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July 14, 2001Born on Sunday July 15, 2001
- Anne Kim Weesjes, Zutphen
- Alyssa Joy Tamerus, Hoofddorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday July 15, 2001
- Bianka Maria Korst (88)
- Cornelia Noorlander (91), Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Anna Nagtzaam (91), Etten-Leur
- Bessie Olivia Corbin (87), Georgia, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus Joseph Witlox (96), Helvoirt
- Cornelia Margaretha Butter (89), Heemskerk, Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Bernardus Theodorus Antonius Taken (79), Doetinchem
- Cornelia Willempje de Leeuw (92), Bussum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Antonia Maria Willems (74), Overloon, Boxmeer
- Antje Dees (84), Zaamslag, Zeeland, Nederland
Born on July 15
- 1990 » Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player
- 1991 » Danilo, Brazilian footballer
- 1991 » Derrick Favors, American basketball player
- 1991 » Evgeny Tishchenko, Russian boxer
- 1992 » Hokutōfuji Daiki, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1992 » Tobias Harris, American basketball player
- 1992 » Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter
- 1993 » Håvard Nielsen, Norwegian footballer
- 1993 » Harrison Rhodes, American racing driver
- 1998 » Noah Gragson, American racing driver
Died on July 15
- 1997 » Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (b. 1946)
- 1997 » Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player (b. 1924)
- 1998 » S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1960)
- 2000 » Louis Quilico, Canadian opera singer and educator (b. 1925)
- 2001 » C. Balasingham, Sri Lankan lawyer and civil servant (b. 1917)
- 2003 » Elisabeth Welch, American actress and singer (b. 1904)
- 2003 » Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist (b. 1953)
- 2006 » Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist and academic (b. 1942)
- 2006 » Robert H. Brooks, American businessman, founder of Hooters and Naturally Fresh, Inc. (b. 1937)
- 2008 » György Kolonics, Hungarian canoe racer (b. 1972)
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.
- February 18 » Sampit conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, ultimately resulting in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes.
- May 6 » During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
- June 8 » Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.
- September 20 » In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
- October 8 » U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
- November 30 » Gary Ridgway is apprehended and charged with four murders as the Green River Killer.
Weather July 15, 2001
The temperature on July 15, 2001 was between 8.5 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.