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In the year 1902
730 Notable birthdays
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984).
Born February 20th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died April 22nd, 1984 at 82 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (rare circulatory system disease).
Ray Kroc
American businessman.
Born October 5th, 1902 in Oak Park.
Died January 14th, 1984 at 81 years old in San Diego (cardiac arrest).
Ruhollah Khomeini
Supreme leader of iran from 1979 to 1989.
Born September 24th, 1902 in Khomein. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1989 at 86 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction).
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974).
Born February 4th, 1902 in Detroit. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1974 at 72 years old in Kīpahulu (Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Royal navy admiral (1902–1942), member of the house of windsor.
Born December 20th, 1902 in York Cottage.
Died August 25th, 1942 at 39 years old in Caithness (August 1942 Dunbeath Air Crash).
John Steinbeck
American writer (1902–1968).
Born February 27th, 1902 in Salinas.
Died December 20th, 1968 at 66 years old in New York City, Harlem (heart failure, cardiovascular disease).
Meyer Lansky
American gangster.
Born July 4th, 1902 in Hrodna.
Died January 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in Miami (lung cancer).
Strom Thurmond
American politician (1902–2003).
Born December 5th, 1902 in Edgefield.
Died June 26th, 2003 at 100 years old in Edgefield (heart failure).
Langston Hughes
American writer and social activist (1901-1933).
Born February 1st, 1902 in Joplin. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1967 at 65 years old in New York City (prostate cancer).
Margaret Hamilton
American film character actress (1902–1985).
Born December 9th, 1902 in Cleveland.
Died May 16th, 1985 at 82 years old in Salisbury (myocardial infarction).
Carlo Gambino
American mobster.
Born August 24th, 1902 in Palermo.
Died October 15th, 1976 at 74 years old in Massapequa (myocardial infarction).
Georgy Malenkov
Soviet politician (1902–1988).
Born January 8th, 1902 in Orenburg.
Died January 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Tallulah Bankhead
Actress.
Born January 31st, 1902 in Huntsville.
Died December 12th, 1968 at 66 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Leni Riefenstahl
German filmmaker (1902–2003).
Born August 22nd, 1902 in Berlin.
Died September 8th, 2003 at 101 years old in Pöcking.
Irene Ryan
Actress (1902–1973).
Born October 17th, 1902 in El Paso.
Died April 26th, 1973 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Albert Anastasia
Italian-american costa nostra mobster.
Born February 26th, 1902 in Tropea.
Died October 25th, 1957 at 55 years old in Park Central Hotel.
Karl Popper
Austrian-british philosopher of science.
Born July 28th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1994 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Larry Fine
American comedian and actor, one of the three stooges (1902–1975).
Born October 5th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died January 24th, 1975 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Frances Bavier
American stage and television actress (1902-1989).
Born December 14th, 1902 in New York City.
Died December 6th, 1989 at 86 years old in Siler City (myocardial infarction).
Jayaprakash Narayan
Indian independence activist and political leader.
Born October 11th, 1902 in Ballia.
Died October 8th, 1979 at 76 years old in Patna.
Will Geer
American actor and activist (1902–1978).
Born March 9th, 1902 in Frankfort.
Died April 22nd, 1978 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Dutch Schultz
An american mobster in the 1920s and 1930s.
Born August 6th, 1902 in The Bronx.
Died October 24th, 1935 at 33 years old in Newark (peritonitis).
Paul Dirac
British theoretical physicist (1902–1984).
Born August 8th, 1902 in Bristol. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tallahassee. [ref]
Charan Singh
Prime minister of india from 1979 to 1980.
Born December 23rd, 1902 in Noorpur.
Died May 29th, 1987 at 84 years old in New Delhi (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Bobby Jones
American amateur golfer and lawyer (1902–1971).
Born March 17th, 1902 in Atlanta.
Died December 18th, 1971 at 69 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).
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