2021 in Greece
Events in the year 2021 in Greece.
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.
- 12 January – Theodoros Mitras, politician, MP.
- 14 January – Leonidas Pelekanakis, sailor.
- 24 January – Sifis Valirakis, politician and anti-junta activist, Minister of Public Order.
- ?? February – Maria Kastrisianaki, broadcaster.
- 11 February – Antonis Kalogiannis, singer.
- 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.
- 2 September - Mikis Theodorakis, musician and composer.