The almanac
The 2001 Edition
Limited to about 135 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2001. About 124 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2001
- A spacecraft landed on an asteroidNASA's NEAR probe touched down on Eros at the end of its mission.February 12 · Source: NASA
- A 5 to 4 European finalLiverpool beat Alaves in extra time in a wild UEFA Cup final in Dortmund.May 16 · Source: RSSSF
- Shrek opened in theatersDreamWorks' grumpy green ogre became a family movie favorite.May 18 · Source: The Numbers
- Apple introduced the iPodThe pocket music player held up to 1,000 songs.October 23 · Source: Apple Newsroom
- Windows XP was releasedMicrosoft's new system went on to run on PCs for more than a decade.October 25 · Source: Computer History Museum
- Harry Potter reached the big screenThe Sorcerer's Stone brought Hogwarts and its young wizards to theaters.November 16 · Source: The Numbers
Famous people born in 2001
- Bukayo SakaEnglish footballer · born September 5
- Jannik SinnerItalian tennis player · born August 16
- Khvicha KvaratskheliaGeorgian footballer · born February 12
- Iga ŚwiątekPolish tennis player · born May 31
- RodrygoBrazilian association football player · born January 9
- Enzo FernándezArgentine footballer · born January 17
- Takefusa KuboJapanese association football player · born June 4
- Gabriel MartinelliBrazilian footballer · born June 18
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 2001
- Independent Women Part IDestiny's Child · first week at No. 1: January 6, 2001
- It Wasn't MeShaggy Feat. Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent · first week at No. 1: February 3, 2001
- Ms. JacksonOutKast · first week at No. 1: February 17, 2001
- StutterJoe Featuring Mystikal · first week at No. 1: February 24, 2001
- ButterflyCrazy Town · first week at No. 1: March 24, 2001
- AngelShaggy Featuring Rayvon · first week at No. 1: March 31, 2001
- All For YouJanet · first week at No. 1: April 14, 2001
- Lady MarmaladeChristina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk · first week at No. 1: June 2, 2001
- U Remind MeUsher · first week at No. 1: July 7, 2001
- BootyliciousDestiny's Child · first week at No. 1: August 4, 2001
- Fallin'Alicia Keys · first week at No. 1: August 18, 2001
- I'm RealJennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule · first week at No. 1: September 8, 2001
- Family AffairMary J. Blige · first week at No. 1: November 3, 2001
- U Got It BadUsher · first week at No. 1: December 15, 2001
- How You Remind MeNickelback · first week at No. 1: December 22, 2001
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2001. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2001
- Older than euro coins and notesEuro banknotes and coins came into use in 12 countries on January 1, 2002.
- Older than the human genome mapThe Human Genome Project was completed (month only; the day is not given by the source) on April 1, 2003.
- Older than the iTunes StoreApple opened the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003.
- Older than GmailGoogle announced Gmail and opened a preview of the service on April 1, 2004.
- Younger than the euroThe euro was launched as a currency (for accounting at first; cash came in 2002) on January 1, 1999.
- Younger than the Space StationZarya, the first module of the International Space Station, was launched on November 20, 1998.
- Younger than the first Mars roverMars Pathfinder landed on Mars, carrying Sojourner, the first rover on Mars on July 4, 1997.