2001

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This article is about the year 2001. For the film, see 2001: A Space Odyssey (film). For other uses, see 2001 (disambiguation).
Millennium: 3rd millennium
Centuries: 20th century21st century22nd century
Decades: 1970s  1980s  1990s  – 2000s –  2010s  2020s  2030s
Years: 1998 1999 200020012002 2003 2004
2001 by topic:
Arts
ArchitectureComicsFilmHome videoLiterature (Poetry) – Music (Country, Metal, UK) – RadioTelevisionVideo gaming
Politics
ElectionsInt'l leadersState leadersSovereign states
Science and technology
ArchaeologyAviationBirding/OrnithologyMeteorologyPalaeontologyRail transportSpaceflight
Sports
Association football (soccer)Athletics (track and field)BaseballBasketballBoxingCricketGolfHorse racingIce hockeyMotorsportRoad cyclingRugby leagueRugby unionTennis
By place
AfghanistanAlgeriaAntarcticaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelgiumBrazilCanadaChileChinaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaDenmarkEl SalvadorEgyptEstoniaEthiopiaEuropean UnionFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIranIrelandIsraelItalyJapanKenyaLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMalaysiaMexicoMoldovaNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPakistanPalestinian territoriesPhilippinesPolandRomaniaRussiaRwandaSerbiaSingaporeSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSwedenThailandTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesVietnam
Other topics
AwardsLawReligious leaders
Birth and death categories
BirthsDeaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
EstablishmentsDisestablishments
Works and introductions categories
WorksIntroductions
Works entering the public domain
2001 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 2001
MMI
Ab urbe condita 2754
Armenian calendar 1450
ԹՎ ՌՆԾ
Assyrian calendar 6751
Bahá'í calendar 157–158
Bengali calendar 1408
Berber calendar 2951
British Regnal year 49 Eliz. 2 – 50 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar 2545
Burmese calendar 1363
Byzantine calendar 7509–7510
Chinese calendar 庚辰(Metal Dragon)
4697 or 4637
    — to —
辛巳年 (Metal Snake)
4698 or 4638
Coptic calendar 1717–1718
Discordian calendar 3167
Ethiopian calendar 1993–1994
Hebrew calendar 5761–5762
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 2057–2058
 - Shaka Samvat 1922–1923
 - Kali Yuga 5101–5102
Holocene calendar 12001
Igbo calendar 1001–1002
Iranian calendar 1379–1380
Islamic calendar 1421–1422
Japanese calendar Heisei 13
(平成13年)
Javanese calendar 1933–1934
Juche calendar 90
Julian calendar Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar 4334
Minguo calendar ROC 90
民國90年
Nanakshahi calendar 533
Thai solar calendar 2544
Unix time 978307200–1009843199

2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (dominical letter G) of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium, the 1st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.

2001 was designated as:

  • International Year of Volunteers

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Soldiers board a Chinook helicopter

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  • April 8 - Kyla Rae Kowalewski, American actress

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Main article: Deaths in 2001

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  • Etan Patz was declared legally dead. He was an American child that disappeared on May 25, 1979. His disappearance sparked the missing children's movement.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Stevenson, Richard W. (2001-01-31). "SURPLUS ESTIMATE HITS $5.6 TRILLION". United States: NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25. 
  2. ^ "Mac OS X Public Beta Expires Today". Macobserver.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25. 
  3. ^ "23 Iraqis Reported Killed". Iraq; Great Britain: NYTimes.com. 2001-06-21. Retrieved 2015-11-25. 
  4. ^ "'As Slow As Possible': World's Longest Running Concert At St. Burchard Church Turns 10". The Huffington Post. November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2015. 
  5. ^ "Speech View". Defense.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-25. 

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