June 1902

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The following events occurred in June 1902:

June 2, 1902 (Monday)

• The Anthracite Coal Strike begins in the United States.
• Born:Rosa Rio, American organist and composer (d. 2010)

June 10, 1902 (Tuesday)

• Died:
  • Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (b. 1845)
  • Auguste Schmidt, German educator and activist (b. 1833)

June 15, 1902 (Sunday)

• The New York Central Railroad inaugurates the 20th Century Limited passenger train between Chicago and New York City.

June 16, 1902 (Monday)

• Australia: Female British subjects (with the exception of Asians, Aborigines and Africans) win the vote with the Uniform Franchise Act.
• Born:Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1992)

June 17, 1902 (Tuesday)

• Norwich City Football Club is formed.

June 18, 1902 (Wednesday)

• Died:Samuel Butler, British author (b. 1835)

June 19, 1902 (Thursday)

• Died:Albert of Saxony, King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin (b. 1828)

June 22, 1902 (Sunday)

• Born:Henri Deglane, French wrestler (d. 1975)

June 24, 1902 (Tuesday)

• Born:Juan Antonio Yanes, Venezuelan professional baseball pioneer (d. 1987)

June 26, 1902 (Thursday)

• Edward VII institutes the Order of Merit.
• Born:Hugues Cuénod, Swiss tenor (d. 2010)

June 28, 1902 (Saturday)

• Born:Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)

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