Date: January 29, 2001
Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in. Date: November 11, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Osaka Elementary School…
Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002. Date: May 27, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On…
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…
Rwanda adopts a new national flag and anthem. Date: December 31, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001September 11 Attacks: Al-Qaeda Terrorist Attacks, 2,977 Dead, September 11, 2001NASA Launches 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter -…
FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Date: February 18, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Hubble Discovers First Extrasolar…
War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul. Date: November 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2001Netherlands Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage First April 1, 2001Erik Weihenmayer First Blind Everest Summit…