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Birthday December 16, 1902

• The temperature on December 16, 1902 was between 0.5 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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.
  • 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 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
  • June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1900 » Lucille Lortel, American actress and producer († 1999)
• 1900 » V. S. Pritchett, British writer and literary critic († 1997)
• 1901 » Margaret Mead, American anthropologist and author († 1978)
• 1902 » Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet and playwright († 1999)
• 1903 » Hardie Albright, American actor († 1975)
• 1903 » Harold Whitlock, English race walker and coach († 1985)