2001 in der Geschichte
446 Einträge
Ereignisse
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2001
Congress certifies George W. Bush winner of 2000 elections.
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2001
Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
Downtown Disney (Disneyland Resort) · Disneyland Resort · Anaheim, California
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2001
An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
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2001
Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
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2001
Der US-Präsident Bill Clinton verleiht dem ehemaligen Präsidenten Theodore Roosevelt posthum ein Ehrenzeichen für seine Dienste im Spanisch-Amerikanischen Krieg.
Bill Clinton · Theodore Roosevelt · Medal of Honor · Spanish-American War
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2001
President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
President of the Philippines · Joseph Estrada · 2001 EDSA Revolution · Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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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 Communist Party of China to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident · Tiananmen Square · Communist Party of China · Falun Gong · Persecution of Falun Gong
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2001
Das 7.7 Mw Erdbeben in Gujarat erschüttert Westindien mit einer maximalen Mercalli-Intensität von X (Extrem), führt zu 13.805-20.023 Toten und etwa 166.800 Verletzten.
2001 Gujarat earthquake · Western India · Mercalli intensity scale
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2001
Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
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2001
In den Niederlanden verurteilt ein schottisches Gericht den libyschen Abdelbaset al-Megrahi und freispricht einen anderen libyschen Bürger für ihre Beteiligung am Bombenanschlag auf den Pan-Am-Flug 103 über Lockerbie, Schottland, im Jahr 1988.
Libya · Abdelbaset al-Megrahi · Pan Am Flight 103 · Lockerbie
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2001
A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.
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2001
NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
NEAR Shoemaker · Col · 433 Eros · Asteroid
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2001
Ein Erdbeben mit einer Stärke von 6.6 auf der Richterskala traf El Salvador und tötete mindestens 400 Menschen.
January 2001 El Salvador earthquake · Richter magnitude scale · El Salvador
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2001
The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
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2001
FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Federal Bureau of Investigation · Robert Hanssen · Soviet Union
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2001
Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.
NASCAR · Sprint Cup Series · Dale Earnhardt · Death of Dale Earnhardt · Daytona 500
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2001
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.
Sampit conflict · Dayak people · Madura Island · Sampit · Central Kalimantan
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2001
BBC-Bombenanschlag: Ein schwerer Autobombenanschlag explodiert vor dem BBC Television Centre in London, verletzt eine Person schwer; der Angriff wurde der Real IRA zugeschrieben.
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2001
The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
Mir · Deorbit of Mir · Fiji
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2001
An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained.
EP-3E · United States Navy · Surveillance aircraft · Hainan Island incident · People's Liberation Army
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2001
Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges.
President of Yugoslavia · Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Slobodan Milošević · Special forces · War crime
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2001
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.
Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands · Timeline of same-sex marriage
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2001
Mars Odyssey is launched.
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2001
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.
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2001
India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
Bangladesh · 2001 Bangladeshi-Indian border skirmish · India-Bangladesh border
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2001
Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.
Michele Alboreto · Audi R8 (race car) · EuroSpeedway Lausitz
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2001
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares the existence of "a state of rebellion", hours after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, Joseph Estrada, storm towards the presidential palace at the height of the EDSA III rebellion.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo · Joseph Estrada · Malacañang Palace · EDSA III
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2001
The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.
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2001
During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
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2001
In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of teargas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.
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2001
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
Christiane Taubira · Atlantic slave trade · Slavery · Crimes against humanity
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2001
Mitglieder der islamistischen Separatistengruppe Abu Sayyaf nehmen auf einer wohlhabenden Inselresort auf Palawan in den Philippinen zwanzig Geiseln; die Geiselnahme würde erst im Juni 2002 gelöst.
Islamism · Abu Sayyaf · Dos Palmas kidnappings · Palawan · Philippines
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2001
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
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2001
Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
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2001
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.
