402 notable events from 2001 — murders, wars and air crashes. Page 2 of 5.
- Oleg Zaikin
Jan 1, 2001–Jan 1, 2006 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Jason Jolkowski
Jun 13, 2001 · United States · Disappearance
- 2001 Geiyo earthquake
Mar 24, 2001 · Japan · Earthquake
- Akashi beach sinkhole accident
Dec 30, 2001 · Japan · Accident
- 2001 Santana High School shooting
Mar 5, 2001 · United States · Shooting
- EDSA III
Apr 25, 2001–May 1, 2001 · Philippines · War & armed conflict
- Loganair Flight 670A
Feb 27, 2001 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- Rainbow Farm
Sep 3, 2001 · United States · Attack (other)
- Murder of Kandee Martin
Feb 16, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Selby rail crash
Feb 28, 2001 · United Kingdom · Rail accident
- 2001 southern Peru earthquake
Jun 23, 2001 · Peru · Earthquake
- Shin-Ōkubo Station accident
Jan 26, 2001 · Japan · Rail accident
- Murder of Gregory Glenn Biggs
Oct 26, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Girl from Nulde
Aug 15, 2001 · Netherlands · Death & funeral
- Snow Brand beef fraud incident
2001 · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- Assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud
Sep 9, 2001 · Afghanistan · Terrorism
- Murder of Lucas Terra
Mar 21, 2001 · Brazil · Murder & homicide
- Sampit conflict
Feb 18, 2001–Feb 28, 2001 · Indonesia · War & armed conflict
- Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif
Nov 9, 2001–Nov 10, 2001 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Tokushima-Awaji father and son arson murder incident
Apr 2001 · Japan · Attack (other)
- Sinaltrainal v. Coca-Cola Co.
Jan 1, 2001 · United States · Crime & justice
- Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing
Aug 9, 2001 · Israel · Terrorism
- Murder of Hannah Williams
Apr 21, 2001 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Massacre of the Portuguese
Aug 12, 2001 · Brazil · Crime & justice
- Maizuru high school girl murder case
Nov 17, 2001 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Stanislav Beloruscev
Jan 1, 2001–Jan 1, 2009 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- 2001 Dartmouth College murders
Jan 27, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Larry McNabney
Sep 10, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Mesa Redonda fire
Dec 29, 2001 · Peru · Fire
- Murder of Benjamin Hermansen
Jan 26, 2001 · Crime & justice
- Brito and Picatoste case
Oct 14, 2001–Nov 16, 2001 · Spain · Crime & justice
- 2001 Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident
Jan 23, 2001 · China · Suicide & execution
- Fall of Kabul (2001)
Nov 12, 2001–Nov 13, 2001 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Shelly Brooks
Jan 1, 2001–Jan 1, 2006 · Attack (other)
- Huang Yong (murderer)
Sep 1, 2001–Nov 1, 2003 · China · Murder & homicide
- Anthony Ler
May 1, 2001–May 14, 2001 · Singapore · Murder & homicide
- Death of Rudolf Rupp
Oct 2001 · Germany · Crime & justice
- Funabashi Meiji University student robbery murder case
Jun 20, 2001 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- January 2001 El Salvador earthquake
Jan 13, 2001 · El Salvador · Earthquake
- Thai Airways International Flight 114
Mar 3, 2001 · Thailand · Aviation accident
- Lezmond Mitchell
Oct 28, 2001 · Murder & homicide
- Petrobras 36
Mar 15, 2001 · Brazil · Bombing & explosion
- Pankisi Gorge crisis
Apr 14, 2001–Sep 2003 · Georgia · Crisis
- 2001 Warsaw bank robbery
Mar 3, 2001 · Poland · Murder & homicide
- Disappearances of Shaina Kirkpatrick and Shausha Henson
Apr 4, 2001 · Disappearance
- 2001 Kodori crisis
Nov 1, 2001 · Georgia · Crisis
- 2001 Bradford riots
Jul 7, 2001–Jul 9, 2001 · United Kingdom · Riot & unrest
- 2001 European football fake passports scandal
2001 · Italy · Scandal & controversy
- Hintze Ribeiro Bridge collapse
Mar 4, 2001 · Portugal · Industrial & structural disaster
- Black Spring (Algeria)
Apr 18, 2001–Jun 14, 2001 · Algeria · Riot & unrest
- 2001 uprising in Herat
Oct 7, 2001–Nov 12, 2001 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Bandaranaike Airport attack
Jul 24, 2001 · Sri Lanka · Attack (other)
- 2001 Mexican Chamber of Deputies bombing attempt
Oct 10, 2001 · Mexico · Bombing & explosion
- Operation Noble Eagle
from Sep 14, 2001 · War & armed conflict
- Karine Schaaff affair
Jul 22, 2001 · France · Scandal & controversy
- 2001 Isla Vista killings
Feb 23, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Wakamatsu housewife murder case
Jun 29, 2001 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Fall of Kandahar
Dec 7, 2001 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Olaf Däter
Jun 1, 2001 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- Michael Dewayne Smith
Nov 24, 2001–Feb 22, 2002 · Murder & homicide
- Clearstream affair 1
from Feb 2001 · Luxembourg · Scandal & controversy
- 2001 Red Lion machete attack
Feb 2, 2001 · United States · Attack (other)
- Aeroflot Flight 521
Sep 21, 2001 · United Arab Emirates · Aviation accident
- Kidnappings of Patrícia Abravanel and Silvio Santos
Aug 30, 2001 · Brazil · Kidnapping & hostage
- Operation Active Endeavour
Oct 26, 2001 · Italy · War & armed conflict
- 2001 Sacramento shootings
Jan 1, 2001 · United States · Shooting
- Xuxa Park fire
Jan 11, 2001 · Brazil · Fire
- Dolphinarium discotheque bombing
Jun 1, 2001 · Israel · Terrorism
- Maritime response following the September 11 attacks
Sep 11, 2001 · United States · Maritime disaster
- Murder of Alexandra Flores
Nov 18, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2001 Shijiazhuang bombings
Mar 16, 2001 · China · Bombing & explosion
- Murder of Mary Gough
Feb 1, 2001 · Murder & homicide
- Aleksandr Khazanov
Jun 10, 2001 · United States · Disappearance
- Murder of Kanuma city employee
Oct 31, 2001 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Air Caraïbes Flight 1501
Mar 24, 2001 · Saint Barthélemy · Aviation accident
- Cairo 52
May 11, 2001 · Egypt · Crime & justice
- Amagasaki child abuse death case
Aug 7, 2001 · Japan
- Cincinnati riots of 2001
Apr 9, 2001–Apr 13, 2001 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2806
Mar 16, 2001 · Saudi Arabia · Aviation accident
- Murder of Joann Lee Tiesler
Oct 7, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Ellis Park Stadium disaster
Apr 11, 2001 · South Africa · Industrial & structural disaster
- Murders of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran
May 8, 2001 · Palestine · Murder & homicide
- 2001 Greyhound bus attack
Oct 3, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2001 Aluva massacre
Jan 6, 2001 · India · Murder & homicide
- Iberia Flight 1456
Feb 7, 2001 · Spain · Aviation accident
- Murder of Natalia Melmann
Feb 4, 2001 · Argentina · Murder & homicide
- Holy Cross dispute
Jun 19, 2001–Jan 2002 · United Kingdom · War & armed conflict
- Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team plane crash
Jan 27, 2001 · United States · Aviation accident
- Murder of Cynthia Garcia
Oct 25, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Fanglin Village primary school explosion
Mar 6, 2001 · China · Bombing & explosion
- Gary Lee Sampson
Jan 1, 2001 · United States · Murder & homicide
- TAM Airlines Flight 9755
Sep 15, 2001 · Brazil · Aviation accident
- Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel
Oct 1, 2001–Jan 1, 2002 · Murder & homicide
- Darwiche–Razzak–Fahda family conflict
Feb 1, 2001–Mar 1, 2009 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Lucas Terra
Mar 21, 2001 · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Louise Kerton
Jul 30, 2001 · Germany · Disappearance
- Alfred Petit case
May 18, 2001 · France · Crime & justice
- President's Surveillance Program
Sep 2001–Jan 2007 · United States · Terrorism
- Manor Hotel fire
Aug 18, 2001 · Philippines · Fire
- Tours killings (2001)
Oct 29, 2001 · France · Murder & homicide