Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1901

May 13 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,  

May 30 Victor d'hondt: Belgian mathematician (b. 1841)  

Jun 02 James a herne: [j aherne], us playwright (margaret fleming),  

Jun 09 Walter besant: Novelist/philanthropist,  

Jun 10 Robert williams buchanan: British dramatist (b. 1841)  

Jun 16 Hermann grimm: German writer/poet/historian,  

Jun 23 Charles kensington salaman: Composer,  

Jul 04 John fiske: [edmund fisk green], us historian/philosopher,  

Jul 06 Prince chlodwig zu hohenlohe-schillingsfürst: Chancellor of germany (b. 1819)  

Jul 07 Johanna spyri: Swiss author (b. 1827)  

Jul 17 John farmer: Composer,  

Jul 18 Alfredo carlo piatti: Composer,  

Jul 20 William cosmo monkhouse: English poet and critic (b. 1840)  

Aug 05 Victoria: Emperor of germany/queen of prussia,  

Aug 11 Francesco crispi: Italian minister of war/premier,  

Aug 12 Adolf erik nordenskiöld: Finnish-swedish explorer (b. 1832)  

Aug 15 Karl weinhold: Germany, sociologist,  

Aug 17 Edmond audran: Composer,  

Aug 18 Richard kleinmichel: Composer,  

Aug 22 Gunnar wennerberg: Composer,  

Aug 25 Clara maass: Army nurse sacrificied her life at 25 to prove that the mosquito carries yellow fever  

Sep 05 Ignacij klemenčič: Slovenian physicist (b. 1853)  

Sep 09 Henri de toulouse-lautrec: French painter,  

Sep 14 Pres william mckinley:  

Sep 25 Arthur fremantle: British general and american civil war observer (b. 1835)  

Oct 01 Abdoer-rahman: Emir of afghanistan,  

Oct 10 Lorenzo snow: Fifth president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (b. 1814)  

Oct 19 Carl frederik tietgen: Danish financier and industrialist (b. 1829)  

Oct 23 Georg von siemens: Founder (deutsche bank),  

Oct 24 Paul henrion: Composer,  

Oct 29 Leon czolcosz: Assassin of president mckinley, is electrocuted  

Oct 30 ... opperman: South african boer general (spy), killed in battle  

Nov 06 Bohdan borkowski: Composer,  

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Jan 01 Christine wi wittewaall van stoetwegen: Dutch mp (cdd)  

Jan 02 Rex o'malley: London england, actor (camille, zara, midnight)  

Jan 02 Robert marshall: Founder (wilderness society)  

Jan 02 Torsten ralf: Swedish tenor (daphne)  

Jan 03 Eric voegelin: Germany, us philosopher (order & history)  

Jan 03 Ngo dinh diem: Pres/dictator of south vietnam (1955-63)  

Jan 04 C. l. r. james: Writer and journalist  

Jan 05 H l honore comte d'estienne d'orves: French officer/resistance fighter