402 notable events from 2001 — murders, wars and air crashes. Page 1 of 5.
- September 11 attacks
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Terrorism
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Oct 7, 2001–Aug 30, 2021 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Phoolan Devi
Jul 25, 2001 · Murder & homicide
- United Airlines Flight 93
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Terrorism
- Israel Keyes
Jan 1, 2001–Jan 1, 2012 · Murder & homicide
- Armin Meiwes
Mar 9, 2001 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- American Airlines Flight 11
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Terrorism
- War on terror
Sep 11, 2001–Aug 30, 2021 · China · War & armed conflict
- Mohamed Atta
Sep 11, 2001 · Terrorism
- CSX 8888 incident
May 15, 2001 · United States · Rail accident
- Andrea Yates
Jun 20, 2001 · Murder & homicide
- United Airlines Flight 175
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Terrorism
- American Airlines Flight 77
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Terrorism
- American Airlines Flight 587
Nov 12, 2001 · United States · Aviation accident
- Enron scandal
Oct 2001 · Crime & justice
- Collapse of the World Trade Center
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Aviation accident
- 2001 anthrax attacks
Sep 18, 2001–Oct 9, 2001 · United States · Terrorism
- Marwan al-Shehhi
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Terrorism
- Nepalese royal massacre
Jun 1, 2001 · Nepal · Massacre
- Operation Enduring Freedom
Oct 7, 2001–Dec 28, 2014 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Ikeda school massacre
Jun 8, 2001 · Japan · Massacre
- Battle of Tora Bora
Dec 6, 2001–Dec 17, 2001 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Robert William Fisher
Apr 10, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Air Transat Flight 236
Aug 24, 2001 · Portugal · Aviation accident
- United States invasion of Afghanistan
Oct 7, 2001–Dec 17, 2001 · Afghanistan · Terrorism
- Versailles wedding hall disaster
May 24, 2001 · Israel · Industrial & structural disaster
- Mamoru Takuma
Jun 8, 2001 · Murder & homicide
- 2001 Indian Parliament attack
Dec 13, 2001 · India · Terrorism
- Hani Hanjour
Sep 11, 2001 · Terrorism
- Crossair Flight 3597
Nov 24, 2001 · Switzerland · Aviation accident
- 2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crash
Aug 25, 2001 · Bahamas · Aviation accident
- Protests against the G8 in Genoa
Jul 19, 2001–Jul 22, 2001 · Italy · Riot & unrest
- 2001 insurgency in Macedonia
Jan 22, 2001–Aug 13, 2001 · North Macedonia · War & armed conflict
- Disappearance of Sneha Anne Philip
Sep 10, 2001 · United States · Disappearance
- Novi Ligure murder
Feb 21, 2001 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- 2001 World Series
2001 · United States · Attack (other)
- Lia radiological accident
from Dec 2, 2001 · Georgia · Industrial & structural disaster
- 2001 Linate Airport runway collision
Oct 8, 2001 · Italy · Aviation accident
- Killing of Henryk Siwiak
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Poonia murders
Aug 23, 2001 · India · Murder & homicide
- Battle of Amami-Ōshima
Dec 22, 2001 · Japan · War & armed conflict
- Operation Yellow Ribbon
Sep 11, 2001 · Canada · Attack (other)
- 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident
Jan 31, 2001 · Japan · Aviation accident
- Toulouse chemical factory explosion
Sep 21, 2001 · France · Bombing & explosion
- John Battaglia
May 2, 2001 · War & armed conflict
- Sef Gonzales
Jul 10, 2001 · Attack (other)
- Myojo 56 building fire
Sep 1, 2001 · Japan · Attack (other)
- Murder of Peter Falconio
Jul 14, 2001 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- 2001 Gujarat earthquake
Jan 26, 2001 · India · Earthquake
- December 2001 riots in Argentina
Dec 20, 2001 · Argentina · Riot & unrest
- Red panda hat man murder case
Apr 30, 2001 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Let's roll
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Attack (other)
- Magalie Part case
Mar 1, 2001 · France · Murder & homicide
- Hainan Island incident
Apr 1, 2001 · China · Aviation accident
- Death of Carlo Giuliani
Jul 20, 2001 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Danielle Jones
Jun 18, 2001 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Brad Sigmon
Apr 27, 2001 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Peggy Knobloch
May 7, 2001 · Germany · Disappearance
- 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak
2001 · United Kingdom · Epidemic & disease
- Chicago Strangler
Jan 1, 2001–Jan 1, 2018 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Helena Jubany
Dec 2, 2001 · Spain · Murder & homicide
- Arce murder case
Jun 1, 2001 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Akashi pedestrian bridge accident
Jul 21, 2001 · Japan · Stampede & crowd crush
- Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision
Feb 9, 2001 · United States · Maritime disaster
- Michael Perry and Jason Burkett
Oct 24, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- United States v. Microsoft Corp.
Jun 28, 2001 · Crime & justice
- Murder of Terry King
Nov 26, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Siberia Airlines Flight 1812
Oct 4, 2001 · Türkiye · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
Nov 25, 2001–Dec 1, 2001 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Disappearance of Asami Chida
Mar 6, 2001 · Japan · Disappearance
- Dasht-i-Leili massacre
Dec 2001 · Afghanistan · Massacre
- Disappearance of Alissa Turney
May 17, 2001 · United States · Disappearance
- Taliban insurgency
Dec 17, 2001–Aug 15, 2021 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Kyanguli Fire Tragedy
Mar 24, 2001 · Kenya · Fire
- American Airlines Flight 63 (2001)
Dec 22, 2001 · United States · Terrorism
- Takefuji Hirosaki branch robbery-murder and arson case
May 8, 2001 · Japan · Attack (other)
- Accra Sports Stadium disaster
May 9, 2001 · Ghana · Stampede & crowd crush
- Disappearance of Branson Perry
Apr 11, 2001 · United States · Disappearance
- Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Jan 16, 2001 · DR Congo · Murder & homicide
- Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
from 2001 · Israel · Attack (other)
- Murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi
Sep 15, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2001 Nisqually earthquake
Feb 28, 2001 · United States · Earthquake
- Summer of the Shark
2001 · Attack (other)
- 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff
Dec 13, 2001 · India · Crisis
- Disappearance of Michele Anne Harris
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Disappearance
- Delta Air Lines Flight 1989
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Aviation accident
- Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
Jan 1, 2001 · Disappearance
- NTV affair
Apr 14, 2001 · Russian Federation · Scandal & controversy
- Korean Air Flight 085
Sep 11, 2001 · Canada · Aviation accident
- Murder of Bridget Townsend
Jan 15, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Arson of the Charodeyka cafe
Feb 22, 2001 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Gotemba incident
Sep 2001 · Japan · Crime & justice
- Zug massacre
Sep 27, 2001 · Switzerland · Shooting
- 27th G8 summit
Jul 21, 2001–Jul 22, 2001 · Italy · Riot & unrest
- Volendam New Year's fire
Jan 1, 2001 · Netherlands · Fire
- Vladivostok Air Flight 352
Jul 4, 2001 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- Poncé Gaudissard
Dec 23, 2001–Mar 30, 2003 · Attack (other)
- Murder of Ross Parker
Sep 21, 2001 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- 2001 Avjet Gulfstream III crash
Mar 29, 2001 · United States · Aviation accident
- Disappearance of Abigail Blagg
Nov 13, 2001 · United States · Disappearance