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July 25, 2001Born on Thursday July 26, 2001
- Calvin Gijs Reinders, Beverwijk, Nederland
- Cas Fransen, Horssen
Died on Thursday July 26, 2001
- Augustinus Henricus Swinkels (79), Tilburg, Nbr.NL
- Cornelis Jacob van 't Wout (78), Purmerend
- Anne'Antje' Daling (84), Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI
- Anna Margaretha Roelfes (85), Nieuwe Pekela
- Catharinus Bernardus (Bep) ROMP (57), Zaandam
- Albert Jan Dalmolen (87), bedum, Nederland
- Albertha Josephina Gerritdina Broekgerrits (87), Nijverdal
- Albertha Josephina Geredina Broekgerrits (87), Nijverdal
- Anthonius Johannes (Antoon) Remmink (76), Loosdrecht, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelia de Bruijn (89), Goirle
Born on July 26
- 1987 » Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer
- 1987 » Jordie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1987 » Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer
- 1988 » Sayaka Akimoto, Filipino–Japanese actress and singer
- 1988 » Yurie Omi, Japanese female announcer
- 1991 » Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1992 » Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby player
- 1993 » Raymond Faitala-Mariner, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1994 » Ella Leivo, Finnish tennis player
- 1996 » Olivia Breen, British Paralympic athlete
Died on July 26
- 1996 » Max Winter, American businessman and sports executive (b. 1903)
- 1999 » Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (b. 1917)
- 1999 » Walter Jackson Bate, American author and critic (b. 1918)
- 2000 » John Tukey, American mathematician and academic (b. 1915)
- 2001 » Peter von Zahn, German journalist and author (b. 1913)
- 2001 » Rex T. Barber, American colonel and pilot (b. 1917)
- 2004 » William A. Mitchell, American chemist, created Pop Rocks and Cool Whip (b. 1911)
- 2005 » Alexander Golitzen, Russian-born American production designer and art director (b. 1908)
- 2005 » Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1945)
- 2005 » Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic (b. 1925)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Jan
- Lucas
- Robin
- Daan
- Lars
- Max
- Bram
- Tim
- Ruben
- Jasper
- Thijs
- Jacob
- Sander
- Niels
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
- Emma
- Britt
- Femke
- Julia
- Ilse
- Sophie
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Laura
- Lisa
- Fleur
- 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.
- February 15 » The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
- July 21 » At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than 120 are injured when a pedestrian footbridge connecting the beach to JR Asagiri Station becomes overcrowded and people leaving the event fall down in a domino effect.
- August 6 » Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to a chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
- October 19 » SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people.
- October 26 » The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
- December 19 » Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Weather July 26, 2001
The temperature on July 26, 2001 was between 14.3 °C and 28.0 °C and averaged 22.0 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.