavic Macedonia" .
+*[[June 17]]: [[Alexandros Terzian]] breaks the Greek record for the [[100m]] with 10.20. The old record was established by [[Vasilis Papageorgopoulos]] (10.22) and had stood for 21 years.
 *[[June 30]]: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece.