2021 in Greece
Events in the year 2021 in Greece.
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Events
- Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- 3 March - 2021 Larissa earthquake
- August — Wildfires engulf parts of Athens, the island of Euboea and parts of the Peloponnese.[1]
- 27 September - 2021 Crete earthquake
Scheduled events
- The 2021 Population and Housing Census is planned to be conducted by the Hellenic Statistical Authority.[2]
Deaths
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- 11 January – Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-born French writer and translator (born 1943).[3]
- 12 January – Theodoros Mitras, politician, MP (born 1948).[4]
- 14 January – Leonidas Pelekanakis, sailor (born 1962).[5]
- 24 January – Sifis Valirakis, politician and anti-junta activist, Minister of Public Order (born 1943).[6]
- ?? February – Maria Kastrisianaki, broadcaster (born 1948).[7]
- 11 February – Antonis Kalogiannis, singer (born 1940).[8]
- 9 April – Giorgos Karaivaz, Star Channel journalist, shot dead in Alimos, South Athens[9]
- 8 July – Giorgos Dalakouras, politician and shipping line owner, former Civil Administrator of Mount Athos (born 1938).[10]
- 2 September - Mikis Theodorakis, musician and composer (born 1925).[11]
References
- "No end to Greek inferno as wildfires rage into the night". Reuters. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Διαγωνισμός για το λογότυπο της «Απογραφής Πληθυσμού – Κατοικιών 2021»". statistics.gr. Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (Greek statistical authority). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- "Littérature : disparition de Vassilis Alexakis, le plus français des écrivains grecs". courrierdesbalkans.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- "Εφυγε από τη ζωή ο πρώην βουλευτής της Νέας Δημοκρατίας Θεόδωρος Μήτρας". ethnos.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- "Leonidas Pelekanakis". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- "Σήφης Βαλυράκης: Νεκρός εντοπίστηκε ο πρώην υπουργός". cnn.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- "Maria Kastrisianaki obituary". theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- "Πέθανε ο τραγουδιστής Αντώνης Καλογιάννης". lifo.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- "Greek journalist shot dead outside his Athens home". Al Jazeera English. April 9, 2021.
Two individuals on a motorbike shot veteran crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz multiple times in southern Athens district of Alimos, police say.
- "Πέθανε ο εφοπλιστής και πρώην βουλευτής της ΝΔ Γιώργος Δαλακούρας". cnn.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Πέθανε ο Μίκης Θεοδωράκης". naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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