Historical Events In 1901

Aug 15   Arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitro in the year 1901.  

Aug 15   Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama (1940-41, 49-51, 68) on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Aug 15   On this day in history the Cadillac motor company founded in Detroit  

Aug 17   Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1901.  

Aug 18   Richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1901.  

Aug 20   Fawcett committee visits Mafeking concentration camp in Cape Colony in the year 1901.  

Aug 20   Salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959) on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1901 21st US Mens Tennis: William Larned beats Beals C Wright (62 68 64 64)  

Aug 22   Cadillac Company founded on this day in history.  

Aug 22   In the year 1901 cadillac Motor Company is founded.  

Aug 22   Gunnar Wennerberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Aug 23   On this day in history cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman  

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

Aug 25   Kjeld Abell, Danish playwright/director (Tivoli) in the year 1901.  

Aug 26   Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff on this day in history.  

Aug 27   On this day in history al Ritz, [Joaquim], Newark NJ, actor (Ritz Brothers, Hi Ya Chum)  

Aug 28   Cornelis J Kelk, Dutch writer (Dance of Young Feet) in the year 1901.  

Aug 30   On this day in history hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner  

Aug 30   John C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88) in the year 1901.  

Sep 01   On this day in history construction begins on NY Stock Exchange  

Sep 02   US Vice President Theodore Roosevelt makes his famous "Speak softly and carry a big stick" speech at the Minnesota State Fair on this day in history.  

Sep 02   VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, "Speak softly & carry a big stick" on this day in history.  

Sep 02   VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, "Speak softly &carry a big stick" in the year 1901.  

Sep 03   Boer General Smuts enters Kiba Drift in Cape Colony on this day in history.  

Sep 03   In the year 1901 eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor  

Sep 04   In the year 1901 paul Osborn, playwright (Mornings at 7)  

Sep 05   Florence Elridge, Bkln NY, actress (Long Days Journey into the Night) in the year 1901.  

Sep 05   National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues forms in the year 1901.  

Sep 05   The first US professional baseball league is established, in Chicago, IL on this day in history.  

Sep 06   John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas on this day in history.  

Sep 06   Pres William McKinley, shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at Pan American Exposition in Buffalo NY, he dies 8th days later on this day in history.  

Sep 06   US President William McKinley is shot and mortally wounded by an asailant at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. Sep 06, in the year 1901.  

Sep 07   On this day in history peace of Peking  

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

Jan 02   Rex O'Malley, London England, actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Torsten Ralf, Swedish tenor (Daphne) was born in the year 1901.  

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

Jan 03   Ngo Dinh Diem, pres/dictator of South Vietnam (1955-63) was born in the year 1901.  

Jan 04   C. L. R. James, writer and journalist (d. 1989) was born in the year 1901.  

Jan 05   H L Honore comte d'Estienne d'Orves, French officer/resistance fighter was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   John Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history charles Hermite, French mathematician (e is transcendent), dies at 78  

Jan 16   On this day in history hiram Revels, dies at 73