2001 in Europe

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This is a list of 2001 events that occurred in Europe.

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.
  • 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

Main article: Deaths in 2001