Date in year · 1902 · The 1900s
July 14, 1902
On July 14, 1902, peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas".
Events
2
Births
0
Deaths
0
Year
1902
1900s
Featured · July 14, 1902
Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas".
Agustín Lizárraga Ruiz was a Peruvian explorer and farmer who visited the Inca site of Machu Picchu on 14 July 1902, nine years before American explorer Hiram Bingham brought it to international attention.
Around 1902
The year in brief
1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1902nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 902nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 2nd year of the 20th…
What happened
On July 14, 1902
-
1902 Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas". Peruvian explorer and farmer (1865–1912)
Agustín Lizárraga Ruiz was a Peruvian explorer and farmer who visited the Inca site of Machu Picchu on 14 July 1902, nine years before American explorer Hiram Bingham brought it to international attention.
-
1902 The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta. Basilica bell tower in Venice, Italy
St Mark's Campanile is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. The campanile is a reconstruction completed in 1912, the previous tower having collapsed in 1902. 6 metres (323 ft) in height, it is the tallest structure in Venice and is colloquially termed "el paròn de casa".
Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 1902
- April 18 The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000.
- April 20 Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
- April 5 A stand box collapses at Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) in Glasgow, Scotland, which led to the deaths of 25 and injuries to more than 500 supporters during an international association football match between Scotland and England.
- August 22 The Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
- August 22 Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
- August 22 At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 Kashgar earthquake in the Tien Shan mountains.
Step through
Nearby
Keep going