1981 in Greece
# 1981 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
* 23 March – Aikaterini Mamouti, artistic gymnast
