Historical Events In 1902

Apr 04   Louise L de Vilmorin, French poetess/author (Lutin Sauvage) on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", premieres in Paris France on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

Apr 05   On this day in history soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25  

Apr 06   Gertrude Short, Cincinnati OH, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus) in the year 1902.  

Apr 07   Texas Oil Company (Texaco) forms on this day in history.  

Apr 08   On this day in history arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman)  

Apr 08   Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated in the year 1902.  

Apr 09   Frantisek Suchy, composer [or April 21, 1891] on this day in history.  

Apr 11   On this day in history ... Potgieter, South African Boer general, dies in battle  

Apr 11   On this day in history battle at Rooiwal, South-Africa  

Apr 11   Quentin Reynolds, NYC, newscaster (Its News to Me)/author (FBI) on this day in history.  

Apr 12   On this day in history louis J M Beel, premier of Netherland (1946-48, 58-59)  

Apr 13   On this day in history duke of Marlborough  

Apr 13   On this day in history j C Penney opens his 1st store in Kemmerer, Wyo  

Apr 13   On this day in history jC Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyo  

Apr 13   In the year 1902 the birth of Philippe de Rothschild, French industrialist  

Apr 14   In the year 1902 jC Penney opens his 1st store, in Kemmerer, Wyo  

Apr 14   On this day in history menachem A Schneerson, rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews)  

Apr 15   On this day in history pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Church in US"  

Apr 15   On this day in history pope Leo XIII encyclical "On the Church in the US"  

Apr 17   In the year 1902 anton Beuving, lyricist (Ketelbinkie)  

Apr 18   On this day in history denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals  

Apr 19   In the year 1902 6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of NY in 2:43:12  

Apr 19   On this day in history in Guatemala a 7.5 earthquake lasted perhaps 30 to 40 seconds and caused some 2,000 deaths in Quelzaltenango  

Apr 20   Donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed) on this day in history.  

Apr 20   On this day in history marie & Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium  

Apr 20   Marie Curie isolate radioactive element radium on this day in history.  

Apr 21   On this day in history bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard)  

Apr 22   On this day in history megan Lloyd George, English politician  

Apr 25   In the year 1902 erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game  

Apr 27   Julius Sterling Morton who started Arbor Day, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 27   Julius Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 27   Kitty Kelly, NYC, actress (Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors) in the year 1902.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1902 birth of buster Nupen, cricketer (1-eyed South African quick, great on matting)  

Jan 01   In the year 1902 birth of dimiter Nenov, composer  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dan Keating, Irish republican (d. 2007)  

Jan 02   In the year 1902 birth of barry Goldwater, American politician (d. 1998)  

Jan 03   Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician was born in the year 1902.  

Jan 04   John McCone, CIA Director (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English author (Cold Comfort Farm) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Pierre Palla, Dutch pianist/organist was born in the year 1902.  

Jan 09   Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum  

Jan 14   In the year 1902 cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 65  

Jan 17   On this day in history death of gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed  

Jan 18   Filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1902.  

Feb 01   On this day in history salomon Jaoassohn, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 02   Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Isaac Fransen van der Putten, Dutch PM (1866), dies on this day in history.