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September 17, 2001 
September 15, 2001
Born on Sunday September 16, 2001
- Thomas Marinus Simon Venneker, Monster
Died on Sunday September 16, 2001
- Cornelis Willem (Cor) van Doesburg (82), Gemeente Heemskerk, Noord Holland
- Donabelle Anorta PORTER (79), Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
- Divera Alida Koenis (83), Alkmaar
- Francisca A. HIEMSTRA
- Annigje Romkes (52)
- Andries van Loo (77), Gerkesklooster
- Alice Bafa (93), Erie-N.Y.-U.S.A
- Eduard Tietjens (89), Enschede
- Franciscus Adrianus Maria Aerts (59), Goirle
- Ellen Jane Davis (67), Hagerstown, Garrett Co., Maryland
Born on September 16
- 1989 » Braden Holtby, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1989 » Lancelot Bravado, American wrestler
- 1991 » Alexandra Paul, Canadian figure skater
- 1991 » Diāna Bukājeva, Latvian tennis player
- 1991 » Kyle Smith, English motorcycle racer
- 1992 » Jake Roche, English singer-songwriter and actor
- 1992 » Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1992 » Vytenis Čižauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
- 1993 » Sam Byram, English footballer
- 1994 » Mitchell Moses, Australian rugby league player
Died on September 16
- 1996 » Gene Nelson, American actor, dancer, and director (b. 1920)
- 1996 » McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1919)
- 2001 » Samuel Z. Arkoff, American producer (b. 1918)
- 2002 » James Gregory, American actor (b. 1911)
- 2003 » Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1921)
- 2004 » Michael Donaghy, American-English poet and author (b. 1954)
- 2005 » Gordon Gould, American physicist and academic, invented the laser (b. 1920)
- 2005 » Harry Freedman, Canadian horn player, composer, and educator (b. 1922)
- 2006 » Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
- 2007 » Robert Jordan, American engineer and author (b. 1948)
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
- Sophie
- Ilse
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Laura
- Fleur
- Lisa
- 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 16 » Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
- January 20 » President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
- April 11 » The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released.
- 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 2 » The adult-oriented television block Adult Swim debuts on Cartoon Network.
- December 19 » A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolia.
Weather September 16, 2001
The temperature on September 16, 2001 was between 6.7 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 11.2 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.