Page 9: Historical Events In 1902

Jul 08   John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles   

Jul 09   Gerhard Pohl, German writer (Crazy Ferdinand)   

Jul 09   L Carnera discovers asteroid #487 Venetia   

Jul 10   Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902), dies at 74.   

Jul 10   G Weisenborn, writer.   

Jul 11   British premier Lord Salisbury steps down.   

Jul 11   Leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58)   

Jul 12   Australian parliament agrees to female suffrage.   

Jul 12   Gunther Anders, writer   

Jul 12   Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), dies at 74   

Jul 14   Mark M Antokolski, Russian/French sculptor, dies at 58   

Jul 14   Paul Guilfoyle, Jersey City NJ, actor/director (Curiosity results in the deaths of).   

Jul 14   The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta   

Jul 15   Jean Rey, Belgium, pres of European Commission (1967-70).   

Jul 15   Ranjitsinhji scores 180 before lunch, for Sussex v Surrey   

Jul 16   John McGraw named manager of NY Giants.   

Jul 17   Christina Stead, Australia, novelist (Man Who Loved Children)   

Jul 17   Orioles forfeit to St Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL   

Jul 18   Charles W J Mengelberg, Dutch composer/conductor.   

Jul 18   John White, composer, dies at 47.   

Jul 19   Gerard[us M] Rutten, director (Miraculous Life of Willem Parel).   

Jul 19   NY Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw   

Jul 20   Cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter (Bicycle Thiefs).   

Jul 22   Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, composer   

Jul 23   Walter Burle Marx, composer.   

Jul 24   Hans Chemin-Petit, composer.   

Jul 24   Trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England   

Jul 25   Eric Hoffer, longshoreman/author (True Believer)   

Jul 25   James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title   

Jul 26   Australia beat England by 3 runs at Old Trafford.   

Jul 26   Gracie Allen, SF Calif, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen).   

Jul 28   Karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung)   

Jul 29   Union of Orthodox Rabbis of US and Canada forms.   

Jul 30   Anti-Jewish rioters attack funeral procession of Rabbi Joseph (NYC).   

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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),