Famous People Born in 1902

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 453

Georgy Malenkov (1902-1988)

Jan 8 Soviet leader who was briefly leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death (1953-55), born in Orenburg, Russian Empire

Jan 8 Gret Palucca, German dancer and choreographer (Silent Song), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1993)
Jan 9 Rudolf Bing, Austrian-born opera impresario (NY Metropolitan Opera manager, 1950-72), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1997)
Jan 11 Maurice Duruflé, French organist (St. Etienne-du-Mond, 1929-75), composer (Requiem, Op. 9), and teacher (Paris Conservatory, 1943-70), born in Louviers (d. 1986)
Jan 12 Ray Teal, American actor (Judgment at Nuremberg, Bonanza), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1976)
Jan 12 Simon Spoor, Dutch military officer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1949)
Jan 13 Louis "Putney" Dandridge American jazz pianist and singer (Heatin' Up Harlem), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1946)
Jan 14 Alfred Tarski, Polish-American logician & mathematician, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1983)
Jan 14 F. C. Terborgh [Reijnier Flaes], Dutch writer (De Turkenoorlog), born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1981)
Jan 15 Nazim Hikmet, Turkish poet (Tosun Pasa, The Passenger), born in Salonica, Ottoman Empire (d. 1963)
Jan 15 Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953-64), born in Kuwait City (d. 1969)
Jan 16 Eric Liddell, Scottish 400m runner (Olympic gold 1924) and Christian missionary in China, born in Tianjin, China (d. 1945)
Jan 16 Evelyn Danzig [Levine], American songwriter ("Scarlet Ribbons"), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1996)
Jan 17 Geoffrey Lloyd, British politician and Governor of the BBC (d. 1984)
Jan 19 Heinrich Schmidt-Barrien, German author (Moorkeerl) (d. 1996)
Jan 22 Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (d. 1970)
Jan 23 Benny Waters, American jazz saxophonist & clarinetist, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1998)
Jan 24 E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (d. 1965)
Jan 24 Oskar Morgenstern, German-American economist, born in Görlitz, Germany (d. 1977)
Jan 24 Walter Keirnan, American TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1978)
Jan 25 Gerard Knuvelder, Dutch literature historian (Vocation, Kitty), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1982)
Jan 25 Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1975)
Jan 26 Laurence Craigie, American aviator (1st US jet pilot), born in Concord, New Hampshire (d. 1994)
Jan 26 Menno ter Braak, Dutch writer (Carnaval of the Citizens) (d. 1940)
Jan 26 Romney Brent, Mexican-American actor and writer (Dinner at the Ritz), born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (d. 1976)
Jan 30 Elise Cavanna, American actress (Pharmacist, Dentist, Barber Shop), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
Jan 30 Nikolaus Pevsner, German-British art historian (The Buildings of England), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1983)
Jan 31 Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist, diplomat and leader of the disarmament movement (Nobel Peace Prize 1982), born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1986)
Jan 31 Jean Picart le Doux, French artist and tapestry designer (d. 1982)
Jan 31 Julian Steward, American anthropologist (cultural ecology), born in Washington D. C. (d. 1972)
Jan 31 Salvador Araneta, Filipino lawyer, educator, businessman, and philanthropist, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1982)
Jan 31 Tallulah Bankhead, American stage and film actress (Lifeboat; They Knew What They Wanted; Batman -"Black Widow"), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 1968)
Feb 1 Carlo Borbolla, Cuban pianist, organist, and composer, born in Manzanillo, Cuba (d. 1990)

Langston Hughes (1902-1967)

Feb 1 American poet (Weary Blues), playwright (Mulatto), and librettist (Troubled Island), born in Joplin, Missouri

Feb 1 Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (d. 1947, by execution)
Feb 2 Newbold Morris, American politician (d. 1966)
Feb 2 Tyra Ryman, Swedish actress (Luffar-Petter, Peter the Tramp), born in Arboga, Sweden (d. 1990)

Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974)

Feb 4 American aviator who was 1st to fly solo across the Atlantic, born in Detroit, Michigan

Feb 4 Hartley Shawcross, British lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
Feb 4 Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Mexican pioneering artistic photographer, born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 2002) [1]
Feb 5 Bronislaw Kaper, Polish-American Academy Award-winning film composer (Green Dolphin Street; Lili; The Brothers Karamazov), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1983)
Feb 6 George Brunies, American musician, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1974)
Feb 6 Louis Nizer, Jewish-American lawyer (defended blacklisted stars in '50s, Catspaw), born in London, United Kingdom (d. 1994)
Feb 7 Ethelda Bleibtrey, American 100m swimmer (Olympic gold 1920), born in Waterford, New York (d. 1978)
Feb 8 Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. 1966)
Feb 8 Lyle Talbot [Lysle Henderson], American actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
Feb 9 Blanche Calloway, American jazz vocalist, band leader (Twelve Clouds of Joy), civil rights activist, and broadcaster, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1978)
Feb 9 Chester Lauck, American actor (Dreaming Out Loud, 2 Weeks to Live), born in Allene, Arkansas (d. 1980)
Feb 9 Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader (d. 1999)
Feb 9 Léon M'ba, Gabonese politician and 1st president of Gabon (1961-67), born in Libreville, Gabon (d. 1967)
Feb 10 Armand Bernier, Belgian poet (Sorcier Triste) (d. 1969)
Feb 10 Jack Pettis, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader, born in Ehrmandale, Indiana (d. 1963)

Walter Houser Brattain (1902-1987)

Feb 10 American physicist and Nobel laureate for his work on transistors, born in Amoy, China

Feb 11 Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)
Feb 12 William Collier [Charles F Gall Jr], American stage and film actor and producer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1987)
Feb 12 William D. Revelli, American band leader, born in Spring Gulch, Colorado (d. 1994)
Feb 13 Blair Moody, American journalist (US Senator (D)-Michigan, 1951-52), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1954)
Feb 13 Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician (dimension theory), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1985)
Feb 13 Valentin Ruiz Aznar, Spanish choirmaster, composer, and priest, born in Borja, Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1972)
Feb 14 Fred Scott, American vocalist & actor (Melody of the Plains, Vincent Lopez), born in Fresno, California (d. 1991)
Feb 14 Ray "Crash" Corrigan, American actor (Crash Corrigan's Ranch), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1976)
Feb 14 Thelma Ritter, American character actress (All About Eve; Rear Window; Pillow Talk), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1969)
Feb 18 Walter Herbert, German-born conductor and impresario (d. 1975)
Feb 19 Hugo Haas, Czechoslovakian actor and director (Bait, Pick Up, 2 Smart People), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (d. 1968)
Feb 19 John Bubbles, American rhythm tap dancer (No Maps on My Taps), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1986)
Feb 19 Nydia Westman, American actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), born in NYC, New York (d. 1970)

Ansel Adams (1902-1984)

Feb 20 American landscape photographer and environmentalist (Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980), born in San Francisco, California

Feb 21 Arthur Nock, English-American historian (St Paul, history of religion), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1963)
Feb 21 Bob Scholte, Dutch vocalist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
Feb 25 Max Kommerell, German literary critic (Die Gefangenen), born in Münsingen, Germany (d. 1944)
Feb 25 Oscar Cullmann, French-Swiss Lutheran theologist (Das Petrusproblem), born in Strasbourg, Germany (d. 1999)
Feb 26 Rudolf Moralt, German conductor (Vienna State Opera, 1940-58)n born in Munich, Germany (d. 1958)
Feb 26 Vercors [Jean Bruller], French writer (Le Silence de la mer), born in Paris (d. 1991)
Feb 27 Ethelda Bleibtrey, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m, 300m, 4x100m freestyle relay 1920; first US female champion), born in Waterford, New York (d. 1978)

Gene Sarazen (1902-1999)

Feb 27 American golfer (7 x major titles including Career Grand Slam; 38 PGA Tour event wins), born in Harrison, New York

John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

Feb 27 American author (Grapes of Wrath, Nobel Prize 1940, 1962), born in Salinas, California

