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February 7, 2001
Born on Thursday February 8, 2001
- Jochem Webbink († 2001)
Died on Thursday February 8, 2001
- Albert Bergsma (78), Amsterdam
- Antonius Matheus Gerardus Senden (54), Kerkrade
- Arlene Dorothy Sigler (77), Minneapolis, Anoka, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
- Beatrix György Erika Protzman (41), Bilthoven
- Arie Lindemulder (67), Ottawa, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Ardina Johanna van Loon (83), Tilburg
- Beulah Columbine AITKEN (67)
- (Ton)Antonius Maria Gerard Senden Zenden (54), Kerkrade
- Adriana Elisabeth Petronella Rasenberg (82), Rotterdam
- A. L. M. Pijnenburg (84), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on February 8
- 1990 » Emily Scarratt, English rugby union player
- 1991 » Aristidis Soiledis, Greek footballer
- 1991 » Nam Woo-hyun, South Korean singer and actor with the boy band Infinite.
- 1991 » Roberto Soriano, Italian footballer
- 1992 » Bruno Martins Indi, Portuguese-Dutch footballer
- 1992 » Carl Jenkinson, English-Finnish footballer
- 1994 » Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer
- 1994 » Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1995 » Joshua Kimmich, German footballer
- 1996 » Kenedy, Brazilian footballer
Died on February 8
- 1997 » Corey Scott, American motorcycle stunt rider (b. 1968)
- 1998 » Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (b. 1912)
- 1998 » Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
- 1998 » Julian Simon, American economist and author (b. 1932)
- 1999 » Iris Murdoch, Irish-born British novelist and philosopher (b. 1919)
- 2000 » Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)
- 2000 » Sid Abel, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1918)
- 2001 » Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
- 2002 » Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (b. 1936)
- 2004 » Julius Schwartz, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Robin
- Lucas
- Jan
- Daan
- Lars
- Max
- Tim
- Bram
- Ruben
- Jasper
- Thijs
- Jacob
- Niels
- Sander
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
- Emma
- Britt
- Femke
- Julia
- Ilse
- 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 23 » Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Communist Party of China to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
- January 29 » Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
- July 28 » Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
- September 13 » Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
- October 19 » SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people.
- December 19 » A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolia.
Weather February 8, 2001
The temperature on February 8, 2001 was between 2.7 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 16.2 mm of rain during 10.6 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (22%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.