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2000 Hilary Clinton is the first former First Lady elected to the Senate
1998 First Lady Hilary Clinton blames charges that President Clinton had affairs part of a vast right-wing conspiracy 1997 Ellen Clara Pollock, actress (Wicked Lady, Fake), dies at 94 1997 David Waller, actor (Lady Jane, Perfect Friday, Hannay), dies at 76 1996 Couples, Davies, Sheehan and Sorenstam win Wendy's Lady's 3 Tour Golf 1996 John Abbott, British actor (Lady Jane, Quest), dies at 90 1996 Maggie Donnelly, bag lady, dies at 46 1995 Kathleen Harrison, actress (Fast Lady, Big Money), dies at 103 1995 Joan A C Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury, dies at 84 1994 Juliette Lady Huxley Baillot, author, dies at 96 1994 Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1994 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1st lady (1961-63), dies of cancer at 64 1994 Jackie Kennedy, First Lady 1994 "My Fair Lady" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 165 performances 1994 Lady Caithness, wife of British undersecretary, commits suicide 1993 Alexander Mackendrick, British/US director (Lady Killers), dies at 81 1993 "My Fair Lady" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 165 performances 1993 Sally Gunnell runs lady world record 400m hurdles (52.74") 1993 Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84 1993 Pat Nixon, 1st lady (1969-75), dies of lung cancer at 81 1993 Val Skinner wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1992 Lady Rothermere, Bubbles, wife of British newspaper magnate, dies 1992 Danielle Ammaccapan wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1992 Earl Spencer, father of Lady Diana, dies at 68 1991 Colleen Walker wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1991 Margot Fonteyn, ballerina (1st lady of British Ballet), dies at 71 1990 "Millie's Book" written by 1st Lady Barbara Bush for president's dog is a best-selling non-fiction book 1990 Margaret Mary Lockwood, actress (Man in Grey, Wicked Lady), dies at 73 1990 Cathy Gerring wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1990 Rex Harrison, actor (My Fair Lady), dies of cancer at 82 1989 Laura Davies wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1988 Shirley Furlong wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1988 Frederick Loewe, U.S. composer (My Fair Lady), dies at 84 1987 Irene Wicker, singer and actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81 1987 1st lady Nancy Reagan undergoes a modified radical mastectomy 1987 Japanese bank buys "Lady McGill" stamp for $1,100,000 1987 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1987 Sir Rudolph Bing (of New York Met Opera) marries Lady Carroll Douglass 1986 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Brave Raj, Capote, Lady's Secret, Last Tycoon, Manila, Skywalker, Smile at Santa Anita 1986 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1985 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1984 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1984 4th Golden Raspberry Awards: Lonely Lady wins 1983 George Cukor, director (My Fair Lady), dies on 84th birthday 1983 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1983 Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament 1983 Jacqueline Logan, silent film leading lady, dies at 78 1982 Bess Truman, 1st lady (1945-53), dies in Independence, Mo at 97 1982 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander New York City after 333 performances 1982 Prince Chuck and Lady Di name their baby "William" 1982 Prince Chuck and Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital 1982 William of Wales, son of Prince Chuck and Lady Di 1982 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1982 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament 1982 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orlando Lady Golf Classic 1982 Victor Jory, actor (Adv of Tom Sawyer, 1st Lady, Jigsaw), dies at 79 1982 Stanley Holloway, comedian (My Fair Lady, Our Man Higgins), dies at 91 1981 "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 119 performances 1981 "My Fair Lady" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 119 performances 1981 Prince Charles of England weds Lady Diane Spencer 1981 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf 1981 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" opens at Nederlander New York City for 333 performances 1981 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament 1981 Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies 1981 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf 1981 Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies 1981 Britain's Prince Charles announces engagement to Lady Diana Spencer 1980 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1980 Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament 1980 Edward Albee's "Lady from Dubuque," premieres in New York City 1979 Vicki Fergon wins LPGA Lady Stroh's Golf Open 1979 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1979 Sandra Post wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament 1979 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament 1978 Sandra Post wins LPGA Lady Stroh's Golf Open 1978 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1978 Janet Coles wins LPGA Natural Light Lady Tara Golf Classic 1978 Leo Genn, actor (Lady Chatterley's Lover, Henry V), dies at 72 1977 Lady Davina EAB Windsor, daughter of English prince Richard 1977 Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1977 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic 1977 "My Fair Lady" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 384 performances 1976 Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1976 Lukas Hass, actor, Mars Attacks, Lady in White, Witness, Music Box 1976 Victor Varconi, actor (Divine Lady, King of Kings), dies at 85 1976 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic 1976 "My Fair Lady" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 384 performances 1976 Johan[nes A] Card, actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady), dies at 78 1976 Johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor (My Fair Lady), dies at 78 1975 Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open 1975 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic 1974 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic 1974 1st Lady Betty Ford undergoes a radical mastectomy 1974 Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic 1974 Roger Pryor, actor (Lady by Choice), dies at 72 1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic 1973 Marc Allegret, French director (Lady Chatterley), dies at 72 1973 Jane Blalock/Sandra Palmer wins Lady Angelo's 4-Ball Golf Tournament 1973 Mary Mills wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic 1973 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1972 Mark A Van Doren, U.S. literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78 1972 Philippine's 1st lady Imelda Marcos stabbed and wounded by an assailant 1972 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic 1972 Jan Ferraris wins LPGA Lady Pepsi Golf Open 1972 Carol Mann wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1972 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Eve Golf Open 1972 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes European all-round lady skating champ 1971 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Pepsi Golf Open 1971 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1971 Tom Jones, "She's a Lady," goes gold 1970 Neil Simon's "Gingerbread Lady," premieres in New York City 1970 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1970 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1969 Sharon Sites Adams, 39, becomes 1st lady to solo sail the Pacific 1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Danbury Lady Carling Golf Open 1969 Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1969 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1968 Gary Puckett and Union Gap release "Lady Will Power" 1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1968 Beatles release "Lady Madonna" in the UK 1967 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1967 Mickey Wright wins Lady Carling Golf Open 1967 Stien Kaiser becomes world champion lady's skater 1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1966 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1965 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Midwest Golf Open 1965 37th Academy Awards - "My Fair Lady," Rex Harrison and J Andrews win 1965 Diane Lane, New York City, actress, Streets of Fire, Lady Beware, Lonesome Dove 1964 Jack Pennick, actor (Lady From Louisiana), dies at 68 1964 Jan and Dean release "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Lady Carling Eastern Golf Open 1964 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open 1964 Robert Warwick, actor (Konga, Zorro, Lady Godiva), dies at 85 1964 Nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80 1964 Michelle Obama, born in Chicago, Illinois, maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, first African-American First Lady of the United States, husband to Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, employed by Sidley Austin law firm and University of Chicago Medical Center 1963 Laurie Brower, born in Long Beach, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Lady Keystone-9th 1963 Laura Davies, Coventry England, LPGA golfer, 1989 Lady Keystone Open 1963 Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st, 1st lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland 1963 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Lady Carling Eastern Golf Open 1962 Eleanor Roosevelt, 1st Lady (1933-1945), dies at 78 in New York City 1962 "My Fair Lady" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 2,715 performances 1962 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Tournament 1962 1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV 1961 Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 1st lady (1915-21), dies at 89 1961 Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies 1961 Cathy Gerring, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1990 Lady Keystone Open 1961 Marci Bozarth, Lampasas, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1994 Lady Keystone Open-37th 1960 "Lovely" Elizabeth, Frankfurt, Kentucky, WWF's 1st lady of wrestling 1960 Penguin Books publishes "Lady Chatterley's Lover" 1960 DH Lawrence' "Lady Chatterley's Lover" ruled not obscene (New York City) 1960 U.S. appeals court rules novel, "Lady Chatterly's Lover," not obscene 1959 Shirley Furlong, born in San Antonio, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1988 Lady Keystone Open 1959 Postmaster General bans D H Lawrence's book, Lady Chatterley's Lover (overruled by U.S. Court of Appeals in Mar 1960) 1958 Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and 3 nuns (Chic) 1957 Grace Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29), dies at 78 1957 11th Tony Awards: Long Days Journey into the Night and My Fair Lady win 1957 Cynthia Rothrock, born in Wilmington, Delaware, actress, Lady Dragon, Honor and Glory 1956 "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 2,715 performances 1955 Vicki Fergon, Palo Alto California, LPGA golfer, 1979 Lady Stroh's 1955 Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" released 1952 Rudy Gatlin, Olney, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady 1952 Maria Eva "Evita" Duarte Peron, Argentina's 1st lady, dies at 33 1951 Judith Ivey, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Lady in Red, Hello Again 1951 Jeff Altman, comedian/actor, Nurses, Pink Lady, Soul Man 1951 Steve Gatlin, born in Olney, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady 1950 Chris De Burgh, Davidson, Argent/Irish rock vocalist, Lady in Red 1949 Maggie Donnelly, bag lady 1949 Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy and Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 1949 Milan Williams, U.S. keyboardist, Commodores-Three Times a Lady 1949 Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes 1st nonstop round- the-world flight at Fort Worth, Texas, covering 23,452 miles in 94 hours 1948 Margaret Trudeau, Vancouver BC, former Canadian 1st lady 1948 Enrique Basilio, hurler, 1st lady to light Olympic flame, Mexico-1968 1948 Larry Gatlin, Seminole, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady 1947 Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83 1947 Hillary Clinton, born in Chicago, lawyer/1st lady, 1993-2001 1947 "Louisiana Lady" closes at Century Theater New York City after 4 performances 1947 "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater New York City for 4 performances 1946 "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater New York City after 79 performances 1946 Laura Bush, American First Lady 1946 "Gypsy Lady," opens at Century Theater New York City for 79 performances 1944 Olga Maitland, born in England, born Lady Helen Olga Hay, known as Lady Olga Maitland, politician, Conservative Party 1944 Diana Ross, born in Detroit, Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany 1943 Anna Gael, Gyarmarthy, Budapest Hungary, Lady Weymouth 1941 Robert Forster, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Lady in Red, Alligator 1940 Lonnie Liston Smith, U.S. jazz performer, Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady 1940 Richard Pryor, Illinois, comedian/actor, Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy 1940 Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (Outcast Lady, Riptide), dies 1940 Dean Torrence, born in Los Angeles, California, surf music singer, Jan and Dean-Little Old Lady 1939 Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was a Lady," premieres in New York City 1938 Jo Ann Campbell, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Lawrence Welk's champagne lady 1936 Pravda criticizes Sjostakovitsj' "Lady Macbeth" opera 1935 Stalin views Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady Macbeth" 1935 Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years 1934 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady MacBeth," premieres in Leningrad 1933 Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady," released 1933 Jeremy Brett, actor, Sherlock Holmes, Freddie-My Fair Lady 1933 Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt 1933 Butler-Sloss, British Lady Justice 1933 Susan Sontag, born in New York City, Susan Rosenblatt, New York, writer, author, filmmaker, philosopher, political activist, 'Against Interpretation' established reputation as 'the Dark Lady of American Letters' 1932 Lady Littler, CEO, Gaming Board for Great Britain 1932 Lady Augusta, Isabella Gregory, playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80 1932 Lady Gregory, Irish Dramatist 1932 Raisa Maximovna Titorenko Gorbachev, Russia's 1st lady, 1982-1991 1931 Jill Bennett, Penang Malay, actress, Lady Jane, Concrete Jungle 1931 Sibelius/Ashton's ballet "Lady of Shalott," premieres in London 1931 Dick Motta, NBA coach, 856 wins, Its not over 'til the fat lady sings 1931 Imelda Marcos, politician/shoe collector/1st lady of Philippines 1930 David H Lawrence, poet and writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44 1930 Duncan Montgomery Stewart, principal, Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford 1929 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, New York, 1st lady, 1961-63 1929 Jackie Kennedy, First Lady 1929 Katie Boyle, Lady Sander Saunders, British broadcaster 1929 Audrey Hepburn, Brussels Belg, Breakfast at Tiffany's, My Fair Lady 1929 Lady, James, Mellon, CEO, Volunteer Development Scotland 1929 Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, actress, 4 Weddings and a Funeral, Solo, Tenko 1928 Eddie Fisher, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Oh My Papa, Lady of Spain 1928 Stanley Baxter, British comedian, Joey Boy, Fast Lady 1927 Rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady, 1977-1981, Jimmy's lust 1927 Rosalynn Carter, American First Lady 1927 Elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet, Lady of the Night: A flower 1927 John Harold Kander, composer, Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs. Kramer 1926 Gudrun Ure, British actress, Lady MacBeth, BBC Sorcerer 1925 Barbara Bush, Rye, New York, 1st lady, 1989-93 1924 George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in New York City 1924 Florence Harding, American First Lady 1924 Lloyd Bochner, Toronto, Cecil-Dynasty, Lonely Lady, Naked Gun 2 1923 Helena Carter, Helen Rickerts, U.S. model/actress, River Lady 1923 Nancy Reagan, New York City, 1st Lady, 1981-89 1923 English prince Albert (George VI) marries lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 1922 Raymond Baxter, British TV host/author, Fast Lady 1921 Ivan Caryll, composer (Pink Lady), dies at 60 1921 Betty Ford, 1st lady, 1975-76, and namesake for Betty Ford Clinic 1921 Lady Fisher, founder, British Women Caring Trust 1921 Diana Barrymore, born in New York City, actress in Nightmare, Lady Courageous, Fired Wife 1919 Lady Nancy Astor sworn-in as 1st female member of British Parliament 1919 US-born Lady Astor elected 1st female member of British Parliament 1919 Evita Peron, Peron-Duarte, Argentina, 1st lady/actress 1919 Lady Ricketts, CEO, National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux 1919 Herbert/Blossom's musical "Velvet Lady," premieres in New York City 1918 Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer, Lerner and Loewe-My Fair Lady 1918 Demidova, lady in waiting of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death 1918 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 1918 Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist of Concert building, Oh, Lady! Lady! 1917 Heinrich Boll, Germ, writer, Group Portrait with Lady, Nobel '72, 1917 Heinrich Boll, Germ, writer, Group Portrait with Lady, Nobel '72, 1917 Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer and actor, My Fair Lady 1917 James Barries' "Old Lady Shows Her," premieres in London 1916 Margaret Lockwood, Karachi India, actress, Lady Vanishes 1914 Ellen Wilson, 1st lady (1913-14), dies at 54 1912 Lady Bird Johnson, born in Texas, First Lady of the United States, called "Lady Bird", beautified Washington, D.C. 1912 Claudia Johnson, American First Lady 1912 Pat Nixon, 1st lady, 1968-74 1911 Ethel Lois Payne, journalist, Chicago Defender, 1st Lady of Black Press 1911 Karel G. Bakker, Dutch actor, Lady Windermere's Fan 1911 Ivan Caryll's musical "Pink Lady," premieres in New York City 1910 Joan Alice Chetwode Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury 1910 Lady Mosley, biographer, dies 1909 Ann Sothern, Harriette Lake, ND, actress, Lady in a Cage 1908 Lady Jean Swaythling, chief controller, ATS 1908 Rex Harrison, Reginald Carey, England, actor, My Fair Lady, Cleopatra 1908 Michael Redgrave, Bristol Eng, actor, Browning Version, Lady Vanishes 1908 Rex Harrison, born in England, actor, My Fair Lady, Dr. Doolittle 1907 Henriette Wyeth, 1st lady of american art 1907 Lady Gregory's "Rising of the Moon," premieres in Dublin 1905 Irene Wicker, singer and actress, Singing Lady 1904 W B Yeats/Lady Gregory's "On Baile's Strand," premieres in Dublin 1904 Selena Royale, New York City, actress, Date With Judy, Misleading Lady 1903 Claudette Colbert, Lily Chauchoin, Paris, actress, Texas Lady 1903 Wilfrid Hyde-White, England, actor, My Fair Lady, Peyton Place 1903 WB Yeats and Lady Gregory's "Hour-glass," premieres in Dublin 1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" 1902 Ellen Clara Pollock, actress, Wicked Lady, Horror Hospital 1901 Genevieve Tobin, actress, Zaza, Great Gambini, Uncertain Lady 1901 Fuzzy Knight, Fairmont, West Virginia, actor, Oklahoma Annie, Cowby and the Lady 1899 Evelyn Brent, born in Tampa, Florida, actress, Panama Lady, Last Coomand 1897 Johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor/stage manager, My Fair Lady 1897 Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer, Lady Fanny, Bel Ami 1896 , Lady Huxley, Juliette Baillot, author 1896 Mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady, 1953-61 1895 Jack Pennick, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Lady From Louisiana 1895 Law Pendleton, U.S., wrestler/actor, Laughing Lady 1893 Isobel Elsom, actress, My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger 1892 A "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Netherlands very old lady 1892 Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st lady (1889-1892), dies at 60 1892 David Garnett, England, novelist and editor, Lady into Fox 1892 