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In the year 1902
799 Notable birthdays
Allen Lane
Publisher, founder of penguin books (1902-1970).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Bristol. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1970 at 67 years old in Mount Vernon Hospital (colorectal cancer).
Trevor Bardette
American actor (1902-1977).
Born November 19th, 1902 in Nashville.
Died November 28th, 1977 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Léon M'ba
Prime minister (1959–61) and president (1961–67) of gabon.
Born February 9th, 1902 in Libreville.
Died November 28th, 1967 at 65 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Sammy Fain
American composer (1902-1989).
Born June 17th, 1902 in New York City.
Died December 6th, 1989 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Hans von Dohnányi
Hungarian-born german jurist, member of the german resistance (1902–1945).
Born January 1st, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1945 at 43 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (hanging to death).
Virginia Fox
American actress (1902-1982).
Born April 2nd, 1902 in Wheeling. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1982 at 80 years old in Palm Springs (thrombosis).
Ted Heath
British musician (1900–1969).
Born March 30th, 1902 in London. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1969 at 67 years old in Virginia Water.
Gaylord Simpson
American paleontologist (1902–1984).
Born June 16th, 1902 in Chicago.
Died October 6th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tucson.
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Brazilian poet, chronicler, and writer (1902–1987).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Itabira.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician (1902–1947).
Born June 6th, 1902 in Fulton.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 45 years old in Seaside.
Qasim Razvi
Pakistani militia leader (1902–1970).
Born July 17th, 1902 in British Raj, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.
Died January 15th, 1970 at 67 years old in Karachi, Pakistan.
Lyubov Orlova
Soviet actress and singer (1900–1975).
Born February 11th, 1902 in Zvenigorod.
Died January 26th, 1975 at 72 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Esther Ralston
American actress (1902–1994).
Born September 17th, 1902 in Bar Harbor.
Died January 14th, 1994 at 91 years old in Ventura (myocardial infarction).
Franz Josef Huber
German ss general (1902–1975).
Born January 22nd, 1902 in Munich.
Died January 30th, 1975 at 73 years old in Munich.
Mary Nolan
American actress (1902–1948).
Born December 18th, 1902 in Louisville.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 45 years old in Hollywood.
Theodore Schultz
American economist.
Born April 30th, 1902 in Arlington.
Died February 26th, 1998 at 95 years old in Evanston.
Princess Françoise of Orléans
Greek and french princess (1902-1953).
Born December 25th, 1902 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 25th, 1953 at 50 years old in Paris.
Lucie Rie
Austrian-born british studio potter (1902-1995).
Born March 16th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died April 1st, 1995 at 93 years old in London (stroke).
Freddie Young
British cinematographer.
Born October 9th, 1902 in London.
Died December 1st, 1998 at 96 years old in London. [ref]
Peng Zhen
Chinese politician (1902-1997).
Born October 12th, 1902 in Quwo County.
Died April 26th, 1997 at 94 years old in Beijing.
K. Shankar Pillai
Cartoonist (1902–1989).
Born July 31st, 1902 in Kayamkulam. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1989 at 87 years old [ref]
Jack La Rue
American actor (1902-1984).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 1984 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer (1902-1981).
Died December 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Toyama (colorectal cancer).
Rafael Alberti
Spanish poet (1902–1999).
Born December 16th, 1902 in El Puerto de Santa María.
Died October 28th, 1999 at 96 years old in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz.
Samuel Goudsmit
Dutch-american physicist (1902–1978).
Born July 11th, 1902 in The Hague.
Died December 4th, 1978 at 76 years old in Reno.
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