Historical Events In 1901

Dec 02   Gillette patents 1st disposable razor in the year 1901.  

Dec 02   Gillette patents first disposable razor on this day in history.  

Dec 02   Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, Belgian composer in the year 1901.  

Dec 03   On this day in history milwaukee is dropped from the AL & replaced by St Louis Browns  

Dec 03   Theodore Roosevelt, in a speech to the house of representatives, kicks off his effort to curb the power of business trusts on this day in history.  

Dec 04   On this day in history anne Russell's "Girl & the judge," premieres in NYC  

Dec 05   Grace Moore, US, soprano (One Night to Live) on this day in history.  

Dec 05   The birth of Walt Disney, US cartoon and film producer in the year 1901.  

Dec 07   On this day in history a F [Tony] Pugsley, British rear-admiral (Walcheren attack (1944))  

Dec 10   In the year 1901 1st Nobel Peace Prizes (to Jean Henri Dunant, Frederic Passy)  

Dec 10   On this day in history f Fischer, German war criminal (Breda 4)  

Dec 10   The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden in the year 1901.  

Dec 11   On this day in history marconi sends 1st transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld  

Dec 11   On this day in history marconi sends first transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld  

Dec 12   Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal, England to US on this day in history.  

Dec 12   On this day in history marconi receives first transatlantic radio signal, England to US  

Dec 13   In the year 1901 georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS]  

Dec 13   On this day in history test debut of S F Barnes v Aust SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings  

Dec 14   1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) on this day in history.  

Dec 14   In the year 1901 henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928)  

Dec 15   Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1901.  

Dec 16   On this day in history boer general Kritzinger captured  

Dec 16   On this day in history margaret Mead, Phila, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa)  

Dec 19   In the year 1901 oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge, NYC, anthropologist/novelist  

Dec 20   Louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20] on this day in history.  

Dec 21   On this day in history juan A de Zunzunegui y Loredo, Spanish writer  

Dec 23   Gene Sarazen, golfer (PGA 1922, 23, 33) in the year 1901.  

Dec 25   On this day in history alice C, English duchess of Gloucester/aunt of Elizabeth II  

Dec 25   On this day in history battle at Tweefontein Orange-Free state: Boers surprise attack Brits  

Dec 26   On this day in history georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS]  

Dec 27   Irene Handl, London England, actress (Riding High, Morgan) in the year 1901.  

Dec 27   On this day in history marlene Dietrich (Maria von Losch) actress in first German talkie is born  

Dec 27   In the year 1901 the birth of Marlene Dietrich, German actress  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of christine WI Wittewaall van Stoetwegen, Dutch MP (CDD)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of rex O'Malley, London England, actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight)  

Jan 02   Robert Marshall, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1901.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of torsten Ralf, Swedish tenor (Daphne)  

Jan 03   In the year 1901 birth of eric Voegelin, Germany, US philosopher (Order & History)  

Jan 03   Ngo Dinh Diem, pres/dictator of South Vietnam (1955-63) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1901 birth of h L Honore comte d'Estienne d'Orves, French officer/resistance fighter  

Jan 01   On this day in history ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of john Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873)  

Jan 09   Richard Copley Christie, English scholar (b. 1830) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1901 death of sir James Dickson, Premier of Queensland, Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832)  

Jan 11   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1901.  

Jan 14   In the year 1901 charles Hermite, French mathematician (e is transcendent), dies at 78  

Jan 16   Hiram Revels, dies at 73 on this day in history.