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. Edmund Barton becomes first Prime Minister.
- Nigeria becomes a British protectorate
- January 22 - Queen Victoria dies at Osborne House. 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
- January 22 - Queen Victoria (b. 1819)
- August 5 - Victoria, Empress of Germany, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1840)
- November 30 - Edward John Eyre, explorer (b. 1815)
- December 1 - George Lohmann, English cricketer (tuberculosis) (b. 1865)
