1996 Death Patience Edney, nurse/communist, dies at 85 1993 Death Patience Jarvis, dies of melanoma at 56 1987 Death Patience Collier, dies 1911 Birthday Patience Edney, nurse/communist 1881 Event Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London 1786 Death Patience Wright, 1st U.S. woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)
