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August 7, 2001Born on Wednesday August 8, 2001
- Jaimy Isabella van Veen, Den Helder
Died on Wednesday August 8, 2001
- Cornelia Jacoba Josepha Hilte (87), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Ashna Shapiro (62), Cape Town, Western Cape, Zuid-Afrika
- Cornelia Joanna Josephina de Bresser (97), Tilburg
- Annie Jacobs (67)
- Cecil Eric GRIFFITHS (79)
- Elizabeth Reijnierse (85), Middelburg, Zeeland, NL
- Edmond van Heusden (75), Amstelveen,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Edmond Joannes van Heusden (75), Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Elisabeth Marie Roos (54), Den Haag
- Amelia Jennes (81), Duffel, Antwerpen, Belgium
Born on August 8
- 1989 » Ken Baumann, American actor and author
- 1990 » Aleksandra Szwed, Polish actress and singer
- 1990 » Kane Williamson, New Zealand cricket captain
- 1990 » Parker Kligerman, American race car driver
- 1990 » Vladimír Darida, Czech footballer
- 1991 » Nélson Oliveira, Portuguese footballer
- 1991 » Tyrone Peachey, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 » Josip Drmić, Swiss footballer
- 1998 » Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 2000 » Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canadian tennis player
Died on August 8
- 1998 » Mahmoud Saremi, Iranian journalist (b. 1968)
- 2003 » Dirk Hoogendam, Dutch-German SS officer (b. 1922)
- 2003 » Falaba Issa Traoré, Malian director and playwright (b. 1930)
- 2004 » Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress (b. 1907)
- 2004 » Leon Golub, American painter and academic (b. 1922)
- 2005 » Ahmed Deedat, South African missionary and author (b. 1918)
- 2005 » Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (b. 1922)
- 2005 » Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (b. 1912)
- 2005 » Gene Mauch, American baseball player and manager (b. 1925)
- 2005 » John H. Johnson, American publisher, founded the Johnson Publishing Company (b. 1918)
Names that were popular for boys in 2001
- Thomas
- Jan
- Lucas
- 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
- Ilse
- Sophie
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Laura
- Lisa
- Fleur
- 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 23 » Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Communist Party of China to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
- April 16 » India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
- June 1 » Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
- October 8 » U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
- December 19 » A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolia.
- December 19 » Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Weather August 8, 2001
The temperature on August 8, 2001 was between 13.7 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 13.4 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.