Timeline Tuesday 9 December 1902

Events on Tuesday 9 December 1902 3

• 1902 – 1985 Margaret Hamilton (1902-1985) American actress and former kindergarten teacher, forever the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.
• 1902 Margaret Hamilton born in Cleveland Margaret Hamilton is born in Cleveland.
• 1902 Venezuela Blockaded by European Powers Britain, Germany and Italy enforce debt claims Britain, Germany, and Italy imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela beginning December 9, seeking repayment of debts owed by President Cipriano Castro's government. The crisis drew in the United States and contributed to the later Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.