WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JULY 2001
Find out what all happened January to July 2001

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Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. (5. June 2001)

Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother, King Birendra of Nepal and Queen Aiswarya. (1. June 2001)

Philippine president Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. (20. January 2001)

Dolphinarium massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv. (1. June 2001)

The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted. (2. July 2001)

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400. (13. February 2001)

Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships. (28. July 2001)

Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist. (28. April 2001)

Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals. (29. January 2001)

Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002. (27. May 2001)

First draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature. (15. February 2001)

Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500. (18. February 2001)

The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School. (9. February 2001)

Gyanendra, the last King of Nepal, ascends to the throne after the massacre in the Royal Palace. (4. June 2001)

India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border. (16. April 2001)

During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. (6. May 2001)

The Nisqually Earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia area of the U.S. state of Washington. (28. February 2001)

Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa. (10. June 2001)

Hintze Ribeiro disaster: A bridge collapses in northern Portugal, killing up to 70 people. (4. March 2001)