What Happened on January 17, 2001

Historical Events

OPEC agrees at a meeting of ministers in Vienna, to reduce members' oil production quotas by 1.5 million barrels per day

Clinton Honors Lewis and Clark Expedition

President Clinton honors Lewis and Clark Expedition, posthumously raises William Clark's rank from Lieutenant to Captain, makes Honorary Sergeant Shoshone female guide Sacagawea, and York, enslaved by William Clark, who assisted expedition

Explorer and Leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition Meriwether Lewis

Explorer and Leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition William Clark

Events in 2001

Famous Birthdays

Enzo Fernández, Argentine footballer (2022 FIFA World Cup Young Player Award), born in San Martin, Argentina

Born in 2001

Famous Deaths

Gregory Corso, American beat poet, dies of prostate cancer at 70
Norris Turney, American jazz flute and saxophone player (Billy Eckstine, 1947-48; Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1968-73), dies at 79

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