The following events occurred in October 1901:
October 19, 1901: Santos-Dumont wins the 100,000 francs Deutsch Prize
October 16, 1901: Racists outraged after Negro Booker T. Washington dines at the White House
October 10, 1901: Henry Ford wins history-changing race
Rudyard Kipling
The following events occurred in January 1901:
January 22, 1901: Queen Victoria, ruler of the British Empire, dies after a reign of 63 years
Spindletop
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
King Edward VII