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==Wednesday, August 6, 1902==

* The [[Cunard Line]] [[ocean liner]] [[RMS Carpathia|RMS ''Carpathia'']] was launched from the shipyard in [[Wallsend]] in [[England]], after being christened by the daughter of the [[Cunard Line]] vice-chairman.<ref>"Launches at Newcastle", ''The Times'' (London) August 7, 1902, p. 10</ref> It would make its maiden voyage on May 5, 1903. Converted to a troop ship for [[World War I]], ''Carpathia'' would be sunk by a German submarine on July 17, 1918.

* '''Died: '''[[Harry Tracy]], 26, American outlaw, committed suicide after being wounded by a posse at [[Creston, Washington]] (b. [[1875]])