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1786 Caroline Herschel, astronomer, became the first woman to discover a comet; helped detect Uranus; discovered 16 nebulae and 8 comets	1942 Isabel Allende was born in Peru, writer of many books including "The House of Spirits"	1902 Regina Jonas was born in Germany, first woman to be a rabbi, in 1935	1900 Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain was born; ruled from 1936 to 1952	1984 Joan Benoit won the first women's marathon in the Olympics in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 52 seconds	1926 Gertrude Ederle, at only 19 years old, became the first woman to swim the English Channel	1876 Mata Hari (real name Margaretha Zelle) was born in The Netherlands, dancer and alleged WWI spy for Germany
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1983 Christine Craft, TV journalist, won her lawsuit for age discrimination, although the verdict was later overturned	1963 Whitney Houston was born, singer, 1st woman to enter the Billboard album charts at #1	1993 Ruth Bader Ginsberg was sworn in as the 2nd woman on the U.S. Supreme Court	1862 Sarah Bernhardt, actress, appeared on stage for the first time	1880 Radclyffe Hall was born, author of "The Well of Loneliness" in 1928 which was banned for its lesbian theme	1860 Annie Oakley was born, sharpshooter, starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show	1928 Lina Wertműller was born, Italian, movie director and screenwriter, focused on political and gender issues
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1912 Julia Child was born, chef, author, TV personality	1958 Madonna was born, singer and actress	1892 Mae West was born, entertainer, actress, Hollywood legend	1920 The last state, Tennessee, ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which gave women the right to vote	1883 Coco Chanel was born, famous fashion designer	1841 Maria Louise Pool was born, author	1893 Lili Boulanger was born, composer, first woman winner of the Prix de Rome in 1913
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1893 Dorothy Parker was born, writer, poet, humorist, screenwriter	2006 Natascha Kampusch, of Austria, age 18, managed to escape from her kidnapper after 8 years of captivity	1608 (circa) Basua Makin was born, founder of a school for girls in England, advocate for girls' education	1927 Althea Gibson was born, tennis champion, first black woman to enter (and later win) Wimbledon	Women's Equality Day, commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920	1796 Sophia Smith was born, cofounder of Smith College in 1875	1774 Elizabeth Seton was born, first native-born American to become a saint, in 1975
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1915 Ingrid Bergman was born, actress, Oscar and Emmy award winner; films include "Casablanca" and "Notorious"	1797 Mary (Wollstonecraft) Shelley was born, author of "Frankenstein"	1870 Maria Montessori was born, educator who developed the Montessori Method