About the day » Saturday June 16, 2001Calender converter
June 15, 2001Died on Saturday June 16, 2001
- Altburg v.Oldenburg (98), Arolsen
- Altburg Marie Mathhilde Olga VON OLDENBURG (98), Bad Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenburg, Hesse, Germany
- Ardis Arlene Ekleberry (80)
- Alida Willemina Schipper (80), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Alexander Hüsing (77), Papenburg
- Dirk Arnoldus de Haas (83), Bilthoven, Utrecht, Nederland
- Catharina Johanna Driessen (77), Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Altburg d'Oldenbourg (98)
- Dennis H Anderson (56)
- Antje de Zoete (94), 's-Gravenzande(ZH)
Born on June 16
- 1991 » Joe McElderry, English singer-songwriter
- 1992 » Vladimir Morozov, Russian swimmer
- 1993 » Gnash, American singer, songwriter, rapper, DJ and record producer
- 1993 » Park Bo-gum, South Korean actor
- 1994 » Grete-Lilijane Küppas, Estonian footballer
- 1994 » Rezar, Albanian professional wrestler
- 1995 » Akira Ioane, New Zealand rugby Union player
- 1995 » Euan Aitken, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 » Joseph Schooling, Singaporean swimmer
- 2000 » Bianca Andreescu, Canadian tennis player
Died on June 16
- 1994 » Kristen Pfaff, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1967)
- 1996 » Mel Allen, American sportscaster and game show host (b. 1913)
- 1997 » Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (b. 1911)
- 1998 » Fred Wacker, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
- 1999 » Screaming Lord Sutch, English singer and activist (b. 1940)
- 2003 » Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish–Swedish philosopher and author (b. 1916)
- 2003 » Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1934)
- 2004 » Jacques Miquelon, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1911)
- 2004 » Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1911)
- 2005 » Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican-American author and critic (b. 1906)
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 23 » Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Communist Party of China to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
- April 1 » An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained.
- May 6 » During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
- October 11 » The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
- October 17 » Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack.
- November 11 » Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.
Weather June 16, 2001
The temperature on June 16, 2001 was between 10.2 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.