Erwadi fire incident: Twenty-eight mentally ill persons tied to a chain are burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu. Date: August 6, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. Date: July 28, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Phoolan Devi, a serving Member of Parliament, was assassinated by shooting in New Delhi, India. Date: July 25, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian casualties and destroyed aircraft. Date: July 24, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than 120 are injured when a pedestrian footbridge connecting the beach to JR Asagiri Station becomes overcrowded and people leaving the event fall down in a domino effect. Date: July 21, 2001 Read more on…
Rus Flight 9633 crashes during takeoff from Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 people on board. Date: July 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Australian criminal Bradley John Murdoch murders British tourist Peter Falconio and abducted his girlfriend in the Northern Territory. Date: July 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station. Date: July 12, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vladivostok Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board. Date: July 4, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)