1901 in History

1901

Benny Wearing, Australian rugby league player (died 1968)

Benny Wearing, Australian rugby league player (died 1968)

1901

Tage Erlander, Swedish lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1985)

Tage Erlander, Swedish lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1985)

1901

Elmar Lohk, Russian-Estonian architect (died 1963)

Elmar Lohk, Russian-Estonian architect (died 1963)

1901

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (died 1918)

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (died 1918)

1901

Llewellyn Rees, English actor (died 1994)

Llewellyn Rees, English actor (died 1994)

1901

Elias Katz, Finnish runner and coach (died 1947)

Elias Katz, Finnish runner and coach (died 1947)

1901

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (died 1962)

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (died 1962)

1901

Marcel Mule, French saxophonist (died 2001)

Marcel Mule, French saxophonist (died 2001)

1901

Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (died 1974)

Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (died 1974)

1901

Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and salesman (died 1969)

Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and salesman (died 1969)

1901

Harold Roe Bartle, American businessman and politician, 47th Mayor of Kansas City (died 1974)

Harold Roe Bartle, American businessman and politician, 47th Mayor of Kansas City (died 1974)

1901

Stuart Symington, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Air Force (died 1988)

Stuart Symington, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Air Force (died 1988)

1901

Merle Tuve, American geophysicist and academic (died 1982)

Merle Tuve, American geophysicist and academic (died 1982)

1901

Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (died 1967)

Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (died 1967)

1901

Irna Phillips, American screenwriter (died 1973)

Irna Phillips, American screenwriter (died 1973)

1901

Ruth Crawford Seeger, American composer (died 1953)

Ruth Crawford Seeger, American composer (died 1953)

1901

Julio Libonatti, Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 1981)

Julio Libonatti, Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 1981)

1901

Sam Katzman, American director and producer (died 1973)

Sam Katzman, American director and producer (died 1973)

1901

Vittorio De Sica, Italian actor and director (died 1974)

Vittorio De Sica, Italian actor and director (died 1974)

1901

Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese cinematographer and producer (died 1970)

Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese cinematographer and producer (died 1970)