In the year 1901
212 Notable deaths
Richard D'Oyly Carte
English theatre manager and producer (1844-1901).
Born May 3rd, 1844 in Greek Street.
Died April 3rd, 1901 at 56 years old in London (edema).
Charles Hermite
French mathematician (1822-1901).
Born December 24th, 1822 in Dieuze.
Died January 14th, 1901 at 78 years old in Paris.
Shō Tai
Last king of the ryūkyū kingdom (1843-1901).
Born August 3rd, 1843 in Shuri Castle.
Died August 19th, 1901 at 58 years old in Fujimi.
Edward John Eyre
British explorer and colonial administrator (1815–1901).
Born August 5th, 1815 in Whipsnade. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1901 at 86 years old in Devon. [ref]
Paul Rée
Prussian doctor (1849–1901).
Born November 21st, 1849 in Niepars.
Died October 28th, 1901 at 51 years old in Canton of the Grisons (falling from height).
Wilhelm von Bismarck
German politician (1852-1901).
Born August 1st, 1852 in Frankfurt.
Died May 30th, 1901 at 48 years old in Warcino (peritonitis).
Fitz John Porter
American union army general (1822–1901).
Born August 31st, 1822 in Portsmouth.
Died May 21st, 1901 at 78 years old in Morristown. [ref]
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
South african politician (1819–1901).
Born September 17th, 1819 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died May 19th, 1901 at 81 years old in Potchefstroom.
Philip Danforth Armour
American meatpacking industrialist/founder: chicago based armour & company (1832–1901).
Born May 16th, 1832 in Stockbridge.
Died January 6th, 1901 at 68 years old in Chicago (infectious disease).
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Finland swedish baron, geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer (1832–1901).
Born November 18th, 1832 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1901 at 68 years old in Dalbyö gård (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lewis Waterman
American inventor (1837–1901).
Born November 18th, 1837 in Decatur. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1901 at 63 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Josef Rheinberger
Liechtensteiner organist and composer (1839-1901).
Born March 17th, 1839 in Vaduz.
Died November 25th, 1901 at 62 years old in Munich.
Hiram Rhodes Revels
American politician (1827-1901).
Born September 27th, 1827 in Fayetteville. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1901 at 73 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]
Carl Alexander I, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Monarch of the grand duchy of saxe-weimar-eisenach (1853 - 1901).
Born June 24th, 1818 in Weimar.
Died January 5th, 1901 at 82 years old in Weimar.
William M. Evarts
American lawyer and politician (1818–1901).
Born February 6th, 1818 in Boston.
Died February 28th, 1901 at 83 years old in New York City.
George Lohmann
English cricket player (1865-1901).
Born June 2nd, 1865 in Kensington.
Died December 1st, 1901 at 36 years old in Worcester (tuberculosis).
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 Fiske
American philosopher and historian (1842-1901).
Born March 30th, 1842 in Hartford.
Died July 4th, 1901 at 59 years old in Gloucester.
John Stainer
English composer (1840–1901).
Born June 6th, 1840 in Southwark.
Died March 31st, 1901 at 60 years old in Verona.
Charlotte Mary Yonge
English writer, editor (1823–1901).
Born August 11th, 1823 in Otterbourne. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1901 at 77 years old in Otterbourne. [ref]
Frederic William Henry Myers
English poet and essayist (1843–1901).
Born February 6th, 1843 in Keswick.
Died January 17th, 1901 at 57 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
John Kemp Starley
British businessman (1854-1901).
Born December 14th, 1854 in Walthamstow.
Died October 29th, 1901 at 46 years old in Coventry.
Francisco Pi y Margall
Spanish politician (1824–1901).
Born April 29th, 1824 in Barcelona.
Died November 29th, 1901 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Sam Browne
British general, recipient of the victoria cross (1824–1901).
Born October 3rd, 1824 in Barrackpore.
Died March 14th, 1901 at 76 years old in Ryde.
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce