1814: Sister Anthony O'Connell born (Roman Catholic nun, Civil War nurse, hospital manager)
1838: Mary Cunningham Logan born (writer, editor; wife of John Alexander Logan (Black Jack), lawyer, politician, Civil War Union commander of the 31st Illinois Infantry; sister of Capt. Hilbert A. Cunningham, 15th Tennessee C.S.A., who deserted and in 1863 became an aide to John Logan, then Major General)
1841: Julia Tutwiler born (educator, reformer)
1860: Florence Kling Harding born (First Lady)
1879: Ethel Barrymore born (actress)
1887: Edna Ferber born (writer)
1887: Marion Eugenié Bauer born (musician, educator)
1896: Gerty Theresa Radmitz born (Nobel winner, biochemist, physician)
1912: Julia Child born (cooking writer)
1924: Phyllis Schlafly born (conservative writer, anti-feminist)
1944: Linda Ellerbee born (journalist)
1950: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) gave birth to Princess Anne ( story)
Quote for Today
It's fun to get together and have something good to eat at least once a day. That's what human life is all about - enjoying things. -- Julia Child
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