2001 in Europe
This is a list of 2001 events that occurred in Europe.
| Years in Europe: | 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s |
| Years: | 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 |
Incumbents
European Union
Events
February
- February 19 – The 2001 UK foot-and-mouth crisis begins.
- February 28 – The Great Heck rail crash occurs.
March
- March 4 – A bomb explodes at BBC Television Centre in London, UK.
April
- April 1 - Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on charges of war crimes.
May
- May 13 – Silvio Berlusconi wins the general election and becomes Prime Minister of Italy for the second time.
July
- July 7 – 2001 Bradford riots: Race riots erupt in Bradford in the north of England
- July 19 – UK politician and novelist Jeffrey Archer is sentenced to 4 years in prison for perjury and perverting the course of justice.
- July 20–22 – The 27th G8 summit takes place in Genoa, Italy. Massive demonstrations are held against the meeting by members of the anti-globalization movement. One demonstrator, Carlo Giuliani, is killed by a policeman.
- July 24 – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, deposed as the last Tsar of Bulgaria when a child, is sworn in as the democratically elected 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
September
- September 21
- Teenager Ross Parker murdered in racially motivated attack by Muslim Asian gang in Peterborough.[1]
- In Toulouse, France, the AZote Fertilisant chemical factory explodes, killing 29 and seriously wounding over 2,500.
- September 27 – Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
Deaths
References
- Morris, Steven (20 December 2002). "Three get life in jail for racist killing". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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