WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 2001
Find out what all happened January to April 2001

Six passengers and four railway staff are killed and a further 82 people suffer serious injuries in the Selby rail crash. (28. February 2001)

An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800. (13. January 2001)

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first country to allow it. (1. April 2001)

US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War. (16. January 2001)

Putrajaya, the Malaysian administrative city, is declared a Federal Territory. (1. February 2001)

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

An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, People's Republic of China and is detained. (1. April 2001)

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

Michele Alboreto was killed testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany. (25. April 2001)

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

The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji. (23. March 2001)

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

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

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

Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Indonesia, that will ultimately result in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes. (18. February 2001)

Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. (12. January 2001)

U.S. President Bill Clinton posthumously promotes William Clark from Lieutenant to Captain. (17. January 2001)

Mars Odyssey is launched. (7. April 2001)

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