1896 Death Jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies 1879 Birthday Margaret Sanger, feminist/nurse/birth control proponent 1847 Birthday Alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence 1815 Death Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation proponent, dies at 77 1694 Birthday Francis Hutcheson, born in Drumaleg, Ireland, philosopher, Scottish Presbyterian, founding father of Scottish Enlightenment, proponent of Utilitarianism
