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Born on Saturday January 6, 2001
Died on Saturday January 6, 2001
- Arnolda Jacoba van den Dobbelsteen (81), Drachten
- Anna Gezina van der Aa (79)
- Albert Klei (71), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Agada Pietersz van DuiJn (90), Katwijk
- Anna (zuster Juliana) Seykens (81), Dendermonde (B)
- Anna Margaretha Heine (96), Ter Apel
- Bernardus Johannes Antonius Koldemeule (70)
- Adrain Richard Poche (78)
- Antonia Jacoba Van Heumen (81), Monster (Zuid-Holland, Nederland)
- Anna Gesina Berens (75), Emmen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
Born on January 6
- 1973 » Vasso Karantasiou, Greek beach volleyball player
- 1976 » Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
- 1981 » Asante Samuel, American football player
- 1982 » Eddie Redmayne, English actor and model
- 1984 » Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian
- 1986 » Paul McShane, Irish footballer
- 1986 » Petter Northug, Norwegian skier
- 1989 » Andy Carroll, English footballer
- 1991 » Will Barton, American basketball player
- 1994 » Lim Jae-beom, South Korean singer and actor (Got7)
Died on January 6
- 1995 » Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
- 1999 » Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (b. 1962)
- 2000 » Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)
- 2004 » Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921)
- 2004 » Pierre Charles, Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1954)
- 2005 » Eileen Desmond, Irish civil servant and politician, 12th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1932)
- 2005 » Lois Hole, Canadian academic and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1929)
- 2005 » Louis Robichaud, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)
- 2005 » Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1933)
- 2006 » Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
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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.
- May 6 » During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
- May 25 » Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with Dr. Sherman Bull.
- June 11 » Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
- September 12 » Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
- September 27 » In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
Weather January 6, 2001
The temperature on January 6, 2001 was between 4.1 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.