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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.
  • February 18 » FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
  • May 29 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
  • June 11 » Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
  • 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 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".
  • December 19 » A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolia.
Weather February 1, 2001

The temperature on February 1, 2001 was between -1.6 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.

Source: KNMI