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Events from the year 1901 in the United Kingdom.
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom (until 22 January), Edward VII of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Conservative
Events
- 1 January
- The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia.1 Edmund Barton becomes first Prime Minister.
- Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
- 22 January - Queen Victoria dies at Osborne House.2 Her eldest son, Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales becomes King, reigning as Edward VII. His son, Prince George, Duke of York becomes Duke of Cornwall.
- 2 February - Funeral of Queen Victoria takes place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- 18 May - Alexandra Palace opened to the public.2
- 12 July - Maidenhead enters the UK Weather Records with the Highest 60-min total rainfall at 92 mm. As of July 2006 this record remains.
- 22 July - The House of Lords rules in the Taff Vale case that trade unions can be held liable for damages caused by members.3
- 5 August - Britain's first cinema opens in Islington.2
- 6 August - Discovery Expedition: Robert Falcon Scott sets sail on the RRS Discovery to explore the Ross Sea in Antarctica.
- 30 August - Engineer Hubert Cecil Booth patents the electrically-powered vacuum cleaner.2
- 7 September - The United Kingdom is amongst the signatories of the Boxer Protocol ending the Boxer Rebellion in China.2
- October - first performance of Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in Liverpool.3
- 2 October - Royal Navy's first submarine, Holland 1, launched at Barrow.
- 9 November - Prince George, Duke of Cornwall becomes Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester.
- 18 November - The United Kingdom and United States sign the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty allowing the US to build a canal through Panama.3
Undated
- Winston Churchill enters the House of Commons.
- Imperial Tobacco founded by William Henry Wills.3
- Electric trams introduced in London, Glasgow, and Portsmouth.4
Ongoing events
- Second Boer War (1899–1902)
Publications
- Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim.
- H. G. Wells' novel The First Men in the Moon.
Births
- 13 February - Lewis Grassic Gibbon, writer (died 1935)
- 12 June - Norman Hartnell, fashion designer (died 1979)
- 9 July - Barbara Cartland, novelist (died 2000)
- 15 September - Donald Bailey, engineer (died 1985)
- 17 September - Francis Chichester, aviator and sailor (died 1972)
- 28 November - Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (died 1960)
- 25 December - Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (died 2004)
Deaths
- 22 January - Queen Victoria (born 1819)
- 3 April - Richard D'Oyly Carte, theatrical impresario (born 1844)
- 5 August - Victoria, Empress of Germany, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria (born 1840)
- 6 November - Kate Greenaway, children's book illustrator and writer (born 1846)
- 30 November - Edward John Eyre, explorer (born 1815)
- 1 December - George Lohmann, English cricketer (tuberculosis) (born 1865)
- John Jabez Edwin Mayall, photographer (born 1813)
References
- ^ Australia entry at The World Factbook
- ^ a b c d e Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 459–460. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 331–332. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
See also
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