Page 5: Historical Events In 1902

Apr 05   Soccer match riot between Scotland and England results in the deaths of 25.   

Apr 06   Gertrude Short, Cincinnati OH, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus).   

Apr 07   Texas Oil Company (Texaco) forms.   

Apr 08   Arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset and England batsman).   

Apr 08   Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated.   

Apr 09   Frantisek Suchy, composer [or April 21, 1891].   

Apr 11   ... Potgieter, South African Boer general, dies in battle.   

Apr 11   Battle at Rooiwal, South-Africa   

Apr 11   Quentin Reynolds, NYC, newscaster (Its News to Me)/author (FBI).   

Apr 12   Louis J M Beel, premier of Netherland (1946-48, 58-59)   

Apr 13   Duke of Marlborough.   

Apr 13   J C Penney opens his 1st store in Kemmerer, Wyo.   

Apr 13   JC Penney opened his inaugural store in Kemmerer, Wyo.   

Apr 13   Philippe de Rothschild, French industrialist is born   

Apr 14   Menachem A Schneerson, rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews)   

Apr 15   Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Church in US"   

Apr 15   Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On the Church in the US"   

Apr 17   Anton Beuving, lyricist (Ketelbinkie).   

Apr 18   Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals   

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

Apr 19   In Guatemala a 7.5 earthquake lasted perhaps 30 to 40 seconds and caused some 2000 deaths in Quelzaltenango.   

Apr 20   Donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed).   

Apr 20   Marie and Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium   

Apr 20   Marie Curie isolate radioactive element radium.   

Apr 21   Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof and Blue Beard).   

Apr 22   Megan Lloyd George, English politician   

Apr 25   Erwin Harvey is recorded as becoming 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game.   

Apr 27   Julius Sterling Morton who started Arbor Day, dies at 72   

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

Apr 28   Using the ISO 8601 standard Year Zero definition for the Gregorian calendar preceded by the Julian calendar, the one billionth minute since the start of January 1, Year Zero occurs at 10:40 AM on this date.   

Apr 29   M Wolf discovers asteroid #484 Pittsburghia   

Apr 29   Theodore Chanler, composer   

Apr 30   Andre-Francois Marescotti, composer   

Apr 30   Debussy's opera "Pelléas et Mélissande," premieres in Paris   

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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),