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In the year 1902
730 Notable birthdays
Norma Shearer
Canadian-american actress (1902–1983).
Born August 10th, 1902 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1983 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Moe Berg
Baseball player, spy (1902–1972).
Born March 2nd, 1902 in Harlem.
Died May 30th, 1972 at 70 years old in Belleville (falling from height).
Saud of Saudi Arabia
King of saudi arabia from 1953 to 1964.
Born January 15th, 1902 in Kuwait City.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction).
Erik Erikson
American german-born psychoanalyst & essayist.
Born June 15th, 1902 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1994 at 91 years old in Harwich. [ref]
Carl Rogers
American psychologist.
Born January 8th, 1902 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1987 at 85 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Elsa Lanchester
British-american actress (1902–1986).
Born October 28th, 1902 in Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham.
Died December 26th, 1986 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Thomas E. Dewey
American politician (1902–1971).
Born March 24th, 1902 in Owosso.
Died March 16th, 1971 at 68 years old in Bal Harbour (myocardial infarction).
Eric Liddell
Scottish athlete, sprinter, olympian, protestant missionary (1902-1945).
Born January 16th, 1902 in Tianjin.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 43 years old in Weicheng District (brain cancer).
Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and broadway musicals (1902–1979).
Born June 28th, 1902 in Queens. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1979 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sarah Rector
African american member of the muscogee (creek) nation.
Died July 22nd, 1967 at 65 years old in Kansas City.
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian-american orthodox jewish rabbi (1902–1994).
Born April 18th, 1902 in Mykolaiv. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1994 at 92 years old in New York City.
Thelma Ritter
American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1969 at 66 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Carlos Gracie
Brazilian brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.
Born September 14th, 1902 in Belém.
Died October 7th, 1994 at 92 years old in Petrópolis.
Ralph Richardson
British actor (1902–1983).
Born December 19th, 1902 in Cheltenham.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 80 years old in London (stroke).
William Wyler
German-born american film director, producer and screenwriter (1902–1981).
Born July 1st, 1902 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1981 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Houseman
Romanian-born british–american actor and film producer (1902–1988).
Born September 22nd, 1902 in Bucharest.
Died October 31st, 1988 at 86 years old in Malibu (cancer).
David O. Selznick
American film producer (1902–1965).
Born May 10th, 1902 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1965 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrew Comyn Irvine
English mountaineer (1902–1924).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Birkenhead.
Died June 9th, 1924 at 22 years old in Mount Everest (mountaineering accident). [ref]
Richard J. Daley
American politician and 47th mayor of chicago.
Born May 15th, 1902 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1976 at 74 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Talcott Parsons
American sociologist (1902 – 1979).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 8th, 1979 at 76 years old in Munich.
Darryl F. Zanuck
American film producer.
Born September 5th, 1902 in Wahoo. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1979 at 77 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
American politician (1902–1985).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Nahant. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1985 at 82 years old in Beverly. [ref]
Chill Wills
Actor (1902-1978).
Born July 18th, 1902 in Seagoville. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1978 at 76 years old in Encino (cancer). [ref]
Stepin Fetchit
African-american actor (1902-1985).
Born May 30th, 1902 in Key West.
Died November 19th, 1985 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Beryl Clutterbuck Markham
British writer, aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer (1902–1986).
Born October 26th, 1902 in Ashwell.
Died August 3rd, 1986 at 83 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
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