Page 12: Historical Events In 1901

Nov 09   John Norrie McArthur, malariologist/microscopist.   

Nov 11   Antonio Zamara, composer, dies at 72   

Nov 11   Maurice Ravel composition "Jeux d'eau" premieres   

Nov 11   Sam Spiegel, producer (On the Waterfront, Bridge over River Kwai).   

Nov 13   The 1901 Caister Lifeboat Disaster   

Nov 14   Morton Downey, Wallingford Ct, singer (Star of the Family).   

Nov 15   Hearing aid patented in New York, by Miller Reese   

Nov 15   Heavyweight James J Jeffries KOs Gus Ruhlin in SF   

Nov 16   3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, quickest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds.   

Nov 17   Joyce Wethered, Surrey England, golfer (4 time British Amateur champ).   

Nov 18   George Gallup, American pollster is born.   

Nov 18   George Gallup, Jefferson Iowa, public opinion pollster (Gallup Poll)   

Nov 20   Opera "Grisélidis" is produced (Paris)   

Nov 20   The opera "Gris‚lidis" is produced (Paris).   

Nov 21   Richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot," premieres in Dresden.   

Nov 23   Lieutenant LC Maygar, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, is recorded as becoming the sixth and last Australian to be awarded a Victoria Cross in the Boer War   

Nov 24   Andre Victor Tchelistcheff, winemaker.   

Nov 25   Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, German composer/music theorist, dies at 62   

Nov 25   Tibor Serly, Losonc Hungary, violinist/composer (American Elegy).   

Nov 26   Philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician.   

Nov 27   Army War College established in Washington DC.   

Nov 27   Army War College forms in Washington DC   

Nov 27   Ted Husing, NYC, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights)   

Nov 28   Gustav Mahler's 4th Symphony in G, premieres   

Nov 29   East 182nd Street in Bronx is paved and opened   

Nov 29   East 182nd Street in the Bronx is paved and opened.   

Nov 29   Genevieve Tobin, actress (Zaza, Great Gambini, Uncertain Lady)   

Nov 30   Death of Australian explorer Edward John Eyre   

Nov 30   Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica), dies at 86.   

Dec 01   Dorothy James, composer.   

Dec 01   George Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies   

Dec 02   Gillette patents 1st disposable razor.   

Dec 02   Gillette patents inaugural disposable razor   

Dec 02   Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, Belgian 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   

Jan 01   Ignatius donnelly: Us attorney/lt-governor (minnesota),   

Jan 08   John barry: Irish recipient of the victoria cross (b. 1873)   

Jan 09   Richard copley christie: English scholar (b. 1830)   

Jan 10   Sir james dickson: Premier of queensland, australian minister for defence (b. 1832)   

Jan 11   Vasily sergeyevich kalinnikov: Composer,    

Jan 13   Carlo angeloni: Composer,    

Jan 14   Charles hermite: French mathematician (e is transcendent),   

Jan 16   Hiram revels: