What Happened In October 1902 In History

Historical Events for October, 1902

• 21st » In the United States, a five-month Strike action called strike by United Mine Workers ends.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1902

• 2nd » John G. Crommelin, American admiral and politician (d. 1996)
• 2nd » Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1965)
• 5th » Larry Fine, American actor and singer (d. 1975)
• 5th » Ray Kroc, American businessman (d. 1984)
• 9th » Freddie Young, English cinematographer (d. 1998)
• 10th » K. Shivaram Karanth, Indian journalist, author, and activist (d. 1997)
• 11th » Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian activist and politician (d. 1979)
• 13th » Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (d. 1973)
• 13th » Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist (d. 1987)
• 14th » Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (d. 1963)
• 17th » Irene Ryan, American actress (d. 1973)
• 18th » Miriam Hopkins, American actress and singer (d. 1972)
• 18th » Pascual Jordan, German physicist (d. 1980)
• 25th » Henry Steele Commager, American historian and author (d. 1998)
• 25th » Eddie Lang, American guitarist (d. 1933)
• 26th » Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author (d. 1986)
• 26th » Jack Sharkey, American boxer (d. 1994)
• 28th » Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress and singer (d. 1986)
• 31st » Abraham Wald, Romanian mathematician and economist (d. 1950)

Famous Deaths for October 1902

• 25th » Frank Norris, American author (b. 1870)
• 26th » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)

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