Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 02 On this day in history james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies  

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

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

Jun 16 In the year 1901 hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies  

Jun 23 Charles Kensington Salaman, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1901.  

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 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 Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840) died in the year 1901.  

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 On this day in history karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77  

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

Aug 18 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 Pres William McKinley, dies in Buffalo, of gunshot wounds inflicted on this day in history.  

Sep 25 In the year 1901 death of arthur Fremantle, British general and American Civil War observer (b. 1835)  

Oct 01 Abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies on this day in history.  

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 Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

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

Oct 24 Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1901.  

Nov 06 In the year 1901 bohdan Borkowski, composer, dies at 48  

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Jan 01 In the year 1901 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 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 Eric Voegelin, Germany, US philosopher (Order & History) was born on this day in history.  

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

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.