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  • Washington and Oregon, U.S.
    Sep, 1902
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Yacolt Burn

    Washington and Oregon, U.S.
    Sep, 1902

    The Yacolt Burn is the collective name for dozens of fires in Washington state and Oregon occurring between September 8 and September 12, 1902, causing 38 deaths in the Lewis River area, at least nine deaths by fire in Wind River and 18 deaths in the Columbia River Gorge.




  • Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Friday Sep 19, 1902
    The Wright brothers

    Tries

    Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Friday Sep 19, 1902

    From September 19 to October 24 they made between 700 and 1,000 glides, the longest lasting 26 seconds and covering 622.5 feet (189.7 m). Hundreds of well-controlled glides after they made the rudder steerable convinced them they were ready to build a powered flying machine.




  • Khomeyn, Markazi Province, Iran
    Tuesday Sep 23, 1902
    Ruhollah Khomeini

    Birth

    Khomeyn, Markazi Province, Iran
    Tuesday Sep 23, 1902

    Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, whose first name means "spirit of Allah", was born on 24 September 1902 in Khomeyn, Markazi Province.




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