1902
Appearance
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 19th century–20th century–21st century |
Decades: | 1870s1880s1890s–1900s–1910s1920s1930s |
Years: | 189919001901–1902–190319041905 |
1902(MCMII) was acommon yearstarting on Wednesdayof theGregorian calendarand acommon year starting on Tuesdayof theJulian calendar,the 1902nd year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 902nd year of the2nd millennium,the 2nd year of the20th century,and the 3rd year of the1900sdecade. As of the start of 1902, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- July 11–Arthur BalfourbecomesPrime Ministerof theUnited Kingdom
- MarieandPierre Curiediscoverradium
- TheReal Madridfootball club starts inSpain
- Statue ofBoudicaunveiled inWestminster,London
Births
[change|change source]January
[change|change source]- January 8–Georgy Malenkov,Soviet politician (d.1988)
February
[change|change source]- February 1–Langston Hughes,American writer (d.1967)
- February 4–Charles Lindbergh,American pilot (d.1974)
- February 10–Walter Houser Brattain,American physicist (d.1987)
- February 27–John Steinbeck,American writer (d.1968)
March
[change|change source]- March 24–Thomas E. Dewey,American politician (d.1971)
April
[change|change source]May
[change|change source]June
[change|change source]- June 16–Barbara McClintock,Americangeneticist(d.1992)
July
[change|change source]- July 10–Kurt Alder,German chemist (d.1958)
August
[change|change source]- August 8–Paul Dirac,English physicist (d.1984)
September
[change|change source]- September 21–Ruhollah Khomeini,revolutionary leader (d.1989)
October
[change|change source]November
[change|change source]- November 9-Anthony Asquith,British director (d.1968)
December
[change|change source]- December 5–Strom Thurmond,American politician (d.2003)
- December 9–Margaret Hamilton,American actress (d.1985)
Deaths
[change|change source]- April 30-Swami Vivekananda-Indiansocial reformer (b.1863)
- December 14–Julia Grant– formerFirst Lady of the United States(b.1826)
- September 16–Levi Strauss,Americanbusiness person(b.1829)