Page 6: Historical Events In 1901

May 12   Pres McKinley visits SF   

May 12   President McKinley visits San Fransisco.   

May 16   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School" (BG)   

May 17   Werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige).   

May 18   Harry Robert Wilson, composer.   

May 19   Ivo Cruz, composer   

May 19   Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81   

May 20   Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37)   

May 21   Horace Heidt, Alameda Calif, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon)   

May 23   Edmund Rubbra, Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) [or 3/23]   

May 23   In this year, 35th Belmont: H Spencer aboard Commando claims in 2:21.   

May 23   US captures leader of Philippine rebels, Emilio Aguinaldo.   

May 24   Seventy-eight miners die in the Caerphilly pit disaster in South Wales   

May 25   Milenko Zivkovic, composer.   

May 28   In this year, 26th Preakness: Fred Landry aboard The Parader claims in 1:47.2   

May 28   Laws against phosphor matches enacted (inhibition white phosphorous).   

May 30   Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay)   

May 30   Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated.   

Jun 01   John W Van Duren, playwright (I Remember Mama).   

Jun 02   Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY).   

Jun 02   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies.   

Jun 02   Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days)   

Jun 03   Maurice Evans, Dorchester England, actor (Maurice-Bewitched).   

Jun 05   Anastasia N Romanova, great ruler of Russia/daughter of last tsar   

Jun 06   Achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67)   

Jun 07   M Wolf discovers asteroid #471 Papagena.   

Jun 09   George Price, cartoonist   

Jun 09   NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cin Reds 25-13   

Jun 09   Walter Besant, novelist/philanthropist, dies.   

Jun 11   Cook Islands annexed and proclaimed part of New Zealand   

Jun 12   Victorians trapped in surprise attack at Wilmansrust.   

Jun 13   Lode Zielens, Flemish author/journalist (Obscure Blood)   

Jun 14   1st golf championship is played   

Jun 15   7th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 331 at Myopia Hunt Club MA   

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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: