1548: Catherine Parr died (wife of Henry VIII) (or September 7?)
1867: Amy Cheney Beach (Mrs. H. H. Beach) born (composer)
1892: Irene Lewisohn born (philanthropist, social worker: Henry Street Settlement)
1898: Sarah Emma Edmonds Seelye died (Civil War nurse, soldier and spy)
1997: Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) died in Calcutta (headed order of nuns, internationally famous for her charity work)
Quote for Today
Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person.
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