About the day » Thursday March 20, 1902Calender converter

• Alexander Baars, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1986)
• Adrianus Frederik Hendrik Brinkman, Nieuw-Lekkerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agatha Maria Johanna Koopman, Heerhugowaard
• Adriana Willems Onderwater, Noordwijk
• * Arnold Lardinois, Laeken († 1944)
• Adrianus Aerts, Etten-Leur, NB (NL) († 1902)
• Agaath Rietkerk, Leiderdorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1969)
• Adranus Aerts, Etten-Leur († 1902)
• Adrianus Nuiten, Halsteren,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida Wilhelmina Schuurman, Utrecht, Nederland

• Abraham Elias Bliek (15), terneuzen
• Albartus Coenradus Lankhorst (80), Steenderen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albertien Jans Blaauw (25), Westerbork, Drenthe, Nederland
• Albertus (III) Zoontjes (1), Castricum
• Anna de Groot (75), Annerveenschekanaal, Drenthe, Nederland
• Akke Postma (0), Westergeest
• Annechien Jacobs Platje (79), Weerdingerveen (buitengebied Nieuw Weerdinge), Drenthe, The Netherlands
• Annechien Jakops Plattje (79), Weerdingenveen (Emmen)
• Annegien Jakobs (Plattje) Platje (79), Weerdingerveen, Emmen
• Antonius Van Put (25), Oorderen

• 1895 » Fredric Wertham, German-American psychologist and author († 1981)
• 1898 » Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian artist († 1954)
• 1900 » Amelia Chopitea Villa, Bolivia's first female physician († 1942)
• 1903 » Edgar Buchanan, American actor († 1979)
• 1904 » B. F. Skinner, American psychologist and author († 1990)
• 1905 » Jean Galia, French rugby player and boxer († 1949)
• 1906 » Abraham Beame, American accountant and politician, 104th Mayor of New York City († 2001)
• 1906 » Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader († 1975)
• 1907 » Hugh MacLennan, Canadian author and educator († 1990)
• 1908 » Michael Redgrave, English actor and director († 1985)

• 1874 » Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (b. 1810)
• 1878 » Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)
• 1894 » Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, journalist and politician (b. 1802)
• 1897 » Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1821)
• 1899 » Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and author (b. 1822)
• 1909 » Friedrich Amelung, Estonian historian and businessman (b. 1842)
• 1918 » Lewis A. Grant, American general and lawyer (b. 1828)
• 1925 » George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (b. 1859)
• 1929 » Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (b. 1851)
• 1930 » Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876)

• 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 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
• May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
• May 20 » Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.
• June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
• October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
• December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

The temperature on March 20, 1902 was between 5.5 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%).