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Born on Sunday August 26, 2001
- Ezra Verweij, Amsterdam († 2001)
- Lucas Daniel Willink, Corry, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Lisa Hobers, Zwijndrecht
Died on Sunday August 26, 2001
- Cornelis Johannes Maria Rijns (77), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Adrianus Johannes Smeekens (72), Brasschaat (België)
- Anna Nooij (77)
- Eugene Desmet (93), Braine le Comte, Henegouwen, Belgium
- Charles Andrew Waters (48)
- Catharina de Meulmeester (96), Arnemuiden
- Elisabeth Maria Bijnen (85)
- Delbert Schipper (86)
- Cyriel Odiel Moeyaert (73), Torhout
- Adrianus Johannes Smeekens (72), Brasschaat, 2930, Antwerpen, België
Born on August 26
- 1986 » Vladislav Gussev, Estonian footballer
- 1987 » Juan Joseph, American football player and coach († 2014)
- 1988 » Danielle Savre, American actress
- 1988 » Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1988 » Evan Ross, American actor
- 1988 » Lars Stindl, German football player
- 1988 » Wayne Simmonds, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1989 » James Harden, American basketball player
- 1990 » Mateo Musacchio, Argentinian footballer
- 1991 » Jessica Diggins, American cross-country skier
Died on August 26
- 1998 » Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
- 2000 » Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and academic (b. 1939)
- 2000 » Bunny Austin, English tennis player (b. 1906)
- 2001 » Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1904)
- 2001 » Marita Petersen, Faroese educator and politician, 8th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1940)
- 2003 » Jim Wacker, American football player and coach (b. 1937)
- 2004 » Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1952)
- 2005 » Denis D'Amour, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (b. 1960)
- 2005 » Moondog King, Canadian wrestler and politician (b. 1949)
- 2005 » Robert Denning, American art collector and interior designer (b. 1927)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Jan
- Lucas
- Robin
- Daan
- Lars
- Max
- Tim
- Bram
- Ruben
- Jasper
- Thijs
- Jacob
- Sander
- Niels
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
- Emma
- Britt
- Femke
- Julia
- Ilse
- Sophie
- Sanne
- Amber
- Anna
- Laura
- Lisa
- Fleur
- 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 12 » Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
- 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".
- October 7 » The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
- October 15 » NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.
- November 13 » War on Terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
- November 30 » Gary Ridgway is apprehended and charged with four murders as the Green River Killer.
Weather August 26, 2001
The temperature on August 26, 2001 was between 18.3 °C and 30.0 °C and averaged 22.5 °C. There was 16.2 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.