October 2001 calendar

Events

• 02 Oct 2001 NATO backs the U.S. military strike after 9/11.
• 04 Oct 2001 A hunter blows a hole through the trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline, which causes a leakage of 1.1 Million Liters of oil in the wilderness.
• 05 Oct 2001 Tom Ridge, the Governor of Pennsylvania, resigns to become the first director of United States Office of Homeland Security.
• 07 Oct 2001 With participation from the United Kingdom, the United States invades Afghanistan with its armed forces.
• 08 Oct 2001 118 people were killed when a twin-engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner (SAS), collided in heavy fog while taking off from Milan, Italy.
• 09 Oct 2001 Anthrax letters continue to be mailed from Princeton (New Jersey) to the U.S. Senators Tom Daschle from South Dakota and Patrick Leahy from Vermont.
• 10 Oct 2001 The 22 most wanted terrorists are listed by President George W. Bush.
• 11 Oct 2001 The Polaroid Corporation applies for federal bankruptcy protection.
• 15 Oct 2001 NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes close to Jupiter's moon Io at 112 miles.
• 19 Oct 2001 SIEV-X, an Indonesian fishing vessel en-route from Christmas Island carrying more than 400 asylum seekers, sinks at sea with 353 people.
• 20 Oct 2001 The Concert for New York City is "a celebration of strength, resilience and pride of New York City and America". It features performances by The Who and Backstreet Boys, Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton.
• 21 Oct 2001 The What More Can You Give benefit concert was held in Washington D.C. and featured performances by Aerosmith, Mariah Carey (Michael Jackson), Al Green, Carole King. Also, there were performances from the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync and P!nk.
• 23 Oct 2001 Apple Computer unveils the iPod portable music player. It has a 5 GB hard drive and FireWire ports. The price is US$399.
• 25 Oct 2001 Microsoft has launched Windows XP in the USA. It is based on Windows NT, Windows 2000 and includes a Compatibility mode that allows software written for older Windows versions of Windows to work correctly. The prices for the Home Edition are US$199 and US$299 respectively.
• 26 Oct 2001 The USA PATRIOT Act is now law.
• 30 Oct 2001 Died: Famous Arab encyclopedist M. A. Benyounis died.
• 31 Oct 2001 Two-thirds of $230 million worth of gold and silver were recovered from vaults of Bank of Nova Scotia, amongst rubble of the World Trade Center that was destroyed in New York City.

Famous Birthday

• Elisabeth of Belgium
• Rowan Blanchard

  TV Actress.

• Raymond Ochoa

  American actor.

• Mason Grammer

  American noted family, the daughter of Kelsey Grammer and his wife Camille, 33; a healthy, 8-lbs.

• Senate Seeiso

  Lesotho royalty, the eldest child of King Letsie III and his wife Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso.

• Dalila Bela

  TV Actress.

• Millie Innes

  TV Actress.

• Damn Tommy

  Vine Star.

• Jade Lo

  YouTube Star.

• Joshua Carlon

  TV Actor.

• Liam Lis

  YouTube Star.

• Kelli Maple

  YouTube Star.

• Shon Burnett

  Pop Singer.

• Jake Globox

  YouTube Star.

• Max Ragan

  YouNow Star.

• Teilor Grubbs

  TV Actress.

• Jaheem Toombs

  TV Actor.

• Griffin Tucker

  Pop Singer.

• Senate

  Princess Senate Seeiso of Lesotho.

• Rowan Blanchard

  Actress.

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Famous Deaths

• Micheline Ostermeyer

  French athlete and concert pianist, a great-niece of French author Victor Hugo.

• Daniel Wildenstein

  French art tycoon, third in a family dynasty of art dealers who had a great taste for French 18th century works and Impressionist painters;...

• Herbert Ross

  American film director and producer (Born 1927).

• Blaise Alexander

  American race car driver (Born 1976).

• Arne Harris

  American television sports director (Born 1934).

• Vasily Mishin

  Soviet rocket designer (Born 1917).

• Prof Dr Dkfm Helmut Krackowizer

  journalist and motorcycle racer (Born 1922).

• Wolf Rudiger Hess

  German neo-Nazi (Born 1937).

• Pradeep Kumar

  Indian actor (Born 1925).

• Regine Cavagnoud

  French skier (Born 1970).

• Gerard Hengeveld

  Dutch classical pianist, music composer and educationalist.

• Mike Mansfield

  American politician and diplomat 22nd United States Ambassador to Japan (d. 2001).

• Jay Livingston

  American singer-songwriter (d. 2001).

• Ahron Soloveichik

  Russian rabbi and scholar (d. 2001).

• Christopher Adams

  British-born pro wrestler and judoka (Born 1955).

• Eddie Futch

  American boxer and trainer (d. 2001).

• Franz Biebl

  German composer and educator (d. 2001).

• Quintin Hogg

  Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone English academic and politician Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 2001).

• Herblock

  American author and illustrator (d. 2001).

• Kathleen Ankers

  English-American actress and set designer (d. 2001).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Alicia Keys - Fallin'
2. Jennifer Lopez - I'm Real
3. Jagged Edge - Where The Party At
4. Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
5. Blu Cantrell - Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
2. DJ Otzi - Hey Baby
3. City High - What Would You Do
4. Steps - Chain Reaction / One For Sorrow
5. Afroman - Because I Got High