1998 Death Joan Lestor, Baroness Lestor of Eccles, politician, Labor Party, teacher, founding editor, Searchlight, anti-fascist magazine, dies 1978 Event English prince Michael marries baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz 1962 Death Karen Blixen-Finecke, baroness/writer (Out of Africa), dies at 77 1958 Birthday Francesca Thyssen, born in Lugano, Switzerland, baroness 1950 Birthday Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, born in England, British rabbi, member of the House of Lords, social reformer, Chancellor, University of Ulster 1949 Birthday Helene Hayman, born in England, Baroness Helene Hayman, Helene Valerie Hayman, Member of Parliament, Life Peer, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1947 Death Baroness Orczy, British Novelist 1943 Birthday Carmen von Thyssen, born in Barcelona, Spain, Baroness 1943 Birthday Julia Cumberlege, born in England, Julia Frances Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, politician, businesswoman, British Conservative Party, member of Dames of the Order of St. Gregory the Great 1942 Birthday Tessa Blackstone, born in England, Baroness Blackstone, politician, university administrator, Labor Party, life peer, House of Lords, Baroness Blackstone of Stoke Newington in Greater London 1941 Birthday Baroness Hollis of Heigham, history lecturer, University of East Anglia 1937 Birthday Baroness Blatch, British minister of state for Education 1931 Birthday Joan Lestor, born in England, Baroness Lestor of Eccles, politician, Labor Party, teacher, founding editor, Searchlight, anti-fascist magazine 1930 Birthday Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes 1929 Birthday Baroness Ewart-Biggs, British, Lab, spokesperson on Home Affairs 1923 Birthday Baroness Ryder, of Warsaw and Cavendish, worked for sick and disabled 1923 Birthday Baroness Platt of Writtle, British CEO, Equal Opportunities Comm 1923 Birthday Pamela Sharples, born in England, Baroness Sharples, BConservative Party, made a Life Peer of Chawton in the County of Hampshire, after husband, Sir Richard Sharples, was assassinated 1918 Birthday Mervyn Pike, born in England, Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike, Baroness Pike, Conservative, Life Peerk, knighted, Member of Parliament for Melton, in the county of Leicestershire 1918 Birthday Katherine Grant, born in Scotland, Countess of Dysart, Lady Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus, now 12th Countess of Dysart, a Scottish peeress, referenced as Baroness Huntingtower 1916 Birthday Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn 1915 Birthday Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, deputy speaker, House of Lords 1910 Birthday Baroness Phillips, president and general secretary, National Association of Women 1910 Event Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot 1898 Birthday Charlotte D baroness of Pallandt, Dutch sculptress 1897 Birthday Barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader 1865 Birthday Baroness Orczy, British Novelist 1810 Birthday Eliza Von Bretton di Zerega, Danish West Indies, baroness 1799 Death Baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed
