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Born on Saturday January 6, 2001
Died on Saturday January 6, 2001
- Agada Pietersz van DuiJn (90), Katwijk
- Anthonie DE WIT (87), Driebergen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Antonia Stegers (92), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Alle Jurjensz BUS (80), Noordbergum, Friesland, Nederland
- Catharina Beerendonk (81), Fijnaart,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- August Constant Oris (69), Geel, Antwerpen, België
- Arnolda Jacoba van den Dobbelsteen (81), Drachten
- Ageda van Duijn (90), Katwijk
- Anna Gezina van der Aa (79)
- Antonius Johannes Hermanus Bours (73), Duiven
Born on January 6
- 1973 » Vasso Karantasiou, Greek beach volleyball player
- 1976 » Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
- 1981 » Asante Samuel, American football player
- 1982 » Eddie Redmayne, English actor and model
- 1984 » Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian
- 1986 » Paul McShane, Irish footballer
- 1986 » Petter Northug, Norwegian skier
- 1989 » Andy Carroll, English footballer
- 1991 » Will Barton, American basketball player
- 1994 » Lim Jae-beom, South Korean singer and actor (Got7)
Died on January 6
- 1995 » Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
- 1999 » Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (b. 1962)
- 2000 » Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)
- 2004 » Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921)
- 2004 » Pierre Charles, Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1954)
- 2005 » Eileen Desmond, Irish civil servant and politician, 12th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1932)
- 2005 » Lois Hole, Canadian academic and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1929)
- 2005 » Louis Robichaud, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)
- 2005 » Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1933)
- 2006 » Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Robin
- Lucas
- Jan
- Daan
- Lars
- Max
- Bram
- Tim
- Ruben
- Jasper
- Thijs
- Jacob
- Niels
- Sander
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
- Emma
- Britt
- Femke
- Julia
- Ilse
- Sophie
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Laura
- Lisa
- Fleur
- Charlotte
- Anne
- Maria
- Anastasia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2001
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens.
- February 11 » A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.
- May 3 » The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.
- July 24 » Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.
- September 3 » In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, some of whom hurl missiles and abuse. The protest sparks fierce rioting and grabs world headlines.
- September 10 » Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.
- September 20 » In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
Weather January 6, 2001
The temperature on January 6, 2001 was between 4.1 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.