Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)
Decades: 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years: 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 - 1907 - 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912
Births
- February 11 - E W Swanton, author & sports commentator.
- November 14 - Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author of childrens books.
- Robert Heinlein, American (science fiction author).
- W. H. Auden, English poet.
Deaths
- February 11 - Peter J Savelberg, Dutch monastery founder
Events
- February 11 - Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, 322 die.
- February 11 - De Master's Dutch government resigns.
- Physics - Albert Abraham Michelson
- Chemistry - Eduard Buchner
- Medicine - Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
- Literature - Rudyard Kipling
- Peace - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta , Louis Renault