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In the year 1901
32 Notable deaths
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.
Born April 25th, 1852 in Zamora. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1901 at 49 years old in Oviedo (anus 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.
Deaths 11 to 20 of 32
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