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Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday ^[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. 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See also Canada, 1901 in Canada, other events of 1902, 1903 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Events January 7 - Waterford Corporation passes a motion to confer the freedom of the city on John Redmond. Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Edward VII Governor - The Earl of Ranfurly Events Arts and literature Births October 12 - Steffen Ingebriktsen Toppe, politician ( Labour Party) (d See also 1901 in South Africa, other events of 1902, 1903 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Incumbents Monarch - Edward VII of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Mapondera and a force of 600 men revolted against the Colony of Southern Rhodesia near Mazowe in 1900 Sovereign States A – Principality of Andorra – Argentine Republic Aro – Aro Confederacy (to January) 1901 state leaders - Events of 1902 - 1903 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- 1901 religious leaders - Events of 1902 - 1903 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year ----- Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

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Events of 1902 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing . Births Deaths Nobel Prizes See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1902

January

• January - In France, Alfred Loisy writes L'évangile et l'Eglise, which inaugurates the Modernist Crisis. Andrew Carnegie (properly kɑrˈneɪgi but commonly /ˈkɑrnɨgi/ or /kɑrˈnɛgi/ (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919 was a Scottish -born American Industrialist This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Alfred Firmin Loisy ( 28 February 1857 - 1 June 1940)was a French Roman Catholic priest professor and theologian Modernism in the Roman Catholic Church is a theological viewpoint that usually includes a rationalist approach to the Bible, Secularism and modern
•  January 1 - The first college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies In the United States, a bowl game is traditionally a post-season College football game however the term "bowl" has become synonymous with a major American The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
• January 8 - A train collision in the New York Central Railroad's Park Avenue Tunnel kills 17, injures 38, and leads to increased demand for electric trains. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity was a Railroad operating in the Northeastern United States.
• January 25 - A snowstorm at Mount Hakkoda, northern Honshu, Japan, kills 199 during a military training exercise. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• January 28 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The Carnegie Institution for Science (also called the Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) is a organization in the United States established to support Scientific Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Andrew Carnegie (properly kɑrˈneɪgi but commonly /ˈkɑrnɨgi/ or /kɑrˈnɛgi/ (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919 was a Scottish -born American Industrialist

February

• February 11 - Police and universal suffrage demonstrators are involved in a physical altercation in Brussels. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
• February 15 - The Berlin U-Bahn underground is opened. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The Berlin de U-Bahn (de Untergrundbahn underground railway is a major part of the Public transport system of the German capital Berlin.
• February 18 - US President Roosevelt prosecutes the Northern Securities Company for violation of the Sherman Act. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The Northern Securities Company was a large United States railroad trust formed in 1902 by E The Sherman Antitrust Act ( Sherman Act, July 2, 1890, ch 647,) was the first United States Federal statute to limit Cartels and

March

• March 7 - Second Boer War: South African Boers win their last battle over British forces, with the capture of a British general and 200 of his men. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Boer (ˈbuːr in Dutch ˈbʊɚ/ /boʊɚ or /ˈbɔr/ in English is the Dutch word for Farmer which came to denote the descendants of the proto Afrikaans The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• March 10 - A Circuit Court prevents Thomas Edison from having a monopoly on motion picture technology. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing

April

• April 2 - "Electric Theatre," the first movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• April 13 - A new car speed record of 74mph is set in Nice, France, by Leon Serpollet. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Nice (nis Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek Gardner-Serpollet was a French manufacturer of steam-powered cars in the early 1900s
• April 19 - A magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocks Guatemala, killing 2,000. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest

May

• May 5 - The Commonwealth Public Service Act creates Australia's Public Service. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
• May 8 - In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Mount Pelée ( French: Montagne Pelée, or "Bald Mountain" is a dormant Volcano on the northern tip of the French Overseas department Saint-Pierre was the former primary city of France 's Caribbean Département d'outre-mer of Martinique, founded in 1635 by
• May 13 - Alfonso XIII of Spain begins his reign. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Reign Although Alfonso's reign would not end well it began well
• May 15 - It is claimed that in a field outside Grass Valley, California, Lyman Gilmore achieves flight in a powered airplane (a steam-powered glider). Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Grass Valley (originally Centreville) and is represented by Republican John Doolittle. Lyman Wiswell Gilmore Jr ( June 11, 1874 - February 18, 1951) was an Aviation pioneer Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. Uses A Steam engine uses the expansion of steam in order to drive a Piston or Turbine to perform Mechanical work. There is no surviving evidence to verify this claim.
• May 20 - Cuba gains independence from the United States. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• May 29 - Lord Rosebery opens London School of Economics. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC (7 May 1847 &ndash 21 May 1929 was a British Liberal Statesman and The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the
• May 31 - The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The Treaty of Vereeniging (commonly referred to as Peace of Vereeniging) was the Peace treaty, signed on 31 May 1902, that ended the South See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans:

June

• June 2 - The Anthracite Coal Strike begins in the United States. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks The Coal Strike of 1902 was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the Anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania.
• June 15 - The New York Central railroad inaugurates the 20th Century Limited passenger train between Chicago and New York City, New York. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity was a Railroad operating in the Northeastern United States. The 20th Century Limited was an express Passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad from 1902 to 1967 during which time it would become known Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The City of New York
• June 16 - Australia: Female British subjects (with the exception of Asians, Aborigines and Africans) win the vote with the Uniform Franchise Act. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• June 17 - Norwich City Football Club is formed
• June 26 - Edward VII institutes The Order of Merit. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. The Order of Merit is a British and Commonwealth Order bestowed by the Monarch.

July

• July 10 - The Rolling Mill Mine disaster in Johnstown, PA kills 112 miners. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. The Rolling Mill Mine was a Drift portal coal mine in operation in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, from approximately 1856 until 1931 Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, miles east of Pittsburgh
• July 11 - Lord Salisbury retires as British prime minister. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. "Lord Salisbury" redirects here For other holders of the title see Marquess of Salisbury. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
• July 11 - The Order of the Garter is conferred on Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients Franz Ferdinand ( December 18, 1863 &ndash June 28, 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of
• July 14 - St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapses. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. St Mark's Campanile is the Bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, located in the square (piazza of the same name Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the

August

• August 1 - 100 miners die in a pit explosion in Wollongong, Australia. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• August 9 - Edward VII is crowned King of the United Kingdom. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• August 22 - Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first American President to ride in an automobile when he rides in a Columbia Electric Victoria through Hartford, Connecticut. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by

October

• October 21 - In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The United Mine Workers of America ( UMW or UMWA) is a North

November

• November 30 - American Old West: Second-in-command of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang, Kid Curry Logan, is sentenced to 20 years hard labor. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Harvey Logan, (1867 - June 17, 1904) also known as Kid Curry, was a notorious Outlaw and gunman who ran with Butch Cassidy
• November-December - Venezuela Crisis between the United States and Germany. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

December

• December 10 - The first Aswan Dam on The Nile is completed. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Aswan (Assuan is a city on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt. The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River
• December 31 - Scott, Shackleton and Wilson reach the furthest southern point thus far by man at 82°17'S. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE, (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922 was an Anglo-Irish explorer who was one of the principal figures of the period

Births

1902 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1902 MCMII
Ab urbe condita	2655
Armenian calendar	1351 ԹՎ ՌՅԾԱ
Bahá'í calendar	58 – 59
Berber calendar	2852
Buddhist calendar	2446
Burmese calendar	1264
Chinese calendar	4538/4598-11-22 (辛丑年十一月廿二日) — to — 4539/4599-12-2 (壬寅年十二月初二日)
Coptic calendar	1618 – 1619
Ethiopian calendar	1894 – 1895
Hebrew calendar	5662 – 5663
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1957 – 1958
- Shaka Samvat	1824 – 1825
- Kali Yuga	5003 – 5004
Holocene calendar	11902
Iranian calendar	1280 – 1281
Islamic calendar	1319 – 1320
Japanese calendar	Meiji 35 (明治35年)
Korean calendar	4235
Thai solar calendar	2445
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January-February

