The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India, leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured. Date: January 26, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution. Date: January 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day…
President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent four-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Date: January 20, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day). Date: January 15, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800. Date: January 13, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Date: January 12, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Greece adopts the Euro, becoming the 12th Eurozone country. Date: January 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)