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Died on Friday January 12, 2001
- Adriana Arnolda Kivits (74), Veghel
- Annie Belle Grubbs (90), Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
- Donald Christopher Rumney (73), West Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Arie Gerard Klootwijk (76), Zevenbergen
- Adrianus Storm (90)
- Berdina T Calsbeck (87), Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa
- Derkje Roede (72)
- Arie Leendert Rietveld (77), Gorinchem
- Bernardina Gertruda Perpetura Nabuurs (62)
- Dirk Coenraad van den Heuvel (77)
Born on January 12
- 1989 » Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer
- 1991 » Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 » Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
- 1992 » Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer
- 1992 » Samuele Longo, Italian footballer
- 1993 » Do Kyungsoo, South Korean singer and member of boy band EXO
- 1993 » Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer
- 1993 » Zayn Malik, English singer-songwriter
- 1995 » Alessio Romagnoli, Italian footballer
- 1995 » Sarah Mehain, Canadian Paralympic swimmer
Died on January 12
- 1999 » Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1961)
- 2000 » Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
- 2000 » Marc Davis, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1913)
- 2001 » Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
- 2001 » William Redington Hewlett, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1913)
- 2002 » Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th U.S. Secretary of State (b. 1917)
- 2003 » Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (b. 1912)
- 2003 » Kinji Fukasaku, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 2003 » Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (b. 1926)
- 2003 » Maurice Gibb, Manx-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1949)
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.
- 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.
- March 16 » A series of bomb blasts that took place in the city of Shijiazhuang, China killed 108 people and injured 38 others, was the biggest mass murder in China in decades.
- August 10 » The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
- September 21 » Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.
- October 17 » Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack.
- December 11 » The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Weather January 12, 2001
The temperature on January 12, 2001 was between -3.7 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.