What Happened In July 1902 In History

Historical Events for July, 1902

• 21st » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York

Famous Birthdays on July in 1902

• 1st » William Wyler, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
• 2nd » K. Kanapathypillai, Ceylon academic and author (d. 1968)
• 2nd » Germaine Thyssens-Valentin, Dutch pianist (d. 1987)
• 4th » Meyer Lansky, Belarusian-American gangster (d. 1983)
• 4th » George Murphy, American actor and politician (d. 1992)
• 5th » Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1985)
• 7th » Ted Radcliffe, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 10th » Kurt Alder, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
• 10th » Nicolás Guillén, Cuban poet, journalist, and activist (d. 1989)
• 12th » Günther Anders, German philosopher and journalist (d. 1992)
• 15th » Jean Rey (politician) known as Jean Rey, Belgian politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (d. 1983)
• 16th » Alexander Luria, Russian psychologist and physician (d. 1977)
• 16th » Mary Philbin, American actress (d. 1993)
• 17th » Arnold Pihlak, Estonian footballer (d. 1985)
• 17th » Christina Stead, Australian author (d. 1983)
• 18th » Jessamyn West (writer) named Jessamyn West, American author (d. 1984)
• 19th » Samudrala Raghavacharya, Indian singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968)
• 20th » Jimmy Kennedy, Irish songwriter (d. 1984)
• 25th » Eric Hoffer, American philosopher and author (d. 1983)
• 27th » Eberhard Vogdt, Estonian sailor (d. 1964)
• 28th » Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1994)

Famous Deaths for July 1902

• 4th » Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (b. 1863)
• 6th » Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (b. 1890)
• 22nd » Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, Polish cardinal (b. 1822)

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