1901 Calendar
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1901 Historical Event(s)
January 1, 1901
– Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
January 22, 1901
– Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
February 2, 1901
– Funeral of Queen Victoria.
February 19, 1901
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Ox in Chinese astrology.
March 2, 1901
– The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
April 25, 1901
– New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
May 1, 1901
– The Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York.
June 11, 1901
– New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands.
July 24, 1901
– O. Henry is released from prison in Austin, Texas after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
October 24, 1901
– Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
Who Were Born On 1901?
February 1, 1901
– Frank Buckles, last surviving American veteran of World War I (d. 2011)
February 2, 1901
– Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (d. 1987)
February 9, 1901
– Brian Donlevy, Irish actor (d. 1972)
April 18, 1901
– László Németh, Hungarian writer (d. 1975)
July 23, 1901
– Hank Worden, American actor and rodeo cowboy (d. 1992)
July 30, 1901
– Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1955)
November 27, 1901
– Ted Husing, American sportscaster (d. 1962)
December 9, 1901
– Ödön von Horváth, Hungarian-born writer (d. 1938)
December 25, 1901
– Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004)
December 31, 1901
– Julia Bathory, Hungarian glass designer(d. 2000)