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Born on Sunday October 7, 2001
Died on Sunday October 7, 2001



Born on October 7

Died on October 7
  • 1996 » Lou Lichtveld, Surinamese-Dutch author, playwright, and politician (b. 1903)
  • 1998 » Cees de Vreugd, Dutch strongman and weightlifter (b. 1952)
  • 2001 » Christopher Adams, English-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1955)
  • 2001 » Herblock, American cartoonist and author (b. 1909)
  • 2001 » Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman (b. 1913)
  • 2002 » Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
  • 2003 » Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (b. 1912)
  • 2003 » Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
  • 2004 » Tony Lanfranchi, English race car driver (b. 1935)
  • 2005 » Charles Rocket, American actor and comedian (b. 1949)

Names that were popular for boys in 2001
  1. Thomas
  2. Jan
  3. Lucas
  4. Robin
  5. Daan
  6. Lars
  7. Max
  8. Bram
  9. Tim
  10. Ruben
  11. Jasper
  12. Thijs
  13. Jacob
  14. Sander
  15. Niels
  16. Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
  1. Emma
  2. Britt
  3. Femke
  4. Julia
  5. Ilse
  6. Sophie
  7. Amber
  8. Sanne
  9. Anna
  10. Laura
  11. Lisa
  12. Fleur
  13. Anne
  14. Charlotte
  15. Maria
  16. 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.
  • March 16 » A series of bomb blasts that took place in the city of Shijiazhuang, China killed 108 people and injured 38 others, was the biggest mass murder in China in decades.
  • September 11 » The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated suicide attacks killing 2,977 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
  • 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 18 » First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
  • October 11 » The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
  • October 26 » The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
Weather October 7, 2001

The temperature on October 7, 2001 was between 13.0 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (33%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.

Source: KNMI