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October 28, 2001

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Headlines from October 28, 2001

Concern Grows Over Fate of Another Foe of the Taliban

By Jane Perlez

Anxiety has increased about safety of Hamid Qarzai, potential post-Taliban leader, who is believed to have traveled to Afghanistan to incite uprising among his tribesmen; Qarzai, who is favored by some Washington strategists as best bet for leading alliance of southern Afghans against Taliban, is reported by his associates to be in countryside around Kandahar, Taliban capital and home of his tribe; Quetta, Pakistan, has been his base (M)

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Paid Notice: Deaths OBENZINGER, NATHAN

By Unknown Author

OBENZINGER-Nathan, 94. October 24, 2001. Beloved husband of Romana, loving father of Ronald, Mark and Hilton and generous grandfather to Rachel, Isaac and Eric. A good man, a good husband and a good father. Our love for him goes on.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 24, 2001, covering October 28, 2001.

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    Album cover for Pain Is Love by Ja Rule

    Pain Is Love

    Ja Rule

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    Album cover for A Day Without Rain by Enya

    A Day Without Rain

    Enya

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    2
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    47
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    Album cover for Dark Days; Bright Nights by Bubba Sparxxx

    Dark Days; Bright Nights

    Bubba Sparxxx

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    1
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    Album cover for The Blueprint by Jay-Z

    The Blueprint

    Jay-Z

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    5
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    Album cover for Silver Side Up by Nickelback

    Silver Side Up

    Nickelback

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    5

Notable Births

Sonay Kartal

2001Sonay Kartal, British tennis player[†]

Sonay Kartal is a British tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 50 in singles, achieved 9 June 2025. She has won one WTA Tour title and 14 ITF titles, all in singles.

Notable Deaths

Gerard Hengeveld

2001Gerard Hengeveld, Dutch pianist, composer, and educator (born 1910)[†]

Gerard Hengeveld was a Dutch classical pianist, music composer and educationalist. He is especially known for his compositions of study material for piano. Other compositions include two piano concertos, a violin sonata, and a sonata for cello. Hengeveld was an able interpreter and performer of the music of Bach for piano and harpsichord. He gave regular concerts in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Some of his concerts were captured on record. Hengeveld was a professor at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Amongst his students was Dutch pianist and musicologist Frans Bouwman.

Historical Context for October 28, 2001

In 2001, the world population was approximately 6,254,936,459 people[†]