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August 1, 2001Born on Thursday August 2, 2001
- Huibert Splinther van Everdingen, Leusden,3791,Utrecht,Nederland
- Kayden M Solma, Sioux City, Sioux County, Iowa († 2022)
Died on Thursday August 2, 2001
- Adrianus Nicolaas Kamermans (70), Utrecht
- Cornelis Korbijn
- Andries Schut (79)
- Annie HOOGAKKER (72)
- Cornelis Schipper (68)
- Catharina van Seters (99), Vlaardingen
- Cornelis de Frel (98), Goes, Nederland (Z)
- Anne Marie DEPREZ (75)
- Aaltien Danker (88), Ter Apelkanaal, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Maria Brands (101), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on August 2
- 1986 » Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier
- 1988 » Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1989 » Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer
- 1990 » Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player
- 1994 » Laremy Tunsil, American football player
- 1994 » Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player
- 1995 » Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player
- 1996 » Keston Hiura, American baseball player
- 1996 » Simone Manuel, American swimmer
- 1999 » Mark Lee, Korean-Canadian singer
Died on August 2
- 1996 » Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, 150th Prime Minister of France (b. 1912)
- 1997 » Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1938)
- 1997 » William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1914)
- 1998 » Shari Lewis, American television host and puppeteer (b. 1933)
- 1999 » Willie Morris, American writer (b. 1934)
- 2003 » Peter Safar, Austrian-American physician and academic (b. 1924)
- 2004 » Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1929)
- 2004 » François Craenhals, Belgian illustrator (b. 1926)
- 2004 » Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1911)
- 2005 » Steven Vincent, American journalist and author (b. 1955)
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.
- May 9 » In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.
- June 1 » Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.
- July 21 » At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than 120 are injured when a pedestrian footbridge connecting the beach to JR Asagiri Station becomes overcrowded and people leaving the event fall down in a domino effect.
- 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.
- 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.
The weather on Thursday August 2, 2001
The temperature on August 2, 2001 was between 11.8 °C and 27.7 °C and averaged 20.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI