1981 in Greece

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See also:	Other events of 1981 List of years in Greece

Events in the year 1981 in Greece.

Incumbents

• President – Konstantinos Karamanlis
• Prime Minister of Greece – Georgios Rallis (until 21 October), Andreas Papandreou (starting 21 October)

Events

• 1 January – Greece joins European Communities.
• 24 February – The 6.7 M_s Gulf of Corinth earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 22, injuring 400, and causing $812 million in damage.

Births

• 8 January – Ioannis Kokkodis, swimmer[1]
• 23 March – Aikaterini Mamouti, artistic gymnast[2]

Deaths

References

1. "Olympedia – Ioannis Kokkodis". olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
2. "Olympedia – Aikaterini Mamouti". olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.