Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1902

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in September 1902. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Marino Ballini
    Sept. 2 Marino Ballini
  • Rudolf Virchow
    Sept. 5 Rudolf Virchow

    German anthropologist, pathologist, and biologist (b. 1821).

  • Frederick Abel
    Sept. 6 Frederick Abel

    English chemist and engineer (b. 1827).

  • Frederick Augustus Abel
    Sept. 6 Frederick Augustus Abel
  • Philip James Bailey
    Sept. 6 Philip James Bailey
  • Vincenzo Acquaviva
    Sept. 7 Vincenzo Acquaviva
  • Enrique Gaspar
    Sept. 7 Enrique Gaspar
  • Franz Wüllner
    Sept. 7 Franz Wüllner
  • William Allen Butler
    Sept. 9 William Allen Butler
  • Francesco Domenico Falcucci
    Sept. 10 Francesco Domenico Falcucci
  • Samuel Rosenthal
    Sept. 12 Samuel Rosenthal
  • Francesco Gloria
    Sept. 13 Francesco Gloria
  • Nicholas Fish II
    Sept. 16 Nicholas Fish II
  • Alexander Willem Michiel van Hasselt
    Sept. 16 Alexander Willem Michiel van Hasselt
  • Adolfo Targioni Tozzetti
    Sept. 18 Adolfo Targioni Tozzetti
  • Masaoka Shiki
    Sept. 19 Masaoka Shiki

    Japanese poet, author, and critic (b. 1867).

  • Maria Enrichetta d'Asburgo-Lorena
    Sept. 19 Maria Enrichetta d'Asburgo-Lorena
  • Ján Mallý-Dusarov
    Sept. 19 Ján Mallý-Dusarov
  • Davide Albertario
    Sept. 21 Davide Albertario
  • Alexis Damour
    Sept. 22 Alexis Damour
  • Silviano Brandão
    Sept. 25 Silviano Brandão
  • Levi Strauss
    Sept. 26 Levi Strauss

    Levi Strauss was a German-American businessman best known as the founder of Levi Strauss & Co., the company that created the first blue jeans. His invention, in partnership with tailor Jacob Davis, revolutionized workwear and became a staple of fashion worldwide. [bio]

  • Emile Zola
    Sept. 29 Emile Zola

    Emile Zola was a French novelist, playwright, and journalist who was a leading figure in the literary movement of naturalism and an...

  • William McGonagall
    Sept. 29 William McGonagall

    Scottish poet and actor (b. 1825).