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Events of 1901

January

January 1: Commonwealth of Australia forms as British colonies federate. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South

• January 1 - The world celebrates the beginning of the Twentieth Century. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
• January 1 - The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Edmond Barton becomes first Prime Minister. Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920 Australian politician and judge was the first Prime Minister of Australia and This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation.
• January 1 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate
• January 5 - Typhoid fever breaks out in a Seattle jail, the first of two typhoid outbreaks in USA during the year. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Typhoid fever, also known as enteric fever, bilious fever, Yellow Jack or commonly just typhoid, is an illness caused by the Bacterium
• January 7 - Alferd Packer is released from prison after serving 18 years for cannibalism. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Alfred G "Alferd" Packer (January 21 1842 – April 23 1907 was an American prospector who was convicted of Cannibalism First tried for Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος
• January 10 - In the first great Texas gusher, oil is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Spindletop is a Salt dome Oil field located in south Beaumont, Texas (approx Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan
• January 22 - After reigning for almost 64 years, longer than any other British monarch, Queen Victoria dies at the age of 81. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Her eldest son, Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales becomes King, reigning as King Edward VII until 1910. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting His son, Prince George, Duke of York becomes Duke of Cornwall. The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first Dukedom created in the Peerage of England.
• January 28 - Baseball's American League declares itself a Major League. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in

January 22: King Edward VII ascends the British throne and becomes Emperor of India on the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy Emperor/Empress of India ( Badishah -e-Hind in Hindustani) was used as a Title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

February

• February 14 - King Edward VII opens his first parliament. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those
• February 20 - The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the

March

• March 2 - The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Platt Amendment was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act, a United States federal law passed on March 2, 1901, which The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• March 4 - United States President William McKinley begins his 2nd term. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as Vice President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death
• March 6 - In Bremen, an assassin attempts to kill Wilhelm II of Germany. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media.
• March 17 - A showing of 71 Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, creates a sensation. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• March 31 - The United Kingdom Census 1901 is taken. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor A nationwide census was conducted in England and Wales on 31 March 1901

March 6: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany survives assassination attempt. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Kaiser is the German title meaning " Emperor " with Kaiserin being the female equivalent " Empress " AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media.

April

• April 25 - New York State becomes the first to require automobile license plates. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a Motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes

May

• May 3 - The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, FL. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João The Great Fire of 1901 in Jacksonville Florida was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the Southeast
• May 5 - Official end of the Caste War of Yucatán, although Mayan skirmishers continue sporadic fighting for another decade. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The Caste War of Yucatán (1847&ndash1901 began with the revolt of native Maya people of Yucatán ( Mexico) against the population of European descent The Maya peoples constitute a diverse range of the Native American peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America.
• May 9 - Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
• May 17 - The U. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. S. stock market crashes for the first time. A stock market, or (equity market is a private or public market for the trading of company Stock and derivatives of company
• May 24 - 78 miners die in the Caerphilly pit disaster in South Wales. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Caerphilly (Caerffili is a town in the County borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney Valley, with
• May 25 - The Club Atlético River Plate is founded in Argentina. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine Sports club best known for its football
• May 27 - In New Jersey, the Edison Storage Battery Company is founded. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. This company was organized in New Jersey on May 27, 1901, to develop manufacture and sell Thomas Edison 's alkaline storage battery
• May 28 - Iran (known as Persia until 1935) grants William Knox D'Arcy a concession, giving him the right to prospect for oil. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The entrepreneur William Knox D'Arcy ( October 11, 1849 - May 1, 1917) was one of the principal founders of the oil and Petrochemical

June

• June 2 - Katsura Taro becomes Prime Minister of Japan. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Politician and three-time Prime Minister of Japan. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime
• June 12 - Cuba becomes a US protectorate. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect

June 12: Cuba becomes a United States protectorate. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect

July

• July 4 - The 1,282 foot (390 meters) covered bridge crossing the St. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples John River at Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada opens. Hartland (2001 pop 902 is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is the longest covered bridge in the world. A covered bridge is a Bridge, often single-lane with enclosed sides and a roof
• July 24 - O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from the First National Bank in Austin, Texas. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. O Henry is the Pen name of American Writer William Sydney Porter ( September 11, 1862 – June 5 Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets usually financial in nature by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted

August

• August 5 - Peter O'Connor sets the first International Association of Athletics Federations recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11¾ins. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Peter O'Connor ( October 24, 1872 - November 9, 1957) was an Irish athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. The long jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which athletes combine speed strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible World records in Athletics (track and field are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The record will stand for 20 years.

September

September 7: The Boxer Rebellion in China ends with the signing of the Peking Protocol. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence The Boxer Protocol was an Unequal treaty signed on September 7, 1901 between the Qing Empire of China and the Eight-Nation Alliance

September 14: Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States on the death of William McKinley. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last

• September 2 - U. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. S. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The Minnesota State Fair is the State fair of the US state of Minnesota.
• September 5 - The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (later renamed Minor League Baseball), is formed in Chicago. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• September 6 - American anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Leon Frank Czolgosz (Zol-gash (May 1873 Czolgosz was born in Alpena Michigan She later wrote a piece in defense of Czolgosz William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901 Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. McKinley dies eight days later. The William McKinley Assassination occurred on September 6, 1901, at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York.
• September 7 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Boxer Protocol was an Unequal treaty signed on September 7, 1901 between the Qing Empire of China and the Eight-Nation Alliance
• September 14 - Theodore Roosevelt succeeds William McKinley as President of the United States. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• September 26 - The body of U. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a S. President Abraham Lincoln is exhumed and reinterred in concrete several feet thick. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal

October

• October 2 - The Royal Navy's first submarine is launched at Barrow. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability
• October 4 - The American yacht Columbia defeats the Irish Shamrock in the America's Cup yachting race. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Columbia was the defender of the tenth America's Cup race in 1899 against British challenger ''Shamrock'' as well as the defender of the eleventh Shamrock was the unsuccessful Irish challenger for the 10th America's Cup in 1899 against the United States defender ''Columbia''. The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international
• October 16 - U. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western S. President Theodore Roosevelt invites African American leader Booker T. Washington to the White House. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence The American South reacts angrily to the visit, and racial violence increases in the region.
• October 23 - Yale University celebrates its bicentennial. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC -
• October 24 - Michigan schoolteacher Annie Taylor goes down Niagara Falls in a barrel and survives. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Annie Edson Taylor ( October 24 ? 1838 – April 29 1921) became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a Barrel on The Niagara Falls are massive Waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario
• October 29 - In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley Jane Toppan (1854 - 1938 born Honora Kelley, was an American Serial killer. Medical uses Morphine can be used as an analgesic in hospital settings to relieve pain in Myocardial infarction pain in
• October 29 - Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of William McKinley, is executed by electrocution. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Leon Frank Czolgosz (Zol-gash (May 1873 Czolgosz was born in Alpena Michigan She later wrote a piece in defense of Czolgosz William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment.

November

• November 1 - Sigma Phi Epsilon is founded in Richmond, VA. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi ΣΦΕ ( Sigma Phi Epsilon) commonly Nicknamed SigEp or SPE, is a social fraternity for male College students in the This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• November 9 - Prince George, Duke of Cornwall becomes Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first Dukedom created in the Peerage of England. Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom The Earldom of Chester was one of the most powerful earldoms in Medieval England.
• November 15 - Alpha Sigma Alpha is founded at Longwood University. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Alpha Sigma Alpha ( ΑΣΑ) is a US national Sorority founded on November 15, 1901 at Longwood College (now University in Longwood University is a four-year public liberal-arts University located in Farmville Virginia.
• November 28 - The new state constitution of Alabama requires voters to have passed literacy tests. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The Constitution of the State of Alabama is the basic governing document of the U Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Literacy Test refers to the government practice of testing the literacy of potential citizens at the federal level and potential voters at the state level

December

• December 3 - US President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. A special trust or business trust is business entity formed with intent to monopolize business to restrain trade, or to fix prices. "
• December 10 - The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the (21 October 1833 Stockholm, Sweden – 10 December 1896 Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist engineer innovator armaments manufacturer
• December 12 - Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signal in Newfoundland, Canada; it is Morse code for the letter "S. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Marchese Guglielmo Marconi mar'koni (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937 was an Italian inventor best known for his development of a Radiotelegraph system Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Morse code is a Character encoding for transmitting telegraphic information using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters numerals "
• December 20 - The final spike is driven into the Mombasa-Victoria-Uganda Railway in what is now Kisumu, Kenya. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. The Uganda Railway is a historical Railway system linking the interiors of Uganda and Kenya to the Indian Ocean at Mombasa in Kisumu is a Port city in western Kenya at 1131m with a population of 355024 (1999 census The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south

Undated

• Scotland Yard creates a fingerprint archive. New Scotland Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger
• Europium is isolated by Eugène-Anatole Demarçay. Europium (jʊˈroʊpiəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Eu and Atomic number 63 Eugène-Anatole Demarçay ( January 1, 1852 &ndash December 1904 was a French Chemist.
• William S. Harley draws up plans for his first prototype motorcycle. Harley-Davidson Motor Company ( formerly HDI is an American manufacturer of Motorcycles based in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
• The okapi is observed for the first time (previously known only to local natives). The Okapi ( Okapia johnstoni) is a Mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest, located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Independent Maya of Eastern Yucatán surrender to Mexico. Yucatán is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• Intercollegiate Prohibition Association established in Chicago. The Intercollegiate Prohibition Association was established in Chicago Illinois in 1901 and by 1903 was reported to be the largest College organization in the United States Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• Shō Tai (Shang Tai), the last king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in modern Okinawa, Japan, dies. The Ryūkyū Kingdom ( Ryukyuan: ja 琉球國 rūchū－kuku, 琉球王国 ryūkyū-ō-koku) liúqiúguó) was an independent kingdom which is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• New Zealand inventor, Ernest Godward invents the spiral hairpin, one of the most widely-used devices on the planet. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method form device or other useful means Ernest Godward was born in Marylebone, London on April 7, 1869. Hairpin can mean A long device used to hold a person's hair in place see below Hairpin bend A Stem-loop in biochemistry
• The first reliable census in India is taken. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

Ongoing

• Second Boer War
• Thousand Days War (1899-1902)
• Philippine-American War (1899-1913)

