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In the year 1902
28 Notable deaths
Swami Vivekananda
Indian hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902).
Born January 12th, 1863 in Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre.
Died July 4th, 1902 at 39 years old in Belur (stroke).
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in south africa (1853-1902).
Born July 5th, 1853 in Bishop's Stortford.
Died March 26th, 1902 at 48 years old in Muizenberg (heart failure).
Maria Goretti
Italian saint.
Born October 16th, 1890 in Corinaldo.
Died July 6th, 1902 at 11 years old in Nettuno.
Breaker Morant
Anglo-australian drover, horseman, poet, soldier.
Born December 9th, 1864 in England.
Died February 27th, 1902 at 37 years old in Pretoria (gunshot wound).
Walter Reed
American physician and medical researcher (1851–1902).
Born September 13th, 1851 in Belroi.
Died November 22nd, 1902 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C. (appendicitis).
Charles Dow
American journalist (1851–1902).
Born November 6th, 1851 in Sterling.
Died December 4th, 1902 at 51 years old in Brooklyn.
Frank Norris
American journalist and novelist (1870-1902).
Born March 5th, 1870 in Chicago.
Died October 25th, 1902 at 32 years old in San Francisco (peritonitis).
Friedrich Alfred Krupp
German manufacturer and politician (1854-1902).
Born February 17th, 1854 in Essen.
Died December 22nd, 1902 at 48 years old in Essen.
Masaoka Shiki
Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in meiji period japan (1867-1902).
Born September 17th, 1867 in Matsuyama.
Died September 19th, 1902 at 35 years old in Negishi (tuberculosis).
Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1870-1902).
Born May 13th, 1870 in Artstetten-Pöbring.
Died August 24th, 1902 at 32 years old in Gmunden.
John Henry Twachtman
American painter (1853-1902).
Born August 4th, 1853 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1902 at 49 years old in Gloucester (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
Syrian theologian and philosopher.
Born July 8th, 1855 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1902 at 46 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Alice Freeman Palmer
American educator (1855–1902).
Born February 21st, 1855 in Colesville. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1902 at 47 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Otto Eckmann
German painter and graphic artist (1865-1902).
Born November 19th, 1865 in Hamburg.
Died June 11th, 1902 at 36 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis).
Dmitry Sipyagin
Russian politician (1853–1902).
Born March 20th, 1853 in Kyiv.
Died April 15th, 1902 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque
Portuguese colonial governor (1855-1902).
Born November 11th, 1855 in Batalha.
Died January 8th, 1902 at 46 years old in Lisbon (gunshot wound).
Jimmy Ross
Scottish footballer (1866-1902).
Born March 28th, 1866 in Edinburgh.
Died June 12th, 1902 at 36 years old in Manchester.
Stepan Balmashov
Russian assassin (1881–1902).
Born April 15th, 1881 in Arkhangelsk.
Died May 16th, 1902 at 21 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging to death).
Hans Ernst August Buchner
German bacteriologist.
Born December 16th, 1850 in Munich.
Died April 5th, 1902 at 51 years old in Munich.
Constance Stone
Australian physician and feminist activist.
Born December 4th, 1856 in Hobart.
Died December 29th, 1902 at 46 years old in St Kilda (tuberculosis).
Manuel Vitorino
Vice-president of brazil (1853-1902).
Born January 30th, 1853 in Salvador.
Died November 9th, 1902 at 49 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Hieronim Derdowski
Kashubian-polish poet.
Born March 9th, 1852 in Wiele.
Died August 14th, 1902 at 50 years old in Winona.
Leopoldo Miguez
Brazilian composer (1852–1902).
Born September 9th, 1852 in Niterói. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1902 at 49 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Alfred Bloch
French footballer (1878–1902).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Antwerp.
Died June 20th, 1902 at 24 years old in Paris.
Carl August Walbrodt
German chess master (1871–1902).
Born November 28th, 1871 in Amsterdam.
Died October 3rd, 1902 at 30 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
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