Friday August 23, 1901
US date format: 8/23/1901, UK date format: 23/8/1901
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It was Friday, under the sign of Virgo (see birth chart on August 23, 1901). The US president was William McKinley (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Conservative), Pope Leo XIII was leading the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on this day include Cecil Rolph Hewitt and Karl Bechert.
Photographing a Country Couple, directed by Edwin S. Porter, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1901
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Movies
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Photographing a Country Couple
Directed by: Edwin S. Porter
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Directed by: Henry Bedwell
What Came Out of the Cheese; or, The Lilliputians in a New York Restaurant
What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City
Directed by: George S. Fleming, Edwin S. Porter
Starring: A.C. Abadie, Florence Georgie
Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 23, 1901?
Holidays
- Astrology - Last day of sun sign Leo in the tropical zodiac
- Swaziland - Umhlanga Day
- Romania - Liberation Day (1944)
- RC Saints - Saint Rose of Lima
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Famous Birthday
- Cecil Rolph Hewitt: Journalist / policeman.
- Karl Bechert: German scientist, a theoretical...
- Guy Bush: American baseball player and manager (d....
- John Cooper: American captain lawyer and politician...
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 23, 1901?
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Top #2 songs in the USA
- J.W. Myers - In the Shade of the Palm
- Harry Macdonough & S. H. Dudley - Sweet Annie Moore
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