This article lists some of the events that took place in the

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in 2001.

Incumbents

* Monarch:

Beatrix Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from ''Viatrix'', a feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Viator'' which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word ''beatus'' or "bles ...

* Prime Minister:

Wim Kok Willem "Wim" Kok (; 29 September 1938 – 20 October 2018) was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002.Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames a ...

at a New Years party in a bar in

Volendam Volendam () is a fishing town in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, province of North Holland, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 22,715. It is twinned with Coventry, England. History Originally, Volendam was the location o ...

kills 14 young people and injures 200 * 18 January – Fire at

Schiphol Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( nl, Luchthaven Schiphol, ), is the main international airport of the Netherlands. It is located southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province ...

airport leads to chaos * 26 January – Suspect of fireworks explosion in Enschede in May 2000 arrested * 6 February – Foreign minister Van Aartsen calls off visit to

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because of

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* 8 February – Eight

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are arrested in their club house in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

* 14 February – Government Information Service declares that

Queen Beatrix Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husban ...

's second son

Friso Friso is a legendary king of the Frisians who is said to have ruled around 300 BC. According to Martinus Hamconius in his 17th-century chronicle ''Frisia seu de viris rebusque illustribus'', and also the 13th-century Oera Linda Book, Friso was a ...

is not homosexual * 14 February – The creator of the Anna Kournikova computer virus turns himself in * 21 March – First case of

foot and mouth disease Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids. The virus causes a high fever lasting two to six days, follow ...

discovered * 30 March – Engagement of Crown Prince Willem Alexander and

Máxima Zorreguieta Máxima may refer to * ''Máxima'' (magazine) * Máxima FM, Spanish radio station * Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Máxima (born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti; 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander. A ...

announced

Arts and literature

* 26 March –

Michael Dudok de Wit Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

wins an

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(Short film/animated) for

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Sports

* 11 February –

Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma (born 13 April 1970) is a Dutch former long track speed skater. His nickname is the ''Beer van Lemmer'', which translates to the Bear from Lemmer, analogous to Igor Zhelezovski's nickname "The Bear from Minsk", both of which ...

wins the world all-round

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title. * 21 April – FC Den Bosch wins the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as t ...

. * 28 April – Erik Dekker wins the

Amstel Gold Race The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classic ...

. * 6 May –

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...

secures the Dutch football title in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

by beating

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

3–0. * 24 May –

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...

wins the KNVB Cup after beating

in the

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* 16 June – HC Den Bosch clinches the Dutch men's

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title by beating

Oranje Zwart Mixed Hockeyclub Oranje Zwart was a Dutch professional field hockey club located in Eindhoven, North Brabant, which was founded on 1 September 1933. With around 1,700 members – as of 3 May 2006 – it is one of the biggest clubs in the ...

of Eindhoven in the play-offs. * 23 June – The women of HC Den Bosch clinch the Dutch women's

title by beating

HC Rotterdam Hockey Club Rotterdam, commonly known as Rotterdam is a Dutch field hockey club based in Rotterdam, South Holland. It was founded on 16 September 1925. The first men's team competes on the highest level of the Dutch field hockey league, which is c ...

in the play-offs. * 26 August – The women of

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beat the

to win the Champions Trophy, held at the

Wagener stadium Wagener Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for field hockey matches and hosted matches for the 1973 World Hockey Cup. The stadium holds 7,600 people. The complex has belonged to the Dutc ...

Amstelveen Amstelveen () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 92.353 as of 2022. It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the historical villages ...

. * 21 October –

Driss El Himer Driss El Himer ( ar, ادريس الهمِر) (born 4 April 1974 in Kezazna, Morocco) is a French long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 68th. He finished 6th in the long race at the 2001 IAAF World Cr ...

wins the

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Births

* 7 February – Cheick Touré, Soccer player * 15 April – Anna van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven, daughter of Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène * 19 November – Aidan Mikdad, Pianist

Deaths

January

* 8 –

Johan van der Keuken Johan van der Keuken (; 4 April 1938 – 7 January 2001) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker, author, and photographer. In a career that spanned 42 years, Van der Keuken produced 55 documentary films, six of which won eight awards. He also wrot ...

