What Happened In December 1901 In History

Historical Events for December, 1901

• 3rd » In a State of the Union address State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt asks United States Congress Congress to curb the power of Trust (19th century) trusts "within reasonable limits".
• 10th » The first Nobel Prizes are awarded.
• 12th » Guglielmo Marconi receives the first Atlantic Ocean e.g transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S"

Famous Birthdays on December in 1901

• 1st » Ilona Fehér, Hungarian-Israeli violinist and educator (d. 1988)
• 2nd » Raimundo Orsi, Argentinian-Italian footballer (d. 1986)
• 5th » Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (d. 1966)
• 5th » Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and author (d. 1980)
• 5th » Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
• 5th » Marjorie Eaton, American painter and actress (d. 1986)
• 9th » Carol Dempster, American actress (d. 1991)
• 9th » Jean Mermoz, French pilot (d. 1936)
• 9th » Ödön von Horváth, Hungarian-German author and playwright (d. 1938)
• 13th » Olev Roomet, Estonian singer, violinist, and bagpipe player (d. 1987)
• 14th » Paul of Greece (d. 1964)
• 16th » Margaret Mead, American anthropologist and author (d. 1978)
• 19th » Rudolf Hell, German engineer, invented the Hellschreiber (d. 2002)
• 19th » Oliver La Farge, American anthropologist and author (d. 1963)
• 19th » Fritz Mauruschat, German footballer and manager (d. 1974)
• 20th » Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and academic, invented the Van de Graaff generator (d. 1967)
• 22nd » Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor and composer (d. 1980)
• 25th » Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004)
• 26th » Elmar Muuk, Estonian linguist and author (d. 1941)
• 27th » Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)
• 27th » Irene Handl, English actress (d. 1987)
• 31st » Júlia Báthory, Hungarian designer (d. 2000)
• 31st » Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek politician (d. 1954)

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