360What happened in 1902?
7 moments from 1902 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 15 January 1902 (5 Shawwal 1319 AH)
Abdulaziz recovers Riyadh
On 15 January 1902, the young Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud and a small band of companions recovered Riyadh, the capital of his forefathers. It was the first step in three decades of unification that led to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.
- On this day · 15 January 1902
The young Abdulaziz recovers Riyadh
On 15 January 1902, Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud and a small band of companions recovered Riyadh. The young leader, later King Abdulaziz, began three decades of unification that led to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.
- On this day · 20 April 1902
Marie and Pierre Curie isolate radium
On 20 April 1902, Marie and Pierre Curie succeeded in isolating radium chloride in their laboratory in Paris, after processing tonnes of ore. Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person to win in two sciences, physics and chemistry.
- 1902 · from King Abdulaziz unifies the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz recovers Riyadh
- 15 January 1902 · from Abdulaziz recovers Riyadh
Recovery of Riyadh
- 1902 · from The 1900s: Riyadh recovered and the first powered flight
Abdulaziz recovers Riyadh
- 1902 · from Imam Turki bin Abdullah founds the Second Saudi State
Abdulaziz recovers Riyadh