December 2001: January February March April May June July August September October November December Contents 1 Events 1.1 December 2 2001 1.2 December 4 2001 1.3 December 13 2001 1.4 December 14 2001 1.5 December 16 2001 1.6 December 18 2001 1.7 December 20 2001 1.8 December 27 2001 Events December 2 2001 Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection five days after Dynegy canceled a US$8.4 billion buyout bid (as of 2003update this was the largest bankruptcy in the history of the United States). December 4 2001 Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj Sultan of Selangor and 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia dies in office. December 13 2001 Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Raja of Perlis becomes the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia December 14 2001 Annular solar eclipse December 16 2001 Battle of Tora Bora fought between Coalition Forces and Terrorist Allies and Osama Bin Laden and remaining Taliban forces escape by mule to Pakistan reported by former Delta Force commander going by the alias Dalton Fury. December 18 2001 Two men Ahmed Agiza and Muhammad al-Zery are secretly deported to Egypt from Sweden after a request from the United States in what is believed to be a CIA-led operation. (Washington Post) December 20 2001 The Argentine government of President Fernando De la Ra collapses amidst rioting and violence throughout the country. See December 2001 riots (Argentina) December 27 2001 The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States. v d eList of events by month 2009: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2008: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2007: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2006: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2005: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2004: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2003: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2002: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2001: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2000: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December