Page 9: Historical Events In 1901

Aug 15   Karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77   

Aug 15   The Cadillac motor company founded in Detroit.   

Aug 17   Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61   

Aug 18   Richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54   

Aug 20   Fawcett committee visits Mafeking concentration camp in Cape Colony.   

Aug 20   Salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959)   

Aug 21   21st US Mens Tennis: William Larned beats Beals C Wright (62 68 64 64).   

Aug 22   Cadillac Company founded   

Aug 22   Cadillac Motor Company is founded   

Aug 22   Gunnar Wennerberg, composer, dies at 83   

Aug 23   Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman.   

Aug 25   Clara Maass, army nurse sacrificied her life at 25 to prove that the mosquito carries yellow fever.   

Aug 25   Kjeld Abell, Danish playwright/director (Tivoli).   

Aug 26   Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff   

Aug 27   Al Ritz, [Joaquim], Newark NJ, actor (Ritz Brothers, Hi Ya Chum).   

Aug 28   Cornelis J Kelk, Dutch writer (Dance of Young Feet).   

Aug 30   Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner   

Aug 30   John C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88).   

Sep 01   Construction begins on NY Stock Exchange.   

Sep 02   US Vice President Theodore Roosevelt makes his famous "Speak softly and carry a big stick" speech at the Minnesota State Fair.   

Sep 02   VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, "Speak softly and carry a big stick".   

Sep 03   Boer General Smuts enters Kiba Drift in Cape Colony.   

Sep 03   Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor   

Sep 04   Paul Osborn, playwright (Mornings at 7).   

Sep 05   Florence Elridge, Bkln NY, actress (Long Days Journey into the Night)   

Sep 05   National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues forms   

Sep 05   The inaugural US professional baseball league is established, in Chicago, IL.   

Sep 06   John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas.   

Sep 06   Pres William McKinley, shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at Pan American Exposition in Buffalo NY, he dies 8th days later.   

Sep 06   US President William McKinley is shot and mortally wounded by an asailant at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. Sep 06,.   

Sep 07   Peace of Peking.   

Sep 08   Hendrik F Verwoerd, premier South Africa (1958-66) (assassinated).   

Sep 09   French painter Henri Toulouse-Lautrec dies.   

Sep 09   Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter, dies at 36   

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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: