In the year 1901

212 Notable deaths

Victoria of the United Kingdom

Queen of the united kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819–1901).

Born May 24th, 1819 in Kensington Palace.

Died January 22nd, 1901 at 81 years old in Osborne House (cerebral hemorrhage).

William McKinley

President of the united states from 1897 to 1901.

Born January 29th, 1843 in Niles.

Died September 14th, 1901 at 58 years old in Buffalo (gunshot wound).

Benjamin Harrison

President of the united states, 1889-1893 (1833–1901).

Born August 20th, 1833 in North Bend.

Died March 13th, 1901 at 67 years old in Indianapolis (pneumonia).

Victoria, Princess Royal

British princess (1840-1901), empress of germany and queen consort of prussia from march to june 1888.

Born November 21st, 1840 in London, Buckingham Palace.

Died August 5th, 1901 at 60 years old in Schlosshotel Kronberg (breast cancer).

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]

Giuseppe Verdi

Italian opera composer (1813–1901).

Born October 9th, 1813 in Le Roncole.

Died January 27th, 1901 at 87 years old in Milan (stroke).

Leon Czolgosz

American laborer and assassin (1873–1901).

Born May 5th, 1873 in Detroit.

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

Mahadev Govind Ranade

Indian scholar, social reformer and author (1842-1901).

Born January 18th, 1842 in Niphad.

Died January 16th, 1901 at 58 years old in Pune.

Fukuzawa Yukichi

Modern enlightenment thinker, educator, philosopher, scholar, author, writer, journalist, translator, entrepreneur, and founder of keio university in japan's meiji era (1835-1901).

Born January 10th, 1835 in Dōjima.

Died February 3rd, 1901 at 66 years old in Shiba-ku (intracranial hemorrhage).

Li Hongzhang

Chinese politician, general and diplomat; governor of zhili of the late qing dynasty; trade minister of the beiyang government (1823–1901).

Born February 15th, 1823 in Hefei.

Died November 7th, 1901 at 78 years old in Beijing (hepatitis).

Elisha Gray

American electrical engineer.

Born August 2nd, 1835 in Barnesville.

Died January 21st, 1901 at 65 years old in Newtonville.

Arnold Böcklin

Swiss painter, draftsman, graphic artist and sculptor (1827–1901).

Born October 16th, 1827 in Basel.

Died January 16th, 1901 at 73 years old in Fiesole.

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).

Johanna Spyri

Swiss writer (1827–1901).

Born June 12th, 1827 in Hirzel. [ref]

Died July 7th, 1901 at 74 years old in Zurich. [ref]

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]

Lorenzo Snow

President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1814-1901).

Born April 3rd, 1814 in Mantua.

Died October 10th, 1901 at 87 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia).

Chlodwig, 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

German chancellor (1819–1901).

Born March 31st, 1819 in Rotenburg an der Fulda.

Died July 6th, 1901 at 82 years old in Bad Ragaz.

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Black canadian-american visual artist (1828-1901).

Born November 2nd, 1828 in St. Andrews.

Died January 9th, 1901 at 72 years old in Providence (myocardial infarction).

Kate Greenaway

British artist (1846-1901).

Born March 17th, 1846 in London.

Died November 6th, 1901 at 55 years old in Frognal (cancer, breast cancer).

Ignatius Loyola Donnelly

American politician (1831-1901).

Born November 3rd, 1831 in Philadelphia.

Died January 1st, 1901 at 69 years old in Minneapolis.

Clarence King

American geologist (1842-1901).

Born January 6th, 1842 in Newport. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1901 at 59 years old in Phoenix (tuberculosis). [ref]

Francesco Crispi

Italian patriot and statesman (1818–1901).

Born October 4th, 1818 in Ribera.

Died August 11th, 1901 at 82 years old in Naples.

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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi