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June 27, 2001Born on Thursday June 28, 2001
- Martijn van Asseldonk († 2001)
Died on Thursday June 28, 2001
- Emelie Leonie Marie Poppe (92), Deurne 2100
- Cornelia Goris (92), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
- Andreas Joannes Gerardus De Wit (77), Bornem
- Amelie Christine Brouwers (87), Venlo
- Anton Joseph (Ton) Blondeel Timmerman (85)
- Annie Catharina. Kirchhoff (86), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Foppe Wierds de Haan (90)
- Anna Catharina Kirchoff (86), Amsterdam,Noord Holland,Nederland
- Elisabeth Margaretha Vooijs (81), Alkmaar
- van de Veerdonk (53), Oss
Born on June 28
- 1991 » Seohyun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
- 1992 » Elaine Thompson, Jamaican sprinter
- 1992 » Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer
- 1993 » Bradley Beal, American basketball player
- 1994 » Emily Blue, American singer-songwriter
- 1994 » Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
- 1996 » Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player
- 1996 » Larissa Werbicki, Canadian rower
- 1999 » Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player
- 2002 » Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player
Died on June 28
- 2000 » Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (b. 1913)
- 2000 » Nils Poppe, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
- 2001 » Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (b. 1902)
- 2003 » Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author (b. 1927)
- 2004 » Anthony Buckeridge, English author (b. 1912)
- 2005 » Brenda Howard, American activist (b. 1946)
- 2005 » Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1976)
- 2006 » George Unwin, English pilot and commander (b. 1913)
- 2006 » Jim Baen, American publisher, founded Baen Books (b. 1943)
- 2006 » Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1919)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Robin
- Lucas
- Jan
- Daan
- Lars
- Max
- Bram
- Tim
- Ruben
- Jasper
- Thijs
- Jacob
- Sander
- Niels
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
- Emma
- Britt
- Femke
- Julia
- Sophie
- Ilse
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Laura
- Fleur
- Lisa
- Anne
- Charlotte
- 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.
- 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.
- January 31 » In the Netherlands, a Scottish court convicts Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and acquits another Libyan citizen for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.
- June 10 » Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.
- October 17 » Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack.
- November 12 » War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.
- December 12 » Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
Weather June 28, 2001
The temperature on June 28, 2001 was between 14.5 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.