About the day » Sunday August 5, 2001Calender converter
August 4, 2001Died on Sunday August 5, 2001
- Age Herman Ijpes Haytema (62), Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
- Cornelis Abraham Marcelis Martijn (58), Philippine
- Alleen J Shahan (82), Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America
- Anne van der Schaaf (76), Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Cecil Ray Markle NMAR01.CEC01 (77), San Dimas, Los Angeles, California, Verenigde Staten
- Ary Jacob Van Hilten (79), Wainfleet California
- Arie Teunis de Bruin (87), Den Haag
- Catharina Janssens (94), Brasschaat, prov. Antwerpen
- Albertus Wilhelmus Henricus Vrins (75), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Abraham Marcelis Martijn (58), Philippine,Zeeland,Nederland
Born on August 5
- 1991 » Andreas Weimann, Austrian footballer
- 1991 » Esteban Gutiérrez, Mexican race car driver
- 1991 » Konrad Hurrell, Tongan rugby league player
- 1995 » Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Danish footballer
- 1996 » Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1997 » Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player
- 1997 » Olivia Holt, American actress and singer
- 1998 » Kanon Suzuki, Japanese singer and actress
- 1998 » Mimi Keene, English actress
- 2003 » Toni Shaw, British Paralympic swimmer
Died on August 5
- 2000 » Alec Guinness, English actor (b. 1914)
- 2000 » Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer who scored India's first Test century (b. 1911)
- 2000 » Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920)
- 2000 » Tullio Crali, Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (b. 1910)
- 2001 » Christopher Skase, Australian-Spanish businessman (b. 1948)
- 2001 » Otema Allimadi, Ugandan politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1929)
- 2002 » Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (b. 1916)
- 2002 » Darrell Porter, American baseball player (b. 1952)
- 2002 » Franco Lucentini, Italian journalist and author (b. 1920)
- 2002 » Matt Robinson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
Names that were popular for girls in 2001
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.
- June 1 » Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.
- 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.
- October 22 » Grand Theft Auto III is released, popularizing a genre of open-world, action-adventure video games, as well as spurring controversy around violence in video games.
- November 12 » War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.
- December 19 » A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolia.
Weather August 5, 2001
The temperature on August 5, 2001 was between 10.5 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 12.4 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.