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 Just before the start, SEGAS has withdrawn 5 of its champions because of suspicions of doping.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 10: Constantine Karamanlis resigns as President of Greece. Parliament President, Ioannis Alevras, assumes the post in a caretaker capacity.
- March 29: Christos Sartzetakis is elected President of Greece by the Hellenic Parliament.
April
- April 6: The Greek Parliament accepts the proposal of the PASOK government to amend the constitution.
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 23: An EgyptAir plane is hijacked after its departure from Ellinikon International Airport.
- November 24: Twelve Greeks are among 60 persons killed, after a hijacked EgyptAir plane is stormed in Malta by Egyptian troops.
- 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
February
- February 21: Georgios Samaras, footballer
May
- May 6: Pantelis Melachrinoudis, athlete (400m)
June
- June 11: Sofoklis Schortsianitis, basketball player.
- June 17: Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player.
December
- December 6: Aris Grigoriadis, swimmer
Deaths
January
- January 24: Elias Iliou, Greek politician leader of the United Democratic Left.
February
- February 11: Marton Bukovi, football coach
March
- March 22: Spyros Vasiliou, painter
April
- April 17: Takis Miliadis, comic
- April 22: Giorgos Economidis, radio host, songwriter.
June
- June 28: Lambros Konstantaras, actor.
October
- October 2: George Savalas, Greek-American actor.
- October 31: Nikos Engonopoulos, painter and poet
November
- November 18: Dimitris Gogos, better known as "Bayianteras", rebetika singer