In the year 1901

34 Notable deaths

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

French painter and illustrator (1864–1901).

Born November 24th, 1864 in Albi. [ref]

Died September 9th, 1901 at 36 years old in Château Malromé (syphilis). [ref]

Leon Czolgosz

American steel worker and assassin of u.s. president william mckinley.

Born May 5th, 1873 in Alpena.

Died October 29th, 1901 at 28 years old in Auburn (electrocution).

Charles Chaplin Sr.

English music hall entertainer (1863-1901).

Born March 18th, 1863 in Marylebone.

Died May 9th, 1901 at 38 years old in Lisbon (liver cirrhosis).

Lizzie van Zyl

South african child prisoner.

Born April 22nd, 1894 in Orange Free State.

Died May 9th, 1901 at 7 years old in Bloemfontein (typhoid fever).

Gaetano Bresci

Italian anarchist regicide of king umberto i of italy (1869-1901).

Born November 10th, 1869 in Prato, Coiano.

Died May 22nd, 1901 at 31 years old in Santo Stefano Island (hanging to death).

Shrimad Rajchandra

Jain poet, philosopher and scholar (1867-1901).

Born November 11th, 1867 in Vavania. [ref]

Died April 9th, 1901 at 33 years old in Rajkot.

Milan I Obrenović

King of serbia.

Born August 10th, 1854 in Mărășești. [ref]

Died February 11th, 1901 at 46 years old in Vienna (pneumonia). [ref]

Wilhelm von Bismarck

German politician (1852-1901).

Born August 1st, 1852 in Frankfurt am Main.

Died May 30th, 1901 at 48 years old in Warcino (peritonitis).

Carles Casagemas

Spanish artist (1880-1901).

Born September 28th, 1880 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died February 17th, 1901 at 20 years old in Paris.

Vasily Kalinnikov

Russian composer (1866–1900).

Born January 13th, 1866 in Pervy Voin.

Died January 11th, 1901 at 34 years old in Yalta (tuberculosis).

John Kemp Starley

British businessman (1854-1901).

Born December 14th, 1854 in Walthamstow.

Died October 29th, 1901 at 46 years old in Coventry.

George FitzGerald

Irish physicist.

Born August 3rd, 1851 in Dublin. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 1901 at 49 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Leopoldo Alas

Spanish author (1852–1901).

Born April 25th, 1852 in Zamora.

Died June 13th, 1901 at 49 years old in Oviedo (anal cancer). [ref]

Prince Henri d'Orléans

French prince and explorer (1867-1901).

Born October 16th, 1867 in Ham.

Died August 9th, 1901 at 33 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (malaria).

Dagny Juel

Norwegian artists' model.

Born June 8th, 1867 in Kongsvinger. [ref]

Died June 5th, 1901 at 33 years old in Tbilisi (ballistic trauma). [ref]

François-Marie Raoult

French chemist.

Born May 10th, 1850 in Fournes-en-Weppes.

Died April 1st, 1901 at 50 years old in Grenoble.

Paul Hankar

Architect, designer (1859–1901).

Born December 11th, 1859 in Frameries.

Died January 17th, 1901 at 41 years old in City of Brussels.

Ethelbert Nevin

American pianist and composer (1862-1901).

Born November 25th, 1862 in Edgeworth.

Died February 17th, 1901 at 38 years old in New Haven.

Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper

German botanist (1856-1901).

Born May 12th, 1856 in Strasbourg.

Died September 9th, 1901 at 45 years old in Basel (malaria).

Stephen M. White

American politician (1853–1901).

Born January 19th, 1853 in San Francisco.

Died February 21st, 1901 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.

Fernand Pelloutier

French anarchist (1867-1901).

Born October 1st, 1867 in Paris.

Died March 13th, 1901 at 33 years old in Sèvres.

Herbert Baxter Adams

American educator and historian.

Born April 16th, 1850 in Shutesbury. [ref]

Died July 30th, 1901 at 51 years old in Amherst. [ref]

Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

Prime minister of nepal (1852–1901).

Born December 10th, 1852 in Kathmandu.

Died March 5th, 1901 at 48 years old in Kathmandu (disease).

Azize Dilpesend Kadın

Fifth consort of ottoman sultan abdul hamid ii.

Born January 16th, 1865 in Tbilisi.

Died July 17th, 1901 at 36 years old in Istanbul.

Václav Brožík

Czech painter and professor (1851-1901).

Born March 6th, 1851 in Brožíkova. [ref]

Died April 15th, 1901 at 50 years old in Paris. [ref]

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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore