Page 4: Historical Events In 1901

Mar 13   Paul Fix, Dobbs Ferry NY, actor (Rifleman)   

Mar 14   1st performance of Anton Bruckner's 6th Symphony in A.   

Mar 15   Colin McPhee, Montreal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles)   

Mar 15   Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th   

Mar 17   Eisaku Sato, premier of Japan (Nobel 1974)   

Mar 17   Franz Melde, German physicist (Melde Test), dies at 69   

Mar 17   Free thinking-Democratic Union forms in Netherlands.   

Mar 18   Piotr Perkowski, composer.   

Mar 19   Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, Dutch Min of Justice (Nobel 1954).   

Mar 20   In this year, General Electric starts construction of a large Canadian factory in Toronto   

Mar 21   Carmelita Geraghty, Rushville IN, actress (My Best Girl, Texas Ranger)   

Mar 23   Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast.   

Mar 23   Edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23]   

Mar 25   55 die as Rock Island train derailed near Marshalltown IA.   

Mar 25   55 die as Rock Island train derailed near Marshalltown Iowa.   

Mar 25   Ed Begley, Hartford Ct, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry).   

Mar 27   Albert Henneberg, composer.   

Mar 29   Frans U Kailas, Finnish poet   

Mar 31   John Stainer, composer, dies at 60.   

Apr 01   Boris Koutzen, composer.   

Apr 01   Francois M Raoult, Fren physicist/chemist (Law of Raoult), dies at 70   

Apr 02   Anis Fuleihan, composer.   

Apr 03   Richard D'Oyly Carte, promotor (Gilbert and Sullivan operas), dies   

Apr 04   Carmel Myers, SF Calif, actress (Carmel Myers Show).   

Apr 05   Alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter/graphic artist.   

Apr 06   Willem Pelemans, Flemish composer/music reviewer   

Apr 07   In this year, SDAP formally claims general voting right/abolishing inaugural Chamber.   

Apr 11   Adriano Olivetti, Italian engineer/manufacturer (typewriter)   

Apr 11   Ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer, dies at 74.   

Apr 13   René-Jean Pleven, French premier (1950-52)   

Apr 14   Alfred West, champion cyclist/record hair splitter (17 splits)   

Apr 15   1st British motorized burial.   

Apr 15   Joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ (1927-46)   

Apr 16   Karel Albert, Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen)   

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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: