Date: April 1, 2001
Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment. Date: July 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Tiananmen Square Self-Immolation Incident, January 23, 2001Pope John Paul…
Second Congo War: Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards in Kinshasa. Date: January 16, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Phoolan Devi Assassinated in New Delhi, India, July…
US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War. Date: January 16, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Bandaranaike Airport Attack by…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-102, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the International Space Station. Date: March 8, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Pope John Paul II Canonizes Lebanon’s First Female Saint…
NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid. Date: February 12, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Osaka Elementary School Mass…
NASA launches the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter. Date: April 7, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Pope John Paul II Canonizes Lebanon’s First Female Saint Saint Rafqa, June 10, 2001Australia Sets World Record 31–0…