Events in 2001

402 notable events from 2001. Page 1 of 5.

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