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In the year 1902
20 Notable deaths
Swami Vivekananda
Indian hindu monk and philosopher (1863-1902).
Born January 12th, 1863 in Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1902 at 39 years old in Belur (stroke). [ref]
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.
Walter Reed
American physician and medical researcher.
Born September 13th, 1851 in Belroi.
Died November 22nd, 1902 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C. (appendicitis).
Breaker Morant
Anglo-australian drover, horseman, poet, soldier.
Born December 9th, 1864 in England.
Died February 27th, 1902 at 37 years old in Pretoria (ballistic trauma).
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. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1902 at 48 years old in Essen. [ref]
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.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore