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Born on Saturday November 17, 2001
- Jake David Kochuyt († 2005)
Died on Saturday November 17, 2001
- Anna Josephina Verheijen (89), Breda
- Adrianus van den Anker (68), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Dominicus Cornelis Maria de Klerk (82), Eindhoven
- Claudia Adams (87), Friona, Parmer County, Texas, United States of America
- Cornelia Meenks (89), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aart Termaat (69), Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albert Lukens (72), Veele, Gemeente Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland
- André Laheye (74), Poperinge
- Dieuwertje Brussee (76), Rijnsburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Dirk Beeksma
Born on November 17
- 1986 » Everth Cabrera, Nicaraguan baseball player
- 1987 » Craig Noone, English footballer
- 1987 » Gemma Spofforth, English swimmer
- 1987 » Justine Michelle Cain, English actress
- 1988 » Durratun Nashihin Rosli Malaysian rhythmic gymnast
- 1989 » Roman Zozulya, Ukrainian football striker
- 1989 » Ryan Griffin, American football player
- 1992 » Alex Sheedy, Australian basketball player
- 1992 » Danielle Kettlewell, Australian synchronised swimmer
- 1993 » Taylor Gold, American snowboarder
Died on November 17
- 1998 » Esther Rolle, American actress (b. 1920)
- 1998 » Kea Bouman, Dutch tennis player (b. 1903)
- 2000 » Louis Néel, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
- 2001 » Harrison A. Williams, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1919)
- 2001 » Michael Karoli, German guitarist and songwriter (b. 1948)
- 2002 » Abba Eban, South African-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1915)
- 2002 » Frank McCarthy, American painter and illustrator (b. 1924)
- 2003 » Arthur Conley, American-Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
- 2003 » Surjit Bindrakhia, Indian singer (b. 1962)
- 2004 » Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler and manager (b. 1970)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Jan
- Robin
- Daan
- Lars
- Max
- Bram
- Tim
- Ruben
- Jasper
- Thijs
- Jacob
- Sander
- Niels
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
- Emma
- Britt
- Femke
- Julia
- Sophie
- Ilse
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Laura
- Fleur
- Lisa
- 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 20 » George W. Bush is inaugurated the 43rd President of the United States of America.
- April 7 » Mars Odyssey is launched.
- June 15 » Leaders of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
- September 14 » Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
- November 13 » War on Terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
- November 14 » A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan plateau. It had the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake.
Weather November 17, 2001
The temperature on November 17, 2001 was between 5.1 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.