About the day » Tuesday April 3, 2001Calender converter
April 2, 2001Died on Tuesday April 3, 2001
- Albertus Alveringh (95), Scheveningen (NL)
- Clarence Herman Brassard (91), Northfield, Washington, Vermont, Verenigde Staten
- Adrian Bruce SPILLANE (47)
- Calvin A. Souders (53), Fulton County Medical Center, Fulton County, Pennsylvania
- Aaltje Nanninga (94), Glen Rock (Bergen, New Jersey, USA)
- Cornelia Johanna Christina Quarles van Ufford (82), Utrecht
- Bastianus Anthonius Jongerius (84), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Bauke van der Krieke (83), Gaasterlan-Sleat, Friesland, Nederland
- Ad Bode (68)
- Cornelis (Kees) Johannes Pot (84), Den Helder
Born on April 3
- 1990 » Karim Ansarifard, Iranian footballer
- 1990 » Madison Brengle, American tennis player
- 1991 » Hayley Kiyoko, American actress and singer
- 1992 » Simone Benedetti, Italian footballer
- 1992 » Yuliya Yefimova, Russian swimmer
- 1993 » Pape Moussa Konaté, Senegalese footballer
- 1994 » Kodi Nikorima, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1996 » Mayo Hibi, Japanese tennis player
- 1997 » Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian footballer
- 1998 » Paris Jackson, American actress, model and singer
Died on April 3
- 1994 » Frank Wells, American businessman (b. 1932)
- 1995 » Alfred J. Billes, Canadian businessman, co-founded Canadian Tire (b. 1902)
- 1996 » Ron Brown, American captain and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1941)
- 1998 » Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
- 1999 » Geoffrey Walsh, Canadian general (b. 1909)
- 1999 » Lionel Bart, English composer (b. 1930)
- 2000 » Dina Abramowicz, Librarian and YIVO and Yiddish language expert (b. 1909)
- 2000 » Terence McKenna, American botanist and philosopher (b. 1946)
- 2005 » François Gérin, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1944)
- 2007 » Nina Wang, Chinese businesswoman (b. 1937)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Robin
- 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
- Sophie
- Ilse
- 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.
- April 16 » India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
- May 9 » In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.
- September 14 » Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
- October 1 » Militants attack the state legislature building in Kashmir, killing 38.
- November 14 » War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
- December 15 » The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
Weather April 3, 2001
The temperature on April 3, 2001 was between 9.2 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.