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November 11, 1902: King Edward VII and nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II agree to British and German blockade of Venezuela
November 15, 1902: Gennaro Rubino tries to assassinate Belgium's King Leopold II
November 16, 1902: Hanoi World's Fair opens in French Indochina
The following events occurred in November 1902:
November 1, 1902 (Saturday)
- Born: Eugen Jochum, German conductor, in Babenhausen (died 1987)
November 2, 1902 (Sunday)
- The Golden State Limited passenger train, running between Chicago and Los Angeles, USA, is inaugurated.[1]
- Born: Princess Mafalda of Savoy, the daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and his wife Elena of Montenegro, in Rome (died 1944)
November 3, 1902 (Monday)
- Australia's Postmaster-General James Drake opens an under-sea telegraph cable from Southport, Queensland, Australia, to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
November 4, 1902 (Tuesday)
- In the New York state election to elect the Governor and other officials, six Republicans and two Democrats emerge victorious, including Benjamin Odell, who retains the governorship.
November 5, 1902 (Wednesday)
- The Australian passenger ship SS Elingamite sinks near the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, after foundering in thick fog; 45 people lose their lives, but around 150 survivors are eventually rescued by other ships.[2]
- In the UK's Cleveland by-election, caused by the resignation of Liberal MP, Sir Alfred Pease, Herbert Samuel retains the seat for the Liberals, with an increased majority.[3]
November 6, 1902 (Thursday)
- In the UK, the Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, brought about by the resignation of sitting MP Augustus Frederick Warr is retained for the Conservatives by Austin Taylor.[4]
November 7, 1902 (Friday)
November 8, 1902 (Saturday)
November 9, 1902 (Sunday)
- Born: Anthony Asquith, British film director, son of H. H. Asquith and Margot Asquith, in London (died 1968)
November 10, 1902 (Monday)
- Italian politician Ferdinando Bocconi founds Bocconi University in Milan, in memory of his late son Luigi.[5]
- In the Birthday Honours list of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, those honoured include art collector Max Waechter, Chief Justice of Hong Kong William Meigh Goodman, and Australian newspaper proprietor John Winthrop Hackett, all of whom receive knighthoods.[6]
November 11, 1902 (Tuesday)
- Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany visits his uncle, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, at Sandringham House, resulting in an agreement on future action, which would lead to the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03.[7]
- Discovery Expedition: The supporting party, led by Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Adrian Wilson and Ernest Shackleton, overtakes Carsten Borchgrevink's Farthest South record of 78°50′.[8]
November 12, 1902 (Wednesday)
November 13, 1902 (Thursday)
November 14, 1902 (Friday)
November 15, 1902 (Saturday)
- The Hanoi exhibition world's fair opens in Hanoi, the capital of French Indochina.[9]
- Gennaro Rubino unsuccessfully tries to assassinate King Leopold II of Belgium as the king is returning from his wife's memorial service in Brussels. Rubino is seized by the crowd and arrested by police.[10]
- The Italian government, under an ailing Giuseppe Zanardelli, attempts to introduce various social reforms, including changes to taxation and a Divorce Bill.[11]
November 16, 1902 (Sunday)
November 17, 1902 (Monday)
- Born: Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, in Budapest (died 1995)
November 18, 1902 (Tuesday)
- British steamer SS Greenock collides with another steamer, SS Ape, near Gourock Bay and Cloch Point in the River Clyde. One crew member is lost.[12]
November 19, 1902 (Wednesday)
November 20, 1902 (Thursday)
- The Cordillera of the Andes Boundary Case, a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile, is decided in favour of Argentina.[13]
November 21, 1902 (Friday)
- Edward Prior replaces James Dunsmuir as Premier of British Columbia, Canada.[14]
- Born: Mikhail Suslov, Soviet politician, in Shakhovskoye (died 1982)
November 22, 1902 (Saturday)
- Died:
- Friedrich Alfred Krupp, 48, German industrialist (possible suicide)[15][16]
- Walter Reed, 51, US army physician (peritonitis)
November 23, 1902 (Sunday)
- Born: Victor Jory, Canadian actor, in Dawson City, Yukon (died 1982)
November 24, 1902 (Monday)
November 25, 1902 (Tuesday)
- The first round of voting in the New Zealand general election is held in the general electorates. A boundary redistribution had resulted in the abolition of three electorates.[17]
November 26, 1902 (Wednesday)
- Italian opposition leader Sidney Sonnino tables a reform bill to alleviate poverty in the south of the country, by measures such as reducing land taxes in Sicily, Calabria and Sardinia.[18]
November 27, 1902 (Thursday)
November 28, 1902 (Friday)
November 29, 1902 (Saturday)
November 30, 1902 (Sunday)
- American Old West: The second-in-command of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang, Kid Curry Logan, is sentenced to 20 years hard labor.
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References
- "Famous trains of North America". Railway World. 50 (1): 15–21. 5 January 1906.
- Robb, Douglas (1967). Medical Odyssey. Collins Bros & Co., Ltd. pp. 3–4.
- The Times, 15 September 1902 p6
- The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 170 (194 in web page)
- "HISTORY AND MISSION – Bocconi University". Unibocconi.eu. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- "Birthday Honours". The Times (36921). London. 10 November 1902. p. 10.
- Mitchell, Nancy (1999), The danger of dreams: German and American imperialism in Latin America, University of North Carolina Press. p73-74
- Wilson, p. 214 (diary entry, 11 November 1902).
- "1902 L'exposition de Hanoi World Expo" (in French). Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Attentat contre le roi des Belges". La Meuse (in French). November 17, 1902. pp. 1–2.
- Proposed Reforms In Italy; Government Formulates Its Social Programme, The New York Times, November 15, 1902
- Clyde Shipwrecks by Peter Moir, page 31
- The Cordillera of the Andes Boundary Case – full text at UN
- University of Victoria, BC History Edward Gawler Prior
- Michael Epkenhans, Ralf Stremmel: Friedrich Alfred Krupp. Ein Unternehmer im Kaiserreich. München 2010. page 14
- Julius Meisbach: Friedrich Alfred Krupp – wie er lebte und starb, Verlag K.A.Stauff & Cie., Köln ca. 1903
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Notes of "The Observer" in Rome; Why Baron Sonnino's Reform is Purely a Charity Measure, The New York Times, November 23, 1902
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