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In the year 1902
200 Notable deaths
Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain
Spanish infanta (1833-1902).
Born June 5th, 1833 in Madrid.
Died January 18th, 1902 at 68 years old in Madrid.
Ali III ibn al-Husayn
Bey of tunis (1882-1902).
Born August 14th, 1817 in La Marsa. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1902 at 84 years old in La Marsa. [ref]
Valery Jacobi
Russian artist (1834-1902).
Born May 27th, 1834 in Kazan Governorate.
Died May 13th, 1902 at 67 years old in Nice.
Ernst Schröder
German mathematician (1841-1902).
Born November 25th, 1841 in Mannheim.
Died June 16th, 1902 at 60 years old in Karlsruhe.
Henry Dunning Macleod
British economist (1821-1902).
Born March 31st, 1821 in Edinburgh.
Died July 16th, 1902 at 81 years old
Dmitry Sipyagin
Russian politician (1853–1902).
Born March 20th, 1853 in Kyiv.
Died April 15th, 1902 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alpheus Hyatt
American zoologist, paleontologist (1838-1902).
Born April 5th, 1838 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 15th, 1902 at 63 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns
Belgian diplomat and legal scholar (1835-1902).
Born January 31st, 1835 in Ghent.
Died January 9th, 1902 at 66 years old in Brussels.
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).
Gleb Uspensky
Russian writer (1843-1902).
Born October 25th, 1843 in Tula.
Died April 6th, 1902 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart failure).
Manuel Antonio Sanclemente
President of colombia.
Born September 19th, 1813 in Buga.
Died March 19th, 1902 at 88 years old in Villeta.
Johannes Wislicenus
German chemist known for his work in early stereochemistry.
Born June 24th, 1835 in Querfurt.
Died December 6th, 1902 at 67 years old in Leipzig.
Jimmy Ross
Scottish footballer (1866-1902).
Born March 28th, 1866 in Edinburgh.
Died June 12th, 1902 at 36 years old in Manchester.
Cornelis Tiele
Dutch theologian (1830-1902).
Born December 16th, 1830 in Rotterdam, Leiden.
Died January 11th, 1902 at 71 years old in Leiden.
Agostino Roscelli
Italian priest (1818–1902).
Born July 27th, 1818 in Casarza Ligure.
Died May 7th, 1902 at 83 years old in Genoa.
Elizabeth Drew Stoddard
United states poet and novelist (1823–1902).
Born May 6th, 1823 in Mattapoisett. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1902 at 79 years old
Andrejs Pumpurs
Latvian poet (1841–1902).
Born October 4th, 1841 in Jumprava Parish.
Died July 19th, 1902 at 60 years old in Riga.
Vasil Kanchov
Bulgarian historian (1862-1902).
Born July 26th, 1862 in Vratsa.
Died February 6th, 1902 at 39 years old in Sofia.
Laetitia Marie Wyse Bonaparte
French writer, editor (1831–1902).
Born April 25th, 1831 in Waterford. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1902 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
John Hall Gladstone
British chemist (1827-1902).
Born March 7th, 1827 in London.
Died October 6th, 1902 at 75 years old in London.
Robert B. Lindsay
American politician (1824-1902).
Born July 3rd, 1824 in Lochmaben.
Died February 13th, 1902 at 77 years old in Tuscumbia.
William Chandler Roberts-Austen
British metallurgist (1843-1902).
Born March 3rd, 1843 in Kennington.
Died November 22nd, 1902 at 59 years old in London.
Friedrich Goltz
German physiologist (1834–1902).
Born August 14th, 1834 in Poznań.
Died May 4th, 1902 at 67 years old in Strasbourg.
Aniela Aszpergerowa
Polish actress.
Born November 27th, 1816 in Warsaw.
Died January 29th, 1902 at 85 years old in Lviv.
Clémence Royer
French philosopher and scholar (1830–1902).
Born April 21st, 1830 in Nantes. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1902 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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