Year by year · 20th century

1902

1902 in world history: 15 events, 13 births, 13 deaths, 2 works, 7 states founded and 7 that came to an end. 822 recorded states existed that year.

Events

31 May
Treaty of Vereeniging ends the South African War
Boer leaders accepted British sovereignty over the Transvaal and Orange Free State in return for promises of self-government. The war had cost tens of thousands of lives, many in British camps.
22 August
The Cadillac Automobile Company is founded in Detroit
Investors reorganised Henry Ford's former company as Cadillac, named after the founder of Detroit. Engineer Henry Leland's precision manufacturing made it a byword for quality.
Treaty · Peace
Pactos de Mayo
The Pactos de Mayo were a set of agreements signed by Argentina and Chile on 28 May 1902.
Treaty · Peace
Pacts of May
The Pacts of May were agreements signed by Chile and Argentina on 28 May 1902 that ended a period of tension over their long Andean border.
Battle
Battle of Bayan
The Battle of Bayan, also called the Battle of Bayang or Pandapatan, was fought on 2 May 1902 near Lake Lanao on Mindanao between United States troops and Maranao warriors.
Battle
Battle of Tit
The Battle of Tit was fought in May 1902 near the village of Tit in the Ahaggar region of southern Algeria.

ProfileState736 states with a known seat in 1902Open the atlas at 1902 →

In the profiles

Ashanti EmpireAsante is formally annexed as a British crown colony
Commonwealth of AustraliaWomen gain the right to vote and stand in federal elections
French IndochinaThe seat of government moves from Saigon to Hanoi
South African RepublicThe Treaty of Vereeniging makes the republic the Transvaal Colony
Orange Free StateThe Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War and the republic

Wars and longer events

Born in 1902 13

Died in 1902 13

Works 2

States founded 7

States that came to an end 7

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