In the year 1902
200 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).
Émile Zola
French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902).
Born April 2nd, 1840 in rue Saint-Joseph.
Died September 29th, 1902 at 62 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Levi Strauss
German-jewish-born american businessman (1829-1902).
Born February 26th, 1829.
Died September 26th, 1902 at 73 years old in San Francisco.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
American writer, suffragist and women's rights activist (1815–1902).
Born November 12th, 1815 in Johnstown.
Died October 26th, 1902 at 86 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Maria Goretti
Italian saint.
Born October 16th, 1890 in Corinaldo.
Died July 6th, 1902 at 11 years old in Nettuno.
Charles Ingalls
Father of author laura ingalls wilder (1836–1902).
Born January 10th, 1836 in Cuba.
Died June 8th, 1902 at 66 years old in De Smet.
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902).
Born October 13th, 1821 in Świdwin. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1902 at 80 years old in Berlin (heart failure). [ref]
Thomas Nast
American cartoonist (1840–1902).
Born September 27th, 1840 in Landau in der Pfalz. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1902 at 62 years old in Guayaquil (yellow fever). [ref]
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
British politician and historian (1834–1902).
Born January 10th, 1834 in Naples.
Died June 19th, 1902 at 68 years old in Tegernsee.
Albert Bierstadt
American painter (1830–1902).
Born January 7th, 1830 in Solingen.
Died February 18th, 1902 at 72 years old in New York City.
Julia Grant
First lady of the united states from 1869 to 1877.
Born January 26th, 1826 in St. Louis.
Died December 14th, 1902 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
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).
James Tissot
French painter and illustrator (1836–1902).
Born October 15th, 1836 in Nantes. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1902 at 65 years old in Chenecey-Buillon.
John Wesley Powell
American geologist (1834-1902).
Born March 24th, 1834 in Mount Morris. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1902 at 68 years old in North Haven. [ref]
Wade Hampton III
American politician (1818-1902).
Born March 28th, 1818 in Charleston.
Died April 11th, 1902 at 84 years old in Columbia.
Samuel Butler
English novelist and critic (1835–1902).
Born December 4th, 1835 in Langar.
Died June 18th, 1902 at 66 years old in St John's Wood Road.
Annie Jones
American sideshow performer.
Born July 14th, 1865 in Marion.
Died October 22nd, 1902 at 37 years old in Brooklyn (tuberculosis).
Charles Lewis Tiffany
American jewelry businessman (1812–1902).
Born February 15th, 1812 in Killingly.
Died February 18th, 1902 at 90 years old in Yonkers.
Almon Brown Strowger
Union army officer, inventor (1839–1902).
Born February 11th, 1839 in Penfield.
Died May 26th, 1902 at 63 years old in St. Petersburg (aneurysm).
Bret Harte
American writer and poet (1836–1902).
Born August 25th, 1836 in Albany.
Died May 6th, 1902 at 65 years old in London (cancer).
Charles Dow
American journalist (1851–1902).
Born November 6th, 1851 in Sterling.
Died December 4th, 1902 at 51 years old in Brooklyn.
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and nobleman (1840–1902).
Born August 14th, 1840 in Mannheim.
Died December 22nd, 1902 at 62 years old in Graz.
Marie Henriette of Austria
Queen consort of belgium.
Born August 23rd, 1836 in Buda.
Died September 19th, 1902 at 66 years old in Spa (heart failure).
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez