armed conflict during the Yugoslav Wars

2001 attacks in the United States

46th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

EU treaty of 2001

9/11 hijacked passenger flight, hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center

sports season

9/11 hijacked passenger flight, attempted to hit the US Capitol or the White House

award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2000

2001 hijacking of an airliner and subsequent deliberate crash into The Pentagon in Virginia, USA

9/11 hijacked passenger flight, hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center

5th FIFA Confederations Cup, held in South Korea and Japan

2001 edition of the Copa América association football competition

event on 1 June 2001 in Kathmandu, Nepal in which Crown Prince Dipendra killed most of the royal family (including King Birendra and himself) with a gun

association football match

2001 edition of the World Championships in Athletics

final of the 2000–01 edition of the UEFA Champions League

2001 edition of the UEFA Women's Euro

31st season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

November 2001 aviation accident in New York, US

2001 edition of the Eurobasket