Timeline November 1901

Events in November 1901 2

• 1901 – 1976 Andre Malraux (1901-1976) Died 23 November 1976, aged 75 Andre Malraux, the French novelist, art theorist and statesman, died near Paris. He wrote the acclaimed novel Man's Fate and later served as France's first Minister of Cultural Affairs under Charles de Gaulle. He had also been an active participant in the Spanish Civil War and French Resistance.
• 1901 Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Signed Britain cedes exclusive canal rights to the United States Signed on 18 November 1901, the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty between the United States and Britain superseded the 1850 Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and gave the US sole authority to build, control, and fortify a canal across Central America. It cleared the diplomatic path for construction of the Panama Canal. Britain received no toll concessions in return.