Page 13: Historical Events In 1901

Dec 03   Milwaukee is dropped from the AL and replaced by St Louis Browns   

Dec 03   Theodore Roosevelt, in a speech to the house of representatives, kicks off his effort to curb the power of business trusts   

Dec 04   Anne Russell's "Girl and the judge," premieres in NYC   

Dec 05   Grace Moore, US, soprano (One Night to Live).   

Dec 05   Walt Disney, US cartoon and film producer is born   

Dec 07   A F [Tony] Pugsley, British rear-admiral (Walcheren attack (1944)).   

Dec 10   1st Nobel Peace Prizes (to Jean Henri Dunant, Frederic Passy)   

Dec 10   F Fischer, German war criminal (Breda 4).   

Dec 10   The inaugural Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden   

Dec 11   Marconi sends 1st transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld   

Dec 11   Marconi sends inaugural transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld   

Dec 12   Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal, England to US.   

Dec 12   Marconi receives inaugural transatlantic radio signal, England to US.   

Dec 13   Georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS].   

Dec 13   Test debut of S F Barnes v Aust SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings.   

Dec 14   1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium)   

Dec 14   Henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928).   

Dec 15   Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67   

Dec 16   Boer general Kritzinger captured   

Dec 16   Margaret Mead, Phila, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa)   

Dec 19   Oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge, NYC, anthropologist/novelist.   

Dec 20   Louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20]   

Dec 21   Juan A de Zunzunegui y Loredo, Spanish writer   

Dec 23   Gene Sarazen, golfer (PGA 1922, 23, 33).   

Dec 25   Alice C, English duchess of Gloucester/aunt of Elizabeth II.   

Dec 25   Battle at Tweefontein Orange-Free state: Boers surprise attack Brits   

Dec 26   Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS]   

Dec 27   Irene Handl, London England, actress (Riding High, Morgan)   

Dec 27   Marlene Dietrich (Maria von Losch) actress in inaugural German talkie is born.   

Dec 27   Marlene Dietrich, German actress is born   

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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: