What Happened In June 1901 - Historical Events 1901 June

Historical Events for June, 1901

11th » New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands.
17th » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.

1st » Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and manager (d. 1990)
1st » Raymond Souplex, French singer and actor (d. 1972)
1st » John Van Druten, English-American playwright and director (d. 1957)
3rd » Maurice Evans (actor) named Maurice Evans, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
3rd » Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (d. 2001)
6th » Sukarno, Indonesian politician, 1st President of Indonesia (d. 1970)
6th » Jan Struther, English author (d. 1953)
8th » Lena Baker, American maid and murderer (d. 1945)
8th » Salustiano Sanchez, Spanish-American super-centenarian (d. 2013)
10th » Frederick Loewe, Austrian-American composer (d. 1988)
13th » Tage Erlander, Swedish politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1985)
15th » Elmar Lohk, Russian-Estonian architect (d. 1963)
18th » Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
18th » Llewellyn Rees, English actor (b. 1994)
22nd » Elias Katz, Finnish runner (d. 1947)
24th » Marcel Mule, French saxophonist (d. 2001)
24th » Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (d. 1974)
24th » Chuck Taylor (salesman) e.g Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and salesman (d. 1969)
25th » Harold Roe Bartle, American politician, 47th List of mayors of Kansas City, Missouri e.g Mayor of Kansas City (d. 1974)
26th » Stuart Symington, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1988)
29th » Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (d. 1967)

2nd » George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary (b. 1844)
9th » Adolf Bötticher, German historian (b. 1842)
10th » Robert Williams Buchanan, Scottish poet, author, and playwright (b. 1841)