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2001
Der Tropensturm Allison landet an der Küste von Upper Texas als starker Tropensturm und wirft große Mengen Regen über Houston. Der Sturm verursacht Schäden in Höhe von 5,5 Milliarden Dollar, was Allison zum teuersten Tropensturm in der Geschichte der USA macht.
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2001
Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.
Mamoru Takuma · Osaka school massacre · Osaka Prefecture · Japan
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2001
Papst Johannes Paul II. kanonisiert die erste weibliche Heilige Libanons, Heilige Rafqa.
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2001
Timothy McVeigh wird für seine Rolle am Anschlag in Oklahoma City hingerichtet.
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2001
Leaders of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
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2001
Ein Bundesgroßjury in Alexandria, Virginia, erhebt Anklage gegen 13 Saudis und einen Libanese im Zusammenhang mit dem Bombenanschlag auf die Khobar Towers in Saudi-Arabien 1996, bei dem 19 amerikanische Soldaten ums Leben kamen.
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2001
Das Erdbeben von Peru mit einer Magnitude von 8.4 Mw erschüttert die Küste Perus mit einer maximalen Mercalli-Intensität von VIII (Schwerwiegend). Ein zerstörerischer Tsunami folgte, der mindestens 74 Menschen tötete und 2.687 verletzte.
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2001
Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.
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2001
The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
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2001
Concorde is brought back into service nearly a year after the July 2000 crash.
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2001
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.
Akashi, Hyōgo · Akashi pedestrian bridge accident · Asagiri Station (Hyōgo)
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2001
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha · List of Bulgarian monarchs · Bulgaria · Prime Minister of Bulgaria · Election
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2001
Der Angriff auf den Bandaranaike-Flughafen wird von 14 tamilischen Tiger-Kommandos durchgeführt. 11 zivile und militärische Flugzeuge werden zerstört und 15 beschädigt. Alle 14 Kommandos werden erschossen, während 7 Soldaten der Sri Lanka Air Force getötet werden. Darüber hinaus sterben 3 Zivilisten und ein Ingenieur. Dieser Vorfall hat die sri-lankische Wirtschaft verlangsamt.
Bandaranaike Airport attack · Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam · Sri Lanka Air Force · Sri Lanka
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2001
Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to a chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
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2001
The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
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2001
American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company are killed as their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport, Bahamas.
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2001
In Belfast beginnen protestantische Loyalisten einen Streik vor der Holy Cross, einer katholischen Mädchenschule. Für die nächsten 11 Wochen eskortieren die Bereitschaftspolizei die Schüler und ihre Eltern durch Hunderte von Demonstranten, von denen einige Geschosse werfen und beleidigen. Der Protest löst heftige Ausschreitungen aus und erregt weltweit Aufmerksamkeit.
Belfast · Ulster loyalism · Holy Cross dispute · Primary school
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2001
Tokyo DisneySea öffnete im Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, als Teil des Tokyo Disney Resort für die Öffentlichkeit.
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2001
Ahmad Shah Massoud, Führer der Nordallianz, wird in Afghanistan von zwei al-Qaida-Assassinen, die sich als arabisch sprechende Journalisten ausgabean, ermordet.
Ahmad Shah Massoud · Northern Alliance · Afghanistan · Al-Qaeda
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2001
Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.
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2001
Zwei entführte Flugzeuge stürzen in das World Trade Center in New York City, während eine dritte in das The Pentagon im Arlington County, Virginia, und eine vierte in ein Feld in der Nähe von Shanksville, Pennsylvania, fliegt, in einer Reihe koordinierter Selbstmordanschläge durch 19 Mitglieder von al-Qaeda. Insgesamt werden 2.996 Menschen getötet.
World Trade Center (1973-2001) · The Pentagon · Arlington County, Virginia · Shanksville, Pennsylvania · September 11 attacks
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2001
Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
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2001
Der zivile Flugverkehr in den Vereinigten Staaten wird nach den Anschlägen vom 11. September wieder aufgenommen.
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2001
Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
Washington National Cathedral · September 11, 2001 attacks · Parliament Hill
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2001
Präsident George W. Bush hält seine erste wöchentliche Ansprache nach dem 11. September.
President of the United States · George W. Bush · September 11 attacks · Weekly Radio Address of the President of the United States
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2001
Die New York Stock Exchange öffnet nach den Anschlägen vom 11. September wieder für den Handel, die längste Schließung seit der Großen Depression.
New York Stock Exchange · September 11 attacks · Great Depression
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2001
First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
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2001
In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
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2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
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2001
Erhöhte rassische Spannungen in Peterborough, England nach den Anschlägen vom 11. September führen zur Ermordung von Ross Parker durch eine Gruppe von zehn Muslimen in einem rassistisch motivierten Angriff.
Peterborough · England · September 11 attacks · Murder of Ross Parker
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2001
Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
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2001
Militants attack the state legislature building in Srinagar, Kashmir, killing 38.
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2001
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812: A Sibir Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into the Black Sea after being struck by an errant Ukrainian S-200 missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 · Tupolev Tu-154 · Black Sea · S-200 (missile)
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2001
Barry Bonds surpasses Mark McGwire's single-season home run total with his milestone 71st and 72nd home runs.
Barry Bonds · Mark McGwire · Home run · List of milestone home runs by Barry Bonds
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2001
Der globale Krieg gegen den Terrorismus beginnt infolge der Anschläge vom 11. September. Die Invasion Afghanistans durch die USA beginnt mit einem Luftangriff und geheimen Operationen auf dem Boden.
Global War on Terrorism · September 11 attacks · War in Afghanistan (2001-2014)
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2001
A twin engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.
Cessna · Scandinavian Airlines System · Linate Airport disaster · Milan
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2001
U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
George W. Bush · United States Department of Homeland Security
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2001
The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
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2001
NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.
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2001
Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack.
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2001
Die indonesische Fischerboote SIEV X, auf dem Weg zur Weihnachtsinsel, sinkt in internationalen Gewässern mit über 400 Asylbewerbern an Bord, wobei 353 Menschen ums Leben kommen.
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2001
Grand Theft Auto III wurde veröffentlicht, popularisierte ein Genre von offenen Welten, Action-Adventure-Videospielen und löste Kontroversen über die Gewalt in Videospielen aus.
Grand Theft Auto III · Grand Theft Auto clone · Video game controversies
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2001
Die Vereinigten Staaten verabschieden das USA PATRIOT Act als Gesetz.
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2001
Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.
Pierre Billaud · Johanne Sutton · Volker Handloik · Afghanistan
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2001
In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
American Airlines Flight 587 · Airbus A300 · Dominican Republic · John F. Kennedy International Airport
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2001
Krieg in Afghanistan: Taliban-Truppen geben Kabul auf, bevor die vorrückenden Truppen der afghanischen Nordallianz eintreffen.
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) · Taliban · Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghan Northern Alliance
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2001
War on Terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
War on Terror · George W. Bush · Executive order · Military tribunal
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2001
War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
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2001
The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
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2001
A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
Hydrogen · Celestial body atmosphere · Extrasolar planet · Osiris (planet) · Hubble Space Telescope
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2001
Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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2001
The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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2001
Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
Prime Minister of Vietnam · Phan Văn Khải · Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park
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2001
Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.
Sansad Bhavan · Parliament of India · 2001 Indian Parliament attack
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2001
The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
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2001
Ein Rekordhoher Luftdruck von 1085,6 hPa (32,06 inHg) wird in Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolei gemessen.
Atmospheric pressure · Pascal (unit) · Inch of mercury · Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl · Mongolia
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2001
Argentinische Wirtschaftskrise: Dezember-Aufruhr: In Buenos Aires, Argentinien, brechen Aufstände aus.
1998-2002 Argentine great depression · December 2001 riots in Argentina · Buenos Aires · Argentina
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2001
Burhanuddin Rabbani, politischer Führer der Nordallianz, übergibt die Macht in Afghanistan an die provisorische Regierung unter Präsident Hamid Karzai.
Burhanuddin Rabbani · Northern Alliance · Afghanistan · Hamid Karzai
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2001
Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
Berühmte Geburten
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2001
David Mazouz, American actor
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2001
Christine Kim, American viola player
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2001
Isabela Moner, American actress
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2001
Shin Ki-joon, South Korean actor
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2001
Rowan Blanchard, American actress
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2001
Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer
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2001
Billie Eilish, American pop singer
Berühmte Todesfälle
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2001
Ray Walston, amerikanischer Schauspieler (geb. 1914)
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2001
William P. Rogers, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (b. 1913)
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2001
Les Brown, American bandleader and composer (b. 1912)
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2001
James Carr, American singer (b. 1942)
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2001
Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (b. 1926)
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2001
Louis Krages, German-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1949)
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2001
Denys Lasdun, English architect, co-designed the Royal National Theatre (b. 1914)
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2001
Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
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2001
William Redington Hewlett, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1913)
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2001
Leo Marks, englischer Kryptologe, Dramatiker und Drehbuchautor (geb. 1920)
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2001
Auberon Waugh, English author and journalist (b. 1939)
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2001
Dario Vittori, Italian-Argentinian actor and producer (b. 1921)
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2001
Tommie Agee, American baseball player (b. 1942)
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2001
Roy Brown, American clown and puppeteer (b. 1932)
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2001
Gaffar Okkan, Turkish police officer and civil servant (b. 1952)
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2001
Alice Ambrose, American philosopher and logician (b. 1906)
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2001
Al McGuire, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928)
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2001
Ranko Marinković, Croatian author and playwright (b. 1913)
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2001
Jean-Pierre Aumont, French soldier and actor (b. 1911)
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2001
Johnnie Johnson, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1915)
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2001
Joseph Ransohoff, American surgeon and educator (b. 1915)
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2001
Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American author (b. 1923)
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2001
André D'Allemagne, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1929)
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2001
Filemon Lagman, philippinischer Theoretiker und Aktivist (geb. 1953)
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2001
Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1912)
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2001
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (b. 1906)
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2001
Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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2001
Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist, economist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
Herbert A. Simon · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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2001
Abraham Beame, amerikanischer Akademiker und Politiker, 104. Bürgermeister von New York City (geb. 1906)
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2001
Buddy Tate, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1913)
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2001
Kristina Söderbaum, Swiss-German actress and producer (b. 1912)
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2001
Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (b. 1916)
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2001
William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (b. 1915)
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2001
Balthus, Polish-Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1908)
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2001
Dale Earnhardt, American stock car racer and team owner
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2001
Eddie Mathews, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)
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2001
Stanley Kramer, American director and producer (b. 1913)
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2001
Charles Trenet, French singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
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2001
Rosemary DeCamp, American actress (b. 1910)
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2001
Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (b. 1941)
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2001
Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (b. 1912)
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2001
Claude Shannon, American mathematician, cryptographer, and engineer (b. 1916)
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2001
A. R. Ammons, American poet and critic (b. 1926)
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2001
Don Bradman, Australian cricketer (b. 1908)
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2001
Norbert Glanzberg, Polish-French composer (b. 1910)
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2001
Sigurd Raschèr, German-American saxophonist (b. 1907)
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2001
Louis Edmonds, American actor (b. 1923)
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2001
Eugene Sledge, American soldier, author, and academic (b. 1923)
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2001
Gerardo Barbero, argentinischer Schachspieler (geb. 1961)
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2001
Jean René Bazaine, französischer Maler und Autor (geb. 1904)
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2001
Fred Lasswell, amerikanischer Zeichner (geb. 1916)
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2001
Jim Rhodes, amerikanischer Geschäftsmann und Politiker, 61. Gouverneur von Ohio (geb. 1909)
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2001
Harold Stassen, amerikanischer Bildungs- und Politiker, 25. Gouverneur von Minnesota (geb. 1907)
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2001
Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1903)
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2001
Edward Winter, American actor (b. 1937)
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2001
Massimo Morsello, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1958)
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2001
Morton Downey, Jr., American singer-songwriter, actor, and talk show host (b. 1933)
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2001
Robert Ludlum, American author (b. 1927)
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2001
Victor Westhoff, Dutch botanist and academic (b. 1916)
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2001
John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (b. 1934)
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2001
Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian and educator (b. 1895)
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2001
Gaetano Cozzi, Italian historian and academic (b. 1922)
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2001
Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (b. 1909)
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2001
Bob Wollek, französischer Rennfahrer (geb. 1943)
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2001
John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1935)
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2001
Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1949)
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2001
Chung Ju-yung, South Korean businessman, founded Hyundai (b. 1915)
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2001
Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (b. 1920)
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2001
Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (b. 1925)
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2001
Sabiha Gökçen, Turkish soldier and pilot (b. 1913)
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2001
William Hanna, American animator, director, producer, and voice actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1910)
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2001
Robert Fletcher Shaw, Canadian businessman, academic, and civil servant (b. 1910)
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2001
Rowland Evans, American journalist (b. 1921)
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2001
Margaret Jones, British archaeologist (b. 1916)
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2001
Robert Laxalt, American author (b. 1923)
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2001
David McTaggart, Canadian badminton player and environmentalist (b. 1932)
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2001
Muriel Young, English television host and producer (b. 1928)
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2001
Brian Trubshaw, English cricketer and pilot (b. 1924)
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2001
Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (b. 1928)
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2001
Helge Ingstad, Norwegian lawyer, academic, and explorer (b. 1899)
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2001
John Lewis, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)
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2001
David Rocastle, English footballer (b. 1967)
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2001
Clifford Shull, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
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2001
Trịnh Công Sơn, Vietnamese guitarist and composer (b. 1939)
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2001
Charles Daudelin, Canadian sculptor and painter (b. 1920)
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2001
Liisi Oterma, Finnish astronomer (b. 1915)
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2001
Ed Roth, American illustrator and engineer (b. 1932)
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2001
Maury Van Vliet, American-Canadian academic (b. 1913)
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2001
Brother Theodore, German-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
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2001
Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (b. 1918)
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2001
Charles Pettigrew, American singer-songwriter (Charles & Eddie) (b. 1963)
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2001
David Graf, American actor (b. 1950)
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2001
Beatrice Straight, American actress (b. 1914)
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2001
Willie Stargell, amerikanischer Baseballspieler und Trainer (geb. 1940)
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2001
Harry Secombe, Welsh-English actor (b. 1921)
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2001
Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the smiley (b. 1921)
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2001
Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (b. 1939)
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2001
Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
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2001
Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
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2001
Michael Ritchie, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
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2001
Alec Stock, English footballer and manager (b. 1917)
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2001
Meldrim Thomson, Jr.. American publisher and politician, 73rd Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1912)
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2001
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1946)
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2001
Josef Peters, German racing driver (b. 1914)
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2001
Johnny Valentine, American wrestler (b. 1928)
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2001
Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (b. 1956)
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2001
Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., American physicist and academic (b. 1936)
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2001
Bonnie Lee Bakley, American model, wife of Robert Blake, (b. 1956)
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2001
Morris Graves, American painter and educator (b. 1910)
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2001
Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, created CliffsNotes (b. 1918)
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2001
Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (b. 1912)
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2001
Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian politician, 16th Governor of Himachal Pradesh (b. 1934)
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2001
Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter (b. 1952)
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2001
Perry Como, American singer and television host (b. 1912)
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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Alice Stewart Trillin · Casualties of the September 11 attacks · September 11 attacks · Mohamed Atta · David Angell
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone · Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
Michael Karoli, German guitarist and songwriter (b. 1948)
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2001
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2001
Walter Matuszczak, polnisch-amerikanischer Footballspieler, 1939 All-America, 1941 Draft der New York Giants (geb. 1918)
Walter Matuszczak · American football · 1939 College Football All-America Team · 1941 NFL draft · New York Giants
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2001
Marcelle Ferron, Canadian painter and stained glass artist (b. 1924)
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer (b. 1943)
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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