Date: January 16, 2001
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 2001FBI Agent Robert Hanssen Arrested for Soviet Spy…
An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Chinese pilot ejected but is subsequently lost. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained. Date: April 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅…
A Gulfstream III crashes on approach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, Colorado. All 18 people on board are killed. Date: March 29, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Anna Kournikova Virus Infects Millions…
The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji. Date: March 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001U.S. Loses U.N….
Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa. Date: June 10, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Verdict in Netherlands, January 31, 2001Wikipedia Launched: Free Wiki…
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 2001Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassinated in Kinshasa, Second Congo War January 16, 2001Erik Weihenmayer First Blind Everest Summit, May 25,…