1902
Cyprien Tanguay, Canadian priest and historian (born 1819)
Cyprien Tanguay was a French Canadian priest and historian.
Cyprien Tanguay, Canadian priest and historian (born 1819)
The 1900s
Explore 1530 historical events from 1900–1909.
1902
Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and educator (died 1972)
Stefan Wolpe was a German-born American composer. He was associated with interdisciplinary modernism, with affiliations ranging from the Bauhaus, Berlin agitprop theater and the ki…
Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and educator (died 1972)
1902
Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (born 1836)
Francis Brett Hart, known as Bret Harte, was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the…
Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (born 1836)
1902
Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (born 1818)
Agostino Roscelli, also known as Augustine Roscelli, and Augustin Roscelli, was an Italian priest who inspired social change in Genoa, Italy for children and disadvantaged women. H…
Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (born 1818)
1902
Almon Brown Strowger, American soldier and inventor (born 1839)
Almon Brown Strowger was an American inventor for whom the Strowger switch, an electromechanical telephone exchange technology, is named.
Almon Brown Strowger, American soldier and inventor (born 1839)
1902
Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary (born 1829)
Vital-Justin Grandin was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop. He has been labelled as a key architect of the Canadian Indian residential school system by contemporary news sources, …
Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary (born 1829)
1902
Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (born 1845)
Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló was a Spanish writer and priest, regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença, a cultura…
Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (born 1845)
1902
Ernst Schröder, German mathematician and academic (born 1841)
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ernst Schröder was a German mathematician mainly known for his work on algebraic logic. He is a major figure in the history of mathematical logic, by virtue …
Ernst Schröder, German mathematician and academic (born 1841)
1902
Samuel Butler, English novelist, satirist, and critic (born 1835)
Samuel Butler was an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh. Both novels h…
Samuel Butler, English novelist, satirist, and critic (born 1835)
1902
George Leake, Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (born 1856)
George Leake was the third Premier of Western Australia, serving from May to November 1901 and then again from December 1901 to his death.
George Leake, Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (born 1856)
1902
Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (born 1863)
Swami Vivekananda, born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. Vivekananda w…
Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (born 1863)
1902
Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (born 1890)
Maria Teresa Goretti was an Italian virgin martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest saints to be canonized. She was born to a farming family. Her father died when she…
Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (born 1890)
1902
Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish cardinal (born 1822)
Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski was a Polish Roman Catholic cardinal-priest. He was born in Górki in Russian-controlled Congress Poland to Count Josef Ledóchowski and Maria Zakrzewska…
Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish cardinal (born 1822)
1902
James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (born 1836)
Jacques Joseph Tissot, better known as James Tissot, was a French painter, illustrator, and caricaturist. He was born to a drapery merchant and a milliner and decided to pursue a c…
James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (born 1836)
1902
John Henry Twachtman, American painter and academic (born 1853)
John Henry Twachtman was an American painter best known for his impressionist landscapes, though his painting style varied widely through his career. Art historians consider Twacht…
John Henry Twachtman, American painter and academic (born 1853)
1902
The Antikythera mechanism, the oldest known surviving geared mechanism, was discovered among artifacts retrieved from a
The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek hand-powered orrery. It is the oldest known example of an analogue computer. It could be used to predict astronomical positions and ec…
The Antikythera mechanism, the oldest known surviving geared mechanism, was discovered among artifacts retrieved from a
1902
The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa
The Second Boer War, also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the Boer republics ov…
The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa
1902
The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino.
St Mark's Campanile is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. The campanile is a reconstruction completed in 1912, the previous tower having collapsed in 1902. At 9…
The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino.
1902
An expedition led by Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu…
Agustín Lizárraga Ruiz was a Peruvian explorer and farmer who visited the Inca site of Machu Picchu on 14 July 1902, nine years before American explorer Hiram Bingham brought it to…
An expedition led by Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu…
1902
In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the…
The coronation of Edward VII and his wife, Alexandra, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 9 August 1902. O…
In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the…
1901
125 years ago
New York becomes the first U
The U.S. state of New York was the first to require its residents to register their motor vehicles, in 1901. Registrants provided their own license plates for display, featuring th…
New York becomes the first U
1901
125 years ago
The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida
The Great Fire of 1901 was a conflagration in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 3, 1901. It was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the third largest urban fire in the U.…
The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida
1901
125 years ago
The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper, is published
Gorkhapatra is the oldest Nepali language state-owned national daily newspaper of Nepal. It was started as a weekly newspaper in May 1901 and became a daily newspaper in 1961. It i…
The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper, is published
1901
125 years ago
French government enacts its anti-clerical legislation Law of Association prohibiting the formation of new monastic…
French government enacts its anti-clerical legislation Law of Association prohibiting the formation of new monastic orders without governmental approval.
French government enacts its anti-clerical legislation Law of Association prohibiting the formation of new monastic…