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May 15, 1901Born on Thursday May 16, 1901
- Anne BOSMA († 1995)
- Aaltje Krant, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Annaatje Messias, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1963)
- Alfred Charles Jack Carter, Hampshire, England († 1959)
- Aleita Gertrude van DIJK († 1979)
- Achiel Cyriel Vanneste, Lendelede West-Vlaanderen
- Alina Maria Therizia De Doncker, Boom
- Aaltje Wuitte, Giethoorn, Brederwiede, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1969)
- Anna Cornelia Julia Leyten, Antwerpen (Antwerpen, BEL)
Died on Thursday May 16, 1901
- Aleida Speek (45), Zwolle, Overijssel, the Netherlands
- Cornelis Jansz Zwaan (72), Opperdoes
- Catharina Juliana van Loo (86), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Barbara Nischwitz (60), Pfeddersheim, Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Adriana Castel van (87), Veere
- Adriana Castel (87), Veere, Zeeland, Nederland
- Cornelia van Wevering (57), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Anna Barbara Ubachs (71), Eijgelshoven (L) Overl Akte
- Aart Smit (77), Hoenkoop, Nederland
- Andries Annes van den Bos (59), Opsterland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 16, 1901 at Delpher
Born on May 16
- 1897 » Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist and academic († 1994)
- 1898 » Desanka Maksimović, Serbian poet and academic († 1993)
- 1898 » Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter († 1956)
- 1898 » Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-American painter († 1980)
- 1903 » Charles F. Brannock, American inventor and manufacturer († 1992)
- 1905 » Henry Fonda, American actor († 1982)
- 1906 » Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and educator († 1988)
- 1906 » Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan lawyer, journalist, and author († 2001)
- 1906 » Ernie McCormick, Australian cricketer († 1991)
- 1906 » Margret Rey, German author and illustrator († 1996)
Died on May 16
- 1862 » Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (b. 1796)
- 1882 » Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (b. 1799)
- 1890 » Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)
- 1891 » Ion C. Brătianu, Romanian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1821)
- 1910 » Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (b. 1856)
- 1913 » Louis Perrier, Swiss architect and politician (b. 1849)
- 1920 » Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824)
- 1926 » Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (b. 1861)
- 1936 » Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (b. 1860)
- 1938 » Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (b. 1870)
Names that were popular for boys in 1901
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1901
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
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.
- January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
- 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.
- July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
- September 28 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.
- November 18 » Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
- December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
The weather on Thursday May 16, 1901
The temperature on May 16, 1901 was between 7.9 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%).
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI