MAY 2001

May 2001 : January - February - March - April - 'May' - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

Contents
Events
Deaths
Software

Events



May 1 - Chandra Levy disappears while jogging.

May 19 - First Apple Store opens.

May 29 - Barbara and Jenna Bush prosecuted for under-age drinking after posing as over-21s in a Texas drinking establishment.

★ Eco-terrorists set near simultaneous arson fires at the University of Washington and at a poplar farm in Clatskanie, Ore.

★ In Afghanistan, the ruling Taliban militia announces a law requiring Hindus to wear identity labels to distinguish them from Muslims. The measure also requires Hindu women to be veiled for the first time.

Deaths



May 11 - Douglas Adams, author of the cult science fiction comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, dies at the age of 49.

May 12 - Perry Como, singer, dies at the age of 89.

May 26 - Moven Enock Mahachi, politician, Defence Minister of Zimbabwe dies.

Software



SGI releases XFS under an open source licence.

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