The year in history
1901
Someone born in 1901 turns 125 in 2026
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1901st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 901st year of the 2nd millennium, the 1st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1901, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. December 13 of this year is the beginning of signed 32-bit Unix time, and is scheduled to end in January 19, 2038.
What happened in 1901
The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton becomes the first Prime Minister of Australia.
Viceroy of India Lord Curzon creates the new North-West Frontier Province in the north of the Punjab region, bordering Afghanistan.
Chi-hsui and Hsu-cheng-yu, Boxer Rebellion leaders, are executed in Peking.
Irish nationalist demonstrators are ejected by police from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in London.
The Caste War of YucatΓ‘n in Mexico officially ends, although Mayan skirmishers continue sporadic fighting for another decade.
Cuba becomes a United States protectorate.
The 1,282 foot (390 m) covered bridge crossing the Saint John River at Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada opens. It is the longest covered bridge in the world.
The International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres is founded in Copenhagen.
The British Royal Navy's first submarine, Holland 1, is launched at Barrow-in-Furness.
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 is premiered in Moscow with the composer playing the solo part.
The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 is passed by the new Parliament of Australia as the basis of a White Australia policy.
German engineer Richard Fiedler invents the modern flamethrower, the Kleinflammenwerfer.
Famous people born in 1901
George of Drama
Greek Orthodox priest, elder and saint (d. 1959)
January 1 β
Kwon Ki-ok
Korean pilot (d. 1988)
January 11 β
Susana Calandrelli
Argentine writer and teacher (d. 1978)
January 17 β
Rudolf Caracciola
German race car driver (d. 1959)
January 30 β
Brian Donlevy
American actor (d. 1972)
February 9 β
Zeppo Marx
American comedian (d. 1979)
February 25 β
Ed Begley
American actor (d. 1970)
March 25 β
Whittaker Chambers
American spy (d. 1961)
April 1 β
Lajos DinnyΓ©s
41st prime minister of Hungary (d. 1961)
April 16 β
Witold Pilecki
Polish resistance leader (executed 1948)
May 13 β
MieczysΕaw Fogg
Polish singer and artist (d. 1990)
May 30 β
Tage Erlander
Swedish politician, 25th prime minister of Sweden (d. 1985)
June 13 β
Stuart Symington
American politician (d. 1988)
June 26 β
Frank Finnigan
Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1991)
July 9 β
Jean Dubuffet
French painter (d. 1985)
July 31 β
Maxwell D. Taylor
American general (d. 1987)
August 26 β
Adolph Rupp
American college basketball coach (d. 1977)
September 2 β
Sir Donald Bailey
British civil engineer (d. 1985)
September 15 β
George Raft
American film actor (d. 1980)
September 26 β
Alberto Giacometti
Swiss sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
October 10 β
Prithviraj Kapoor
Indian actor and director (d. 1972)
November 3 β
Lee Strasberg
Polish-born American actor, acting teacher and co-founder of method acting (d. 1982)
November 17 β
Max Wagner
Mexican-born American film actor (d. 1975)
November 28 β
Margaret Mead
American cultural anthropologist (d. 1978)
December 16 β