The 2000s

2001 25 years ago

Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his fat

The Nepalese royal massacre was a mass shooting which occurred on 1 June 2001 at the Narayanhiti Palace, the then-residence of the Nepali monarchy, resulting in the deaths of nine …

Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his fat

2001 25 years ago

Elizabeth Mandlik, American tennis player

Elizabeth Hana Mandlik is an American tennis player. She is the daughter of former major champion Hana Mandlíková.

Elizabeth Mandlik, American tennis player

2001 25 years ago

Enzo Barrenechea, Argentine footballer

Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa…

Enzo Barrenechea, Argentine footballer

2001 25 years ago

Emma Chamberlain, American internet personality

Emma Frances Chamberlain is an American influencer, podcaster, businesswoman, and model. She won the 2018 Streamy Award for Breakout Creator. In 2019, Time magazine included her on…

Emma Chamberlain, American internet personality

2001 25 years ago

Joshua Zirkzee, Dutch footballer

Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team.

Joshua Zirkzee, Dutch footballer

2001 25 years ago

Brennan Johnson, Welsh footballer

Brennan Price Johnson is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Wales national team.

Brennan Johnson, Welsh footballer

2001 25 years ago

Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv

On 1 June 2001, a Hamas-affiliated militant blew himself up outside the Dolphinarium discotheque on the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 Israelis, 16 of whom were teenage…

Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv

2001 25 years ago

Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of

Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical cyclone that devastated southeast Texas in June 2001. An arguable example of the "brown ocean effect", Allison lasted unusually long for a Jun…

Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of

2001 25 years ago

Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing

Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 or 168 people, …

Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing

2001 25 years ago

A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers

Alexandria is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, bordering Washington, D.C. to the northeast.…

A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers

2001 25 years ago

The 8

The 2001 southern Peru earthquake occurred at 20:33:15 UTC on June 23 with a moment magnitude of 8.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). The quake affected the Peruv…

The 8

2001 25 years ago

Emily Austin, journalist and social media influencer

Emily Austin is an American journalist, social media influencer and independent NBA broadcaster.

Emily Austin, journalist and social media influencer

2001 25 years ago

Chloé Lukasiak, American actress and dancer

Chloe Elizabeth Lukasiak is an American actress, dancer, author, and media personality. She earned recognition as a child, appearing on Lifetime's reality show Dance Moms and becom…

Chloé Lukasiak, American actress and dancer

2001 25 years ago

Puka Nacua, American football player

Makea "Puka" Nacua is an American professional football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington …

Puka Nacua, American football player

2001 25 years ago

Andrew Torgashev, American figure skater

Andrew Torgashev is an American figure skater. He is the 2024 Grand Prix de France bronze medalist, 2025 and 2026 U.S. national silver medalist, 2019 Asian Open Trophy silver medal…

Andrew Torgashev, American figure skater

2001 25 years ago

Vladivostok Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board.

Vladivostok Air Flight 352 was a scheduled passenger flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia to Vladivostok via Irkutsk. On 4 July 2001, the aircraft operating the flight, a Tupolev Tu-1…

Vladivostok Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board.

2001 25 years ago

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the…

The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transpor…

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the…

2001 25 years ago

Australian criminal Bradley John Murdoch murders British tourist Peter Falconio and abducted his girlfriend in the…

Bradley John Murdoch was an Australian criminal who served a sentence of life imprisonment for the July 2001 murder of English backpacker Peter Falconio in Australia. Murdoch was h…

Australian criminal Bradley John Murdoch murders British tourist Peter Falconio and abducted his girlfriend in the…

2001 25 years ago

Rus Flight 9633 crashes during takeoff from Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 people on board.

Rus Flight 9633 refers to the crash involving an IL-76TD aircraft operated by Rus Airlines from Chkalovsky Airport to Taiyuan Wusu Airport with intermediate stops at Alykel Airport…

Rus Flight 9633 crashes during takeoff from Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 people on board.

2001 25 years ago

At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than…

Akashi is a city in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 305,925 in 137,288 households and a population density of 6,20…

At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than…

2001 25 years ago

Breece Hall, American football player

Breece Maelik Hall is an American professional football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cycl…

Breece Hall, American football player

2001 25 years ago

Iga Świątek, Polish tennis player

Iga Natalia Świątek is a Polish professional tennis player. Currently ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the WTA, she has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 125 week…

Iga Świątek, Polish tennis player

2001 25 years ago

Kysaiah Pickett, Australian rules footballer

Kysaiah Klem Paul Kropinyeri-Pickett is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder and…

Kysaiah Pickett, Australian rules footballer

2001 25 years ago

Jalen Suggs, American basketball player

Jalen Rashon Suggs is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bu…

Jalen Suggs, American basketball player