1901
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| Years : | 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s |
| Years: | 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 |
1901 was the first year of the 20th century.
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- January 3 - Ngo Dinh Diem, 1st President of South Vietnam (d. 1963)
- January 16 - Fulgencio Batista, Cuban leader (d. 1973)
- February 1 - Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
- August 4 - Louis Armstrong, American jazz musician (d. 1971)
- September 2 - Adolph Rupp, college basketball coach (d. 1977)
- December 5 - Walt Disney, American animator and film producer (d. 1966)
- December 5 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
[edit] Deaths
- January 22 - Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India (b. 1819)
- January 27 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
- March 13 - Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (b. 1833)
- September 14 - William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (assassinated) (b. 1843)
