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Died on Monday October 15, 2001
- Anne Steendam (96)
- Clara Maria Rachel Fauconnier (80), Gent
- Albert Boomsma (76), Amerongen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Andries van Egmond (77), Leiden
- Clasina Verbeek (94)
- Andries van Egmond (77)
- Clarence Martin van Schindel (83), Appleton, Outagamie county, Wisconsin (USA)
- Douglas Wiley McComiskey (76), Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Carole Ann Boslooper (61), Detroit Michigan
- Dick van de BLANKEVOORT (67), Apeldoorn
Born on October 15
- 1988 » Lassy Mbouity, Congolese writer and politician
- 1989 » Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer
- 1989 » Blaine Gabbert, American football player
- 1989 » Leandro Antonio Martínez, Argentinian-Italian footballer
- 1990 » Jeon Ji-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1994 » Lil' Kleine, Dutch rapper
- 1995 » Jakob Pöltl, Austrian basketball player
- 1996 » Charly Musonda, Belgian footballer
- 1996 » Zelo, South Korean rapper and dancer
- 1999 » Bailee Madison, American actress
Died on October 15
- 1994 » Sarah Kofman, French philosopher and academic (b. 1934)
- 1995 » Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1967)
- 1995 » Marco Campos, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1976)
- 1999 » Josef Locke, British-Irish soldier, policeman, tenor and actor (b. 1917)
- 2000 » Konrad Emil Bloch, Polish-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
- 2000 » Vincent Canby, American journalist and critic (b. 1924)
- 2003 » Ben Metcalfe, Canadian journalist and activist (b. 1919)
- 2005 » Jason Collier, American basketball player (b. 1977)
- 2005 » Matti Wuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
- 2007 » Piet Boukema, Dutch jurist and politician (b. 1933)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Robin
- Lucas
- Jan
- Daan
- Lars
- Max
- Bram
- Tim
- Ruben
- Jasper
- Thijs
- Jacob
- Sander
- Niels
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
- Emma
- Britt
- Femke
- Ilse
- Sophie
- Julia
- Sanne
- Amber
- 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.
- January 13 » An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
- February 12 » NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
- July 4 » Vladivostock Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board.
- 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.
- 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 17 » The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
Weather October 15, 2001
The temperature on October 15, 2001 was between 13.7 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.