• January 1 - Buster Nupen, South African cricketer (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Buster Nupen ( Eiulf Peter Nupen) 1 January 1902 in Johannesburg, South Africa – 29 January 1977 in Johannesburg 1977)
• January 2 - Dan Keating, Irish republican (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Dan Keating ( 2 January, 1902 &ndash 2 October, 2007) was a life-long Irish republican and patron of Republican Sinn Féin 2007)
• January 9 - Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Sir Rudolf Bing ( January 9, 1902 &ndash September 2, 1997) was an Austrian-born Opera Impresario. 1997)
• January 9 - Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (January 9 1902 &ndash June 26 1975 (also known as José María or Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás, born 1975)
• January 11 - Maurice Duruflé, French composer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Maurice Duruflé (January 11 1902 &ndash June 16 1986 was a French Composer, Organist, and Pedagogue. 1986)
• January 12 - King Saud of Saudi Arabia (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Saud bin Abdul Aziz King of Saudi Arabia ( Kuwait, January 15, 1902 - Greece, February 23, 1969 ( Arabic: سعود بن عبد 1969)
• January 16 - Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Eric Henry Liddell ( January 16, 1902 – February 21, 1945) was a Scottish athlete and Rugby Union international 1945)
• January 20 - Kevin Barry, Irish republican (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Kevin Gerard Barry (Caoimhín de Barra 20 January 1902 - 1 November 1920) was the first Republican to be executed by the British since the leaders 1920)
• January 22 - Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Daniel Chapin Kinsey ( January 22 1902 &ndash June 27 1970) was an American hurdler and a scholar in physical education 1970)
• January 24 - E. A. Speiser, American biblical scholar (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Ephraim Avigdor Speiser ( January 24, 1902 &ndash June 15, 1965) was a Polish -born American Assyriologist. 1965)
• January 25 - André Beaufre, French general (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate André Beaufre ( 25 January 1902 &ndash 13 February, 1975) ends World War II as colonel 1975)
• January 25 - Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Pablo S Antonio ( January 25, 1902 - June 14, 1975) was a Filipino Architect. 1975)
• January 26 - Menno ter Braak, Dutch author and polemicist (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Menno ter Braak ( January 26, 1902 &ndash May 14, 1940) was a Dutch Modernist author 1940)
• January 31 - Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Tallulah Brockman Bankhead ( January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American Actress, talk-show host and 1968)
• January 31 - Alva Myrdal, Swedish politician, diplomat, and writer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Alva Reimer Myrdal ( January 31, 1902 &ndash February 1, 1986) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982 The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1986)
• February 1 - Langston Hughes, American writer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Langston Hughes (February 1 1902 &ndash May 22 1967 was an American Poet, Novelist Playwright, Short story writer and Columnist 1967)
• February 4 - Charles Lindbergh, American aviator (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1974)
• February 4 - Hartley Shawcross, British barrister and politician (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Hartley William Shawcross Baron Shawcross, GBE, PC, KC ( 4 February 1902 &ndash 10 July 2003) was a British 2003)
• February 5 - Iwamoto Kaoru, Japanese professional Go player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. also known as Honinbo Kunwa, was a Japanese professional Go player who achieved the rank of 9-dan 1999)
• February 6 - George Brunies, American jazz trombonist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio George Brunies, aka Georg Brunis, ( February 6, 1902 &ndash November 19, 1974) was a well-known early Jazz Trombonist 1974)
• February 8 - Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Prince Demchugdongrub ( February 8, 1902 - May 23, 1966) was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia 1966)
• February 10 - Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Walter Houser Brattain ( February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was an American physicist at Bell Labs who along with The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1987)
• February 11 - Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect and designer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Arne Jacobsen ( February 11, 1902 &ndash March 24, 1971) was a Danish Architect and Designer, exemplar of the 1971)
• February 19 - Kay Boyle, American writer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Kay Boyle, born February 19, 1902 in St Paul Minnesota, United States – died December 27, 1992 in Mill Valley 1992)
• February 19 - Eddie Peabody, American musician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Captain Edwin Ellsworth Peabody ( February 19 1902 - November 7 1970) was an American musical entertainer 1970)
• February 20 - Ansel Adams, American photographer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Ansel Easton Adams (February 20 1902 – April 22 1984 was a legendary American Photographer and Environmentalist, best known for his Black-and-white 1984)
• February 26 - Albert Anastasia, American gangster (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Albert Anastasia (born Umberto Anastasio) ( September 26, 1902 &ndash October 25, 1957) aka the Mad Hatter and 1957)
• February 27 - Gene Sarazen, American golfer (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation PGA Tour wins (39 1922 (3 Southern (Spring Open US Open, PGA Championship 1923 (1 PGA Championship 1999)
• February 27 - John Steinbeck, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1968)

March-April

• March 4 - Red Reeder, American solider and author (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Russell Potter "Red" Reeder Jr ( 4 March 1902 - 22 February 1998) was a United States Army officer and 1998)
• March 7 - Heinz Rühmann, German actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann ( March 7 1902 &ndash October 3 1994) was a popular German film Actor. 1994)
• March 9 - Will Geer, American actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Will Geer ( 9 March 1902 &ndash 22 April 1978) was an American Actor. 1978)
• March 16 - Leon Roppolo, American jazz clarinetist (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Leon Roppolo ( March 16, 1902 &ndash October 5, 1943) was a prominent early Jazz Clarinetist, best known for his playing 1943)
• March 17 - Bobby Jones, American golfer (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr (March 17 1902 &ndash December 18 1971 was one of the greatest Golfers to compete on a national and international level 1971)
• March 21 - Son House, American musician (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Eddie James "Son" House Jr ( March 21 1902 – October 19 1988) was an American Blues singer and Guitarist 1988)
• March 24 - Thomas Dewey, American politician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Thomas Edmund Dewey ( March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was the Governor of New York (1943-1955 and the unsuccessful Republican 1971)
• March 28 - Dame Flora Robson, English actress (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE ( 28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an Oscar -nominated English actress 1984)
• March 29 - William Walton, English composer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Sir William Turner Walton, OM ( March 29, 1902 &ndash March 8, 1983) was a British Composer and 1983)
• March 29 - Marcel Aymé, French writer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Marcel Aymé ( March 29, 1902 - October 14, 1967) was a French Novelist, Children's writer, humour writer and 1967)
• March 30 - Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Brooke Astor ( March 30, 1902 &ndash August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist and Socialite who was the 2007)
• April 4 - Louise Leveque de Vilmorin, French actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Louise Levêque de Vilmorin ( 4 April 1902 - 26 December 1969) was a French woman of letters novelist poet journalist 1969)
• April 4 - Stanley G. Weinbaum, American science-fiction author (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Stanley Grauman Weinbaum ( April 4, 1902 - December 14, 1935) was a Jewish American Science fiction author 1935)
• April 8 - Andrew Irvine, British mountaineer (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Andrew "Sandy" Comyn Irvine (born 8 April 1902; died 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took 1924)
• April 12 - Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Louis Joseph Maria Beel (12 April 1902 - 11 February 1977 was Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1946 to 1948 and again from 1958 to 1959 1977)
• April 23 - Halldór Laxness, Icelandic writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Halldór Kiljan Laxness ( (born Halldór Guðjónsson) ( April 23, 1902 — February 8, 1998) was a 20th century Icelandic The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1998)
• April 25 - Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Werner Heyde (aka Fritz Sawade) ( April 25, 1902 in Forst - February 13, 1964 in Frankfurt) was a German 1964)
• April 30 - Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Theodore William Schultz ( April 30, 1902 February 26, 1998) was the 1979 winner (jointly with William Arthur Lewis) of the Nobel The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1998)

May-June

• May 3 - Alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Alfred Kastler ( May 3, 1902 &ndash January 7, 1984) was a French Physicist, and Nobel Prize laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1984)
• May 6 - Max Ophüls, German-born director (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Max Ophüls (born Maximillian Oppenheimer, 6 May 1902, Saarbrücken, Germany - 25 March 1957, Hamburg 1957)
• May 6 - Harry Golden, American journalist (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Harry Lewis Golden ( May 6, 1902 &ndash October 2, 1981) was an American Jewish writer and newspaper publisher 1981)
• May 8 - Andre Michael Lwoff, French microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen André Michel Lwoff ( May 8, 1902 &ndash September 30, 1994) was a French Microbiologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1994)
• May 10 - Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-born film director (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак ( May 10, 1902 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian -born international filmmaker 1974)
• May 10 - David O. Selznick, American film producer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. David O Selznick, born David Selznick ( May 10, 1902 &ndash June 22, 1965) was one of the iconic Hollywood producers 1965)
• May 15 - Richard J. Daley, American politician (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Richard Joseph Daley ( May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago 1976)
• May 18 - Meredith Willson, American composer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Robert Meredith Willson ( 18 May 1902 – 15 June 1984) was an American composer songwriter conductor and playwright 1984)
• May 21 - Earl Averill, American baseball player (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Howard Earl Averill ( May 21, 1902 - August 16, 1983) was an American player in Major League Baseball who was a Center 1983)
• May 21 - Marcel Lajos Breuer, Hungarian-born architect (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Marcel Lajos Breuer ( 21 May 1902 Pécs, Hungary &ndash 1 July 1981 New York City) Architect and 1981)
• May 22 - Al Simmons, American baseball player (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. This page refers to the American baseball player For the children's performer see Al Simmons (musician. 1956)
• June 18 - Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Barbara McClintock (June 16 1902 – September 2 1992 the 1983 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, was an American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1992)
• June 26 - Hugues Cuénod, Swiss tenor
• June 28 - Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes and WikipediaWikiProject Musicians/Infobox --> Hugues-Adhémar Cuénod Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Richard Charles Rodgers ( June 28, 1902, Arverne Queens, New York City &ndash December 30, 1979, New York 1979)

