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Died on Thursday August 23, 2001
- Christiane Bom (52), Leuven, 3000 België
- Antoon Muusers (74)
- Catharina Johanna de Crom (68)
- Anna Cathariina Lammerdina Bouwman (87), Leeuwarden, Gem. Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Verbunt (93), Heusden
- Adriana Jacoba Govaers (79), Breda, Baronieziekenhuis
- Byron Paul Claunch (84), Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, Verenigde Staten
- Catharina Johanna de Crom (68)
- Cornelia Hendrica van Heerwaarden (87), Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Bastiaan Hendrikus van den Heuvel (87), Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
Born on August 23
- 1988 » Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1988 » Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player
- 1989 » Heiko Schwarz, German footballer
- 1989 » Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
- 1989 » Trixie Mattel, American drag queen, actor, and country singer
- 1990 » Seth Curry, American basketball player
- 1992 » Nicola Docherty, Scottish footballer
- 1993 » Iván López, Spanish professional footballer
- 1994 » August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress († 2017)
- 1997 » Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer
Died on August 23
- 1997 » Eric Gairy, Grenadian educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1922)
- 1999 » Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (b. 1926)
- 2000 » John Anthony Kaiser, American priest and missionary (b. 1932)
- 2001 » Kathleen Freeman, American actress (b. 1919)
- 2001 » Peter Maas, American journalist and author (b. 1929)
- 2002 » Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (b. 1922)
- 2003 » Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. 1946)
- 2003 » Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1913)
- 2003 » Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (b. 1917)
- 2003 » Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (b. 1944)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Jan
- 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
- Sophie
- Ilse
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Laura
- Fleur
- Lisa
- 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 29 » Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
- April 7 » Mars Odyssey is launched.
- May 25 » Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with Dr. Sherman Bull.
- September 9 » Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
- 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".
- September 27 » In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
Weather August 23, 2001
The temperature on August 23, 2001 was between 17.7 °C and 29.5 °C and averaged 22.6 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (33%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.