El Salvador Earthquake Kills 800+ on January 13, 2001

Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated. Date: September 10, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Pope John Paul II Enters Mosque in Syria, May 6, 2001Tropical Storm Allison Devastates Houston,…

Sampit conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, ultimately resulting in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes. Date: February 18, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day…

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…