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March 23, 2001Born on Saturday March 24, 2001
- Katie Ann Hibma, fortasse, somewhere in MI († 2002)
Died on Saturday March 24, 2001
- Barta Everdina Westerlaken (90), Driel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Agnes de Vries (84), Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Berdina van Dijck (94), Hilvarenbeek
- Cornelia Mater (85), Hoofddorp, Nederland
- Christine BRONDYKE (96), Kalamazoo County Michigan U.S.A
- Arnolda Martina Ketelaars (85), Veghel, Nederland
- Cornelia Klootwijk (65), Delft
- Carolus Ludovicus van Troost (80), Schiedam,-
- Aaltje Giethoorn (89), Coevorden
- Albertus Hermanus Oude Engberink (77), Hengelo, 7550, Nederland
Born on March 24
- 1988 » Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete
- 1988 » Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer
- 1988 » Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1990 » Aljur Abrenica, Filipino actor
- 1990 » Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress
- 1990 » Lacey Evans, American wrestler
- 1990 » Starlin Castro, American baseball player
- 1991 » Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player
- 1991 » Nick Browne, English cricketer
- 1995 » Enzo Fernandez, French-Spanish footballer
Died on March 24
- 1995 » Joseph Needham, English historian and academic (b. 1900)
- 1999 » Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (b. 1912)
- 1999 » Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German politician (b. 1902)
- 2001 » Muriel Young, English television host and producer (b. 1928)
- 2002 » Bob Said, American race car driver and bobsledder (b. 1932)
- 2002 » César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
- 2003 » Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian cardinal (b. 1919)
- 2006 » Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (b. 1926)
- 2007 » Shripad Narayan Pendse, Indian Marathi novelist (b. 1913)
- 2008 » Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (b. 1955)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Jan
- Lucas
- 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
- Ilse
- Sophie
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Laura
- Lisa
- Fleur
- 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 13 » An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
- January 26 » The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured.
- June 1 » Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
- 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.
- October 26 » The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
- December 19 » A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolia.
Weather March 24, 2001
The temperature on March 24, 2001 was between 3.3 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.