Benjamin Harrison died on 13 March 1901 in Indianapolis, aged 67. The 23rd President of the United States, Harrison was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and an Indiana lawyer who rose to brigadier general in the Civil War and later served as senator. He won the Electoral College in 1888 while losing the popular vote to Grover Cleveland. His administration signed the Sherman Antitrust Act, passed the high McKinley Tariff and saw six new states admitted to the Union in 1889 and 1890. He also supported a stronger navy and expanded pensions for veterans. Cleveland defeated him in the 1892 rematch.
Before and after
- 22 January 1901Death of Victoria
- 27 January 1901Death of Giuseppe Verdi
- 1 February 1901Birth of Clark Gable
- 28 February 1901Birth of Linus Pauling
- 13 March 1901Death of Benjamin Harrison
- 29 April 1901Birth of Hirohito
- 17 May 1901Discovery of Antikythera mechanism
- 6 June 1901Birth of Sukarno
- 7 July 1901Birth of Vittorio De Sica
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