Strike
Organizes a major industrial strike
Historical events in 1902
238 historical records
January 190214 historical events
Birth of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov
Birth of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov
Discovery Expedition
The Discovery arrives at Cape Adare
Capture of Riyadh
Recaptures Riyadh and begins the formation of the modern Saudi state.
Capture of Riyadh
Takes part in the assault that restores Saudi control of Riyadh.
Execution of Gideon Scheepers
Scheepers is executed by British authorities after his capture and conviction by court martial during the guerrilla war.
Tour de France
The plan was a five-week tour from May 31 to July 5; however, this proved too daunting, with only 15 entrants, so Desgrange cut the length to 19 days, changed the date to run from July 1 to 19, and offered a daily allowance which attracted 60 entrants. LAuto announces the 1st Tour de France
Alliance Great Britain and Japan
Great Britain & Japan sign an alliance, ends British "splendid isolation"
Splendid Isolation
Great Britain & Japan sign an alliance, ends British "splendid isolation"
Alliance Great Britain and Japan
Great Britain & Japan sign an alliance
Discovery Expedition
The Discovery follows the Barrier to its eastern extremity where, on 30 January, the land predicted by Ross was confirmed, and named King Edward VII Land
Discovery of King Edward VII Land
The Discovery follows the Barrier to its eastern extremity where, on 30 January, the land predicted by Ross was confirmed, and named King Edward VII Land
British Offensive
Launches major offensives against the Boers
Final Offensive
Launches final drives against remaining commandos.
February 19027 historical events
Discovery Expedition
Scott lands on the Barrier and unpacks an observation balloon which he had acquired for aerial surveys
Discovery Expedition
The Discovery enters McMurdo Sound and later that day anchors in a spot near its southern limit which was afterwards christened Winter Quarters Bay. Of the entire party, none were skilled skiers and only Bernacchi and Armitage had any experience with dog-sledges. The results of the mens early efforts to master these techniques were not encouraging, and tended to reinforce Scotts preference for man-hauling
Discovery of Winter Quarters Bay
The Discovery enters McMurdo Sound and later that day anchors in a spot near its southern limit which was afterwards christened Winter Quarters Bay
Discovery Expedition
Discovery arrives in McMurdo Sound, where she anchors at a spot designated as "Hut Point", & establish the base from which they will launch scientific and exploratory sledging journeys, Crean proves to be one of the most consistent man-haulers in the party
Tour de France
LAuto announces the 1st Tour de France
Battle of Ysterspruit
Kemp joins De la Rey's attack on the British convoy at Ysterspruit during the western Transvaal campaign.
Battle of Ysterspruit
De la Rey attacks a British convoy at Ysterspruit and captures large quantities of transport and supplies.
March 19028 historical events
Club Constitution
Presides over the board when Madrid Football Club is formally constituted.
Battle of Tweebosch
Is wounded and captured by De la Rey.
Battle of Tweebosch
Kemp fights with De la Rey's commandos during the Boer victory over Methuen's column at Tweebosch.
Battle of Tweebosch
Captures Methuen during a major Boer success.
Symphony No 2 Premiere
Conducts the first public performance of Symphony No 2 in Helsinki.
Marriage
Mahler marries Alma Schindler (1879 -1964), twenty years his junior and the stepdaughter of the noted Viennese painter Carl Moll
What Is to Be Done?
Sets out the argument for a disciplined revolutionary organisation.
What Is to Be Done?
Publishes What Is to Be Done?, setting out his vanguard party argument.
April 190214 historical events
Assassination of Dimitri Sergeevich Sipiagin
Assassination of Dimitri Sergeevich Sipiagin
Death of Dimitri Sergeevich Sipiagin
Death of Dimitri Sergeevich Sipiagin, assassinated
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
The Origin of Fire Premiere
Conducts the first public performance of The Origin of Fire in Helsinki.
Klerksdorp Conference Opened
Meets Boer representatives as serious negotiations begin over possible peace terms.
Battle of Rooiwal
Kekewich's entrenched force defeats a mounted Boer attack at Rooiwal in one of the war's final major battles.
Battle of Rooiwal
Hamilton coordinates the wider British operations that bring Kemp's commandos against the prepared position at Rooiwal.
Battle of Rooiwal
Rawlinson commands one of the British columns participating in the western Transvaal operations around Rooiwal.
Battle of Rooiwal
Kemp leads a mounted Boer attack against the entrenched British position at Rooiwal and is repulsed.
Second Johannes Steen Government
The Second Johannes Steen Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
First Otto Blehr Government
Begins the First Otto Blehr Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Assassination of Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Plehve
Assassinated by a student from Kiev University who had been expelled
Death of Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Plehve
Death of Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Plehve, assassinated
Iskra Printing
Helps arrange Iskra printing at Clerkenwell Green in London.
May 190226 historical events
Vereeniging Peace Conference
The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.
Boer Peace Deliberations
Supports negotiations ending prolonged resistance to British forces.
Vereeniging Peace Conference
Participates in the Boer peace conference at Vereeniging.
Capture of Orange Free State
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
Constitution of Cuba
Under the new Cuban constitution the US retains the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations. Under the new Cuban constitution, however, the U.S. retained the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations
Independence of Cuba
Under the Platt Amendment, Cuba agrees to lease to the U.S. the naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Under the new Cuban constitution, however, the U.S. retained the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations. The Republic of Cuba gains formal independence, with the independence leader Tomas Estrada Palma becoming the countrys first President
Platt Amendment
Under the Platt Amendment, Cuba agrees to lease to the U.S. the naval base at Guantanamo Bay
President of Cuba
The Republic of Cuba gains formal independence, with the independence leader Tomas Estrada Palma becoming the countrys first President
Independence of Cuba
Cuba gains independence from Spain
Independence of Spain
Cuba gains independence from Spain
Pretoria Peace Talks
British troops enter Pretoria during Roberts's advance.
Pretoria Peace Talks
British troops enter Pretoria during Roberts's advance.
First Edgbaston Test Match
Edgbaston hosts its first Test match as England plays Australia.
Treaty of Vereeniging
The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.
Peace Agreement Signed
Accepts Boer surrender terms ending the South African War.
Treaty of Vereeniging
Signs the final peace agreement at Melrose House.
Treaty of Vereeniging
The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.
British Peace Settlement
Represents British imperial policy in the postwar settlement.
Treaty of Vereeniging
Signs the peace settlement ending the war.
Treaty of Vereeniging
The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.
Treaty of Vereeniging
Burger signs the Treaty of Vereeniging as a senior Transvaal representative, formally ending the war.
Treaty of Vereeniging
De Wet signs the peace settlement that ends the Second Boer War after the Boer representatives accept British sovereignty.
Second Boer War Ends
Accepts peace while seeking future self-government for Afrikaners.
Treaty of Vereeniging
Signs the Treaty of Vereeniging ending the Second Boer War.
Reconciliation Terms Favoured
Supports comparatively conciliatory postwar terms intended to help secure a durable settlement.
Vereeniging Negotiations Supported
Supports negotiations that move Boer delegates toward acceptance of British peace terms.
June 19028 historical events
Second Sea Lord Appointment
Fisher becomes Second Sea Lord with responsibility for naval personnel, training and related administrative reform.
Death of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Death of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
Swiss Patent Office Appointment
Appointed Technical Expert, third class, at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern.
Appendix
Has an appendix operation 2 days before his planned coronation
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit is instituted by Edward VII
South African War Command Concluded
Concludes his South African command after the peace settlement ends organised Boer resistance.
Manchurian Policy
Questions policies that risk conflict over Manchuria.
Rule of Manchuria
Supports railway and financial interests linked to Manchuria.
July 19023 historical events
Birth of Henry Cabot Lodge
Birth of Henry Cabot Lodge
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, succeeds his uncle, Lord Salisbury
Discovery Expedition
Evans is seconded from the Navy to be second officer aboard the relief ship, the Morning, an ageing ex-whaler, The Morning sails from London in July
August 19021 historical events
Coronation
Delayed by six weeks due to appendicitis
September 19021 historical events
Provisional Government
Bulgarians cross into Macedonia & declare a provisional Government
October 19027 historical events
Anthracite Coal Strike
Roosevelt convenes miners and operators to resolve the prolonged anthracite coal strike.
HMS Magnificent Command Assumed
Carden is appointed captain of HMS Magnificent, flagship of the Channel Squadron's second-in-command.
Discovery Expedition
Crean accompanies Lieutenant Michael Barne on three sledging trips across the Ross Ice Shelf, then known as the "Great Ice Barrier" including the 12-man party led by Barne which set out on 30 October 1902 to lay depots in support of the main southern journey undertaken by Scott, Shackleton and Edward Wilson
Discovery Expedition
Crean accompanies Lieutenant Michael Barne on three sledging trips across the Ross Ice Shelf, then known as the "Great Ice Barrier" including the 12-man party led by Barne which set out on 30 October 1902 to lay depots in support of the main southern journey undertaken by Scott, Shackleton and Edward Wilson
Magnificent Visits Gibraltar
Soon after taking command, Carden takes HMS Magnificent to Gibraltar during a Channel Squadron cruise.
Magnificent Visits Tetuan
Carden takes HMS Magnificent to Tetuan during the same early command cruise that includes Gibraltar.
Second Lord Admiralty
Appointed 2nd Lord of the Admiralty
November 190216 historical events
Bavarian Interior Ministry
Returns to the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior as a Regierungsrat, working particularly on folk art and monument preservation.
Discovery Expedition
Scott, Wilson and Shackleton left on 2 November 1902 with dogs and supporting parties. Their goal was "to get as far south in a straight line on the Barrier ice as we can, reach the Pole if possible, or find some new land"
Discovery Expedition
Scott, Wilson and Shackleton left on 2 November 1902 with dogs and supporting parties. Their goal was "to get as far south in a straight line on the Barrier ice as we can, reach the Pole if possible, or find some new land"
Discovery Expedition
Leaves with Scott and Shackleton on the southern sledging journey during the Discovery Expedition
Discovery Expedition
The first significant milestone was passed on 11 November, when a supporting party passed Borchgrevinks Farthest South record of 78 degrees 50 mins
Discovery Expedition
The Barne party passes the previous furthest south mark,set by Carsten Borchgrevink in 1900 at 78 degrees 50S, a record which they held briefly until the southern party itself passed it on its way to an eventual 82 degrees 17S
President of Brazil
Appointed President of Brazil
Tour de France
All the major towns are begging for cycle races, and they are bound to go along with the idea."
Tour de France
Henri Desgrange then discussed it after lunch at what is now the TGI Friday bar in Montmartre in Paris.
Tour de France
Suggests "a several-day race, longer than anything now going on, something more on the order of a track six day race, only this time on the road.
Tour de France
The idea for a round stage race came from LAutos chief cycling journalist, 26-year-old George's Lefevre, he and the editor.
Tour de France
Desgrange is credited with founding the Tour de France in 1903 but the idea came from one of his journalists Geo Lefevre
Tour de France
The idea for a round stage race came from LAutos chief cycling journalist, 26-year-old Go Lefevre, he and the editor, Henri Desgrange then discussed it after lunch at what is now the TGI Friday bar in Montmartre in Paris.
Tour de France
who said he blurted out the idea because he felt under pressure to say something at a crisis meeting held at the newspapers headquarters at 10 rue faubourg Montmartre to resolve its poor circulation
Birth of Jacques Philippe Leclerc
Birth of Jacques Philippe Leclerc
Discovery Southern Journey
Shackleton joins Scott and Edward Wilson on a southern sledging journey that establishes a new furthest-south record before illness forces their return.
December 190214 historical events
Discovery Expedition
The Morning sails from London in July 1902, and after a severe storm and a refit in Christchurch, New Zealand, heads for the Antarctic on 6 December to search for the expedition in their winter quarters.
Discovery Expedition
somewhere in the Ross Sea. after a severe storm and a refit in Christchurch, New Zealand, headed for the Antarctic on 6 December to search for the expedition in their winter quarters, somewhere in the Ross Sea.
Prime Minister of Spain
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 2nd term
Naval Blockade
Britain, Germany, and Italy imposed a naval blockade to press Venezuela over unpaid foreign claims.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical writing, especially A History of Rome.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on sugar and purine synthesis.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research explaining malaria transmission.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for research on the influence of magnetism on radiation.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the effect of magnetism on light spectra.
Discovery Expedition
On 30 December 1902, without having left the Barrier, they reached their Furthest South at 82 degrees 17 mins S
Birth of Ralph David Richardson
Birth of Ralph David Richardson
Common Entry Training Scheme Issued
The Fisher-Selborne scheme proposes common early training for executive, engineering and marine officer entrants.
Farthest South
With Shackleton and Wilson reaches a farthest south of about 82 degrees 17 minutes south before turning back
Discovery Expedition
After working steadily south-east from Cape Adare and along the ice-front to Cape Crozier, the limit of their search range, they found a message from the expedition, directing them back towards McMurdo Sound, the two ships are separated by fifteen miles of ice, requiring long sledge journeys with Evans among the first party to greet the Discoverys crew
Liberal Guerrilla Leader
Treaty of Wisconsin ends major fighting of the Thousand Days War on the isthmus
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Clitheroe
Doctrine of Drago
Debt cannot be an excuse for armed intervention or occupation of American nations
Foreign Secretary of Argentina
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Rule of Patagonia
Achieves unification with Patagonia as a result of arbitration
Unification
Achieves unification with Patagonia as a result of arbitration
Doctrine of Drago
Debt cannot be an excuse for armed intervention or occupation of American nations
Birth of Leopold Figl
Birth of Leopold Figl
Birth of Karl Popper
Birth of Karl Popper
Plot
A failed assassination attemp to kill Albert I
Vice President
Appointed Vice President of Brazil
Harland and Wolff Cost Plus Arrangement
Secures arrangements under which Harland and Wolff builds ships for associated companies on a cost-plus basis.
International Mercantile Marine Negotiations
Plays an important role in negotiations that bring White Star Line into J. P. Morgan's International Mercantile Marine combine.
Code of Civil Procedure
Promulgates the Code of Civil Procedure, standardizing rules governing civil litigation.
Decree
A decree is passed allowing the study of western science. A decree abolishes the binding of womens feet
Reform of Education
A decree is passed allowing the study of western science. A decree abolishes the binding of womens feet
Saul and David
Composes, "Saul & David"
Border
Agrees a boundary settlement with British Sudan
A Trip to the Moon
Directs A Trip to the Moon, a landmark early trick film and screen fantasy.
Pelleas et Melisande
Composes, "Pelleas et Melisande"
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Madrid
Senator
Appointed Senator for Var
Radium Atomic Weight
Supports Marie Curie during radium purification work.
Lebesgue Integral
Introduces an integral based on measuring sets of function values.
Measure-Based Integration
Extends integration to broader classes of functions and limiting processes.
Symphony No 5 in C-sharp minor/D major
Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor/D major
Die Blechschmiede
Publication of "Die Blechschmiede"
Legislation
The Tariff Law, increases duties particularly on imported grain from Russia
Reform of Taxation
The Tariff Law, increases duties particularly on imported grain from Russia
Succession
Succeeds as King of Saxony
Birth of Georg Dertinger
Birth of Georg Dertinger
Industrialists Union
Founds the Union of Saxon Industrialists, creating an organisation for Saxon industrial interests.
Saxon Industrial Organisation
Establishes the Union of Saxon Industrialists as a base for organised industrial representation.
Union of Saxon Industrialists (USI)
Founds the Union of Saxon Industrialists
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on sugar and purine syntheses.
Photoelectric Electron Energy
Shows that photoelectron energy depends strongly on light frequency rather than simply on intensity.
Early Madrid Victory
Scores twice as Barcelona defeat Madrid FC 3-1 in the Copa de la Coronacion.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Publication of "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"
Heart of Darkness
Publication of "Heart of Darkness"
Songs of Childhood
Publication of "Songs of Childhood"
Discovery Expedition
Barne Inlet, a 17-mile-wide (27 km) feature on the Western side of the Ross Ice Shelf he discovered is named after him
Discovery Expedition
The second year showed improvements in technique and achievement, culminating in Scotts western journey which led to the discovery of the Polar Plateau
Discovery of Polar Plateau
The second year showed improvements in technique and achievement, culminating in Scotts western journey which led to the discovery of the Polar Plateau
Discovery Expedition
Seconded from the Navy to be second officer aboard the relief ship, the Morning
Postmaster General
Appointed Postmaster General
Birth of Richard Austen Butler
Birth of Richard Austen Butler
Invasion of Afghanistan
Supports invasion because of Russian advancement on Persia but is dissuaded
Retirement
Retires in favor of his nephew Arthur Balfour
Opening of Aswan Low Dam
The Duke of Connaught formally opens the completed Aswan reservoir works.
Governor
Appointed Governor of the Transvaal
President of the Council
Appointed President of the Council, 2nd term
Begins work on the official biography of his
Begins work on the official biography of his father
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
Appointed Chairman of the LRC
Noble Gas Group Placement
Recognises that the newly discovered inert gases form a coherent chemical family and supports placing them together as a separate group in the periodic system.
Completion of Masonry Dam
Baker's engineering work culminates in completion of the original masonry structure.
Completion of Aswan Low Dam
Willcocks sees the original Aswan Dam completed as a major irrigation reservoir.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning malaria and its transmission by mosquitoes.
Second Sheffield United FA Cup
Common appeared for Sheffield United in the era when the club defeated Southampton after a replay to claim the 1902 FA Cup.
First Norwich City Goal
James Shields scored Norwich City's equaliser in a 1-1 match against Harwich and Parkeston on 6 September 1902, marking the club's first fixture.
Edwardian Sunderland League Title
Millar contributes attacking play to the Sunderland team that wins the 1901–02 First Division championship ahead of established English rivals.
First Norwich City Team Assembled
Arthur Turner took charge of recruiting players for newly founded Norwich City in 1902, helping establish the football team before its first competitive fixtures.
Resignation of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil
The Boer War splits the Cabinet and leads to Salisbury's resignation
Indian Army Command Assumed
Takes command of the army in India and begins a major programme of military reorganisation.
Commander of Aldershot
Appointed Commander of Aldershot
Aldershot Command
French commands at Aldershot before the Ypres battles.
Colonel
Appointed Colonel of 10th Hussars
Institution of Mechanical Engineers Membership
Becomes a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers while continuing his rise within Harland and Wolff.
Teacher
Appointed Teacher at an elementary school in Gualtieri
Exile of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
While working as a manual laborer becomes interested in socialism. Flees to Switzerland to avoid military service
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Alliance Agreement at Tokyo
Responsible for the Angloese alliance
Alliance Angloese Alliance
Responsible for the Angloese alliance
Alliance Angloese Alliance
Japan completes the Angloese Alliance, 1st
Recognition of Japans interests in Korea
Japan completes the Angloese Alliance, 1st. Great Britain recognizes Japans interests in Korea
Election
Elected to the Diet
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for research on the influence of magnetism upon radiation phenomena and for developing the electron theory used to explain the Zeeman effect.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that magnetic fields split spectral lines, providing experimental evidence for the interaction between magnetism and light.
Robotnik
The "Robotnik" newspaper is suppressed
Exile of Josef Klemens Pilsudski
Returns to Poland
Radium Atomic Weight
Determines radium properties from purified radium chloride.
Polonium Naming
Names polonium after Poland, her native country.
Radium Isolation
Separates radium salts and determines radium properties during doctoral research.
Despididas
Publication of "Despididas"
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior, 2nd term
Reform of Local Government
Attempts to make the Zemstva a branch of the Ministry of Interior
Finance Ministry
Continues directing industry and commerce through the Finance Ministry.
Earthquake
An earthquake kills 2000
Reballion of student
A student rebellion takes place at Moscow University
Press
Appointed Editor of The Liberation a liberal fortnightly publication in Germany
Draft Programme
Prepares programme drafts debated before the Second Congress.
Iskra Network
Works in London as Iskra develops party organisation abroad.
Exile of Leon Trotsky
Escapes to London from Siberia
Iskra Editorial Collaboration
Begins working with Lenin, Plekhanov, Martov and other Russian Social Democrats around the émigré newspaper Iskra.
RSDLP
Appointed Member of RSDP, after meeting Lenin for the 1st time
Trotsky Pseudonym Adopted
Escapes Siberian exile using papers bearing the name Trotsky, the surname he thereafter uses publicly.
Social Revolutionary Party
Helps found the Social Revolutionary Party
Reballion of student
A student rebellion takes place at Moscow University
Orangia Unie
Helps found the Orangia Unie
Capture of Orange Free State
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
Vereeniging Peace Conference
The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.
Vereeniging Peace Conference
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
Pretoria Convention
Boer leaders sign the Pretoria Convention restoring Transvaal self-government.
Minister of Justice
Appointed Minister of Justice
Succession
Succeeds as King of Spain, mother becomes Regent until 1918
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Navy
President of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 1st term
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with international peace organisations.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership of the International Peace Bureau.
The Wings of the Dove
Publication of "The Wings of the Dove"
A History of the American People
Publication of "A History of the American People"
Princeton
Appointed President of Princeton
Rule of Philippines
Taft visits Rome to negotiate with Pope Leo XIII for the purchase of lands in the Philippines owned by the Roman Catholic Church
Senate Campaign
Runs unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from Illinois.
Statistical Mechanics Paper I
Publishes an early paper developing the kinetic theory of thermal equilibrium using statistical methods.
Vice President
Appointed Vice President of Venezuela & takes command of the army
The Sea Lady
Wells published The Sea Lady, a novel about a mermaid entering human society.
Joins Cambridge Apostles
Strachey joined the Cambridge Apostles, an influential intellectual discussion society.
Law Appointed Parliamentary Secretary
Bonar Law enters ministerial office as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in Arthur Balfour's government.