Kathleen Harrison, actress, Fast Lady, Big Money, West 11 1892 "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde premieres at St. James (London) 1891 Leslie Lincoln Henson, actor, Lady Luck, Funny Face, Harvey 1891 Henry O'Neill, Orange, New Jersey, actor, Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble 1891 Donald Kerr, born in Eagle Grove, Iowa, actor, Carnival Lady, Devil Bat 1891 Victor Varconi, born in Hungary, actor, Divine Lady, King of Kings, Big City 1890 Marjory Stoneman Douglas, environmentalist, 1st Lady of Everglades 1888 Gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress, My Fair Lady 1887 Gertrude Astor, Lakewood, Ohio, actress, Carnival Lady 1887 Raymond Hatton, born in Red Oak, Iowa, actor, Girls in Prison, Lady Killer 1885 David Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer, Lady Chatterly's Lover 1885 Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady, 1945-52 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt, 1st lady, 1933-1945, crusader, Nobel 1931 1884 Nicholas Joy, Paris, France, actor, Boss Lady 1883 Leah Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Lady Gangster 1882 Thurston Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Roaming Lady, In Society 1879 Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady, 1923-29 1878 1st Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn 1876 Eliza Johnson, American First Lady 1875 Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady, 1929-33 1869 Charley Grapewin, Xenia, Ohio, actor, Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady 1867 Amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam 1865 Annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady 1864 Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady, 1885-89, 93-97 1861 Ivan Caryll, U.S., composer, Pink Lady 1861 Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady, 1909-12 1860 Loss of steamer, "Lady Elgin" 1860 Excursion steamer "Lady Elgin" drowns 340 in Lake Michigan 1860 Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady, 1921-23 1860 Florence Harding, American First Lady 1858 Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison, 1st lady, 1889-1893 1852 Louisa Catherine Adams, American First Lady 1852 Lady Gregory, Irish Dramatist 1849 Dolley Madison, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins, died at age 81 in Washington, D.C. 1848 Octave Mirbeau, France, writer, Journal of a Lady's Maid 1847 Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady, 1897-1901 1843 Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany 1837 Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady, 1881-85 1832 Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, 1st lady, 1881 1831 Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady, 1877-81 1831 Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75 1830 Belva Bennett Lockwood, attorney, 1st lady to argue in Supreme Court 1828 Lady Caroline Lamb, British Celebrity 1827 Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65 1826 Varina Howell Davis, 1st lady, Confederacy 1826 Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady, 1862-76 1821 Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 1818 Mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady, 1861-65 1818 Abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73 1816 Charlotte Sanders Cushman, U.S., actress, Lady MacBeth 1810 Eliza Johnson, American First Lady 1806 Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady, 1853-57 1803 Sarah Childress Polk, 1st lady, 1845-1849 1798 Abigail Powers Fillmore, 1st lady, 1850-53 1788 Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady, 1849-50 1785 Lady Caroline Lamb, British Celebrity 1775 Anna Symmes Harrison, Ohio, 9th 1st lady, 1841 1775 Louise Catherine Johnson Adams, 1st lady, 1825 - 1829 1775 Louisa Catherine Adams, American First Lady 1771 Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet, Lady of Lake 1768 Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, 1st lady, 1817-25 1768 Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins 1762 Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress, Phaedra, Lady Macbeth 1744 Abigail Adams, born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, 2nd first lady, 1797-1801 1732 Martha Washington, 1st, 1st lady, 1789-97 1731 Martha Washington, American First Lady 1715 Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London 1678 Lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes 1673 Moliare, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, French author (Learned Lady), dies 1645 lady Alice Lisle, English widow of John Lisle, beheaded 1554 Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed 1554 Lady Jane Grey, deposed Queen of England, beheaded after 9 day rule 1553 English Lady Jane Grey/bishop Cranmer accused of high treason 1553 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days 1553 Lady Jane Grey becomes queen of England 1553 English Lady Jane Grey marries Guildford Dudley 1057 Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies 1040 Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes |
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