Historical figures in 1902

The atlas holds 40 people and 57 moments here, in 1902. The most recorded lives are Edmund Barton, Mark Twain and Leon Trotsky. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Artists.

Notable people

  1. Agatha Christie

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

  2. Albert Einstein

    in 1902

    2 moments here

    German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

  3. Arthur Conan Doyle

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…

  4. Benito Mussolini

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

  5. Camille Pissarro

    in 1902

    2 moments here

    Danish-French painter and a central figure in Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Born in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, Pissarro studied in…

  6. C. V. Raman

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…

  7. Edmund Barton

    in 1902

    6 moments here

    Australian barrister, federation leader, first prime minister of Australia (1901–1903), and founding justice of the High Court of Australia.…

  8. Eleanor Roosevelt

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…

  9. Émile Zola

    in 1902

    2 moments here

    French novelist, journalist, and leading naturalist writer. Born in Paris, Zola spent formative years in Aix-en-Provence before returning to Paris;…

  10. Empress Dowager Cixi

    in 1902

    2 moments here

    Empress Dowager Cixi (Yehe Nara Xingzhen) was a Manchu noblewoman who exercised decisive power in the Qing government as empress dowager and regent…

  11. Franz Kafka

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

  12. Igor Stravinsky

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…

  13. Jack London

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    American novelist, journalist, sailor, war correspondent, and socialist activist. Born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, he grew up around the…

  14. James Joyce

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…

  15. John Maynard Keynes

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…

  16. John Steinbeck

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…

  17. Kahlil Gibran

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist, best known for The Prophet. Born in Bsharri, he emigrated to Boston as a child, studied in Beirut…

  18. Leon Trotsky

    in 1902

    3 moments here

    Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…

  19. Lu Xun

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Lu Xun (Zhou Shuren; 1881–1936) was a Chinese writer, critic, translator, lecturer, and civil servant whose work was central to modern Chinese…

  20. Mark Twain

    in 1902

    3 moments here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  21. Mikhail Vrubel

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Russian painter, draughtsman, sculptor, ceramic artist, and theatrical designer associated with Symbolism and Russian Art Nouveau.…

  22. Nikola Tesla

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…

  23. Pablo Picasso

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

  24. Pancho Villa

    in 1902

    1 moment here

    Francisco “Pancho” Villa (José Doroteo Arango Arámbula) was a Mexican revolutionary, guerrilla leader, military commander, and provisional governor…

Moments

  1. 1902 Attended Miss Guyer's Girls' School Agatha Christie
  2. 1902 Winter painting from Place Dauphine Camille Pissarro
  3. 1902 Student at Presidency College C. V. Raman
  4. 1902 Coronation and Colonial Conference visit Edmund Barton
  5. 1902 Return journey visit to Ottawa Edmund Barton
  6. 1902 Return journey visit to Toronto Edmund Barton
  7. 1902 Boarding the return train at Chengtingfu Empress Dowager Cixi
  8. 1902 Ceremonious return to Beijing Empress Dowager Cixi
  9. 1902 Considers studying in Munich Franz Kafka
  10. 1902 Summer journey to Heidelberg Igor Stravinsky
  11. 1902 Medical-study sojourn in Paris James Joyce
  12. 1902 King's College undergraduate John Maynard Keynes
  13. 1902 Escape from Siberia Leon Trotsky
  14. 1902 First appearance in Vienna after escape Leon Trotsky
  15. 1902 Meeting Lenin in London Leon Trotsky
  16. 1902 Government scholar at Kobun Institute Lu Xun
  17. 1902 Helps dedicate Eugene Field House Mark Twain
  18. 1902 Butcher in Hidalgo del Parral Pancho Villa
  19. 1902 Family relocation to Brisbane P. L. Travers
  20. 1902 Presidency College student Rajendra Prasad
  21. 1902 Gjøa taken to Christiania Roald Amundsen
  22. 1902 Settlement at Bateman's Rudyard Kipling
  23. 1902 Cultural exchange performances in Germany Sarah Bernhardt
  24. 1902 Dinner hosted by Wilhelm II Sarah Bernhardt
  25. 1902 Settled in Moscow after marriage Sergei Rachmaninoff
  26. 1902 Worked in the British Museum Reading Room Vladimir Lenin
  27. 1902 Family move to Oxford William Faulkner
  28. 1902 Negotiates in Rome William Howard Taft
  29. 1902 Recuperates and testifies in Washington William Howard Taft
  30. 1902 Residence at Prospect House Woodrow Wilson
  31. 1902 Grandparents' home after orphaning Yasunari Kawabata
  32. 1902 Moves into first Bern room Albert Einstein
  33. 1902 Birth in Salinas John Steinbeck
  34. 1902 Birth in Amoy Walter Brattain
  35. 1902 Return to Boston after Sultana's death Kahlil Gibran
  36. 1902 Moved to London with Iskra Vladimir Lenin
  37. 1902 Makes final visit to Hannibal Mark Twain
  38. 1902 Begins work at Swiss Patent Office Albert Einstein
  39. 1902 Receives doctorate at Missouri Mark Twain
  40. 1902 Wardenclyffe laboratory move Nikola Tesla
  41. 1902 Walks to Verdaguer's funeral Pablo Picasso
  42. 1902 President of Princeton University Woodrow Wilson
  43. 1902 Settlement in Lausanne Benito Mussolini
  44. 1902 Second stay in Dieppe Camille Pissarro
  45. 1902 Audience with Pope Leo XIII Edmund Barton
  46. 1902 Freedom of the City of Edinburgh Edmund Barton
  47. 1902 Death at Belur Math Swami Vivekananda
  48. 1902 Investiture at Buckingham Palace Edmund Barton
  49. 1902 East End research for The People of the Abyss Jack London
  50. 1902 Death at rue de Bruxelles Émile Zola

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