What happened January 2001 AD

Following his time in England, Weah returned to France and had a spell at Marseille, where he remained until May 2001.

On January 8, 2001, Bridges was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton.

Margaret was hospitalized on 10 January 2001 due to loss of appetite and swallowing problems, after a further stroke.

In 2001, Ronaldinho signed a five-year contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain in a €5 million transfer.

George W. Bush was elected President of the United States in 2000 and his first inauguration occurred on January 20, 2001.

The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January, India's 52nd Republic Day and lasted for over 2 minutes. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India. The intraplate earthquake reached 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake killed between 13,805 and 20,023 people (including 18 in southeastern Pakistan), injured another 167,000 and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.

Ibrahimović was eligible to represent Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Croatia at international level; he chose Sweden. He made his debut for Sweden in a 0–0 friendly draw against the Faroe Islands at Tipshallen on 31 January 2001 during the 2000–01 Nordic Football Championship.