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2001 in the Netherlands
This article lists some of the events that took place in the
Netherlands
in 2001.
Incumbents
Monarch:
Beatrix
Prime Minister:
Wim Kok
Events
1 January âÂÂ
Fire
at a New Years party in a bar in
Volendam
kills 14 young people and injures 200
18 January â Fire at
Schiphol
airport leads to chaos
26 January â Suspect of fireworks explosion in
Enschede
in May 2000 arrested
6 February â Foreign minister
Van Aartsen
calls off visit to
the People's Republic of China
because of
human rights
8 February â Eight
Hells Angels
are arrested in their club house in
Amsterdam
14 February â Government Information Service declares that
Queen Beatrix
's second son
Friso
is not
homosexual
14 February â The creator of the
Anna Kournikova computer virus
turns himself in
21 March â First case of
foot and mouth disease
discovered
30 March â Engagement of Crown Prince
Willem Alexander
and
Máxima Zorreguieta
announced
Arts and literature
26 March âÂÂ
Michael Dudok de Wit
wins an
Academy Award
(Short film/animated) for
Father and Daughter
Sports
11 February âÂÂ
Rintje Ritsma
wins the world all-round
speed skating
title.
21 April âÂÂ
FC Den Bosch
wins the
Eerste Divisie
.
28 April âÂÂ
Erik Dekker
wins the
Amstel Gold Race
.
6 May âÂÂ
PSV Eindhoven
secures the Dutch
football
title in the
Eredivisie
by beating
SC Heerenveen
3âÂÂ0.
24 May âÂÂ
FC Twente
wins the
KNVB Cup
after beating
PSV Eindhoven
in the
penalty shootout
16 June âÂÂ
HC Den Bosch
clinches the Dutch men's
field hockey
title by beating
Oranje Zwart
of
Eindhoven
in the play-offs.
23 June â The women of
HC Den Bosch
clinch the Dutch women's
field hockey
title by beating
HC Rotterdam
in the play-offs.
26 August â The women of
Argentina
beat the
Netherlands
to win the
Champions Trophy
, held at the
Wagener stadium
in
Amstelveen
.
21 October âÂÂ
Driss El Himer
wins the
Amsterdam Marathon
Births
7 February âÂÂ
Cheick Touré
, Soccer player
15 April âÂÂ
Anna van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven
, daughter of
Prince Maurits
and
Princess Marilène
30 August âÂÂ
Daan Hartemink
, Malaysian footballer
19 November âÂÂ
Aidan Mikdad
, Pianist
Deaths
January
8 âÂÂ
Johan van der Keuken
(1938), documentary film-maker
March
1 âÂÂ
Hannie Termeulen
Swimmer
12 âÂÂ
Victor Westhoff
Botanist
21 âÂÂ
Wim van der Kroft
Canoeist
April
4 âÂÂ
Wim van der Linden
18 âÂÂ
Hans Dirk de Vries Reilingh
Geographer
20 âÂÂ
Steven Blaisse
Rower
29 âÂÂ
Barend Biesheuvel
44th Prime Minister of the Netherlands
May
27 âÂÂ
Bram van Leeuwen
Entrepreneur
June
11 âÂÂ
Cornelis Verhoeven
Philosopher and Writer
27 âÂÂ
Kees Stip
Poet
July
9 âÂÂ
Arie van Vliet
Cyclist
11 âÂÂ
Herman Brood
Musician
12 âÂÂ
Ron Kroon
Swimmer
27 âÂÂ
Piet Bromberg
Field hockey player
31 âÂÂ
Joris Tjebbes
Swimmer
August
4 âÂÂ
Jan van der Jagt
Politician
6 âÂÂ
Wina Born
Culinary journalist
8 âÂÂ
Noud van Melis
Soccer player
20 âÂÂ
Sylvia Millecam
Actress and comedian
23 âÂÂ
Herman Fokker
Politician
28 âÂÂ
Theo Blankenauw
Cyclist
September
7 âÂÂ
Jan Baas
Baseball player
October
5 âÂÂ
Egbert van 't Oever
Speed skater and Coach
22 âÂÂ
Ed Vijent
Soccer player
28 âÂÂ
Gerard Hengeveld
Pianist and Composer
November
29 âÂÂ
Jan van Beekum
Composer
December
1 âÂÂ
Stan Haag
Radio host
2 âÂÂ
Max Rood
Politician
14 âÂÂ
Elisabeth Augustin
Writer and Poet
19 âÂÂ
Hans Warren
Poet
23 âÂÂ
Jelle Zijlstra
42nd Prime Minister of the Netherlands
See also
2001 in Dutch television
References