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Born on Monday October 8, 2001
- Lisanne Loonstra, Leeuwarden († 2001)
- Rachel Leentje SMITHUIS, Dirksland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Monday October 8, 2001
- Antje Brouwer (75), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Bastiaantje N. Voois (51)
- Debora Catharina BRANDS (70), Amsterdam
- Cornelia Binken (78), Volendam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Lida Wennemers (50), Vollenhove Steenwijkerland Overijssel Nederland
- Akke de Heij (85)
- Bertus Lobregt (75), Zuilichem, Nederland
- Bertus LOGBREGT (75), zulichem
- Bernard J. Garsteck (76), Burton, Genesee County, Michigan
- Arie Copier (80), Wervershoof
Born on October 8
- 1992 » Lidziya Marozava, Belarusian tennis player
- 1992 » Maria João Koehler, Portuguese tennis player
- 1993 » Barbara Palvin, Hungarian model and actress
- 1993 » Darrell Wallace, Jr., American race car driver
- 1993 » Garbiñe Muguruza, Spanish tennis player
- 1993 » Molly Quinn, American actress and producer
- 1996 » Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spanish tennis player
- 1996 » Sara Takanashi, Japanese ski jumper
- 1997 » Bella Thorne, American actress
- 1999 » Camila Rossi, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
Died on October 8
- 1995 » Christopher Keene, American conductor and educator (b. 1946)
- 1997 » Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (b. 1913)
- 1999 » John McLendon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
- 2000 » Charlotte Lamb, English author (b. 1937)
- 2001 » Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1917)
- 2002 » Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1952)
- 2002 » Phyllis Calvert, English actress (b. 1915)
- 2004 » James Chace, American historian and author (b. 1931)
- 2006 » Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1974)
- 2007 » Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (b. 1917)
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
- Ilse
- Julia
- Sophie
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Laura
- Fleur
- Lisa
- 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.
- January 16 » US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
- February 18 » FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- May 6 » During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
- July 4 » Vladivostock Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board.
- September 21 » Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.
- October 26 » The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
Weather October 8, 2001
The temperature on October 8, 2001 was between 12.4 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.