Revolts, massacres and attacks100
- September 11 attacksAttacks
- American Airlines Flight 11Attacks
- United Airlines Flight 93Attacks
- American Airlines Flight 77Attacks
- Nepalese royal massacreMassacres
- United Airlines Flight 175Attacks
- 2001 insurgency in MacedoniaRevolts & coups
- 2001 anthrax attacksAttacks
- 2001 Indian Parliament attackAttacks
- Taliban insurgency2001–2021 · Revolts & coups
- 2001 uprising in HeratRevolts & coups
- Dasht-i-Leili massacreMassacres
- murder of Shalhevet PassAttacks
- Protests against the G8 in GenoaRevolts & coups
- Zug massacreAttacks
- 2001 Jos riotsRevolts & coups
- Podujevo bus bombingAttacks
- Hassi Messaoud mob attacks against womenRevolts & coups
- Henryk Siwiak homicideMurders
- murder of Danielle JonesMurders
- protests during the EU summit in Gothenburg 2001Revolts & coups
- 2001 Aluva massacreMurders
- 2001 Burundian coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
- 2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
- 2001 Immanuel bus attackAttacks
- 2001 Kishtwar massacreMassacres
- Assassination of Laurent-Désiré KabilaAttacks
- Assassination of Rehavam Ze'eviAttacks
- Murder of Helena JubanyMurders
- Murder of Natalia MelmannMurders
- Pardes Hanna bus bombingAttacks
- 2001 Bagerhat bombingAttacks
- 2001 Bradford riotsRevolts & coups
- 2001 Odisha Assembly attackAttacks
- 2001 Ouro Preto Murder CaseMurders
- 2001 Ramna Batamul bombingsAttacks
- 2001 Roses bombingMurders
- 2001 Special Operations Unit mutinyRevolts & coups
- February 2001 airstrike in IraqAttacks
- January 2001 Istanbul suicide bombingAttacks
+60 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges62
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Enduring Freedom2001–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Tora BoraBattles
- United States invasion of AfghanistanWars & conflicts
- Operation Active Endeavour2001–2016 · Wars & conflicts
- Fall of KabulBattles
- Fall of Mazari SharifBattles
- Battle of Qala-i-JangiBattles
- Battle of TetovoBattles
- Siege of KunduzSieges
- Sampit conflictWars & conflicts
- Aračinovo crisisBattles
- Battle of RadušaBattles
- Battle of VedenoBattles
- Fall of KandaharBattles
- Operation RhinoWars & conflicts
- Shot at Dawn MemorialWars & conflicts
- Battle of Tarin KowtBattles
- Operation Crescent WindWars & conflicts
- Alkhan-Kala operationWars & conflicts
- Battle of KandaharBattles
- Holy Cross dispute2001–2002 · Wars & conflicts
- Islamist insurgency in Iraqi Kurdistan2001–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of OraovicaBattles
- Battle of TanuševciBattles
- Battle of VaksinceBattles
- Joods Monument DrachtenWars & conflicts
- Operation MH-2Wars & conflicts
- 2001 Bunia clashes and massacreWars & conflicts
- Battle of MatejčeBattles
- Battle of SlupčaneBattles
- De VluchtWars & conflicts
- Fort Sill National CemeteryWars & conflicts
- LeudalmonumentWars & conflicts
- Lipkovo crisisWars & conflicts
- Operation Apollo2001–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation MHWars & conflicts
- Operation MH-1Wars & conflicts
- Operation TrentWars & conflicts
+22 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires50
- American Airlines Flight 587Accidents
- Air Transat Flight 236Accidents
- 2001 Linate Airport runway collisionAccidents
- collapse of the World Trade CenterAccidents
- Crossair Flight 3597Accidents
- Siberia Airlines Flight 1812Accidents
- 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incidentAccidents
- CSX 8888 incidentAccidents
- Vladivostok Air Flight 352Accidents
- Hainan Island incidentAccidents
- Thai Airways International Flight 114Accidents
- Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collisionAccidents
- Versailles wedding hall disasterAccidents
- Explosion in AZFAccidents
- Lia radiological accidentAccidents
- Loganair Flight 670AAccidents
- Myojo 56 building fireFires & explosions
- Pécrot rail crashAccidents
- 2001 Avjet Gulfstream III crashAccidents
