August 2001 calendar

August 2001
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 2001.
The US president was George W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 2001: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 2001?

Events

01 Aug 2001 Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore installed a 2.5-ton monument of Ten Commandments, nicknamed by detractors and media as 'Roy's Rock'. It was hidden in the Rotunda of The Judiciary Building.
02 Aug 2001 Robert Mueller has been confirmed as the new FBI Director.
03 Aug 2001 Seven people are injured when the Real IRA explodes a car bomb at Ealing in London, UK.
04 Aug 2001 Windy Bay, a Seattle-based fishing vessel, strikes a rock in Prince William Sound 65km southwest Valdez, Alaska. The sheen of 133,000 litres diesel fuel covers 10 km. About 36,800 litres are recovered.
06 Aug 2001 Death: Dick Rehbein, a second-year quarterbacks coach with the New England Patriots in NFL, has died at 45 from heart failure.
09 Aug 2001 U.S. President George W. Bush announced his support for federal funding for limited research on embryonic and stem cells.
10 Aug 2001 Film: Osmosis Jones starring Bill Murray, played by Chris Rock
16 Aug 2001 Rosario Marin is elected 41st Treasurer for the United States.
20 Aug 2001 TV series: Oswald
21 Aug 2001 Red Cross warns of famine in Tajikistan and asks for international financial assistance for Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
24 Aug 2001 Film: Bubble Boy
25 Aug 2001 At 22 years old, Aaliyah, a contemporary R&B and pop artist, is killed in a plane accident.
27 Aug 2001 Intel announces the 2-GHz Pentium4 processor.
31 Aug 2001 September 1, 2001 - Vancouver TV realignment takes place in British Columbia, Canada.
06 Aug 2001 Erwadi fire incident: Twenty-eight mentally ill persons tied to a chain are burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.