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Born on Friday July 27, 2001
Died on Friday July 27, 2001



Born on July 27

Died on July 27
  • 1998 » Binnie Barnes, English-American actress (b. 1903)
  • 1999 » Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (b. 1912)
  • 1999 » Harry Edison, American trumpet player (b. 1915)
  • 2000 » Gordon Solie, American sportscaster (b. 1929)
  • 2001 » Leon Wilkeson, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1952)
  • 2001 » Rhonda Sing, Canadian wrestler (b. 1961)
  • 2003 » Bob Hope, English-American actor, comedian, television personality, and businessman (b. 1903)
  • 2003 » Vance Hartke, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1919)
  • 2005 » Al Held, American painter and academic (b. 1928)
  • 2005 » Marten Toonder, Dutch author and illustrator (b. 1912)

Names that were popular for boys in 2001
  1. Thomas
  2. Robin
  3. Lucas
  4. Jan
  5. Daan
  6. Lars
  7. Max
  8. Bram
  9. Tim
  10. Ruben
  11. Jasper
  12. Thijs
  13. Jacob
  14. Niels
  15. Sander
  16. Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
  1. Emma
  2. Britt
  3. Femke
  4. Julia
  5. Ilse
  6. Sophie
  7. Amber
  8. Sanne
  9. Anna
  10. Laura
  11. Lisa
  12. Fleur
  13. Charlotte
  14. Anne
  15. Maria
  16. 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.
  • January 16 » US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
  • January 26 » The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured.
  • February 18 » Sampit conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, ultimately resulting in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes.
  • June 1 » Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
  • June 5 » Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5billion in damages, making Allison the second costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.
  • December 19 » Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Weather July 27, 2001

The temperature on July 27, 2001 was between 15.8 °C and 28.7 °C and averaged 21.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.

Source: KNMI