July 2001 calendar

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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 2001: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 2001?

Events

01 Jul 2001 Alliant International University was formed from the fusion of United States International University (USA) and...
02 Jul 2001 The first AbioCor self-contained artificial heart was implanted.
03 Jul 2001 A Vladivostok Avia Tupolev Tu-154 Russian jetliner crashes as it approaches Irkutsk. It killed 145 people.
04 Jul 2001 The film Cats & Dogs has been released.
06 Jul 2001 Release of the film Kiss of the Dragon
07 Jul 2001 Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Pepsi 400 at the Daytona International Speedway in the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event since the death Dale Earnhardt. Michael Waltrip, his teammate, finished second, blocking for Jr. in a race that was almost identical to the Daytona 500, where Jr. blocked for Waltrip on his way to his first '500 victory.
09 Jul 2001 Goran Ivanisevic won Wimbledon tennis tournament, becoming the first and only wildcard to do so.
10 Jul 2001 Sony CEA launches Gran Turismo 3 A-spec for the PlayStation 2 in America. In the first week, over one million copies were shipped.
13 Jul 2001 The Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation is signed by the People's Republic of China and Russia Federation.
18 Jul 2001 Baltimore, Maryland: A 60-car train derailed in a tunnel, sparking a fire which will last for days and almost shut down the city. (See Howard Street Tunnel fire).
20 Jul 2001 Federal Court finds Vanessa Leggett in contempt for refusing to release notes for her book about the Doris Angleton Murder.
21 Jul 2001 Accident at the pedestrian bridge in Akashi: After a fireworks display in Okura Beach, Hyogo Japan, 11 people are killed, and more than 120 are hurt when the pedestrian footbridge linking the beach to JR Asagiri station collapses. People who have left the event are thrown off the bridge in a domino effect.
23 Jul 2001 Brazil defeats Honduras in a soccer match with a final score of 2-0.
24 Jul 2001 14 commandos from the Tamil Tigers carried out an attack on Bandaranaike Airport. All of them died during this attack. The attack involved 11 aircraft (mostly military), and 15 civilians were also damaged. The incident caused a slowdown in the economy of Sri Lanka.
26 Jul 2001 US Senate confirms Henrietta Holsman Fore as US Mint director.
27 Jul 2001 The movie Planet of the Apes has been released.
28 Jul 2001 Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe wins six gold medals at the World Championships.
31 Jul 2001 Died: Poul Anderson

Famous Birthday

Yang Peiyi
Chinese singer.
Arianas Harrison
American noted family, the son of baseball hero Adonis Harrison.
Harper Henry
American child born to noted parents, her mother is a former beauty queen and her dad is a politician.
Sophie Clough
YouTube Star.
Ashlyn Kuehl
YouNow Star.
Avalon Robbins
Movie Actress.
James Duggar
Reality Star.
Riele Downs
TV Actress.
Maisie Smith
TV Actress.
Jordan Burton
Instagram Star.
Cade Holt
Family Member.
Colton Glenn
YouTube Star.
Carson Lueders
YouTube Star.
Kerwin Frost
DJ.
Isabela Moner
TV Actress.
Alisha Newton
TV Actress.
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Famous Deaths

Indro Montanelli
Italian journalist and author of more than 60 books; the recipient of numerous awards including the World Press Review’s International...
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Portuguese general and politician 15th President of Portugal (d. 2001).
Leon Wilkeson
American bass player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2001).
Georges Dor
Quebecois author, playwright, singer and songwriter (d. 2001).
Anton Schwarzkopf
German amusement ride engineer (Born 1924).
Friedrich Franz
Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Born 1910).
Ernie K-Doe
American R&B singer best known for his 1961 hit single "Mother-in-Law" which went to #1 on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S.
Morris
Belgian cartoonist, known for the comic western that he created in 1946, "Lucky Luke," the adventures of a poor lonesome cowboy with his...
Johnny Russell
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001).
Mordecai Richler
Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2001).
Peter von Zahn
German journalist and author (d. 2001).
Terry Gordy
American professional wrestler (Born 1961).
John O'Shea
New Zealand film director (Born 1920).
Steve Barton
American actor singer and dancer (d. 2001).
Keenan Milton
American professional skater (d. 2001).
Fabio Taglioni
Italian motorcycle designer and engineer (Born 1920).
Sivaji Ganesan
Indian Tamil actor (Born 1927).
Fred Marcellino
American author and illustrator (d. 2001).
Poul Anderson
American author (Born 1926).
James Hatfield
American author (Born 1958).
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