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In the year 1902
730 Notable birthdays
Émile Benveniste
French linguist (1902-1976).
Born May 27th, 1902 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Christina Stead
Australian novelist and short-story writer.
Born July 17th, 1902 in City of Rockdale.
Died March 31st, 1983 at 80 years old in Sydney.
Panama Al Brown
Boxer.
Born July 5th, 1902 in Colón City.
Died April 11th, 1951 at 48 years old in Staten Island (tuberculosis).
George Camsell
English footballer (1902–1966).
Born November 27th, 1902 in Durham.
Died March 7th, 1966 at 63 years old in Middlesbrough.
Blanche Calloway
American singer, bandleader and composer.
Born February 9th, 1902 in Baltimore, Rochester.
Died December 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in Baltimore (breast cancer).
Giovanni Colombo
Catholic cardinal (1902-1992).
Born December 6th, 1902 in Caronno Pertusella.
Died May 20th, 1992 at 89 years old in Milan.
Luis Cernuda
Spanish poet (1902–1963).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Seville.
Died November 5th, 1963 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
Julian Steward
American anthropologist (1902–1972).
Born January 31st, 1902 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 6th, 1972 at 70 years old in Urbana.
Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg
German politician (1902-1944).
Born September 5th, 1902 in London.
Died August 10th, 1944 at 41 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Joseph Schacht
German islamic scholar (1902–1969).
Born April 15th, 1902 in Racibórz.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 67 years old in Englewood.
José Miró Cardona
Cuban politician (1902-1972).
Born August 22nd, 1902 in Havana.
Died August 10th, 1974 at 71 years old in San Juan.
Eugen Jochum
German conductor (1902-1987).
Born November 1st, 1902 in Babenhausen.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 84 years old in Munich.
Alfredo Binda
Italian cyclist (1902-1986).
Born August 11th, 1902 in Cittiglio.
Died July 19th, 1986 at 83 years old in Cittiglio.
Siegfried Westphal
German general and knight's cross recipient (1902–1982).
Born March 18th, 1902 in Leipzig.
Died July 2nd, 1982 at 80 years old in Lower Saxony.
Rudolf Bing
Austrian-american opera impresario (1902-1997).
Born January 9th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died September 2nd, 1997 at 95 years old in St. Joseph's Medical Center (Alzheimer's disease).
Barbecue Bob
American blues musician (1902–1931).
Born September 11th, 1902 in Georgia.
Died October 21st, 1931 at 29 years old in Lithonia (tuberculosis).
Cesare Zavattini
Italian screenwriter (1902–1989).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Luzzara.
Died October 13th, 1989 at 87 years old in Rome.
Andjar Asmara
Indonesian journalist, film director, and dramatist.
Born February 26th, 1902 in Alahan Panjang.
Died October 20th, 1961 at 59 years old in Cianjur.
Stanley G. Weinbaum
American writer (1902-1935).
Born April 4th, 1902 in Louisville.
Died December 14th, 1935 at 33 years old in Louisville (lung cancer).
Kurt Alder
German chemist.
Born July 10th, 1902 in Chorzów. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1958 at 55 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Walter Houser Brattain
American physicist (1902–1987).
Born February 10th, 1902 in Xiamen.
Died October 13th, 1987 at 85 years old in Seattle (Alzheimer's disease).
Yakov Smushkevich
Soviet general of aviation.
Born April 14th, 1902 in Rokiškis.
Died October 28th, 1941 at 39 years old in Samara.
Francis Otto Matthiessen
American academic (1902–1950).
Born February 19th, 1902 in Pasadena.
Died April 1st, 1950 at 48 years old in Boston (falling).
Nimet Nevzad Hanım
Ottoman noble (1902–1992).
Born March 2nd, 1902 in Istanbul.
Died June 23rd, 1992 at 90 years old in Istanbul.
Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld
German resistance member (1902-1944).
Born December 21st, 1902 in Copenhagen.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 41 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
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