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October 27, 2001 
October 25, 2001
Born on Friday October 26, 2001
- Björn Jan Bens Stapensea, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 2001)
- Rik VAN DAM, Dordrecht († 2001)
- Huub Dijkgraaf, Delft
Died on Friday October 26, 2001
- Clara Alberta Pershing (87), Escondido, San Diego County, California
- Anthonius Wilhelmus Baars (73), Harderwijk
- Cornelius DeVries (84), Ogden, Utah, Verenigde Staten
- Christina Johanna Maria Platter (82), Loosdrecht
- Christina Adriana Helena (Tine) van Toor (58), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- A.B.G. Hagmoole of ten Have (54), Hengelo
- Dalila Bueno de Toledo (74), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil
- Arlyne Marie Miller (63), Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Edward Fitzroy (Ted) Ezzy (91)
- Alfons SEGERS (81), Dendermonde,9200,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
Born on October 26
- 1990 » Mark Swanepoel, South African rugby player
- 1991 » Blas Cantó, Spanish singer
- 1991 » Riho Iida, Japanese model and actress
- 1992 » Joseph Cramarossa, Canadian hockey player
- 1994 » Allie DeBerry, American model and actress
- 1994 » Waqa Blake, Fijian rugby league player
- 1995 » Yuta Nakamoto, Japanese singer and menber of South Korean boyband NCT
- 1996 » Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast
- 2002 » Julian Dennison, New Zealand actor
- 2002 » Lee Eunsang, South Korean singer and former member of X1
Died on October 26
- 1998 » Kenkichi Iwasawa, Japanese mathematician and academic (b. 1917)
- 1999 » Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American author and educator (b. 1910)
- 1999 » Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1938)
- 2001 » Hüseyin Hilmi Işık, Turkish scholar and academic (b. 1911)
- 2002 » Jacques Massu, French general (b. 1908)
- 2002 » Sally Hoyt Spofford, American ornithologist (b. 1914)
- 2004 » Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player and politician (b. 1924)
- 2005 » George Swindin, English footballer and manager (b. 1914)
- 2005 » Keith Parkinson, American illustrator (b. 1958)
- 2006 » Tillman Franks, American bassist and songwriter (b. 1920)
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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 13 » An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
- April 25 » Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.
- June 23 » The 8.4 Mw southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured.
- 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 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 7 » The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
Weather October 26, 2001
The temperature on October 26, 2001 was between 10.7 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.