The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster occurs, killing 9 of the 12 crew members. Date: November 13, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Prince George, Duke of Cornwall (later George V of the United Kingdom), becomes Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. Date: November 9, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek. Date: November 8, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Date: October 24, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House. Date: October 12, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own. Date: September 28, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River. Date: September 17, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort. Date: September 17, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: September 14, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol. Date: September 7, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)