1951

Events

• January 26: Greek forces suffer their first casualties in the Korean War: 3 dead, 2 wounded, 1 missing in action at Hill 406 north of Inchon.

Births

May

• May 23: Antonis Samaras, politician

Deaths

January

• January 3: Georgios Drosinis, writer, poet

October

• October 10: Georgios Vlachos, newspaper publisher.