(1938), documentary film-maker

March

* 1 –

Hannie Termeulen Johanna Maria "Hannie" Termeulen (18 February 1929 – 1 March 2001) was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won three medals at the Summer Olympics. After having claimed the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in ...

Swimmer * 12 – Victor Westhoff Botanist * 21 – Wim van der Kroft Canoeist

April

* 4 – Wim van der Linden * 18 – Hans Dirk de Vries Reilingh Geographer * 20 – Steven Blaisse Rower * 29 –

Barend Biesheuvel Barend Willem Biesheuvel (; 5 April 1920 – 29 April 2001) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 6 J ...

44th Prime Minister of the Netherlands

May

* 27 – Bram van Leeuwen Entrepreneur

June

* 11 – Cornelis Verhoeven Philosopher and Writer * 27 – Kees Stip Poet

July

* 9 –

Arie van Vliet Arie Gerrit van Vliet (18 March 1916 – 9 July 2001) was a Dutch sprint cyclist. Between 1934 and 1957, he won 13 medals at world championships, including four gold medals, and set several world records in sprint events, despite the interr ...

Cyclist * 11 –

Herman Brood Hermanus "Herman" Brood (; 5 November 1946 – 11 July 2001) was a Dutch musician, painter, actor and poet. As a musician he achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and was called "the greatest and only Dutch rock 'n' ...

Musician * 12 –

Ron Kroon Ronald Kroon (17 September 1942, Amsterdam – 12 July 2001, Huizen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best ach ...

Swimmer * 27 – Piet Bromberg Field hockey player * 31 –

Joris Tjebbes Joris Willem Eelco Tjebbes (5 November 1929, in Vlissingen – 31 July 2001, in Hoogeveen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer. He won a bronze medal at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships and competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Sum ...

Swimmer

August

* 4 –

Jan van der Jagt Jan van der Jagt (30 May 1924 in Rotterdam – 4 August 2001 in Arnhem) was a Dutch politician and architect. Van der Jagt was a member of the Provinciale Staten, provincial parliament of Gelderland from 1974 to 1977, Party chair of the Re ...

Politician * 6 –

Wina Born Wina Born-Meijer (Sliedrecht, 21 August 1920 – Amsterdam, 6 August 2001) was a Dutch journalist. She is often named as ''de moeder van de Nederlandse gastronomie'' (English: ''The mother of the Dutch gastronomy''). She has written about a hundr ...

Culinary journalist * 8 – Noud van Melis Soccer player * 20 –

Sylvia Millecam Sylvia Maria Millecam (23 February 1956 – 19 August 2001) was a Dutch actress and comedian. She was featured regularly on Dutch television where she hosted several shows. Millecam also appeared in several Dutch movies and released two albums. ...

Actress and comedian * 23 – Herman Fokker Politician * 28 – Theo Blankenauw Cyclist

September

* 7 – Jan Baas Baseball player

October

* 5 –

Egbert van 't Oever Egbert van 't Oever (15 July 1927 – 5 October 2001) was a Dutch speed skater. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics. Biography Van 't Oever coached Yvonne van Gennip at the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary wher ...

Speed skater and Coach * 22 – Ed Vijent Soccer player * 28 – Gerard Hengeveld Pianist and Composer

November

* 29 – Jan van Beekum Composer

December

* 1 – Stan Haag Radio host * 2 –

Max Rood Max Gustaaf Rood (21 August 1927 in Enschede – 2 December 2001 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch jurist and politician of Democrats 66 (D66). Rood was a legal scholar on the subject of labour law at Leiden University. He was Minister of the Interio ...

Politician * 14 – Elisabeth Augustin Writer and Poet * 19 –

Hans Warren Johannes Adrianus Menne Warren (20 October 1921, in Borssele – 19 December 2001, in Goes) was a Dutch writer. Much of his fame in the Netherlands derives from having published a collection of diaries in which he described his life and homosexua ...

Poet * 23 –

Jelle Zijlstra Jelle Zijlstra (; 27 August 1918 – 23 December 2001) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 N ...

42nd Prime Minister of the Netherlands

References

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