2001 in the Netherlands
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See also: 2000 in the Netherlands, other events of 2001, 2002 in the Netherlands and the list of 'years in the Netherlands'.
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Events:
- January 1 - Fire at a new years party in a bar in Volendam kills 13 young people and wounds 140
- January 18 - Fire at airport Schiphol leads to chaos
- January 26 - Suspect of fireworks explosion in Enschede in May 2000 arrested
- February 6 - Foreign minister Van Aartsen calls off visit to the People's Republic of China because of human rights
- February 8 - Eight Hell's Angels are arrested in their club house in Amsterdam
- February 14 - Government Information Service declares that Queen Beatrix's second son Johan Friso is no homosexual
- February 14 - The creator of the Anna Kournikova computer virus turns himself in
- March 21 - First case of foot and mouth disease discovered
- March 30 - Engagement crown prince Willem Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta announced
Arts and Literature
- March 26 - Michael Dudok de Wit wins an Academy Award (Short film / animated) for Father and Daughter
Sports
- February 11 - Rintje Ritsma wins the world allround speed skating title.
- April 28 - Erik Dekker wins the Amstel Gold Race.
- May 6 - PSV Eindhoven secure the Dutch football title in the Eredivisie by beating Sc Heerenveen 3-0.
- May 24 - FC Twente win the Amstel Cup after beating PSV Eindhoven in the penalty shootout
- June 16 - HC Den Bosch clinch the Dutch men's field hockey title by beating Oranje Zwart of Eindhoven in the play-offs.
- June 23 - The women of HC Den Bosch clinch the Dutch women's field hockey title by beating HC Rotterdamin the play-offs.
- August 26 - The women of Argentina beat the Netherlands to win the Champions Trophy, held at the Wagener stadium in Amstelveen.
Births
April 15 - Anna van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven, daughter of Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène
Deaths
- January 8 - Johan van der Keuken (1938), documentary filmer
- October 5 - Egbert van 't Oever speed skater and coach