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March 2001: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December Contents 1 Events 1.1 March 2 2001 1.2 March 3 2001 1.3 March 4 2001 1.4 March 5 2001 1.5 March 7 2001 1.6 March 8 2001 1.7 March 9 2001 1.8 March 12 2001 1.9 March 14 2001 1.10 March 18 2001 1.11 March 22 2001 1.12 March 23 2001 1.13 March 24 2001 1.14 March 29 2001 1.15 March 30 2001 1.16 March 31 2001 Events March 2 2001 The Taliban begin their destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan. March 3 2001 A U.S. Air Force Materials Command C-23 Sherpa transport crashes during stormy weather in the U.S. state of Georgia killing 21. Was the last day on the Howard Stern Show for Jackie Martling. March 4 2001 A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London seriously injuring 11 people. The attack was attributed to the Real IRA. March 5 2001 In Mecca 35 Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. March 7 2001 The SpongeBob SquarePants You Wish TV special airs on Nickelodeon. Also the episode of Dragonball Z called The Doomsday Broadcast was almost banned by the government and that episode had 48 million viewers. March 8 2001 Died: Ninette de Valois  founder of Royal Ballet London March 9 2001 Armin Meiwes kills Bernd-Jurgen Brandes after putting up an advertisement searching for someone to be willfully slaughtered. This is one of the most controversial cases in Germany in modern history. March 12 2001 Died: Robert Ludlum  author of 29 spy novels March 14 2001 This day is the 686th term of the Leibniz series at 3:49:28. This term in both sequences are 0.785033732 and 3.140134928 respectively. March 18 2001 Died: John Phillips  singer and songwriter March 22 2001 Died: William Hanna  animator director producer and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions March 23 2001 The Russian Mir space station is disposed of breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji. The World Wrestling Federation purchases rival organization World Championship Wrestling for an estimated $7 million. March 24 2001 Apple Computer releases Mac OS X version 10.0. March 29 2001 A chartered Gulfstream III jet crashes into a hillside during approach into Aspen Colorado killing 18 people. Died: John Lewis  jazz pianist and composer March 30 2001 Release of the game Tribes 2 for the PC. Sega's video game system the dreamcast was officially discontinued. March 31 2001 Animated television series Invader Zim premieres. Universal Studios Japan theme park opened in a water front area of Osaka Japan. 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