What Happened In November 2001 In History

Historical Events for November, 2001

• 7th » Sabena or SABENA, the national airline of Belgium, goes bankrupt.
• 11th » Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.
• 12th » In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 'en route' to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
• 12th » War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Fall of Kabul called Attack on Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, Afghanistan, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.
• 13th » War on Terrorism: In the first such act since World War II, President of the United States e.g US President George W. Bush signs an Executive order (United States) called executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connecti
• 14th » War in Afghanistan (2001–present) called War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
• 20th » In Washington, D.C., U.S. President George W. Bush dedicates the United States Department of Justice headquarters building as the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building, honoring the late Robert F. Kennedy on what would have been his 76th birthday.
• 23rd » The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
• 27th » A hydrogen Celestial body atmosphere or atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris (planet) e.g Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
• 30th » In Renton, Washington, United States, Gary Ridgway (aka The Green River Killer) is arrested.

Famous Birthdays on November in 2001

• 21st » Samantha Bailey, American actress

Famous Deaths for November 2001

• 1st » John S. Romanides, Greek priest, author, and educator (b. 1928)
• 3rd » Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English historian and author (b. 1909)
• 6th » Anthony Shaffer (writer) named Anthony Shaffer, English author and playwright (b. 1926)
• 7th » Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (b. 1936)
• 8th » Aristidis Moschos, Greek santouri player and educator (b. 1930)
• 9th » Niels Jannasch, Canadian historian (b. 1924)
• 9th » Giovanni Leone, Italian politician, 6th President of Italy (b. 1908)
• 10th » Ken Kesey, American author and activist (b. 1935)
• 11th » Erna Viitol, Estonian sculptor (b. 1920)
• 12th » Albert Hague, German-American actor and composer (b. 1920)
• 12th » Tony Miles, English chess player (b. 1955)
• 13th » Peggy Mount, English actress (b. 1915)
• 14th » Charlotte Coleman, English actress (b. 1968)
• 14th » Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1922)
• 16th » Tommy Flanagan, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)
• 17th » Michael Karoli, German guitarist and songwriter (Can (band) known as Can) (b. 1948)
• 17th » Harrison A. Williams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1919)
• 21st » Salahuddin of Selangor (b. 1926)
• 22nd » Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay known as Mary Kay, Inc. (b. 1915)
• 22nd » Norman Granz, American-Swiss record producer, founded Verve Records (b. 1918)
• 23rd » Bo Belinsky, American baseball player (b. 1936)
• 23rd » O. C. Smith, American singer (b. 1932)
• 23rd » Mary Whitehouse, English educator and activist (b. 1910)
• 24th » Melanie Thornton, American-German singer (La Bouche) (b. 1967)
• 25th » Harry Devlin, American painter and illustrator (b. 1918)
• 26th » Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish author, poet, and painter (b. 1943)
• 28th » Kal Mann, American songwriter (b. 1917)
• 28th » William Reid (VC) e.g William Reid, Scottish lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1921)
• 29th » Mic Christopher, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1969)
• 29th » George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, Plastic Ono Band, and The Quarrymen) (b. 1943)
• 29th » John Knowles, American soldier and author (b. 1926)

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