Page 3: Historical Events In 1901

Feb 18   H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner.   

Feb 18   Reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance)   

Feb 19   Cor[nelis RJ] Kieboom, Dutch resistance fighter/chairman (Feyenoord)   

Feb 20   1st territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes.   

Feb 20   Ali Muhammad Naguib, Khartoum, president of Egypt (1952-54)   

Feb 20   inaugural territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes   

Feb 23   Aartje W "Mien" van It Sant-van Bommel, author (Mieke-serial).   

Feb 25   Federico Ghisi, composer.   

Feb 25   George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son," premieres in NYC.   

Feb 25   Jose Rogel, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 25   US Steel Corp organizes under directorship of J P Morgan.   

Feb 26   Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded.   

Feb 27   Marino Marini, Italian sculptor/painter.   

Feb 27   NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes   

Feb 28   Linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962)   

Mar 01   Naval and military forces of the States transferred to Commonwealth control   

Mar 02   Hawaii's 1st telegraph company opens.   

Mar 02   Hawaii's inaugural telegraph company opens.   

Mar 02   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber-merchant.   

Mar 03   Congress creates National Bureau of Standards, in Department of Commerce.   

Mar 03   Congress creates National Bureau of Standards, in Dept of Commerce   

Mar 04   1st advanced copy of inaugural speech (Jefferson-Natl Intelligencer).   

Mar 04   Charles H Goren, bridge master (26 US Titles).   

Mar 04   President William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as President.   

Mar 05   Julian Przybos, Polish poet (Sruby).   

Mar 06   In Bremen an assassin attempts to kill Wilhelm II of Germany.   

Mar 06   Mark Donskoy, Odessa Russia, director (Heart of a Mother)   

Mar 08   Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64.   

Mar 08   Samuel Benfield Steele, commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse, arrives back in Halifax with his regiment after fighting the Boers in South Africa   

Mar 09   In British Columbia, naturalized Japanese Canadians win right to vote; successfully appeal BC Elections Act.   

Mar 10   Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, composer, dies at 38.   

Mar 11   Cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant.   

Mar 12   Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds)   

Mar 13   Benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67   

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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: