Famous Deaths In 1901

May 13 On this day in history death of leopoldo Alas y Ureña, a.k.a. "Clarín", Spanish novelist and literary critic (b. 1851)  

May 19 Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81 in the year 1901.  

May 30 Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician (b. 1841) died in the year 1901.  

Jun 02 In the year 1901 james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies  

Jun 09 In the year 1901 walter Besant, novelist/philanthropist, dies  

Jun 10 Robert Williams Buchanan, British dramatist (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Jun 16 On this day in history hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies  

Jun 23 In the year 1901 charles Kensington Salaman, composer, dies at 87  

Jul 04 John Fiske, [Edmund Fisk Green], US historian/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 06 Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1819) died in the year 1901.  

Jul 07 In the year 1901 death of johanna Spyri, Swiss author (b. 1827)  

Jul 17 On this day in history john Farmer, composer, dies at 64  

Jul 18 Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1901.  

Jul 20 On this day in history death of william Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)  

Aug 05 On this day in history victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60  

Aug 11 On this day in history francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82  

Aug 12 On this day in history death of adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832)  

Aug 15 In the year 1901 karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77  

Aug 17 Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Aug 18 Richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Aug 22 In the year 1901 gunnar Wennerberg, composer, dies at 83  

Aug 25 Clara Maass, army nurse sacrificied her life at 25 to prove that the mosquito carries yellow fever died on this day in history.  

Sep 05 In the year 1901 death of ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist (b. 1853)  

Sep 09 In the year 1901 henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter, dies at 36  

Sep 14 In the year 1901 pres William McKinley, dies in Buffalo, of gunshot wounds inflicted  

Sep 25 On this day in history death of arthur Fremantle, British general and American Civil War observer (b. 1835)  

Oct 01 On this day in history abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies  

Oct 10 Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

Oct 19 Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (b. 1829) died in the year 1901.  

Oct 23 Georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 24 On this day in history paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82  

Oct 29 Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted died on this day in history.  

Oct 30 On this day in history death of ... Opperman, South African Boer general (Spy), killed in battle  

Nov 06 On this day in history bohdan Borkowski, composer, dies at 48  

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Jan 01 Christine WI Wittewaall van Stoetwegen, Dutch MP (CDD) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 In the year 1901 birth of rex O'Malley, London England, actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight)  

Jan 02 In the year 1901 birth of robert Marshall, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 02 Torsten Ralf, Swedish tenor (Daphne) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Eric Voegelin, Germany, US philosopher (Order & History) was born in the year 1901.  

Jan 03 In the year 1901 birth of ngo Dinh Diem, pres/dictator of South Vietnam (1955-63)  

Jan 04 In the year 1901 birth of c. L. R. James, writer and journalist (d. 1989)  

Jan 05 H L Honore comte d'Estienne d'Orves, French officer/resistance fighter was born in the year 1901.