1985
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Events
February
- February 16: Andreas Papandreou inaugurates the Stadium of Peace and Friendship in Neo Phaliro, Piraeus.
May
- May 15: Terrorist Christos Tsoutsouvis and three police officers die in a shooting exhange following a stolen motorcycle chase.
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.
Births
January
- January 29: Athina Roussel Onassis, heiress to the Aristotle Onassis fortune
June
- June 11: Sofoklis Schortsianitis, basketball player.
Deaths
January
- January 24: Elias Iliou, Greek politician leader of the United Democratic Left.
October
- October 31: Nikos Engonopoulos, painter and poet