July-August

• July 4 - George Murphy, American dancer, actor, and politician (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples George Lloyd Murphy ( July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American Dancer, Actor, and Politician. 1992)
• July 4 - Meyer Lansky, Russian-born mobster (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Meyer Lansky (born Majer Suchowliński, July 4, 1902 &ndash January 15, 1983) was a gangster who with Charles 1983)
• July 8 - Gwendolyn Bennett, American writer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Gwendolyn B Bennett ( July 8, 1902 &ndash May 30, 1981) was an African American writer who contributed greatly to Opportunity 1981)
• July 10 - Kurt Alder, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Kurt Alder (10 July 1902 &ndash 20 June 1958 was a German chemist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1958)
• July 28 - Karl Raimund Popper, Austrian philosopher (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Sir Karl Raimund Popper ( July 28 1902  &ndash September 17 1994) was an Austrian and British Philosopher and a professor 1994)
• July 28 - Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Albert Namatjira (28 July 1902 &ndash 8 August 1959 born Elea Namatjira, was one of Australia 's most acclaimed Visual artists He was a Western 1959)
• August 2 - Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria also called Kyrillos VI, born Azer Youssef Atta ( August 2, 1902 &ndash March 9, 1971 1971)
• August 4 - Clara Peller, American actress (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Clara Peller ( August 4, 1902 &ndash August 11, 1987) was an American character actress who at the age of 81 starred 1987)
• August 8 - Paul Dirac, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1984)
• August 9 - Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus René-Charles Francescatti, known as Zino Francescatti ( August 9, 1902 - September 17, 1991) was a French Virtuoso 1991)
• August 10 - Norma Shearer, Canadian actress (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. 1983)
• August 10 - Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Arne Wilhelm Kaurin Tiselius ( 10 August 1902 &ndash 29 October 1971) was a Swedish Biochemist who won the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1971)
• August 11 - Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Alfredo Binda ( August 11, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s later trainer of 1986)
• August 18 - Adamson-Eric, Estonian artist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Adamson-Eric ( August 18, 1902, Tartu, Estonia - December 2, 1968, Tallinn, Estonia was an Estonian artist who 1968)
• August 19 - Ogden Nash, American poet (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Frederic Ogden Nash ( August 19, 1902 &ndash May 19, 1971) was an American Poet best known for writing pithy and funny 1971)
• August 19 - J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Jose BL Reyes ( August 19, 1902 – December 27, 1994) was a noted Filipino jurist who served as Associate Justice 1994)
• August 22 - Leni Riefenstahl, German film director (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl ( August 22 1902 – September 8 2003) was a German Film director 2003)
• August 24 - Carlo Gambino, American gangster (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino, ( August 24, 1902 - October 15, 1976) was a Mafioso who became Boss of the 1976)
• August 25 - Stefan Wolpe, German-born composer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Stefan Wolpe ( August 25, 1902 &ndash April 4, 1972) was a German -born Composer. 1972)

September-October

• September 12 - Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (JK ( September 12, 1902 – August 22, 1976) was a prominent Brazilian politician who was 1976)
• September 14 - Giorgos Papasideris, Greek singer, composer, and lyricist (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Giorgos Papasideris (Γιώργος Παπασιδέρης 14 September 1902, Salamis Island - 8 October 1977, Salamis Island 1977)
• September 21 - Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Luis Cernuda (born Luis Cernuda Bidón September 21 1902, Seville &ndash November 1963 Mexico City) was a Spanish 1963)
• September 22 - John Houseman, Romanian-born actor and producer (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians John Houseman ( September 22, 1902 — October 31, 1988) was an Oscar -winning American Actor 1988)
• September 24 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Shia cleric (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 1989)
• September 29 - Miguel Alemán Valdés, President of Mexico (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Miguel Alemán Valdés ( September 29 1900 &ndash May 14 1983)served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952 1983)
• October 5 - Larry Fine, American actor and comedian (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Larry Fine ( October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and Actor, who is best-known 1975)
• October 5 - Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Raymond Albert Kroc ( October 5, 1902 - January 14, 1984) took over the then small-scale McDonald's Corporation franchise in 1954 and 1984)
• October 13 - Arna Wendell Bontemps, American writer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Arna Wendell Bontemps ( October 13, 1902 - June 4, 1973) was an American Poet and a noted member of the Harlem 1973)
• October 18 - Miriam Hopkins, American actress (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Ellen Miriam Hopkins ( October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an Oscar -nominated American actress 1972)
• October 18 - Pascual Jordan, German physicist (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Pascual Jordan (b October 18, 1902 in Hanover, Germany; d July 31, 1980 in Hamburg, Federal Republic 1980)
• October 25 - Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Eddie Lang ( October 25, 1902 &ndash March 26, 1933) was an American Jazz Guitarist, considered by many to be the finest 1933)

November-December

• November - Peter Pitseolak, Inuit photographer and author (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Peter Pitseolak (November 1902 Nottingham Island, Northwest Territories &mdash September 30, 1973, Cape Dorset, Northwest Territories 1973)
• November 1 - Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Eugen Jochum ( November 1, 1902 &ndash March 1987)
• November 2 - Princess Mafalda of Savoy (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Princess Mafalda Maria Elisabetta Anna Romana of Savoy ( English Matilda Maria Elizabeth Anna Romana) ( November 2, 1902 1944)
• November 9 - Anthony Asquith, British film director (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all The Honourable Anthony Asquith ( November 9, 1902 – February 20, 1968) was a respected English Film director. 1968)
• November 17 - Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Eugene Paul "EP" Wigner ( Hungarian Wigner Pál Jenő) ( November 17, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1995) was a The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1995)
• November 21 - Mikhail Suslov, Soviet politician (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov ( Russian: Михаил Андреевич Суслов; November 21, 1902 - January 25, 1982 1982)
• November 23 - Victor Jory, Canadian actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Victor Jory ( November 23, 1902 &ndash February 12, 1982) was a Canadian Actor. 1982)
• December 2 - Wilfredo Lam, Cuban artist (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Wifredo Oscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla (b December 8, 1902, Sagua La Grande, Cuba; &ndash d 1982)
• December 5 - Strom Thurmond, American politician (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. James Strom Thurmond ( December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and 2003)
• December 9 - Margaret Hamilton, American actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Margaret Hamilton (December 9 &ndashMay 16) was an American film actress best known for her portrayal of The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of 1985)
• December 20 - Prince George, Duke of Kent (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. The Prince George Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund 20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family 1942)
• December 23 - Norman Maclean, American author (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Norman Fitzroy Maclean ( 23 December 1902 in Clarinda, Iowa &mdash 2 August 1990 in Chicago, Illinois 1990)
• December 28 - Mortimer Adler, American philosopher (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Mortimer Jerome Adler ( December 28, 1902 &ndash June 28, 2001) was an American Aristotelian philosopher 2001)
• December 28 - Shen Congwen, Chinese writer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Shen Congwen ( December 28[[ 902]]— May 10 1988) was the pen name of a Chinese writer from the May Fourth Movement. 1988)

Deaths

January - June

• January 11 - Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (b. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Johnny Briggs (born October 3 1862, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died January 11, 1902, Heald 1862)
• February 15 - Viggo Hørup, Danish politician (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Viggo Lauritz Bentheim Hørup (Hoerup ( May 22, 1841 – February 15, 1902) was a Danish politician journalist and Agitator 1841)
• February 27 - Harry 'Breaker' Morant, Australian soldier (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation For the film of the same name see Breaker Morant (film Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant ( 9 December[[ 864]] – 27 February 1864)
• February 27 - Peter Handcock, Australian soldier (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Peter Joseph Handcock (1869 – 1902 was a Veterinary Lieutenant in the Bushveldt Carbineers in the Boer War in South Africa 1869)
• March 26 - Cecil Rhodes, British imperialist (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Cecil John Rhodes, PC DCL (5 July 1853 &ndash 26 March 1902 was an English -born Businessman mining Magnate, and Politician 1853)
• April 2 - Esther Hobart Morris, American suffragist judge (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Esther Hobart Morris ( August 8, 1814 &ndash April 2, 1902) was a leader in the 1814)
• April 15 - Jules Dalou, French sculptor (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Aimé-Jules Dalou ( 31 December 1838 - 15 April 1902) was a French sculptor. 1838)
• April 21 - Ethna Carbery, Irish poet (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Ethna Carbery was the Pseudonym of Anna MacManus, née Johnston, ( December 3 1866 – April 21 1902) an Irish 1866)
• May 6 - Bret Harte, American writer (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Bret Harte ( August 25, 1836 &ndash May 6, 1902) was an American Author and Poet, best remembered for his accounts 1836)
• May 26 - Almon Strowger, American inventor (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Almon Brown Strowger (1839 &ndash May 26 1902 gave his name to the electromechanical Telephone exchange technology that his invention and Patent inspired 1839)

Contents 1 Events of 1902 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 October 1.10 November 1.11 December 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Nobel Prizes 5 Notes 6 External links

• June 10 - Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló (Folgueroles May 17, 1845 - Vallvidrera June 10, 1902) is one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature 1845)
• June 10 - Auguste Schmidt, German educator and activist (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Auguste Schmidt, ( 3 August 1833, Breslau, then Germany now Poland – 10 June 1902, Leipzig, 1833)
• June 18 - Samuel Butler, British author (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Samuel Butler ( December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902 was an iconoclastic Victorian author who published a variety of works including the 1835)

July - December

• July 4 - Swami Vivekananda, Indian religious leader (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Swami Vivekananda (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ Shami Bibekānondo; स्वामी विवेकानन्द Svāmi Vivekānanda) ( 1863)
• July 6 - Maria Goretti, Italian Catholic saint (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Saint Maria Goretti ( October 16, 1890 &ndash July 6, 1902) is an Italian Roman Catholic Virgin Martyr 1890)
• August 8 - James Tissot, French artist (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. James Jacques Joseph Tissot ( October 15, 1836 &ndash August 8, 1902) was a French painter. 1836)
• September 5 - Rudolf Virchow, German scientist and politician (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow ( 13 October 1821 &ndash 5 September 1902) was a German doctor, anthropologist, public health 1821)
• September 6 - Sir Frederick Augustus Abel, British chemist (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Sir Frederick Augustus Abel 1st Baronet FRS ( 17 July 1827 &ndash 6 September 1902) was an English Chemist. 1827)
• September 29 - Emile Zola, French author (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Émile François Zola ( (2 April 1840 &ndash 29 September 1902 was an influential French Writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of 1840)
• October 26 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12 1815 &ndash October 26 1902 was an American social activist and leading figure of the early woman's movement. 1815)
• November 4 - Hale Johnson, American politician (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Attorney Hale Johnson (1847 &ndash November 4 1902) was an American politician 1847)
• November 17 - Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh social reformer (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Hugh Price Hughes ( February 9, 1847 - November 17, 1902) was a Welsh Christian theologian in the Methodist 1847)
• December 3 - Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Robert Arthur Lawson ( 1 January 1833 &ndash 3 December 1902) was one of New Zealand 's most eminent 19th century architects 1833)
• December 22 - Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German sexologist (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing ( August 14 1840 &ndash December 22 1902) was an Austro-German sexologist and Psychiatrist 1840)
• December 23 - Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Frederick Temple ( 30 November 1821 &ndash 23 December 1902) was one of the best-loved holders of the title of Archbishop of Canterbury 1821)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Pieter Zeeman
• Chemistry - Hermann Emil Fischer
• Medicine - Ronald Ross
• Literature - Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen
• Peace - Élie Ducommun, Charles Albert Gobat

Notes

External links

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