Mar 2 Edward Condon, American nuclear physicist (pioneer in quantum mechanics, involved in Manhattan Project), born in Alamogordo, New Mexico (d. 1974)
Mar 7 Heinz Rühmann, German actor and director (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick), born in Essen, Germany (d. 1994)
Mar 8 Jennings Randolph, American politician, Senator from West Virginia (1958-85), born in Salem, West Virginia (d. 1998)
Mar 8 Louise Beavers, American actress (Beulah-Beulah), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1962)
Mar 9 Edward Durell Stone, American architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas (d. 1978)
Mar 9 Luis Barragán, Mexican architect (Casa Luis Barragán, 1980 Pritzker Prize), born in Guadalajara, Mexico (d. 1988)
Mar 9 Will Geer [William Aughe Ghere], American actor (Salt of the Earth, The Waltons), born in Frankfort, Indiana (d. 1978)
Mar 11 Josef Martin Bauer, German writer and director (As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me), born in Taufkirchen, Germany (d. 1970)
Mar 16 Lucie Rie, Austrian-born British potter, born in Vienna (d. 1995)

Bobby Jones (1902-1971)

Mar 17 American golfer, course designer (13 major titles, Grand Slam 1930), born in Atlanta, Georgia

Mar 20 David Lasser, American science fiction magazine editor (Wonder Stores, 1930-33), writer (The Conquest of Space), and workers' rights activist, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1996)
Mar 20 Kathryn Forbes, American short story writer (mama's bank account), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1966)
Mar 21 Carl Jaffe, German actor (1st Man in Space, Escapement), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1974)
Mar 21 Edward "Son" House, American delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Walking Blues"; "Preachin' The Blues"), born in Lyons, Mississippi (d. 1988)
Mar 21 William Downie Forrest, Scottish foreign correspondent (Spanish Civil War, WWII), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1996) [1]
Mar 22 Ellin Berlin (née MacKay), American heiress, writer (Lace Curtain), and second wife of songwriter Irving Berlin, born in Roslyn, New York (d. 1988)
Mar 23 Philip Ober, American actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie), born in Fort Payne, Alabama (d. 1982)

Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971)

Mar 24 Governor of NY and Republican presidential candidate (1944, 1948), born in Owosso, Michigan

Mar 25 Sten Broman, Swedish composer and actor, born in Uppsala, Uppsala län (d. 1983)
Mar 26 Leslie Melville, Australian economist and public servant who helped develop the country's central banking system, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2002)
Mar 27 Charles Bryant Lang Jr., American cinematographer, born in Bluff, Utah (d. 1998)
Mar 27 Mary Armour, Scottish painter, born in Blantyre (d. 2000)
Mar 28 Flora Robson, British actress (Dominique is Dead), born in South Shields, England (d. 1984)
Mar 28 Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (Beer Barrel Polka), born in Zbraslav, Czech Republic (d. 1988)
Mar 28 Paul Godwin, Polish-Dutch violinist, born in Sosnowitz, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
Mar 29 Marcel Aymé, French novelist and playwright, born in Joigny, France (d. 1967)
Mar 29 Onslow Stevens, American actor (This is the Life), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1977)
Mar 29 William Walton, British composer (Troilus & Cressida; Belhazzar's Feast), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 1983)
Mar 30 Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (d. 2007)
Mar 30 Ted Heath, British jazz trombonist, composer, and big band leader, born in Wandsworth, London, England (d. 1969)
Apr 1 Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, Indian cricket batsman (1 Test; captain Bombay in inaugural Ranji Trophy win 1935), born in Bombay, India (d. 1968)
Apr 1 Maria Polydouri, Greek poet (d. 1930)
Apr 2 Danilo Svara, Slovenian composer, born in San Giuseppe, Trieste, Italy (d. 1981)
Apr 2 Jan Tschichold, German typographer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1974)
Apr 3 Henri Garat, French actor and singer (Les dieux s'amusent; Congress Dances), born in Paris, France (d. 1959)
Apr 3 Siguringi Eirikur Hjorleifsson, Icelandic composer, born in Bergskot, Grindavík, Iceland (d. 1975)
Apr 4 Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin, French poet and author (Lutin Sauvage), born in Verrières-le-Buisson, Essonne, Paris (d. 1969)
Apr 4 Stanley G. Weinbaum, American sci-fi author (Martian Odyssey), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1935)
Apr 6 Gertrude Short, American actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1968)
Apr 6 James "Rosy" McHargue, American jazz clarinetist, and vocalist (Ted Weems Orchestra; The Wolverines), born in Danville, Illinois (d. 1999)
Apr 6 Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer (d. 1989)
Apr 8 Arthur Wellard, English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 7 wickets, BB 4/81; Somerset CCC), born in Southfleet, England (d. 1980)
Apr 8 Elmer Feldcamp, American big band baritone vocalist, saxophone, and clarinet player (Freddy Martin Orchestra), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1938)
Apr 8 Josef Krips, Austrian conductor (London Symphony, 1950-54; Buffalo Philharmonic, 1954-63; San Francisco Symphony, 1964-70), born in Vienna, Austria (d. !974)
Apr 9 František Suchý, Czech oboist and composer (Moravian Wind Quintet), born in Libina, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1977)
Apr 10 Lili Darvas, Hungarian actress (Szerelem, Cimmaron), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1974)
Apr 11 Quentin Reynolds, American newscaster (Its News to Me) and author (FBI), born in NYC, New York (d. 1965)
Apr 12 Louis J. M. Beel, Prime Minister of Netherlands (1946-48, 58-59), born in Roermond, Netherlands (d. 1977)
Apr 13 Del Porter, American jazz singer (Foursome - "Walkin' My Baby Back Home"; Spike Jones and His City Slickers - "Der Fuehrer's Face"), born in Newberg, Oregon (d. 1977)
Apr 13 Godfrey Kenton, English actor (The Tempest; Well's Theater), born in London (d. 1998)
Apr 13 Philippe de Rothschild, French race-car driver and manager (Bordeaux Vineyard), born in Paris, France (d. 1988)
Apr 14 Ken Loeffler, American College and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (National Invitation Tournament 1952; NCAA Basketball Tournament 1954, La Salle Explorers), born in Rumson, New Jersey (d. 1975)
Apr 14 Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-American rabbi (head of Lubavitcher Jews), born in Nikolaev, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1994)
Apr 14 Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1974)
Apr 15 Fernando Pessa, Portuguese journalist, born in Aveiro District, Portugal (d. 2002)
Apr 17 Anton Beuving, Dutch lyricist (Ketelbinkie), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1977)
Apr 17 Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican politician, 2nd Director-General of the UNESCO (1948-52), born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 1974)
Apr 18 Giuseppe Pella, 31st Prime Minister of Italy, born in Valdengo, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1981)
Apr 20 Donald Wolfit, British actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed), born in New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1968)
Apr 20 Veselin Stoyanov, Bulgarian composer, born in Shumen, Bulgaria (d. 1969)
Apr 21 Ben Stroman, Dutch writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1985)
Apr 22 Megan Lloyd George, English politician (1st female MP for Welsh - Carmarthen), born in Criccieth, Caernarfonshire, Wales (d. 1966)

Halldór Laxness (1902-1998)

Apr 23 Icelandic writer (Nobel 1955), born in Reykjavík, Iceland

Apr 24 Reuben "Rube" Bloom, American pianist, arranger, band leader (The Bayou Boys), songwriter ("Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"; "Give Me the Simple Life"), born in New York City (d. 1976)
Apr 25 Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist, one of the main organizers of Nazi Germany's T-4 Euthanasia Program, born in Forst, Germany (d. 1964)
Apr 27 Kitty Kelly, American actress (Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors), born in NYC, New York (d. 1968)
Apr 28 Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (Lillelord), born in Kristiana, Norway (d. 1979)
Apr 29 Theodore Chanler, American composer, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1961)
Apr 30 André-François Marescotti, Swiss organist and composer, born in Carouge, Switzerland (d. 1995)
Apr 30 Rudolf Wittelsbach, Swiss pianist and composer, born in Constantinople, Turkey (d. 1972)
Apr 30 Theodore Schultz, American agricultural economist (1979 Nobel Prize for Economics for development economics), born in Arlington, South Dakota (d. 1998) [1]
May 2 Brian Aherne, British actor (I Confess, Titanic, Juarez), born in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England (d. 1986)
May 2 Erin O'Brien-Moore, American actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1979)
May 3 Alfred Kastler, French physicist (Nobel 1966 - Hertzian resonances within atoms), born in Guebwiller, Alsace, German Empire (d. 1984)
May 3 Hugo Friedhofer, American composer, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1981)
May 3 Jack La Rue, American actor and TV narrator (Lights Out, Mouthpiece, My Favorite Brunette), born in NYC, New York (d. 1984)
May 3 Seton I. Miller, Hollywood screenwriter (Pete's Dragon, Istanbul), born in Chehalis, Washington (d. 1974)
May 3 Walter Slezak, Austrian actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Inspector General), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1983)
May 4 (Nicolaas) "Cola" Debrot, Dutch lawyer, doctor.author and politician (Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, 1962-70), born in Kralendijk, Netherlands (d. 1981)
May 4 Cvjetko Rihtman, Bosnian composer, born in Rijeka, Croatia (d. 1989)
May 4 Rodney Meredith Thomas, English architect and painter, born in London (d. 1996)
May 6 Harry Golden, Jewish-American journalist and writer (Only in America), born in Mikulintsy, Ukraine (d. 1981)
May 6 Max Ophüls, German director (The Earrings of Madame de...), born in Saarbrücken, German Empire (d. 1957)
May 6 Walter Dawson, British Air Chief marshal (d. 1994)
May 8 Andre Michel Lwoff, French physiologist (1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis), born in Ainay-le-Château, France (d. 1994)
May 8 Milford "Curly" Page, New Zealand cricket batsman & captain (14 Tests, 1 x 100, 2x 50, 5 wickets) and rugby union halfback (Canterbury RU), born in Lyttelton, New Zealand (d. 1987)
May 10 Anatole Litvak, Russian-born American film director, writer and producer (Mayerling, Anastasia, The Snake Pit), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
May 10 David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
May 10 Joachim Prinz, German-American Zionist leader, author and Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), born in Bierdzany, Prussia (d. 1988)
May 11 Kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo)
May 12 Heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor (d. 1984)
May 15 Anny Ondra, Czech actress (Blackmail, Manxman), born in Tarnów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1987)
May 15 Richard J Daley, American politician (38th Mayor-Chicago-D:1955-76), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1976)
May 16 Jan Kiepura, Polish vocalist and actor (Her Wonderful Lie; Give Us This Night), born in Sosnowiec, Poland (d. 1966)
May 17 John Vincent, American composer, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1977)
May 17 Maurice Kusell, American film choreographer (Puttin' On the Ritz), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 1992)
May 18 Meredith Willson, American composer for stage (The Music Man), and screen (The Great Dictator; Little Foxes), born in Mason City, Iowa (d. 1984)
May 20 Hans Sahl, German American anti-Nazi Jewish writer, born in Dresden (d. 1993)
May 21 Earl Averill, American Baseball HOF outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star 1933–1938; Cleveland Indians), born in Snohomish, Washington (d. 1983)
May 21 Marcel Breuer, Hungarian-born modernist architect and furniture designer, born in Pécs, Hungary (d. 1981)
May 22 Al Simmons, American Baseball HOF outfielder (career BA .334; 3 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1929, 30; AL batting champion 1930, 31; Philadelphia A's), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1956)
May 23 Mark Lothar, German composer (The Story of the Lazy Bear), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1985)
May 25 Helvi Leiviskä, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1982)
May 27 Celius Dougherty, American pianist and composer, born in Glenwood, Minnesota (d. 1986)
May 30 Seton Lloyd, English Archaeologist (Arzawa civilization, Turkey), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1996)
May 30 Stepin Fetchit [Lincoln Perry], American actor (Miracle in Harlem) 1st African American film star, born in Key West, Florida (d. 1985)
May 31 Billy Mayerl, British pianist, music hall songwriter, and musical theatre composer, born in London (d. 1959)
May 31 Henk Schaer [Hendricus Schaareman], Dutch actor (Majoor Barbara; Lijmen), born in Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1982)
May 31 Ralph Wood, British composer, born in London, England (d. 1957)
Jun 3 Edward Wayne, English physician (Queen of Scotland, Wayne score), born in Leeds, England (d. 1990)
Jun 4 Richard Allen, Indian field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1928), born in Nagpur, India (d. 1969)
Jun 5 Hugo Huppert, Austrian writer and poet, born in Bielitz, Silesia (d. 1982)
Jun 6 Avraham Daus, Israeli composer, born in Berlin (d. 1974)
Jun 6 Harold Roxbee Cox, Baron Kings Norton, British aeronautical engineer, born in Kings Norton, England (d. 1997)

About 1902

How Old? 120 or 121 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation

Chinese Zodiac: Ox (Feb 19, 1901 - Feb 7, 1902),
Tiger (Feb 8, 1902 - Jan 28, 1903)

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