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June 21, 2001

On June 21, 2001, a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. The year's #1 song was "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse. Manuel Ugarte, Neco Williams, Jalen Williams would arrive in the same year.

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A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen.

S. state of Virginia. C.

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2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.

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On June 21, 2001

  1. 2001 A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen.

    Independent city in Virginia, US

    S. state of Virginia. C.

Arrivals

Born on June 21, 2001

Alexandra Obolentseva 2001– Russian chess player (born 2001)

Farewells

Died on June 21, 2001

John Lee Hooker American blues musician (1912 or 1917–2001)
Soad Hosny Egyptian actress (1943–2001)
Carroll O'Connor American actor (1924–2001)

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Other moments from 2001

The class of 2001

Others born in 2001

Manuel Ugarte 2001– Uruguayan footballer
Neco Williams 2001– Welsh footballer
Jalen Williams 2001– American basketball player
Shanti Dope 2001– Filipino rapper
Shin Ryujin 2001– South Korean rapper, singer and dancer
Violette Dorange 2001– French Professional Round the World Sailor

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