1901 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1901 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Events
- January 1 -
- 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
- January 22 - 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.
- February 2- Funeral of Queen Victoria takes place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- October 2 - Royal Navy's first submarine, Holland 1, launched at Barrow
- November 9 - Prince George, Duke of Cornwall becomes Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester.
[edit] Unknown dates
- Winston Churchill enters the House of Commons
[edit] Births
- November 28- Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (died 1960)
- December 25- Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (died 2004)
[edit] Deaths
- 22 January - Queen Victoria (b. 1819)
- 5 August - Victoria, Empress of Germany, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1840)
- 30 November - Edward John Eyre, explorer (b. 1815)
- 1 December - George Lohmann, English cricketer (tuberculosis) (b. 1865)
- John Jabez Edwin Mayall, photographer (b. 1813)
[edit] References
- ^ CIA World Factbook entry on Australia
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
