BirthNovember 172001

Kate Douglass

Kate Douglass, American swimmer

25th anniversary in 2026

In context

When
Saturday, November 17 200125 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
21st century · 2000s
Anniversary
25th in 2026
Recorded from
Wikipedia “On this day” feed

Who they were

Kate Douglass, American swimmer

Why this date

Kate Douglass appears on our November 17 calendar for 2001 as a birth entry.

November 17 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1997Luxor
  2. 1997Luxor massacre
  3. 2000Alberto Fujimori
  4. 2000Landslide
  5. 2001Kate Douglass
  6. 2003Arnold Schwarzenegger
  7. 2009University of East Anglia
  8. 2012Manfalut train–bus collision
  9. 2013Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
  10. 2013Tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013
  11. 2019COVID-19

Also in 2001

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  • September 9Ahmad Shah MassoudAhmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab jour…
  • September 11Al-Qaedaal-Qaeda hijacked four passenger airliners to carry out a series of terrorist attacks (one pictured) against targets in New York City and…
  • September 12Ansett AustraliaAnsett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industr…
  • September 13September 11 attacksCivilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
  • September 14Washington National CathedralHistoric National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held…
  • September 15Championship Auto Racing TeamsDuring a CART race at the Lausitzring in Germany, former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi suffers a heavy accident resulting in him losing…
  • September 17George W. BushAmerican president George W. Bush delivered remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington (pictured) condemning Islamophobia in the afterma…

Everything we record for 2001 →

Sources

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“Kate Douglass”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/kate-douglass-2001-november-17, accessed October 29, 2026.

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Questions about this entry

When did Kate Douglass happen?

November 17 2001 — 25 years ago, on a Saturday.

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