Page 2: Historical Events In 1901

Jan 23   Benno Stokvis, Dutch attorney/politician   

Jan 24   1st games played in baseball's American League   

Jan 24   Emily Hobhouse views Lord Kitchener's concentration camp at Bloemfontein   

Jan 24   Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68.   

Jan 25   Eric Brown, architect.   

Jan 26   Ervin Major, composer   

Jan 27   Art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers).   

Jan 28   Farrier Sergeant Major William James HARDHAM 4th Contingent, NZ Army Force, won the Victoria Cross at Naauwpoort, South Africa   

Jan 29   Allen B DuMont, inventor (perfected coml practical cathode ray tube)   

Jan 30   Earl of Huntingdon, mural painter   

Jan 31   Blaz Arnic, composer   

Jan 31   Boer General John Smuts and De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal.   

Feb 01   Clark Gable, American actor is born.   

Feb 01   Clark Gable, Cadiz OH, actor (Gone With the Wind)   

Feb 02   Connie Gilchrist, Bkln NY, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives).   

Feb 02   Female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization   

Feb 03   Dutch troops under Gen Van Heutsz conquer Batu Ilië on Sumatra   

Feb 05   Loop-the-loop centrifugal RR (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot   

Feb 05   Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp   

Feb 05   Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel.   

Feb 06   Ben Lyon, Atlanta GA, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse)   

Feb 07   Benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 07   Bob den Doolaard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers).   

Feb 07   Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.   

Feb 08   Janina Spychajowa-Kurkowska, Poland, women's world champion archer   

Feb 09   Brian Donlevy, Ireland, actor (Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island).   

Feb 11   Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56.   

Feb 12   Dutch Penitentiary children's law proclaimed   

Feb 12   Ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83   

Feb 13   Georges Simenon, Belgian novelist is born.   

Feb 14   Edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82.   

Feb 15   Andre Parrot, French archaeologist/theologist (Assur)   

Feb 16   Chester Morris, NYC, actor (Diagnosis: Unknown).   

Feb 17   Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38   

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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: