March 2001
2001 : January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December
Events:
- March 3 – A U.S. Air Force Materials Command C-23 Sherpa transport crashes during stormy weather in the U.S. state of Georgia, killing 21.
- March 5 – In Mecca, 35 Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
- March 7 – The SpongeBob SquarePants You Wish TV special airs on Nickelodeon.
- March 23 – The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
- March 23 – The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) (now World Wrestling Entertainment) purchases rival organization World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for an estimated $5 million.
- March 24 – Apple Computer releases Mac OS X version 10.0.
- March 29 – A chartered Gulfstream III jet crashes into a hillside during approach into Aspen, Colorado, killing 18 people.
- March 31 – Invader Zim premieres.
Deaths:
- March 8 – Ninette de Valois – founder of Royal Ballet, London
- March 12 – Robert Ludlum – author of 29 spy novels
- March 18- John Phillips – singer and songwriter
- March 22 – William Hanna – animator, director, producer, and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions
- March 29 – John Lewis – jazz pianist and composer
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