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Born on Wednesday October 23, 1901
- Alberta Midgley, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, Verenigde Staten († 1959)
- Adrianus Fousert, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1903)
- Albert J Johnson, Chicago, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1971)
- Anna Richarda Koster, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1988)
- antonius jacobus osewoudt, amsterdam († 1919)
- Alfons Aerts, Herenthout († 1967)
- Alida Oldenburg, Gemeente Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Barbara Hutmacher, Keulen (D), Duitsland († 1995)
- Adriana Jacoba De Kok, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1921)
- Anna Elisabeth Daris, Bergeijk († 1961)
Died on Wednesday October 23, 1901
- Arie Uitterlinden (67), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland
- Anna Frederika de Baare (0), Middelburg
- Adriaan Kostermans (85), Zundert
- Arie Scheer (76), Haastrecht, Gemeente Vlist, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Margaretha Hutters (66), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Verkuijlen (47), Uden (Uden) (Noord-Brabant)
- Bastianus Janmaat (29), Gouda, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Adriaan Johannes Bustraan (0), Rotterdam
- Aalt Tuinman (50)
- Antonia Cornelia Kool (39), Schoonrewoerd, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 23, 1901 at Delpher
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De Sumatra post
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
Born on October 23
- 1897 » John Baker, English air marshal († 1978)
- 1897 » Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, Spanish writer († 1975)
- 1899 » Bernt Balchen, Norwegian aviator († 1973)
- 1900 » Douglas Jardine, Indian-English cricketer and lawyer († 1958)
- 1902 » Luther Evans, American political scientist and politician († 1981)
- 1902 » Robert Eberan von Eberhorst, Austrian engineer († 1982)
- 1904 » Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach († 1995)
- 1905 » Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1983)
- 1905 » Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer († 2003)
- 1905 » Yen Chia-kan, Chinese lawyer and politician, President of the Republic of China († 1993)
Died on October 23
- 1867 » Franz Bopp, German linguist and academic (b. 1791)
- 1869 » Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1799)
- 1872 » Théophile Gautier, French journalist, author, and poet (b. 1811)
- 1885 » Charles S. West, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (b. 1829)
- 1893 » Alexander of Battenberg (b. 1857)
- 1910 » Chulalongkorn, Thai king (b. 1853)
- 1915 » W. G. Grace, English cricketer and physician (b. 1848)
- 1916 » Richard McFadden, Scottish footballer and soldier (b. 1889)
- 1917 » Eugène Grasset, Swiss illustrator (b. 1845)
- 1921 » John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, founded Dunlop Rubber (b. 1840)
Names that were popular for boys in 1901
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1901
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Petronella
- Neeltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1901
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- February 2 » Funeral of Queen Victoria.
- March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
- April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
- August 21 » Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
- September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
- November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
Weather October 23, 1901
The temperature on October 23, 1901 was between 4.1 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (33%).