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July 31, 2001Born on Wednesday August 1, 2001
- Trevor Ricciarelli, Brussel (België), België
- Daren Doorgeest, Raalte, Overijsel, Nederland
Died on Wednesday August 1, 2001
- Antonie Dekkers (76), 's-Gravenhage,Den Haag,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
- Adriaan (Adrie) van der Wal (73), Krimpen aan de Lek
- * Anna Catharina (Anneke) Bouwmans (80), Deurne
- Adrianus Cornelis van der Knijff (86), Hoek van Holland, 3151, Nederland
- Bertha van Mierlo (98), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonius Dekkers (76), 's-Gravenhage
- Annie Grosscurt (80), Leiderdorp
- André Volckaert (75), Bouillon
- Anna Catharina Bouwmans (80), Deurne,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Akke van der Laan (80)
Born on August 1
- 1991 » Marco Puntoriere, Italian footballer
- 1991 » Piotr Malarczyk, Polish footballer
- 1992 » Austin Rivers, American basketball player
- 1992 » Mrunal Thakur, Indian actress
- 1993 » Álex Abrines, Spanish basketball player
- 1993 » Leon Thomas III, American actor and singer
- 1994 » Ayaka Wada, Japanese singer
- 1994 » Sergeal Petersen, South African rugby player
- 1996 » Katie Boulter, English tennis player
- 2001 » Park Si-eun, South Korean actress
Died on August 1
- 1996 » Tadeusz Reichstein, Polish-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
- 1998 » Eva Bartok, Hungarian-British actress (b. 1927)
- 2001 » Korey Stringer, American football player (b. 1974)
- 2003 » Guy Thys, Belgian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1922)
- 2003 » Marie Trintignant, French actress and screenwriter (b. 1962)
- 2004 » Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (b. 1913)
- 2005 » Al Aronowitz, American journalist (b. 1928)
- 2005 » Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter and sculptor (b. 1920)
- 2005 » Fahd of Saudi Arabia (b. 1923)
- 2005 » Wim Boost, Dutch cartoonist and educator (b. 1918)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Jan
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Lucas
- Hendrik
- Alexander
- Pieter
- Robin
- Daan
- Daniel
- Ruben
- Bram
- Michael
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Emma
- Marie
- Anne
- Sophie
- Laura
- Amber
- Cornelia
- Lisa
- Sanne
- Femke
- Julia
- Charlotte
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.
- June 1 » Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.
- September 13 » Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
- October 8 » A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.
- October 8 » U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
- November 12 » War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.
The weather on Wednesday August 1, 2001
The temperature on August 1, 2001 was between 13.5 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI