What Happened In February 1901 In History

Historical Events for February, 1901

• 2nd » Funeral of Queen Victoria.
• 15th » The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
• 20th » The legislature of Territory of Hawaii known as Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
• 25th » J. P. Morgan incorporates the U.S. Steel called United States Steel Corporation.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1901

• 1st » Frank Buckles, American soldier (d. 2011)
• 1st » Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
• 2nd » Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (d. 1987)
• 6th » Franziska Liebing, Swedish-German actress (d. 1989)
• 6th » Ben Lyon, American actor (d. 1979)
• 7th » Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand politician (d. 1989)
• 9th » Brian Donlevy, Irish actor (d. 1972)
• 9th » James Murray (actor) named James Murray, American actor (d. 1936)
• 10th » Stella Adler, American actress (d. 1992)
• 11th » Roddy Connolly, Irish politician (d. 1980)
• 13th » Paul Lazarsfeld, American sociologist (d. 1976)
• 16th » Vincent Coleman, American actor (d. 1971)
• 16th » Wayne King, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 1985)
• 16th » Chester Morris, American actor (d. 1970)
• 18th » Reginald Sheffield, English-American actor (d. 1957)
• 19th » Florence Green, English soldier (d. 2012)
• 20th » René Dubos, French-American biologist and author (d. 1982)
• 20th » Louis Kahn, American architect, designed the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum and the Bangladesh Parliament Building (d. 1974)
• 20th » Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (d. 1987)
• 20th » Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (d. 1984)
• 20th » Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1978)
• 23rd » Edgar Ende, German painter (d. 1965)
• 25th » Zeppo Marx, American actor and agent (d. 1979)
• 26th » Dwight Wilson (veteran) called Dwight Wilson, Canadian soldier (d. 2007)
• 27th » Marino Marini (sculptor) e.g Marino Marini, Italian sculptor (d. 1980)
• 28th » Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)

Famous Deaths for February 1901

• 11th » Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)
• 21st » George FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851)

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