Historical Events In 1902

Jan 01   Nathan Stubblefield makes inaugural public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania.   

Jan 01   The inaugural Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0)   

Jan 03   Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician   

Jan 03   Reg Duff 104 on Test debut, v England at MCG   

Jan 03   Reg Duff 104 on Test debut, vs England at MCG   

Jan 04   France's Panama Canal Co. offers to sell its interests to the United States and reduces its asking price from $109 million to $40 million   

Jan 04   Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick v England at the MCG   

Jan 04   Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs England at the MCG.   

Jan 05   Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English author (Cold Comfort Farm)   

Jan 06   Mark Brunswick, composer   

Jan 08   1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill)   

Jan 08   Alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music).   

Jan 09   Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66   

Jan 09   Rudolph Bing, opera manager (NY Metropolitan Opera).   

Jan 10   Alphons Diepenbrock's "Te Deum" premieres (Amsterdam)   

Jan 11   Johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum   

Jan 11   Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer   

Jan 11   Popular Mechanics magazine hit the newsstands for the inaugural time   

Jan 12   Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia)   

Jan 13   Textile workers strike in Enschede Neth till June 1.   

Jan 13   Textile workers strike in Enschede Netherlands till June 1.   

Jan 14   Alfred Tarski, Warsaw, mathematician/logician.   

Jan 14   Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 65.   

Jan 15   Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, king (Saudi Arabia)   

Jan 16   Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924).   

Jan 17   Geoffrey W Lloyd, British minister of Brandstoffen/Energy (1951-55).   

Jan 17   Gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed.   

Jan 18   Filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70.   

Jan 19   Heinrich Schmist-Barrien, German author (Moorkeerl).   

Jan 20   The Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed, it ends the "splendid isolation" of Britain and recognizes Japan's interests in Korea   

Jan 23   Benny Waters, saxophonist   

Jan 23   Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in 2 for Stanley Cup.   

Jan 23   Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in 2 for the Stanley Cup.   

Jan 24   Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA   

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Jan 01   Buster nupen: Cricketer (1-eyed south african quick, great on matting)   

Jan 01   Dimiter nenov: Composer   

Jan 02   Dan keating: Irish republican    

Jan 02   Barry goldwater: American politician    

Jan 03   Henry lennox d'aubigny hopkinson: Diplomat/politician   

Jan 04   John mccone: Cia director    

Jan 05   Dorothea "stella" gibbons: English author (cold comfort farm)   

Jan 05   Pierre palla: Dutch pianist/organist   

Jan 09   Gustaaf rolin-jaequemyns: Belgian lawyer/interior minister,    

Jan 11   Johnny briggs: Cricketer (118 wkts for england),    

Jan 14   Cato m guldberg: Norwegian mathematician,   

Jan 17   Gideon scheepers: South africa boer leader, executed   

Jan 18   Filippo marchetti: Composer,    

Feb 01   Salomon jaoassohn: Composer,    

Feb 02   Emanuil mandlov: Composer,   

Feb 03   Isaac fransen van der putten: Dutch pm (1866),