2001
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Events
March
- March 16: George Koskotas is released from prison after serving 12 years of his sentence.
- March 27: The newly-built Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport begins operations.
May
- May 12: PAOK win their first title in 16 years after defeating Olympiakos 4-2 in the Greek Cup final at Nea Philadelphia Stadium.
August
- August 19: Greece win the World Juniors Water Polo Championship by beating Croatia 8-7 in Istanbul
- August 28: Greek and Turkish football authorities agree to make a joint bid to host Euro 2008. Nevertheless, UEFA's executive committee will vote in favour of the Austrian-Swiss joint bid on December 12, 2002.
- August 28: Archbishop Christodoulos announces that 3 million Greek citizens have voted to allow religious affiliation on national identity cards following a informal poll conducted by the Church of Greece.
Births
Deaths
January
- January 14: Kostas Rigopoulos, actor.
February
- February 14: Ploutis Servas, Cypriot politician
May
- May 1: Manolis Hadjiapostolou, known as "tiger", the man who jumped on the vehicle used to assassinate MP Gregoris Lambrakis and assisted in the assassins' arrest.
- May 9: Nikos Sampson, Junta-appointed "President" of Cyprus
June
- June 4: Dinos Eliopoulos, actor
September
- September 14: Stelios Kazantzidis, Laika singer