Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician and physicist (b. 1754)
Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also Veha; Latin: Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha; German: Georg Freiherr von Vega; born Vehovec, March 23, 1754 – September 26, 1802) was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.
1802Sep, 26
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- 28Mar
2 Pallas
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered. - 21Apr
Wahhabi sack of Karbala
Twelve thousand Wahhabis under Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad, invaded city of Karbala, killed over three thousand inhabitants, and sacked the city. - 28May
Louis Delgrès
In Guadeloupe, 400 rebellious slaves, led by Louis Delgrès, blow themselves up rather than submit to Napoleon's troops - 4Jul
United States Military Academy
At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opens. - 3Sep
Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
William Wordsworth composes the sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.