Portal:Current events/April 2001

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April 2001 was the fourth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Sunday, ended on a Monday after 30 days.

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This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from April 2001.

April 1, 2001 (Sunday)

An EP-3E United States Navy spy plane collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army fighter jet.
Former president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on charges of war crimes.
The first legal same-sex marriage in the Netherlands is celebrated.

April 7, 2001 (Saturday)

An Mi-17 helicopter crashes into mountain in south of Hanoi, Vietnam, killing 16. The flight was carrying United States armed forces personnel searching for MIAs from Vietnam War.

April 8, 2001 (Sunday)

Tiger Woods wins the 2001 Masters Tournament, completing the "Tiger Slam", with Woods becoming the first golfer to hold all four professional major titles simultaneously, having won the U.S. Open, Open Championship, and PGA Championship in 2000.

April 11, 2001 (Wednesday)

The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, People's Republic of China, after a collision with an F-8 fighter, is released.

April 20, 2001 (Friday)

The anti-globalization movement holds a People's Summit and large protest marches, some of which are forcibly put down by police, against the FTAA summit in Quebec City, Quebec.

April 30, 2001 (Monday)

Dennis Tito, the first 'space tourist' in space lifts off in a Russian rocket heading for the International Space Station.

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