See also: 2000 in the Netherlands,
other events of 2001,
2002 in the Netherlands and the
list of 'years in the Netherlands'.
Events:
*January 1 - Fire at a New Year party in a bar in Volendam kills 13 young people and injures 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 not 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 of 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 all-round speed skating title.
*April 28 - Erik Dekker wins the Amstel Gold Race.
*May 6 - PSV Eindhoven secures the Dutch football title in the Eredivisie by beating Sc Heerenveen 3-0.
*May 24 - FC Twente wins the Amstel Cup after beating PSV Eindhoven in the penalty shootout
*June 16 - HC Den Bosch clinches 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 film-maker
*October 5 - Egbert van 't Oever speed skater and coach
Netherlands
Category:Years in the Netherlands
