1997 Event Linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight 1996 Death Amelia Rosselli, daughter of political activist Carlo Rosselli, worked in Italy as a poet and literary translator, dies at 65 1974 Birthday Irina Spirlea, born in Bucharest, Romania, tennis star, 1996 Amelia Island 1973 Birthday Amelia Weatherly, actress, Stephanie Brewster-Loving/The City 1959 Birthday Sigrid Thornton, Australia, actress, Amelia Lawson-Guns of Paradise 1957 Event Amelia Wershoven sets record of female throwing a baseball (252'4 ") 1937 Event Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean 1937 Death Amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atlantic, dies at 40 1935 Event Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland California (non-stop, of course) 1932 Event Amelia Earhart completes transcontinental flight 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart, lands Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic Amelia Earhart is 1st woman to fly solo cross the Atlantic 1930 Birthday Amelia Rosselli, born in Paris, France, poet, of Italian origin, daughter of political activist Carlo Rosselli, worked in Italy as a poet and literary translator, wrote prose in English, French and Italian, major work, 'Spazi metrici' 1928 Event Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland to become 1st woman (passenger) to fly Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz) 1919 Death Amelia Barr, writer, novelist, wrote for religious periodicals, novels include 'The Lone House', 'Shela Vedder', dies 1911 Death Carry Amelia Moore Nation, American temperance leader, dies 1898 Birthday Amelia Earhart, U.S. aviator, 1st woman to solo Atlantic 1894 Death Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76 1865 Event Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse 1831 Birthday Amelia Barr, born in Ulverston, England, writer, novelist, wrote for religious periodicals, novels include 'The Lone House', 'Shela Vedder' 1818 Birthday Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons
