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.
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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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon