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Born on Friday June 20, 1902
Died on Friday June 20, 1902

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 20, 1902 at Delpher


Born on June 20
  • 1896 » Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1982)
  • 1897 » Elisabeth Hauptmann, German author and playwright († 1973)
  • 1899 » Jean Moulin, French soldier and engineer († 1943)
  • 1903 » Sam Rabin, English wrestler, sculptor, and singer († 1991)
  • 1905 » Lillian Hellman, American playwright and screenwriter († 1984)
  • 1906 » Bob King, American high jumper and obstetrician († 1965)
  • 1907 » Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player († 1998)
  • 1908 » Billy Werber, American baseball player († 2009)
  • 1908 » Gus Schilling, American actor († 1957)
  • 1909 » Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor († 1959)

Died on June 20

Names that were popular for boys in 1902
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Petrus
  9. Jacob
  10. Jacobus
  11. Adrianus
  12. Arie
  13. Wilhelmus
  14. Dirk
  15. Hendrikus
  16. Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1902
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Wilhelmina
  6. Adriana
  7. Elisabeth
  8. Hendrika
  9. Catharina
  10. Jacoba
  11. Aaltje
  12. Geertruida
  13. Petronella
  14. Grietje
  15. Neeltje
  16. Trijntje

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1902
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
  • February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
  • April 2 » "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
  • May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
  • June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
  • October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
Weather June 20, 1902

The temperature on June 20, 1902 was between 8.5 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 16.3 hours of sunshine (97%).

Source: KNMI