Deaths on January 20

Zénobe Gramme

Died on January 20, 1901

Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (b. 1826)

Zénobe Théophile Gramme (4 April 1826 – 20 January 1901) was a Belgian electrical engineer. He was born at Jehay-Bodegnée on 4 April 1826, the sixth child of Mathieu-Joseph Gramme, and died at Bois-Colombes on 20 January 1901. He invented the Gramme machine, a type of direct current dynamo capable of generating smoother (less AC) and much higher voltages than the dynamos known to that point.

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Events on 1901

15 Feb

Alianza Lima
The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
25 Feb

U.S. Steel
J. P. Morgan incorporates the United States Steel Corporation.
11 Jun

Cook Islands
The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
14 Sep

Assassination of William McKinley
U.S. President William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
12 Oct

White House
President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.

Deaths on January 20

Zénobe Gramme

Died on January 20, 1901

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Events on 1901

Alianza Lima

U.S. Steel

Cook Islands

Assassination of William McKinley

White House