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December 10, 1901
On December 10, 1901, the first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
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Featured · December 10, 1901
The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
The Nobel Prizes are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The original Nobel Prizes covered five fields: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace, specified in Nobel's will.
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The year in brief
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1901st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 901st year of the 2nd millennium, the 1st year of the 20th…
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On December 10, 1901
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1901 The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Prizes established by Alfred Nobel in 1895
The Nobel Prizes are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The original Nobel Prizes covered five fields: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace, specified in Nobel's will.
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Other moments from 1901
- April 25 New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
- August 10 The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
- August 14 The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
- August 21 Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
- August 28 Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
- August 5 Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
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