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In the year 1902
718 Notable birthdays
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 military commander.
Born April 14th, 1902 in Rokiškis.
Died October 28th, 1941 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Francis Otto Matthiessen
American academic (1902–1950).
Born February 19th, 1902 in Pasadena.
Died April 1st, 1950 at 48 years old in Boston (falling).
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle