August 2001
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August 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
[edit] Events
- August 1 - Law goes into effect in Germany legalizing same-sex registered partnerships.
- August 2 - Robert Mueller confirmed as the new FBI director.
- August 9 - US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells.
[edit] Deaths
- August 25 - Aaliyah, contemporary R&B and pop singer, dies in a plane crash, along with several others. She died at the age of 22.
- August 6 - Dick Rehbein, in his second year as a Quarterback coach for the New England Patriots in the NFL. He died of Heart failure and was 45.
[edit] Films
- August 10 - Osmosis Jones played by Chris Rock, starring Bill Murray
- August 24 - Bubble Boy
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