Guatemala Earthquake Kills 800-2,000, April 18, 1902

The Cadillac Motor Company is founded. Date: August 22, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902First Anglo-Japanese Alliance Signed in London, January 30, 1902Cuba Gains Independence, Tomás Estrada Palma Becomes First President, May 20,…

Guatemala's Santa María volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century. Date: October 24, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Kashgar Earthquake Kills 6,000+ in Tien Shan Mountains, August 22,…

Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Date: August 9, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Breaker Morant and Peter Handcock…

The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000. Date: April 18, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Scott’s Discovery Expedition Reaches Farthest…

Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, defeat the British at the Battle of Tweebosch. Date: March 7, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Venice Campanile Collapses, Demolishing Loggetta, July 14,…

Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride. Date: April 20, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Carnegie Institution of Washington Founded with $10 Million Gift January 28, 1902Mount Pelée Erupts, Destroys Saint-Pierre, Kills 30,000+…