968: Saint Matilda, Queen of Germany and mother of Emperor Otto I, died
1808: Narcissa Prentiss Whitman born
1815: Josephine Lange born (composer)
1830?: Sarah Flournoy Moore Chapin born
1833: Lucy Hobbs Taylor born
1851: Anna Caroline Maxwell born
1875: Isadore Gilbert Mudge born
1877: Edna Woolman Chase born (Vogue editor)
1887: Sylvia Woodbridge Beach born
1894: Osa Helen Leighty Johnson born
1923: Diane Arbus born
1958: Princess Grace (former movie star Grace Kelly) gave birth to a son, Prince Albert, who thereby became heir to the throne, displacing his older sister, Princess Caroline
Feast Day: Saint Matilda of Saxony, queen of Germany
Quote for Today
A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex but neither should she adjust to prejudice and discrimination.
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