What Happened In January 1901 In History

Historical Events for January, 1901

• 1st » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
• 1st » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria (Australia) Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia Federation of Australia federate as the Australia Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Min
• 10th » The first great Texas petroleum named oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
• 22nd » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1901

• 2nd » Bob Marshall (wilderness activist) known as Bob Marshall, American activist (d. 1939)
• 3rd » Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1963)
• 4th » C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist (d. 1989)
• 9th » Vilma Bánky, Hungarian actress (d. 1991)
• 9th » Chic Young, American cartoonist (d. 1973)
• 11th » Kwon Ki-ok, North Korean pilot (d. 1988)
• 13th » A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American historian and author (d. 1991)
• 13th » Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish priest and historian (d. 1978)
• 14th » Bebe Daniels, American actress (d. 1971)
• 14th » Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1983)
• 16th » Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba (d. 1973)
• 16th » Frank Zamboni, American inventor and businessman, invented the ice resurfacer (d. 1988)
• 17th » Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-American philosopher (d. 1973)
• 21st » Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer (d. 1978)
• 23rd » Arthur Wirtz, American businessman (d. 1983)
• 24th » Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
• 24th » Edward Turner, English motorcycle designer (d. 1973)
• 25th » Martín de Álzaga (racing driver) known as Martín De Álzaga, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1982)
• 27th » Willy Fritsch, German actor (d. 1973)
• 27th » Art Rooney, American football player and coach, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (d. 1988)
• 29th » Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network (d. 1965)
• 29th » E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder (d. 1989)
• 30th » Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (d. 1959)

Famous Deaths for January 1901

• 4th » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter (b. 1842)
• 8th » John Barry (VC) called John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
• 9th » Richard Copley Christie, English lawyer and academic (b. 1830)
• 10th » James Robert Dickson, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Queensland (b. 1832)
• 14th » Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (b. 1843)
• 14th » Charles Hermite, French mathematician (b. 1822)
• 16th » Jules Barbier, French poet (b. 1825)
• 16th » Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter (b. 1827)
• 16th » Hiram Rhodes Revels, American minister and politician (b. 1822)
• 20th » Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (b. 1826)
• 21st » Elisha Gray, American engineer, co-founded Western Electric (b. 1835)
• 22nd » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
• 22nd » Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist and academic (b. 1825)
• 27th » Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)

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