 ==incumbents== *monarch: beatrix *prime minister: wim kok ==events== *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 mÃ¡xima zorreguieta announced ==arts and literature== *26 march - michael dudok de wit wins an academy award (short film/animated) for father and daughter ==sports== * fc den bosch win the eerste divisie *11 february - rintje ritsma wins the world all-round speed skating title. *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 ==births== 15 april - anna van lippe-biesterfeld van vollenhoven, daughter of prince maurits and princess marilÃ¨ne ==deaths== *8 january - johan van der keuken (1938), documentary film-maker *5 october - egbert van 't oever speed skater and coach ==see also== *2000 in the netherlands *2002 in the netherlands  
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