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In the year 1902

610 Notable birthdays

Mariya Oktyabrskaya

Soviet war hero.

Born August 3rd, 1902 in Blizhnie.

Died March 15th, 1944 at 41 years old in Smolensk.

Reinhard Gehlen

German general, nazi, spy (1902-1979).

Born April 3rd, 1902 in Erfurt.

Died June 8th, 1979 at 77 years old in Berg.

Son House

American blues singer and guitarist.

Born March 21st, 1902 in Lyon.

Died October 19th, 1988 at 86 years old in Chicago, Detroit (cancer). [ref]

Ogden Nash

American poet.

Born August 19th, 1902 in New York. [ref]

Died May 19th, 1971 at 68 years old in Baltimore (heart failure). [ref]

Rab Butler

British conservative party politician (1902-1982).

Born December 9th, 1902 in Attock Khurd.

Died March 8th, 1982 at 79 years old in Great Yeldham (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Lloyd Nolan

American actor (1902-1985).

Born August 11th, 1902 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died September 27th, 1985 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]

Brooke Astor

American philanthropist, socialite, and writer.

Born March 30th, 1902 in Portsmouth.

Died August 13th, 2007 at 105 years old in Briarcliff Manor (pneumonia).

Gladys Aylward

Missionary in china.

Born February 24th, 1902 in London.

Died January 3rd, 1970 at 67 years old in Taipei.

Eugene Wigner

Hungarian-american physicist and mathematician (1902–1995).

Born November 17th, 1902 in Budapest. [ref]

Died January 1st, 1995 at 92 years old in Princeton (pneumonia). [ref]

Norman Maclean

American author and scholar.

Born December 23rd, 1902 in Clarinda.

Died August 2nd, 1990 at 87 years old in Chicago.

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