Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassinated in Kinshasa, Second Congo War January 16, 2001
Date: January 16, 2001
Date: January 16, 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 2001Milan Plane Collision Kills 118 in Heavy Fog, October…
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake. Date: November 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 2001…
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv. Date: June 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001French Taubira Law Recognizes Slavery as Crime Against Humanity, May…
Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in. Date: November 11, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Indonesia Student Protesters…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-98, carrying the Destiny laboratory module to the International Space Station. Date: February 7, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Russian Mir Space Station…
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it. Date: April 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Switzerland Gunman Shoots 18, Kills 14, September 27, 2001Milan Plane Collision…