2001 in the Netherlands

This article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 2001.

Incumbents

1 January – Fire at a New Years party in a bar in Volendam kills 14 young people and injures 200
18 January – Fire at Schiphol airport leads to chaos
26 January – Suspect of fireworks explosion in Enschede in May 2000 arrested
6 February – Foreign minister Van Aartsen calls off visit to the People's Republic of China because of human rights
8 February – Eight Hells Angels are arrested in their club house in Amsterdam
14 February – Government Information Service declares that Queen Beatrix's second son Friso is not homosexual
14 February – The creator of the Anna Kournikova computer virus turns himself in
21 March – First case of foot and mouth disease discovered
30 March – Engagement of Crown Prince Willem Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta announced

26 March – Michael Dudok de Wit wins an Academy Award for ''Father and Daughter''

11 February – Rintje Ritsma wins the world all-round speed skating title.
21 April – FC Den Bosch wins the Eerste Divisie.
28 April – Erik Dekker wins the Amstel Gold Race.
6 May – PSV Eindhoven secures the Dutch football title in the Eredivisie by beating SC Heerenveen 3–0.
24 May – FC Twente wins the KNVB Cup after beating PSV Eindhoven in the penalty shootout
16 June – HC Den Bosch clinches the Dutch men's field hockey title by beating Oranje Zwart of Eindhoven in the play-offs.
23 June – The women of HC Den Bosch clinch the Dutch women's field hockey title by beating HC Rotterdam in the play-offs.
26 August – The women of Argentina beat the Netherlands to win the Champions Trophy, held at the Wagener stadium in Amstelveen.
21 October – Driss El Himer wins the Amsterdam Marathon

7 February – Cheick Touré, Soccer player
15 April – Anna van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven, daughter of Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène
30 August – Daan Hartemink, Malaysian footballer
19 November – Aidan Mikdad, Pianist