Births

January-February

• January 3 - Ngo Dinh Diem, 1st President of South Vietnam (d. See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: The Thousand Days War ( 1899 - 1902) (Spanish Guerra de los Mil Días) was a civil armed conflict in the newly created Republic of Colombia, (including The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. 1963)
• January 4 - CLR James, Trinidad-born writer and journalist (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Cyril Lionel Robert James ( 4 January 1901 &ndash 19 May 1989) was an Afro- Trinidadian Journalist 1989)
• January 14 - Bebe Daniels, American actress (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Bebe Daniels ( January 14, 1901 - March 16, 1971) was an American actress. 1971)
• January 16 - Fulgencio Batista, Cuban leader (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (fulˈxensjo βaˈtista i salˈdiβar January 16, 1901 &ndash August 6, 1973) was a Cuban 1973)
• January 16 - Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Frank Joseph Zamboni Jr ( January 16, 1901 &ndash July 27, 1988) was a U 1988)
• January 24 - Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Harry Lawton Calder, born January 24, 1901, in South Africa and died at Cape Town on September 15, 1995, was perhaps the 1995)
• January 26 - Stuart Symington, American politician (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. William Stuart Symington ( June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was a businessman and Political figure from Missouri. 1988)
• January 27 - Art Rooney, American football team owner (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr ( January 27, 1901 - August 25, 1988) was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise in 1988)
• January 29 - E. P. Taylor, Canadian business tycoon (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Edward Plunket Taylor, ( January 29, 1901 - May 14, 1989) was a Canadian business tycoon and famous breeder of Thoroughbred 1989)
• January 30 - Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Rudolf Caracciola ( January 30, 1901 &ndash September 28, 1959) was a Racecar driver, nicknamed "Karratsch" 1959)
• February 1 - Clark Gable, American actor (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday 1960)
• February 2 - Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Jascha Heifetz (ˈhaɪfɪts was a Lithuanian born American Violin Virtuoso ( &ndash December 10, 1987) 1987)
• February 10 - Stella Adler, American actress (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Stella Adler ( February 10, 1901 * – December 21, 1992) was an American actress. 1992)
• February 15 - João Branco Núncio, Portuguese bullfighter (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor João Branco Núncio (full name was João Alves Branco Núncio ( February 15, 1901 - January 26, 1976) was a Portuguese Bullfighter 1976)
• February 22 - Mildred Davis, American actress (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne For the suspense/myster author see Mildred B Davis Mildred 'Mid' Davis (February 22 1901 - August 18 1969 was an American 1969)
• February 25 - Zeppo Marx, American comedian (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Herbert Manfred Marx ( February 25, 1901 &ndash November 30, 1979) is best known as Zeppo Marx, the name he used when he performed 1979)
• February 27 - Horatio Luro, Argentine horse trainer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Horatio A Luro ( February 27, 1901 - December 16, 1991) was a Thoroughbred horse racing trainer in the United States. 1991)
• February 28 - Linus Pauling, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Peace (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Linus Carl Pauling (February 28 1901 – August 19 1994 was an American Scientist, Peace activist, Author and educator. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1994)

March-April

• March 4 - Charles Goren, American bridge player (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Charles Henry Goren ( March 4, 1901 &ndash April 3, 1991) was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling 1991)
• March 4 - Jean Joseph Rabearivelo, Malagasy-French poet (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo (1901-1937 is widely considered to be Africa's first modern poet 1937)
• March 17 - Alfred Newman, American film composer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Alfred Newman ( March 17, 1900 &ndash February 17, 1970) was a major American Composer of music for Films 1970)
• March 21 - Karl Arnold, German politician (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Karl Arnold ( March 21, 1901 &ndash June 29, 1958) was a German politician 1958)
• March 22 - Greta Kempton, American artist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Greta Kempton ( March 22, 1901 - December 10, 1991) born Martha Greta Kempton 1991)
• March 24 - Ub Iwerks, American cartoonist (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Ub Iwerks, ASC ( Ubbe Ert Iwwerks) ( 24 March 1901 &ndash 7 July 1971) was a two-time Academy Award winning 1971)
• March 27 - Carl Barks, American cartoonist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Carl Barks ( March 27, 1901 &ndash August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and Comic book creator who 2000)
• March 27 - Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Erich Ollenhauer ( March 27 1901 &ndash December 14 1963) was the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD 1952-1963 1963)
• March 27 - Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates was a Japanese Politician and the 61st 62nd and 63rd Prime Minister of Japan, elected on November 9 1964 and re-elected on February 17 1967 and January 14 1970 The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1975)
• March 27 - Kenneth Slessor, Australian poet (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Kenneth Adolf Slessor ( March 27, 1901 – June 30, 1971) was an Australian poet and journalist 1971)
• March 28 - Jack Weil, American entrepreneur
• April 1 - Whittaker Chambers, American spy (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Jack Arnold Weil ( March 28 1901 &ndash August 13 2008) was the founder and CEO of the Denver -based Western clothing Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Whittaker Chambers ( April 1, 1901 &ndash July 9, 1961) born Jay Vivian Chambers and also known as David Whittaker 1961)
• April 15 - Joe Davis, English snooker and billiards player (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English For the California governor often called "Joe Davis" by his critics see Gray Davis. 1978)
• April 18 - Al Lewis, American songwriter (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Al Lewis was born on April 18, 1901 in New York City, New York. 1967)
• April 29 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death 1989)
• April 30 - Simon Kuznets, Ukrainian-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Simon Smith Kuznets ( April 30, 1901 July 8, 1985) was an American Economist at the Wharton School of the University The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1985)

May-June

• May 5 - Blind Willie McTell, American singer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John William Samuel McTell, better known as Blind Willie McTell ( May 5, 1898 (sometimes reported as 1901 or even 1903 – August 19, 1959 1959)
• May 7 - Gary Cooper, American actor (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star 1961)
• May 17 - Werner Egk, German composer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Werner Egk ( May 17, 1901 &ndash July 10, 1983) originally Werner Mayer, was a German Composer. 1983)
• May 18 - Vincent du Vigneaud, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Vincent du Vigneaud ( May 18, 1901 &ndash December 11, 1978) was an American Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1978)
• May 20 - Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Machgielis (Max Euwe (last name is pronounced /øwə/ ( May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch Chess Grandmaster 1981)
• May 21 - Horace Heidt, American bandleader (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Horace Heidt ( May 21, 1901 - December 1, 1986) was an American pianist Big band leader and radio-TV personality 1986)
• May 21 - Sam Jaffe, American film producer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Sam Jaffe ( May 21, 1901 &ndash January 10, 2000) was at different points in his career in the Motion picture industry an agent 2000)
• May 21 - Suzanne Lilar, Belgian essayist, novelist, and playwright (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Suzanne Baroness Lilar ( Née Suzanne Verbist (b Ghent, 21 May 1901 - d 1992)
• May 31 - Alfredo Antonini, American conductor and composer (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Alfredo Antonini ( May 31, 1901 - November 3, 1983) - was a leading Italian / American symphony conductor and composer who 1983)
• June 3 - Chang Hsüeh-liang, Chinese military leader (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Zhang Xueliang or Chang Hsüeh-liang ( English occasionally Peter Hsueh Liang Chang) ( 3 June 1901 (according to other accounts in 2001)
• June 6 - Sukarno, first President of Indonesia (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Sukarno ( June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. 1970)
• June 17 - F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas, English World War II hero (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas, GC, MC & Bar, Croix de Guerre (with palms Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur 1964)
• June 18 - Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia ( Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova) (Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна Романова ( – 1918)
• June 23 - Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and salesman (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Charles Hollis "Chuck" Taylor ( June 24, 1901 &ndash June 23, 1969) was an American Basketball player and shoe 1969)
• June 24 - Harry Partch, American composer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Harry Partch ( June 24, 1901 &ndash September 3, 1974) was an American Composer and instrument creator 1974)
• June 29 - Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Nelson Ackerman Eddy ( June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer who appeared in 19 Musical films 1967)

July-August

• July 7 - Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese film director and special effects designer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death (born on July 7, 1901 &ndash died January 25, 1970, in Sukagawa Fukushima) was the Japanese Special effects director 1970)
• July 9 - Barbara Cartland, English novelist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland DBE CStJ ( 9 July 1901 &ndash 21 May 2000) was a successful English 2000)
• July 17 - Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Bruno Jasieński (Бруно Ясенский real name Wiktor Zysman (1901 &ndash 1938 was a Polish leader of the Polish futurist movement 1938)
• July 20 - Heinie Manush, American baseball player (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Henry Emmett Manush ( July 20 1901 &ndash May 12 1971) nicknamed Heinie, was an American Left fielder 1971)
• July 21 - Albert Hamilton Gordon, American businessman and philanthropist
• July 31 - Jean Dubuffet, French painter (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Albert Hamilton Gordon (born July 21, 1901) a graduate of Harvard Business School, took charge of the Wall Street firm of Kidder Peabody Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet ( July 31, 1901 - May 12, 1985) was one of the most famous French painters and sculptors 1985)
• August 1 - Pancho Villa, Filipino boxer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Pancho Villa ( August 1, 1901 - July 14, 1925) was the nome de guerre by which the legendary Filipino Flyweight 1925)
• August 4 - Louis Armstrong, American jazz musician (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter 1971)
• August 8 - Ernest Lawrence, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Ernest Orlando Lawrence ( August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958) was an American physicist and Nobel Laureate best known for his The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1958)
• August 10 - Franco Dino Rasetti, Italian scientist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Franco Dino Rasetti ( August 10, 1901 &ndash December 5, 2001) was an Italian scientist 2001)
• August 18 - Jean Guitton, French writer and philosopher (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Jean Guitton ( August 18, 1901 - March 21, 1999) was a French Catholic Philosopher and Theologian. 1999)
• August 20 - Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Salvatore Quasimodo ( August 20, 1901 - June 14, 1968) was an Italian author The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1968)
• August 26 - Maxwell Taylor, American general (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. General Maxwell Davenport Taylor ( August 26, 1901 &ndash April 19, 1987) was an American Soldier and Diplomat 1987)
• August 26 - Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. Chen Yi ( August 26, 1901 - June 6 1972)
• August 30 - John Gunther, American writer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and John Gunther ( August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with 1970)

September-October

• September 9 - James Blades, English percussionist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian James Blades OBE ( September 9, 1901 – May 19, 1999) was an English Percussionist. 1999)
• September 9 - Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd ( Amsterdam, 8 September 1901 &ndash Cape Town, 6 September 1966 was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966)
• September 12 - Ben Blue, Canadian comedian and actor (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Ben Blue ( September 12, 1901 &ndash March 7, 1975) born Benjamin Bernstein, was a Canadian-American Actor 1975)
• September 15 - Sir Donald Bailey, British civil engineer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Sir Donald Coleman Bailey ( 15 September 1901 in Rotherham, Yorkshire – 5 May 1985 in Bournemouth, Dorset 1985)
• September 22 - Charles B. Huggins, Canadian-born cancer researcher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Charles Brenton Huggins ( September 22, 1901 &ndash January 12, 1997) was a Canadian-born American physician and physiologist and cancer researcher The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1997)
• September 23 - Jaroslav Seifert, Czech writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Jaroslav Seifert (ˈjaroslaf ˈsajfr̩t ( September 23, 1901 – January 10, 1986) was a Nobel Prize winning Czech The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1986)
• September 28 - Ed Sullivan, American entertainer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan ( September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American Entertainment Writer 1974)
• September 28 - William S. Paley, American businessman (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. William Samuel Paley ( September 28, 1901 &ndash October 26, 1990) was the chief executive who built Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS 1990)
• September 29 - Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1954)
• September 29 - Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher, poet, and activist (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Lanza del Vasto, (Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia ( September 29 1901 &ndash January 5 1981) was a philosopher poet artist 1981)
• October 2 - Alice Prin, French singer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Alice Ernestine Prin ( October 2, 1901 – April 29, 1953) was a French artists' model, Nightclub Singer 1953)
• October 10 - Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Alberto Giacometti ( October 10, 1901 – January 11, 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, 1966)
• October 24 - Gilda Gray, Polish-born dancer and actress (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Gilda Gray ( October 24, 1901 – December 22, 1959) was a Polish born American actress and dancer who became famous in the US 1959)

November-December

• November 3 - Léopold III of Belgium (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel 1983)
• November 4 - Masako Nashimoto, Crown Princess of Korea (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Yi Bangja, Crown Princess Uimin (also Euimin, Japanese 李方子 Ri Masako) of Korea (born 4 November 1901 - 30 April 1989)
• November 7 - Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Norah McGuinness ( 7 November 1901, County Londonderry, Ireland &ndash 22 November 1980, County Dublin) was 1980)
• November 18 - George Gallup, American statistician and opinion pollster (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull George Horace Gallup ( November 18, 1901 – July 26, 1984) was an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the Gallup 1984)
• November 22 - Joaquin Rodrigo, Spanish composer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre ( 22 November 1901 &ndash 6 July 1999) was a composer of classical music 1999)
• November 29 - Mildred Harris, American actress (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Mildred Harris ( November 29, 1901 &ndash July 20, 1944) was an American Actress of the Silent film era 1944)
• December 5 - Milton Erickson, American psychiatrist (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Milton Hyland Erickson, MD (born 5 December 1901 in Aurum Nevada, died 25 March 1980 in Phoenix Arizona) was an 1980)
• December 5 - Walt Disney, American animator and film producer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter 1966)
• December 5 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901 in Würzburg &ndash1 February 1976 in Munich) was a German theoretical physicist best known for enunciating the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1976)
• December 16 - Margaret Mead, American cultural anthropologist (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Margaret Mead ( December 16, 1901, Philadelphia &ndash November 15, 1978, New York City) was an American 1978)
• December 19 - Rudolf Hell, German inventor (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Rudolf Hell ( December 19, 1901 &ndash March 11, 2002) was a German Inventor. 2002)
• December 25 - Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester (born The Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott; 25 December 1901 &ndash 29 October 2004 was the wife of Prince Henry Duke 2004)
• December 27 - Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer 1992)
• December 31 - Karl-August Fagerholm, Prime Minister of Finland (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Karl-August Fagerholm (born 31 December 1901 in Siuntio, died in Helsinki) was Speaker of Parliament and three times Prime Minister 1984)
• date unknown - Nadezhda Alliluyeva-Stalin, second wife of Joseph Stalin (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Nadezhda Sergeyevna Alliluyeva (Надежда Сергеевна Аллилуева (1901 &ndash November 9, 1932) was the second wife of Joseph Stalin 1932)

Deaths

January - June

• January 1 - Ignatius L. Donnelly, U. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Ignatius Loyola Donnelly ( November 3, 1831 &ndash January 1, 1901) was a U S. politician and writer (b. 1831)
• January 8 - John Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army John Barry may refer to Sir John Barry (fl 1529 rector of Chew Stoke John Barry (naval officer (1745&ndash1803 officer in the Continental 1873)
• January 11 - Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov ( Василий Сергеевич Калинников) ( &ndash January 11, 1901) was a Russian composer of two 1866)
• January 16 - Arnold Böcklin, Swiss artist (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Arnold Böcklin ( 16 October 1827 &ndash 16 January 1901) was a Symbolist Swiss painter. 1827)
• January 16 - Mahadev Govind Ranade, Indian reformer (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade ( 16 January 1842 – 16 January 1901) was an Indian Judge, Author, and Reformer 1842)
• January 21 - Elisha Gray, American inventor and appliance manufacturer (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Elisha Gray (August 2 1835 &ndash January 21 1901 was an American electrical engineer and is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in 1835)
• January 22 - Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1819)
• January 27 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. 1813)
• February 11 - King Milan I of Serbia (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Milan Obrenović ( August 22, 1854 &ndash February 11, 1901) was a Serbian monarch reigning as Prince Milan IV of Serbia 1854)
• February 22 - George Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne George Francis FitzGerald ( 3 August 1851 &ndash 21 February 1901) was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental philosophy" 1851)
• February 26 - Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa, Polish writer (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa (luˌtsɨna tɕfʲertʃakʲeviˌtʃova commonly known as Lucyna Ćwierciakiewiczowa) (1829— February 26, 1901) was a Polish 1829)
• March 13 - Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1833)
• April 3 - Richard D'Oyly Carte, English impresario (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Richard D'Oyly Carte (3 May 1844 &ndash 3 April 1901 was an English talent agent theatrical Impresario and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian 1844)
• April 19 - Alfred Horatio Belo, American businessman and newswriter (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Alfred Horatio Belo (born May 1839 in Salem North Carolina) was the founder of The Dallas Morning News newspaper in Dallas Texas, along with 1839)
• May 1 - Lewis Waterman, American inventor and businessman (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Lewis Edson Waterman ( November 20, 1837 &ndash May 1, 1901) born in Decatur New York, was the inventor of the capillary feed 1837)
• May 22 - Gaetano Bresci Italian anarchist and assassin (b 1869)
• May 24 - Charlotte Mary Yonge, English novelist (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Gaetano Bresci ( November 11 1869 - May 22 1901) was an Italian American anarchist who assassinated Italian Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Charlotte Mary Yonge (11 August 1823 - 24 May 1901 was an English Novelist, known for her huge output now mostly out of print 1823)
• June 2 - George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks George Leslie Mackay (馬偕 or 偕叡理 Pe̍h-oē-jī: Kai Sūi-lí or Má-kai March 21 1844 – June 2 1901 was the first Presbyterian Missionary 1844)
• June 9 - Walter Besant, English writer (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Sir Walter Besant ( August 14, 1836, Portsmouth - June 9, 1901, London) was a Novelist and Historian 1836)

July - December

• July 4 - Johannes Schmidt, German linguist (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Johannes Schmidt ( July 29, 1843 – July 4, 1901) was a German linguist. 1843)
• July 6 - Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chancellor of Germany (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Chlodwig Carl Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Fürst von Ratibor und Corvey ( 31 March 1819 6 July 1901 The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1819)
• August 5 - Victoria, Empress of Germany (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. The Princess Victoria Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa 21 November 1840 &ndash 5 August 1901) was the eldest child and daughter 1840)
• August 12 - Francesco Crispi, Italian Prime Minister (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Francesco Crispi ( October 4 1819 &ndash August 12 1901) was a 19th-century Italian Politician of Albanian Arberesh 1819)
• August 24 - Clara Maass, American nurse (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Clara Louise Maass ( June 28, 1876 &ndash August 24, 1901) was an American Nurse who died as a result of volunteering 1876)
• September 5 - Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Ignacij Klemenčič ( February 6, 1853 - September 5, 1901) was a Slovene Physicist. 1853)
• September 9 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (ɑ̃ʁi dø tuluz loˈtʁɛk (24 November 1864 &ndash 9 September 1901 was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman 1864)
• September 14 - William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1843)
• October 1 - Abdor Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 1844)
• October 10 - Lorenzo Snow, Mormon leader (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Lorenzo Snow ( April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was the fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1814)
• October 19 - Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Carl Frederik Tietgen ( March 19, 1829 – October 19, 1901) was a Danish financier and industrialist 1829)
• October 29 - Leon Czolgosz, Polish-American assassin of U. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Leon Frank Czolgosz (Zol-gash (May 1873 Czolgosz was born in Alpena Michigan She later wrote a piece in defense of Czolgosz S. President William McKinley (b. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last 1873)
• November 7 - Li Hongzhang, Chinese general (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Li Hongzhang, Marquis Suyi of the First Class, GCVO, ( February 15, 1823 &ndash November 7, 1901) was a Chinese 1823)
• November 27 - Clement Studebaker, American manufacturer (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Clement Studebaker ( March 12, 1831 &ndash November 27, 1901) was an American carriage manufacturer 1831)
• November 30 - Edward John Eyre, English explorer (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Edward John Eyre (5 August 1815 30 November 1901 was an English land explorer of the Australian continent and a controversial Governor of Jamaica. 1815)
• December 1 - George Lohmann, English cricketer (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican George Lohmann (June 2 1865 in London – December 1 1901 in Worcester Western Cape, South Africa) is regarded as one the greatest bowlers 1865)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
• Chemistry - Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
• Medicine - Emil Adolf von Behring
• Literature - Sully Prudhomme
• Peace - Jean Henri Dunant, Frédéric Passy

Notes