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April 2001 is fourth month of that year. It's began started on Sunday, after 30 days, ended on Monday.
April
April is the fourth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC...
2001: January
January 2001
January 2001: ← – January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December----...
– February
February 2001
February 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-----Events:* February – Iraq disarmament crisis: British and U.S...
– March
March 2001
March 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-----March 2, 2001:...
– April – May
May 2001
May 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December----May 2001 is fifth month of 2001...
– June
June 2001
June 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-June 1, 2001:* The popular Bratz, rival to the Barbie doll, debuts....
– July
July 2001
July 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-----July 1, 2001:* Aliso Viejo officially becomes the 34th city in Orange County, California....
– August
August 2001
August 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-----August 1, 2001:* Law goes into effect in Germany legalizing same-sex registered partnerships.-August 6, 2001:...
– September
September 2001
September 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-----September 1, 2001:...
– October
October 2001
October 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-----October 4, 2001:* First case of anthrax in the US is announced by federal officials....
– November
November 2001
November 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-----Events:* November – The Doha Declaration slightly relaxes the grip of international intellectual property....
– December
December 2001
December 2001: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-----December 2, 2001:* Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection five days after Dynegy canceled a buyout bid .-December 4, 2001:...
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April 2001 is fourth month of that year. It's began started on Sunday, after 30 days, ended on Monday.
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April 1, 2001
- An EP-3E United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
spyplane collides with a Chinese People's Liberation ArmyPeople's Liberation ArmyThe People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
fighter jet. (See Hainan Island incidentHainan Island incidentOn April 1, 2001, a mid-air collision between a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy J-8II interceptor fighter jet resulted in an international dispute between the United States and the People's Republic of China called the Hainan...
) - Former president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan MiloševićSlobodan MiloševićSlobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on charges of war crimeWar crimeWar crimes are serious violations of the laws applicable in armed conflict giving rise to individual criminal responsibility...
s. - The first legal same-sex marriage in the NetherlandsSame-sex marriage in the NetherlandsSame-sex marriage has been legal in the Netherlands since 1 April 2001...
is celebrated.
April 7, 2001
- An M-17 helicopter crashes into mountain in south of Hanoi, Vietnam, killing 16. The flight was carrying United States armed forcesUnited States armed forcesThe United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
personnel searching for MIAMissing in actionMissing in action is a casualty Category assigned under the Status of Missing to armed services personnel who are reported missing during active service. They may have been killed, wounded, become a prisoner of war, or deserted. If deceased, neither their remains nor grave can be positively...
s from Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
April 11, 2001
- The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in HainanHainanHainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...
, People's Republic of China, after a collision with an F-8Shenyang J-8The Shenyang J-8 is a high-speed, high-altitude Chinese-built single-seat interceptor fighter aircraft.-J-8:...
fighter, is released. - Film: Joe DirtJoe DirtJoe Dirt is a 2001 American comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Brian Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan, Adam Beach and Kid Rock. The film was written by Spade and Fred Wolf.-Plot:...
starring David SpadeDavid SpadeDavid Wayne Spade is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 when he starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J...
April 20, 2001
- The anti-globalization movementAnti-globalization movementThe anti-globalization movement, or counter-globalisation movement, is critical of the globalization of corporate capitalism. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement, alter-globalization movement, anti-globalist movement, anti-corporate globalization movement, or...
holds a People's Summit and large protest marches, some of which are forcibly put down by police, against the FTAAFree Trade Area of the AmericasThe Free Trade Area of the Americas , , ) was a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduce the trade barriers among all countries in the Americas but Cuba. In the last round of negotiations, trade ministers from 34 countries met in Miami, United States, in November 2003 to discuss the proposal...
summit in Quebec City, Quebec - Film: Crocodile Dundee in Los AngelesCrocodile Dundee in Los AngelesCrocodile Dundee in Los Angeles is a 2001 Australian-American comedy film, directed by Simon Wincer and starring Paul Hogan. It is the sequel to the 1988 film Crocodile Dundee II, which itself was the sequel to 1986's Crocodile Dundee and the third and final film of the trilogy...
- Film: Freddy Got FingeredFreddy Got FingeredFreddy Got Fingered is a 2001 American comedy film directed, co-written by and starring Tom Green. Some of the scenes feature similar antics to those seen in his own The Tom Green Show and scenes in Road Trip. It is largely built around gross-out and shock humor...
April 22, 2001
- Gentry Underwood and Michelle Stevens are married in Carmel Valley, California
April 30, 2001
- Dennis TitoDennis TitoDennis Anthony Tito is an Italian American engineer and multimillionaire, most widely known as the first space tourist to fund his own trip into space. In mid-2001, he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station...
, the first 'space touristSpace tourismSpace Tourism is space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. A number of startup companies have sprung up in recent years, hoping to create a space tourism industry...
' in space lifts off in a Russian rocket heading for the International Space StationInternational Space StationThe International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
. - Chandra LevyChandra LevyChandra Ann Levy was an American intern at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C., who disappeared in May 2001. She was presumed murdered after her skeletal remains were found in Rock Creek Park in May 2002...
, a former intern to CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Congressman Gary ConditGary ConditGary Adrian Condit is a former American politician, a Democrat who served in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003...
, is last seen in Washington, DC.