Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902)

Howie Morenz

Howard William Morenz was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Beginning in 1923, he played centre for three National Hockey League (NHL) teams: the Montreal Canadiens, the Chicago Black Hawks, and the New York Rangers. Before joining the NHL, Morenz excelled in the junior Ontario Hockey Association, where his team played for the Memorial Cup, the championship for junior ice hockey in Canada. In the NHL, he was one of the most dominant players in the league and set several league scoring records.

Born

1902

September 21

Died

1937

Era

1900s

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1902 Born
1937 Died

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1170 Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Anglo-Norman invaders.
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1435 The Treaty of Arras is promulgated, causing Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.

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The world in 1902

When Howie arrived

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.

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Al Simmons 1902–1956 American baseball player and coach (died 1956) Alexander Luria 1902– Russian psychologist and physician (died 1977) Demchugdongrub 1902– Mongol prince and politician, head of state of Mengjiang (died 1966) Jan Tschichold 1902– German-Swiss graphic designer and typographer (died 1974) Lloyd Nolan 1902–1985 American actor (died 1985) Mohammad Hatta 1902–1980 Indonesian statesman, 1st Vice President of Indonesia (died 1980) Ralph Richardson 1902–1983 English actor (died 1983) Sidney Hook 1902– American philosopher and author (died 1989) Sir Karl Popper 1902– Austrian-English philosopher and academic (died 1994)

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