2021 in Greece

Events in the year 2021 in Greece.

Incumbents

Events

• Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
• 12 January: 2021 Evros floods from river overflows cause evacuations, property and road damage, service disruptions, and the death of a firefighter.
• 4 February - March: Anti-government protests against university police, police brutality and mishandling of COVID-19 pandemic and in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas' hunger strike.
• 3 March: 2021 Larissa earthquake
• August: Wildfires engulf parts of Athens, the island of Euboea and parts of the Peloponnese.
• 27 September: 2021 Crete earthquake
• 10 October: Storm Athena causes floods and landslides in northern Euboea and Thessaly, damaging homes and infrastructure.
• 13 October: Storm Ballos causes severe floods, heavy rainfall, the first snow of the season in Western Macedonia, school closures, and two deaths before dissipating.
• 4 November: Refugees and migrants protest outside the Eleonas camp in Athens over their living conditions.

Scheduled events

• The 2021 Population and Housing Census is planned to be conducted by the Hellenic Statistical Authority.

Deaths

• 11 January – Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-born French writer and translator (born 1943).
• 12 January – Theodoros Mitras, politician, MP (born 1948).
• 14 January – Leonidas Pelekanakis, sailor (born 1962).
• 24 January – Sifis Valirakis, politician and anti-junta activist, Minister of Public Order (born 1943).
• ?? February – Maria Kastrisianaki, broadcaster (born 1948).
• 11 February – Antonis Kalogiannis, singer (born 1940).
• 9 April – Giorgos Karaivaz, Star Channel journalist, shot dead in Alimos, South Athens
• 8 July – Giorgos Dalakouras, politician and shipping line owner, former Civil Administrator of Mount Athos (born 1938).
• 2 September - Mikis Theodorakis, musician and composer (born 1925).

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