1752: Fanny Burney born (author, diarist) (bibliography)
1842: Camilla Urso born (musician, violinist)
1859: Christine Terhune Herrick born (writer on household subjects)
1875: Miriam Amanda "Ma" Ferguson born (governor of Texas)
1881: Lois Weber born (actress, producer, director)
1881: Mary Antin born (writer)
1893: Dorothy L. Sayers born
1908: Maria Elena Vieira da Silva (artist)
1919: Elizabeth Stevenson (author, historian)
Quote for Today
I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.
-- Madonna Ciccone
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