- Volendam New Year's fireFires & explosions
- Aeroflot Flight 521Accidents
- Great Heck rail crashAccidents
- 2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crashAccidents
- Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261Accidents
- ELK Airways Flight 1007Accidents
- Flightline Flight 101Accidents
- Iberia Airlines Flight 1456Accidents
- Kadalundi train disasterAccidents
- 2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crashAccidents
- 2001 Grozny Mi-8 crashAccidents
- Mesa Redonda fire of 2001Fires & explosions
- RUTACA Airlines Flight 225Accidents
- 2001 Bremerhaven Airline Britten-Norman Islander crashAccidents
- 2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crashAccidents
- Air Caraïbes Flight 1501Accidents
- Buan Fire StationFires & explosions
- Rus Flight 9633Accidents
- Seoul Emergency Operations CenterFires & explosions
- Xuxa Park fireFires & explosions
- 2001 Antonov An-70 CrashAccidents
+10 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters12
- 2001 Gujarat earthquakeNatural disasters
- January 2001 El Salvador earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2001 southern Peru earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2001 Nisqually earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2001 flood in GdańskNatural disasters
- 2001 flood in LenskNatural disasters
- Severe Tropical Storm YutuNatural disasters
- 2001 Tarapacá earthquakeNatural disasters
- Chisholm FireNatural disasters
- February 2001 El Salvador earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2001 KwaZulu-Natal floodsNatural disasters
- 2001 Mpumalanga floodsNatural disasters
Treaties, councils and politics5
Expeditions1
- New Caledonia Araucaria ExpeditionExpeditions
Other events1
- Kunduz airliftOther events
Already under way in 200168
- Second Chechen War1999–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Yugoslav Wars1991–2001 · Wars & conflicts
- Sri Lankan civil war1983–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Congo War1998–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Angolan Civil War1975–2002 · Wars & conflicts
- Treaty of Paris1951–2002 · Treaties
- Nepalese Civil War1996–2006 · Wars & conflicts
- Sierra Leone Civil War1991–2002 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Sudanese Civil War1983–2005 · Wars & conflicts
- Algerian Civil War1992–2002 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Afghan Civil War1996–2001 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Liberian Civil War1999–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- 1999 East Timorese crisis1999–2002 · Politics
- Siachen conflict1984–2003 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 20015
- Yugoslav Wars1991–2001 · Wars & conflicts
- Afghan Civil War1996–2001 · Wars & conflicts
- Insurgency in the Preševo Valley1999–2001 · Wars & conflicts
- Poso riots1998–2001 · Revolts & coups
- attempted assassinations of José María Aznar1995–2001 · Attacks
Founded or built in 2001184
- Arena AufSchalkeSports venues
- International Security Assistance ForceGovernment
- Jewish Museum BerlinMuseums & galleries
- Telekom TowerBuildings
- Trump World TowerBuildings
- Arch of ReunificationMonuments
- Macau TowerTowers
- MuseumsQuartierMuseums & galleries
- Grūtas ParkMonuments
- Moshe Aviv TowerBuildings
- 383 Madison AvenueBuildings
- Citigroup CentreBuildings
- Tokyo DisneySeaParks & gardens
- German Chancellery in BerlinBuildings
- Georges Pompidou European HospitalHospitals
- Kazakhstan Sports PalaceBuildings
- Palms Casino ResortHotels & shops
- Tour LégendeBuildings
- State TowerTowers
- The Harbourfront LandmarkBuildings
- Brose ArenaBuildings
- Kizuna bridgeBridges & tunnels
- One Wall CentreBuildings
- Pink Triangle ParkMonuments
- Cologne TowerTowers
- Millennium CentreBuildings
- Portomaso Business TowerTowers
- Babka TowerBuildings
- Gehry TowerTowers
- Memorial to the Dog DżokMonuments
+154 more, on the globe.
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