2008 Birthday Emma Tallulah Behn, born in Lommedalen, Oslo, Norway 1996 Death Frideswide Frances Emma Knight, musician/socialist, dies at 85 1993 Event 65th Academy Awards - "Unforgiven," Al Pacino and Emma Thompson win 1990 Birthday Emma Watson, born in Paris, France, British actress, model, known for role as Hermione in 'Harry Potter' film series, earning her more than $10 million pounds 1981 Birthday Emma Laaksonen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1979 Birthday Emma Louise DeSilets, Miss Washington Teen USA 1997 1976 Birthday Emma Bunton, born in Barnet, England, singer, songwriter, member of Spice Girls girl band, which sold over 35 million albums, nicknamed, 'Baby Spice' 1973 Birthday Emma Johnson, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Emma Caulfield, born in San Diego, California, actress, appeared in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', 'Beverly Hills 90210' 1972 Birthday Gwyneth Paltrow, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Pallbearer, Emma, Hard Eight 1972 Birthday Emma Ridley, Hanpstead, England, actress, Return to Oz 1971 Birthday Emma Robinson, born in Montreal, Quebec, rower 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Ari Meyers, born in San Juan PR, actress, Emma McArdle-Kate and Allie 1967 Birthday Emma Anderson, British Musician 1966 Death Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 1960 Birthday Emma Samms, Samuels, London, actress, Colby's, General Hospital 1959 Birthday Emma Thompson, born in England, actress, Henry V, Howards End, Oscar-1992 1956 Death Jean Hersholt, actress (Emma, Grand Hotel, Greed), dies at 69 1949 Birthday Emma Kirkby, British soprano 1946 Event Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of Year" 1940 Death Florence Scovel Shinn, artist, book illustrator, metaphysical writer, wrote, 'The Game of Life and how to Play it", 1925, writings follow thought principles of Emma Curtis Hopkins, Myrtle Fillmore, Phineas Quimby, Charles Fillmore, dies 1940 Death Emma Goldman, U.S. anarchists/feminist/author (Living My Life), dies 1938 Birthday Diana Rigg, born in Doncaster, England, actress, Emma Peel-Avengers, Hospital 1934 Death A Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont, Dutch queen, dies at 76 1930 Death Emma Albani, Canadian Musician 1930 Event Emma Fahning bowls 1st sanctioned 300 game by a woman 1929 Event Queen-mother Emma opens Antonie van Leeuwenhoek House in Amsterdam 1927 Birthday Emma Lou Diemer, composer 1919 Event U.S. deports 250 alien radicals, including anarchist Emma Goldman 1919 Event J Edgar Hoover deports anarchists/feminist Emma Goldman to Russia 1917 Event Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft 1916 Event Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control 1912 Birthday Emma "Nono" Batenburg, actress, Noah 1910 Birthday Frideswide Frances Emma Knight, musician/socialist 1898 Death Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, disguised as man fought for union, dies 1892 Event Queen Wilhelmina and Emma open Merwede Canal between Amsterdam-Rhine 1887 Death Emma Lazarus, U.S. poet ("Give us your tired and poor"), dies in New York at 38 1884 Event Dutch Queen Emma appointed regent 1879 Event Dutch King Willem II marries Emma von Waldeck-Pyrmont 1878 Event 1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston) 1875 Event Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick kids, makes trial trip, New York City 1875 Birthday Emma Dunn, actress, Dr. Monica, Dr. Kildare's Strange Case, Hideaway 1871 Birthday Florence Scovel Shinn, born in New Jersey, artist, book illustrator, metaphysical writer, wrote, 'The Game of Life and how to Play it", 1925, writings follow thought principles of Emma Curtis Hopkins, Myrtle Fillmore, Phineas Quimby, Charles Fillmore 1869 Birthday Emma Goldman, anarchist/publisher, Mother Earth 1865 Birthday Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck 1863 Birthday Emma Mary Wooley, educator, Mary Anna Wells 1858 Birthday A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands 1858 Death A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76 1852 Event Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants 1849 Birthday Emma Lazarus, Jewish poet, "New Colossus" at the base of Statue of Liberty 1847 Birthday Emma Albani, Canadian Musician 1839 Event Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood 1838 Event Emma Wedgwood accepts Charles Darwin's marriage proposal 1787 Birthday Emma Willard, U.S., opens school for young ladies, Hall of Fame