See also: 2000 in the Netherlands, other events of 2001, 2002 in the Netherlands and the list of 'years in the Netherlands' .

Events:

• January 1 - Fire at a new years party in a bar in Volendam kills 13 young people and wounds 140
• January 18 - Fire at airport Schiphol leads to chaos
• January 26 - Suspect of fireworks explosion in Enschede in May 2000 arrested
• February 6 - Foreign minister Van Aartsen calls off visit to the People's Republic of China because of human rights
• February 8 - Eight Hell's Angels are arrested in their club house in Amsterdam
• February 11 - Rintje Ritsma world champion speed skating
• February 14 - Government Information Service declares that Queen Beatrix's second son Johan Friso is no homosexual
• February 14 - The creator of the Anna Kournikova computer virus turns himself in
• March 21 - First case of foot and mouth disease discovered
• March 26 - Michael Dudok de Wit wins Academy Award (Short film / animated) for Father and Daughter
• March 30 - Engagement crown prince Willem Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta announced

Arts and Literature

Births

Deaths

• January 8 - Johan van der Keuken (1938), documentary filmer
• October 5 - Egbert van 't Oever speed skater and coach