Page 5: Historical Events In 1902

Apr 04   In the year 1902 louise L de Vilmorin, French poetess/author (Lutin Sauvage)   

Apr 05   In the year 1902 maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", premieres in Paris France   

Apr 05   On this day in history maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte," premieres in Paris   

Apr 05   In the year 1902 soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25   

Apr 06   Gertrude Short, Cincinnati OH, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus) on this day in history.   

Apr 07   Texas Oil Company (Texaco) forms in the year 1902.   

Apr 08   Arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman) on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history frantisek Suchy, composer [or April 21, 1891]   

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

Apr 11   Battle at Rooiwal, South-Africa in the year 1902.   

Apr 11   On this day in history quentin Reynolds, NYC, newscaster (Its News to Me)/author (FBI)   

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

Apr 13   On this day in history duke of Marlborough   

Apr 13   J C Penney opens his 1st store in Kemmerer, Wyo in the year 1902.   

Apr 13   In the year 1902 jC Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyo   

Apr 13   On this day in history the birth of Philippe de Rothschild, French industrialist   

Apr 14   JC Penney opens his 1st store, in Kemmerer, Wyo on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Menachem A Schneerson, rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews) in the year 1902.   

Apr 15   Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Church in US" on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1902 pope Leo XIII encyclical "On the Church in the US"   

Apr 17   Anton Beuving, lyricist (Ketelbinkie) on this day in history.   

Apr 18   In the year 1902 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 in the year 1902.   

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) in the year 1902.   

Apr 20   Marie & Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium in the year 1902.   

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

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

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

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

Apr 27   On this day in history julius Sterling Morton who started Arbor Day, dies at 72   

Apr 27   Julius Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day, dies at 72 in the year 1902.   

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   Dimiter Nenov, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician   

Jan 04   John McCone, CIA Director (d. 1991) was born in the year 1902.   

Jan 05   Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English author (Cold Comfort Farm) was born in the year 1902.   

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 in the year 1902.   

Jan 11   Johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum in the year 1902.   

Jan 14   On this day in history cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 65   

Jan 17   Gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed died on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70   

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

Feb 02   Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1902.   

Feb 03   In the year 1902 isaac Fransen van der Putten, Dutch PM (1866), dies