First Draft of Human Genome Published in Nature February 15, 2001
Date: February 15, 2001
Date: February 15, 2001
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…
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 2001Gulfstream III Crashes Near Aspen Airport, 18 Killed…
The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China, after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released. Date: April 11, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Space Shuttle…
Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial. Date: June 28, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Leaning Tower of Pisa Reopens After Stabilization, December 15, 2001Australia Sets World…
The Australia national men's soccer team sets a world record for the largest victory in an international association football match, winning the game 31–0 against American Samoa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for OFC. Australia's Archie Thompson also breaks the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by…
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. Date: May 21, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Pope John Paul II Canonizes Lebanon’s First Female…