* 1902 – Felix Wankel, German engineer and inventor ( d. 1988 )

* 1902 – Regina Jonas, German rabbi ( d. 1944 )

* 1840 – Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German psychologist ( d. 1902 )

The distinction of a Knight Commander of the Indian Empire was conferred upon him by Queen Victoria in 1897 ( and later Knight Grand Commander in 1902 by Edward VII ) and he received like recognition for his public services from the German Emperor, the Sultan of Turkey, the Shah of Persia and other potentates.

* 1902 – Jan Tschichold, German typographer ( d. 1974 )

* 1902 – Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist ( d. 1964 )

* 1947 – Hans Biebow, German Nazi chief ( b. 1902 )

* 1902 – Fritz Strassmann, German physicist ( d. 1980 )

* 1902 – Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader ( d. 1999 )

Koch accepted the invitation and spent two years, from 1900 to 1902, on the Brijuni Islands and Kupelwieser erected a monument to Koch, which still stands in the vicinity of the 15th-century Church of St. German on Veliki Brijun.

* 1902 – Kurt Alder, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1958 )

* 1902 – Günther Anders, German philosopher ( d. 1992 )

* 1902 – Helmut Poppendick, German physician ( d. 1994 )

* 1830 – Albert Bierstadt, German / American painter ( d. 1902 )

Also in 1902 he was decorated by the German Emperor for his services in China with the Red Eagle, 2nd class, with Crossed Swords.

Helene Bertha Amalie " Leni " Riefenstahl (; August 22, 1902 – September 8, 2003 ) was a German film director, actress and dancer widely noted for her aesthetics and innovations as a filmmaker.

* 1994 – Erik Erikson, German psychoanalyst ( b. 1902 )

* 1902 – Max Ophüls, German director ( d. 1957 )

* 1999 – Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's activist ( b. 1902 )

* 1902 – Eugen Jochum, German conductor ( d. 1987 )

* 1841 – Ernst Schröder, German mathematician ( d. 1902 )

* 1988 – Felix Wankel German inventor of the Wankel engine ( b. 1902 )

* 1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, pathologist, biologist, and politician ( d. 1902 )

In the latter 19th century French physical anthropologists, led by Paul Broca ( 1824 – 1880 ), focused on craniometry while the German tradition, led by Rudolf Virchow ( 1821 – 1902 ), emphasized the influence of environment and disease upon the human body.

The proposal that proteins were linear chains of α-amino acids was made nearly simultaneously by two scientists at the same conference in 1902, the 74th meeting of the Society of German Scientists and Physicians, held in Karlsbad.

In April 1902, Chamberlain dined with the Hughligans, a small parliamentary clique which included Lord Hugh Cecil and Churchill among its membership.

The companies were formally merged as the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway ( GNP & BR ) following parliamentary approval in November 1902.

Although unable to accomplish much due to his lack of a parliamentary majority, the split of the Liberals over Irish Home Rule in 1886 enabled him to return to power with a majority, and, excepting a Liberal minority government ( 1892 – 95 ), to serve as Prime Minister from 1886 to 1902.

He also represented Blekinge County in the parliamentary First Chamber 1891 – 1899, and Karlskrona in the Second Chamber 1900 – 1902.

After the end of that parliamentary session in July 1902, he resigned and was succeeded by his predecessor Boström.

Sir John George Bourinot, KCMG ( October 24, 1836 – October 13, 1902 ) was a Canadian journalist, historian, and civil servant, widely regarded and remembered as an expert of parliamentary procedure and constitutional law.

By the time the committee had produced its report, the parliamentary session was almost over and the promoters of the bills were asked to resubmit them for the following 1902 session.

Wood stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate for East Islington in 1895, Glasgow St. Rollox in 1900 and Orkney and Shetland in 1902.

On January 9, 1902, a revolutionary committee that was formed by the generals Caballero and Escobar, and Colonel Drain concluded the wishes of overthrowing Aceval, forced him to resign, and in the parliamentary precinct exploded an incident that resulted in the death of Senator Facundo Insfrán and wound several congressmen.

He eventually decided to abandon this by moving to Wellington in 1902, but shortly after he arrived, he was invited to return and stand as a parliamentary candidate in Mount Ida, the Otago electorate which encompassed Naseby.

The Philippine Organic Act of 1902 provided for the establishment of a bicameral legislature composed of an upper house consisting of the Philippine Commission, an appointed body with both American and Filipino members.

The cornerstone was laid in 1901, and in 1902 construction began on the upper portion.

Under the management and on the base of plans of Kálmán Kandó, three phase electric traction ( two upper wires + rails ) of feed 3 kV and 15 Hz-produced by a different power station-was realized for thirty years from 1902.

Under Section 5A of the New South Wales Constitution Act ( 1902 ), a bill appropriating revenue for the ordinary annual services of the Government can be presented to the Governor for assent even if the upper house has not agreed to it.

* 1902: A lightning strike damaged the upper section of the Eiffel Tower, requiring the reconstruction of its top

The tramway was opened on two stages: the lower section on 31 July 1902 and the upper on 8 July 1903.