The Mumbles-based British lifeboatJames Stevens capsized at the mouth of the River Afan in Wales while on its way to rescue the stranded Christina, resulting in the deaths of six of her fourteen crew, mostly volunteers who worked as oyster fishermen.[1]
The aircraft engine that would power the Wright brothers' first airplane later in 1903 was run for the first time in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It was the first successful attempt to build a heavier-than-air aircraft engine.[9]
Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03: Britain, Germany and Italy reached a settlement with Venezuela, ending the naval blockade imposed because of the country's refusal to pay foreign debts and reparation for damages suffered by European citizens in the Federal War. The settlement was achieved through American intervention by means of the Washington Protocols.[12]
Romanian inventor Traian Vuia told the Académie des Sciences of Paris about his procedure for taking off in a heavier-than-air mechanical machine. His ideas were rejected.[14]
Born:Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist and actor, in Chicago (died 1978)
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^The Protocols' full text is available here: "Germany, Great Britain, and Italy v. Venezuela et al", The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 2, No. 4 (October 1908), pp. 902–911
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