Discover what happened on 12 May 1902 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Julius Köstlin (German evangelical theologian and church historian (1826-1902))
- Marie Zakrzewska (Polish-American physician)
- Caroline Ernst (American settler (1819-1902))
- Camille Bernier (French painter (1823-1902))
- Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni (Russian painter (1836-1902))
- John Lilley (American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient)
- Ludwik Kurella (Polish painter (1834-1902))
- Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão (Brazilian journalist)
- Georges Saché
- Dirk Jelles Troelstra (politician (1870-1902))
- François Henri Nazon (French genre artist (1821-1902))
- Arthur Guinness Livingstone
- Hermann von der Reck
- Eduard Wimmer (military historian)
- Albinia Frances Crawley-Boevey ((died 1902))
- James Henry Thomas Joseph FitzGerald Burke ((1853-1902))
- Malachy Joseph Blake ((1836-1902))
- Elizabeth Petronella (?) ((1810-1902))
- Ernst von Knappe (Royal Prussian lieutenant-general and finally commander of a railroad brigade)
- Henry Imoda (Jesuit and former President of the University of San Francisco)