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Born on Saturday August 31, 1901
- Albertje Udema, Oostwold, Midwolda, Groningen, Netherlands
- Abraham van Tol († 1927)
- Albertje Wielink, Westerbork, Drenthe, Netherlands(Nieuweroord)
- Albertus Marinus Pielage, Slagharen († 1970)
- Agnes Franzen, Moers, Moers, Kreis Moers, Rheinprovinz, Königreich Preußen
- Adrianus Van De Corput, Gilze en Ryen,Noord Brabant,Netherlands
- Adrianus Johannes Bakker-, IJmuiden, Nederland († 1950)
- Adrianus Johannes Bakker, IJmuiden, Nederland († 1950)
- Albertje Udema, Oostwold (gem. Oldambt)
- Albertje Wielink, Nieuweroord, Westerbork († 1993)
Died on Saturday August 31, 1901
- Antonius van den Hurk (2)
- Christiaan van den Oetelaar (0), Loon op Zand, prov. Noord Brabant
- Christiaan Josephus Aloysius van Blerk (1), 's Gravenhage
- Cornelia Jacoba Schrier (77), Aardenburg
- Antonius van Rooij (4), Zeelst
- annigje WEIJERS (79), nieuw-beijerland
- ?? van der Most (0), Schiedam
- Barbera GROENENDIJK (75), Krimpen aan de Lek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina de Regt (0), Haarlemmermeer
- antje OOSTERBAAN (54), nieuw-beijerland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 31, 1901 at Delpher
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- Middelburgsche courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on August 31
- 1896 » Brian Edmund Baker, English Air Marshal († 1979)
- 1896 » Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author († 1982)
- 1897 » Fredric March, American lieutenant, actor, and singer († 1975)
- 1900 » Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of Benito Mussolini († 1943)
- 1902 » Géza Révész, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence († 1977)
- 1903 » Arthur Godfrey, American radio and television host († 1983)
- 1903 » Vladimir Jankélévitch, French musicologist and philosopher († 1985)
- 1905 » Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic († 2004)
- 1905 » Sanford Meisner, American actor and educator († 1997)
- 1907 » Valter Biiber, Estonian footballer († 1977)
Died on August 31
- 1867 » Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)
- 1869 » Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)
- 1884 » Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)
- 1908 » Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
- 1910 » Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
- 1912 » Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)
- 1920 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)
- 1924 » Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
- 1927 » Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)
- 1937 » Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (b. 1905)
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.
- March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
- May 3 » The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
- August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
- September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
- October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
- 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.
The weather on Saturday August 31, 1901
The temperature on August 31, 1901 was between 12.8 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 15.1 °C.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI