Famous Deaths Happened In 1902

Jan 09 Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum  

Jan 14 Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed died in the year 1902.  

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

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 Isaac Fransen van der Putten, Dutch PM (1866), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 10 J N Krieger, German Selenographer, dies in the year 1902.  

Feb 15 Wilhelmina JR Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, dies at 68 in the year 1902.  

Feb 18 Charles Lewis Tiffany, American founder of Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812) died on this day in history.  

Feb 23 Samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 25 Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1902.  

Mar 03 Isaac D France van de Putte, Dutch premier (1866), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 In the year 1902 john Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54  

Mar 17 On this day in history george William Warren, composer, dies at 73  

Mar 26 On this day in history cecil Rhodes, Prime Minister of Cape Colony (1890-96) dies at 48  

Apr 02 Esther Morris, suffragist and first female American judge (b. 1814) died in the year 1902.  

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

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

Apr 12 In the year 1902 death of marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842)  

Apr 17 Francis of Assisi of Bourbon, King Consort of Spain (b. 1822) died in the year 1902.  

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

May 01 On this day in history john Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85  

May 03 David R Capriles, Curacaos director of psychiatric, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

May 05 Bret Harte, writer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

May 26 Almon Strowger, American inventor (b. 1839) died in the year 1902.  

May 27 Jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies in the year 1902.  

Jun 05 In the year 1902 death of louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1842)  

Jun 10 Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist, dies at 68 in the year 1902.  

Jun 16 Ernst Schröder, German mathematician (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Jun 18 Samuel Butler, British writer (Erewhom), dies at 66 in the year 1902.  

Jun 19 John E E Dalberg baron van Acton, English historian, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jul 04 On this day in history death of swami Vivekananda, Indian spiritual leader (b. 1863)  

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Jan 01 Buster Nupen, cricketer (1-eyed South African quick, great on matting) was born in the year 1902.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of dimiter Nenov, composer  

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 In the year 1902 birth of john McCone, CIA Director (d. 1991)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English author (Cold Comfort Farm)  

Jan 05 In the year 1902 birth of pierre Palla, Dutch pianist/organist