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May 1901

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The following events occurred in May 1901:

May 1, 1901 (Wednesday)

May 2, 1901 (Thursday)

May 3, 1901 (Friday)

  • The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.

May 4, 1901 (Saturday)

May 5, 1901 (Sunday)

  • The Caste War of Yucatán in Mexico officially ends, although Mayan skirmishers continue sporadic fighting for another decade.
  • Died:

May 6, 1901 (Monday)

May 7, 1901 (Tuesday)

May 8, 1901 (Wednesday)

May 9, 1901 (Thursday)

  • The first Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne.

May 10, 1901 (Friday)

May 11, 1901 (Saturday)

May 12, 1901 (Sunday)

May 13, 1901 (Monday)

May 14, 1901 (Tuesday)

May 15, 1901 (Wednesday)

May 16, 1901 (Thursday)

May 17, 1901 (Friday)

  • Panic of 1901: The New York Stock Exchange crashes.
  • Born:Werner Egk, German composer (died 1983)

May 18, 1901 (Saturday)

May 19, 1901 (Sunday)

May 20, 1901 (Monday)

May 21, 1901 (Tuesday)

May 22, 1901 (Wednesday)

May 23, 1901 (Thursday)

May 24, 1901 (Friday)

  • 81 miners are killed in an accident at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd in South Wales.
  • Died:Charlotte Mary Yonge, English novelist (born 1823)

May 25, 1901 (Saturday)

May 26, 1901 (Sunday)

May 27, 1901 (Monday)

  • In New Jersey, the Edison Storage Battery Company is founded.

May 28, 1901 (Tuesday)

  • Persia grants William Knox D'Arcy a concession, giving him the right to prospect for oil.

May 29, 1901 (Wednesday)

May 30, 1901 (Thursday)

May 31, 1901 (Friday)

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