Famous Deaths In 1901

May 13 Leopoldo Alas y Ureña, a.k.a. "Clarín", Spanish novelist and literary critic (b. 1851) died on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

Jun 02 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies in the year 1901.

Jun 09 Walter Besant, novelist/philanthropist, dies in the year 1901.

Jun 10 On this day in history death of robert Williams Buchanan, British dramatist (b. 1841)

Jun 16 Hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies in the year 1901.

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

Jul 04 John Fiske, [Edmund Fisk Green], US historian/philosopher, dies in the year 1901.

Jul 06 On this day in history death of prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1819)

Jul 07 Johanna Spyri, Swiss author (b. 1827) died in the year 1901.

Jul 17 John Farmer, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

Jul 18 On this day in history alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer, dies at 79

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

Aug 05 Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 in the year 1901.

Aug 11 Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82 on this day in history.

Aug 12 Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (b. 1832) died in the year 1901.

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

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

Aug 18 In the year 1901 richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54

Aug 22 Gunnar Wennerberg, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1901.

Aug 25 Clara Maass, army nurse sacrificied her life at 25 to prove that the mosquito carries yellow fever died in the year 1901.

Sep 05 Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist (b. 1853) died in the year 1901.

Sep 09 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter, dies at 36 on this day in history.

Sep 14 On this day in history pres William McKinley, dies in Buffalo, of gunshot wounds inflicted

Sep 25 Arthur Fremantle, British general and American Civil War observer (b. 1835) died on this day in history.

Oct 01 In the year 1901 abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies

Oct 10 In the year 1901 death of lorenzo Snow, fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1814)

Oct 19 On this day in history death of carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (b. 1829)

Oct 23 Georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank), dies in the year 1901.

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

Oct 29 Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted died in the year 1901.

Oct 30 ... Opperman, South African Boer general (Spy), killed in battle died on this day in history.

Nov 06 Bohdan Borkowski, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1901.

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

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

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 On this day in history birth of c. L. R. James, writer and journalist (d. 1989)

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of h L Honore comte d'Estienne d'Orves, French officer/resistance fighter