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1 November 2001 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 November 2001 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2001
- The Irish chart song for 2001 was “It Wasn't Me” by Shaggy ft. RikRok.
- Top Film of 2001
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2001 was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 November 2001 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 November 2001 was Full Moon.
On this day: 1 November
- 1993 The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
- 1997 Titanic premieres publicly at Tokyo festival, launching a global blockbuster career.
- 2000 Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
- 2000 Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
- 2001 Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.
Famous people born on 1 November
- Tim Cook, American businessman and engineer, current CEO of Apple Inc. (born 1960)
- Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model (born 1972)
- Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actress (born 1973)
- Toni Collette, Australian actress (born 1972)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2001 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2001 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 7 June – Voters rejected the Treaty of Nice in a referendum.
- 26 June – Two Old Master paintings from the Alfred Beit collection were stolen from Russborough House.
- 8 August – The first Irish transmission of the Australian soap opera Neighbours was shown on Network 2.
Life in Ireland in 2001
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
Petrol (per litre)
€0.86/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.00
Average House
€200,000
Weekly Wage
€295
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Famous Faces Born in the 2000s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Troy Parrott4 February 2002FootballerView their day →Kate O'Connor12 December 2000AthleteView their day →Evan Ferguson19 October 2004FootballerView their day →Rhasidat Adeleke29 August 2002AthleteView their day →Adam Idah11 February 2001FootballerView their day →Amybeth McNulty7 November 2001ActressView their day →James Abankwah16 January 2004FootballerView their day →Sophie O'Sullivan23 December 2001AthleteView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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