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Died on Monday August 27, 2001
- Christiaan Elias Busman (86)
- Anne Boetes (91), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Andries Jelles Bekkema (72)
- Clarence H. Van De Weerd (80), Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Frederika Koffeman (68), Zuidwolde
- Andries Bekkema (72), Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Anthonia Braber (71), Aalten (GLD) Nederland
- Daniel Childress (90), Mount Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States of America
- Georg Andreas Dominic Jeroen Peter Leon Prins Radziwill (58)
- Cornelia Johanna Bouwmeester (77), Amstelveen
Born on August 27
- 1990 » Tori Bowie, American athlete
- 1991 » Lee Sung-yeol, South Korean actor and singer
- 1992 » Ayame Gouriki, Japanese actress and singer
- 1992 » Blake Jenner, American actor and singer
- 1992 » Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter
- 1992 » Stephen Morris, American football player
- 1993 » Olivier Le Gac, French cyclist
- 1993 » Sarah Hecken, German figure skater
- 1995 » Sergey Sirotkin, Russian race car driver
- 1998 » Kevin Huerter, American basketball player
Died on August 27
- 1996 » Greg Morris, American actor (b. 1933)
- 1998 » Essie Summers, New Zealand author (b. 1912)
- 1999 » Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop and theologian (b. 1909)
- 2001 » Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian politician (b. 1938)
- 2001 » Michael Dertouzos, Greek-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1936)
- 2002 » Edwin Louis Cole, American religious leader and author (b. 1922)
- 2003 » Pierre Poujade, French soldier and politician (b. 1920)
- 2004 » Willie Crawford, American baseball player (b. 1946)
- 2005 » Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)
- 2005 » Seán Purcell, Irish footballer (b. 1929)
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.
- 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.
- September 4 » Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
- September 10 » Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.
- September 21 » America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
- September 21 » Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.
- December 19 » Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Weather August 27, 2001
The temperature on August 27, 2001 was between 10.1 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (77%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.