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In the year 1902
730 Notable birthdays
James Bullough Lansing
Loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949).
Born January 14th, 1902 in Nilwood Township. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1949 at 47 years old in San Marcos (hanging to death). [ref]
Antonia Brico
American conductor.
Born June 26th, 1902 in Rotterdam.
Died August 3rd, 1989 at 87 years old in Denver.
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
British anthropologist (1902–1973).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Crowborough.
Died September 11th, 1973 at 70 years old in Oxford.
Eddie Shore
Canadian ice hockey player (1902–1985).
Born November 25th, 1902 in Fort Qu'Appelle.
Died March 16th, 1985 at 82 years old in Springfield.
Emeric Pressburger
Hungarian-british screenwriter, director and producer (1902–1988).
Born December 5th, 1902 in Miskolc.
Died February 5th, 1988 at 85 years old in Saxtead (pneumonia).
Howie Morenz
Canadian ice hockey player (1902–1937).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Mitchell.
Died March 8th, 1937 at 34 years old in Montreal (myocardial infarction).
Baldev Singh
Indian sikh political leader (1902-1961).
Born July 11th, 1902 in Ambala district.
Died June 29th, 1961 at 58 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Stevie Smith
British poet, novelist, illustrator, performer (1902–1971).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 68 years old in Ashburton (brain cancer).
Albert Forster
German politician (1902-1952).
Born July 26th, 1902 in Fürth.
Died February 28th, 1952 at 49 years old in Warsaw (hanging).
Jack Sharkey
American boxer (1902–1994).
Born October 26th, 1902 in Binghamton.
Died August 17th, 1994 at 91 years old in Beverly.
Anatole Litvak
Soviet film director (1902-1974).
Died December 15th, 1974 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
S. Nijalingappa
Indian politician (1902-2000).
Born December 10th, 1902 in Ballari district.
Died August 8th, 2000 at 97 years old in Chitradurga.
Gustav Fröhlich
German actor and film director (1902-1987).
Born March 21st, 1902 in Hanover.
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 85 years old in Lugano.
Lon L. Fuller
American philosopher of law (1902-1978).
Born June 15th, 1902 in Hereford.
Died April 8th, 1978 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
Mildred Harnack
American-german literary historian, professor, translator; resistance fighter and anti-nazi activist, who was executed during wwii in germany.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1943 at 40 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
Pope of the coptic orthodox church and saint.
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Damanhur.
Died March 9th, 1971 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Günther Anders
Austrian philosopher and writer.
Born July 12th, 1902 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1992 at 90 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Pascual Jordan
German physicist and politician (1902-1980).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Hanover.
Died July 31st, 1980 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Hans Bellmer
German artist and photographer (1902-1975).
Born March 13th, 1902 in Katowice. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1975 at 72 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (peritonitis). [ref]
Abe Saperstein
American basketball player (1902-1966).
Born July 4th, 1902 in London.
Died March 15th, 1966 at 63 years old in Chicago.
K. Shivaram Karanth
Indian writer (1902-1997).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Udupi district.
Died December 9th, 1997 at 95 years old in Manipal.
Albert Bormann
German nazi officer, adjutant to adolf hitler (1902-1989).
Born September 2nd, 1902 in Halberstadt.
Died April 8th, 1989 at 86 years old in Munich.
Edward Durell Stone
American architect (1902–1978).
Born March 9th, 1902 in Fayetteville.
Died August 6th, 1978 at 76 years old in New York City.
Jan Tschichold
Graphic designer (1902–1974).
Born April 2nd, 1902 in Leipzig.
Died August 11th, 1974 at 72 years old in Locarno.
Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio
President of togo (1902-1963).
Born September 6th, 1902 in Lomé.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 60 years old in Lomé (deliberate murder). [ref]
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