Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1901

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1901. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Jan. 1 Ignatius Donnelly US attorney/Lieutenant-Governor (Minnesota)

    At the age of 69, he dies.

  • Jan. 2 Rudolph Koenig

    Rudolph Koenig was a physicist who made significant contributions to the field of acoustics and invented several musical instruments.

  • Jan. 4 Nikolaos Gyzis

    Greek academic and painter (d. 1901).

  • Jan. 9 Richard Copley Christie

    English lawyer and academic (b. 1830)

  • Jan. 10 James Dickson

    English-australian businessman and politician, 1st australian minister for defence (b. 1832)

  • Jan. 11 Vasily Kalinnikov

    Russian composer and player of the bassoon (d. 1901).

  • Jan. 11 Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov composer

    At the age of 34, she dies.

  • Jan. 13 Carlo Angeloni composer

    At the age of 66, he dies.

  • Jan. 14 Mandell Creighton

    English bishop and historian (b. 1843)

  • Jan. 14 Charles Hermite

    French mathematician who developed the formula of continuous reduction.

  • Jan. 14 Mandell Creighton English bishop/historian

    At the age of 57, she dies.

  • Jan. 14 Charles Hermite French mathematician (e is transcendent)

    At the age of 78, he dies.

  • Jan. 14 Victor Balaguer Catalaans historian/politician/author

    At the age of 76, he dies.

  • Jan. 16 Arnold Böcklin

    Swiss symbolist painter known for his mythological and fantastical works.

  • Jan. 16 Mahadev Govind Ranade

    Indian scholar, social reformer, judge and author (b. 1842)

  • Jan. 16 Jules Barbier

    French playwright and poet (d. 1901).

  • Jan. 16 Hiram Rhodes Revels

    American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)

  • Jan. 16 Hiram Revels

    First african-american to serve as a senator in the united states (born 1822).

  • Jan. 17 Jacob G Agarah Swedish algologist

    At the age of 87, he dies.

  • Jan. 20 Zénobe Gramme

    Gramme machine invented by a belgian engineer (d. 1901).

  • Jan. 21 Elisha Gray

    Co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company, pioneer in the telecommunication industry.

  • Jan. 22 Queen Victoria

    The united kingdom (born 1819).

  • Jan. 24 Simon Hassler composer

    At the age of 68, he dies.

  • Jan. 27 Giuseppe Verdi

    Italian composer and musician who was known as the grand old man in italian opera. at the age of 20, he wrote his first opera, "oberto," and was soon followed by 30 others, including "rigoletto," 1801, "la traviata," 1853 and "aida" 1871, and "falstaff," in 1893.

  • Jan. 29 Eugène Louis-Marie Jancourt

    French bassoonist, composer and pedagogue (b. 1815)