Page 5: Historical Events In 1902

Apr 04   Louise L de Vilmorin, French poetess/author (Lutin Sauvage) in the year 1902.   

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

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

Apr 05   Soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25 in the year 1902.   

Apr 06   On this day in history gertrude Short, Cincinnati OH, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus)   

Apr 07   On this day in history texas Oil Company (Texaco) forms   

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

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

Apr 13   Duke of Marlborough on this day in history.   

Apr 13   J C Penney opens his 1st store in Kemmerer, Wyo on this day in history.   

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   JC Penney opens his 1st store, in Kemmerer, Wyo in the year 1902.   

Apr 14   In the year 1902 menachem A Schneerson, rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews)   

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

Apr 15   Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On the Church in the US" in the year 1902.   

Apr 17   Anton Beuving, lyricist (Ketelbinkie) in the year 1902.   

Apr 18   Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals in the year 1902.   

Apr 19   On this day in history 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 2,000 deaths in Quelzaltenango on this day in history.   

Apr 20   On this day in history donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed)   

Apr 20   In the year 1902 marie & Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium   

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

Apr 21   Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard) in the year 1902.   

Apr 22   Megan Lloyd George, English politician on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 27   On this day in history kitty Kelly, NYC, actress (Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors)   

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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   On this day in history birth of dimiter Nenov, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1902 birth of dan Keating, Irish republican (d. 2007)   

Jan 02   Barry Goldwater, American politician (d. 1998) was born in the year 1902.   

Jan 03   Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1902 death of gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed   

Jan 18   Filippo Marchetti, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1902 salomon Jaoassohn, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 02   In the year 1902 emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42   

Feb 03   On this day in history isaac Fransen van der Putten, Dutch PM (1866), dies