1st » Putrajaya, the Malaysian administrative city, is declared a Federal Territories (Malaysia) named Federal Territory.
9th » The American submarine USS Greeneville SSN-772 6 accidentally Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision strikes and sinks the 'Ehime-Maru', a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.
12th » NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "Col e.g saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
13th » An 2001 El Salvador earthquakes or earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400.
15th » Human genome known as First draft of the complete human genome is published in 'Nature (journal) or Nature'.
18th » Federal Bureau of Investigation known as FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
18th » Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt Death of Dale Earnhardt known as dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.
18th » Sampit conflict Inter-ethnic violence between Dayak people Dayaks and Madura Island Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Indonesia, that will ultimately result in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes.
19th » The Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
28th » The 2001 Nisqually earthquake Nisqually Earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, Washington Tacoma, and Olympia, Washington Olympia area of the U.S. state of Washington (state) Washington.
28th » Six passengers and four railway staff are killed and a further 82 people suffer serious injuries in the Selby rail crash.