2012 Event Sarah West, a British naval officer Commander is appointed commander of HMS Portland, the Royal Navy frigate; she is the first female officer to take command of a major British warship 2010 Event After a series of delays, Iran agrees to release U.S. hiker Sarah Shourd, arrested in 2009; she is released on bail and permitted to leave the country 2010 Event Sarah, Duchess of York, becomes the first Royal in history to suffer possible bankruptcy 2010 Event Film confirms Sarah, Duchess of York's involvement in a scandal showing she asked for a $40,000 handshake in cash and for 500,000 pounds to be paid in return for access to Prince Andrew 2000 Event 42nd Grammy Awards, Santana, Sarah McLachlan and Sting win major awards 1999 Death Sarah Clark Knauss, oldest person 1999, dies at 119 1999 Death Sarah Delany, author/teacher, Having Our Say, dies at 109 1998 Event 40th Grammy Awards, Shawn Colvin, Bob Dylan, Sarah McLachlan, and Elton John win major awards 1997 Death Sarah Lucas, theatre Administrator, dies at 53 1996 Event 15 day old siamese twins separated - Sarah Morales survives, Sarahi dies 1994 Death Sarah Kofman, philosopher, dies at 60 1992 Birthday Sarah Cannon, daughter of singer Amy Grant 1992 Event British Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson announce separation 1992 Event Sarah Ferguson wears paper bag over her head on airline ride 1992 Event Sarah Ferguson attends dinner of Everglades club (club excludes Jews) 1992 Event Cleaning woman finds intimate photos of Sarah Ferguson with U.S. man 1991 Death Sarah Sally Lawrence, entertainer, dies at 61 1990 Death Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, dies of lung cancer at 66 1990 Death Sarah Vaughan, American Musician 1987 Birthday Thomas Dekker, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, musician, singer, actor, played Zach on 'Heroes', John Connor in 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' 1986 Event Britain's Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson 1986 Death Sarah Cunningham, actress (Nurse Andrews-Trapper John MD), dies at 67 1985 Birthday Sarah Hughes, born in Great Neck, New York, professional ice skater, 2002 Olympic gold medalist, biography 'Sudden Champion: The Sara Hughes Story' 1985 Death Sarah Blanding, 1st U.S. fem college head (Vassar 1946-64), dies at 86 1985 Event Zak Starkey (Ringo's son) marries Sarah Menikides 1984 Birthday Emily Ann Lloyd, actress, Sarah Kramer-Something So Right 1982 Death Sarah Churchill, actress (Royal Wedding, Spring Meeting), dies at 67 1981 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament 1980 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament 1980 Birthday Sarah Louise Catherwood, Christchurch New Zealand, 4x200m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1980 Birthday Sarah Lancaster, born in Kansas City, Kansas, actress, Rachel-Saved By Bell: New Class 1980 Death Sarah Selby, actress (Tower of London), dies at 74 1979 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament 1979 Birthday Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress, Sarah Reeves-Party of Five 1979 Birthday Sarah Polley, actress, Sweet Hereafter 1979 Birthday Sarah Price, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1997 1978 Birthday Sarah Cahill, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 1996 1978 Event Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament 1977 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament 1977 Birthday Sarah Chalke, Ottawa, actress, Becky-Roseanne, Ernest Goes to School 1977 Birthday Sarah Biasini, daughter of actress Romy Schneider 1977 Birthday Sarah Michelle Gellar, actress, Kendall-All My Children, Buffy 1977 Birthday Sarah Ryan, Adelaide SA Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Sarah Nadeau, Portland Maine, Miss America-Maine 1997 1976 Birthday Sarah Tueting, ice hockey goalie, USA, 1998 Olympics 1976 Birthday Sarah Elizabeth Ulmer, born in Auckland, New Zealand, 3k ind pursuit cyclist 1996 Olympics 1976 Event Jan Stephens wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Naples Golf Classic 1976 Event Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata" 1975 Birthday Sarah Brady, Miss Universe-New Zealand 1996 1975 Birthday Sarah Pitkowski, Seclin France, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Koksijde 1975 Birthday Sarah Evanetz, born in Vancouver BC, 100m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Sarah Schwald, Bellingham Wash, 1.5k runner 1971 Birthday Sarah O'Hare, model, Cosmopolitan-Jan 1994 1970 Birthday Sarah Silverman, American Comedian 1970 Birthday Sarah Thorsett, Winona, Minnesota, 1.5k runner 1969 Birthday Sarah Vowell, American Author 1968 Birthday Catherine Bell, born in London, England, actress, known for role as Lt. Colonel Sarah MacKenzie on 'JAG' television show, 1997 - 2004 1968 Birthday Sarah McLachlan, folk singer, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 1967 Birthday Sarah Malin, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, actress, Stephane Prescott-Another World 1966 Birthday Sarah Zettel, American Author 1965 Birthday Sarah Jessica Parker, born in Nelsonville, Ohio, actress, Square Pegs, LA Story 1964 Birthday Sarah FE Armstrong-Jones, daughter of princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon 1964 Birthday Sarah Josephson, Bristol, Connecticut, synchronized swimmer 1992 Olympics gold 1961 Birthday Sarah Dallin, rocker, Bananarama-Venus 1961 Birthday Sarah Sutton, British Actress 1961 Birthday Sarah Brightman, actress and singer, Phantom of the Opera 1959 Birthday Sarah Magaret Fergusson, Fergie, born in London, England, Duchess of York 1958 Birthday Lesley Player, born in Redhill, England, Sarah Fergusson's father's lover 1957 Birthday Sarah McGuire, born in Springfield, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank-5th 1956 Birthday Nigel Kennedy, born in Brighton, English, violinist, jazz and classical music, boy prodigy, play Fats Waller tunes by ear at age 10, featured on Sarah Brightman's album Harem 1954 Birthday Sarah Lundy, born in America, horse trainer, won Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, 1993, first female trainer to saddle a horse in the Belmont Stakes 1952 Birthday Sarah Douglas, England, actress, Conan, Superman II, Falcon Crest 1948 Birthday Sarah Purcell, Richmond, Indiana, actress/TV hostess, Real People 1945 Birthday Sarah Tyacke, Keeper of British Public Records 1945 Event 59th U.S. Womens Tennis: Sarah P Cooke beats Pauline Betz (36 86 64) 1943 Birthday Sarah Lucas, theatre administrator 1943 Birthday Sarah Dash, Trenton, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Patti LaBelle and Bluebirds 1941 Birthday Sarah Miles, born in Essex, England, actress, Ryan's Hope, Big Sleep, Venom 1941 Event 55th U.S. Womens Tennis: Sarah H Cooke beats Pauline Betz Addie (75 62) 1935 Event 49th U.S. Womens Tennis: H H Jacobs beats Sarah H Palfrey Fabyan (62 64) 1934 Birthday Sarah Kofman, philosopher 1934 Event 48th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H P Fabyan (61 64) 1934 Event 48th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H Cooke (61 64) 1930 Event Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in U.S., Cincinnati 1924 Birthday Sarah .L Vaughan, born in Newark, New Jersey, jazz scat singer, Broken Hearted Melody 1924 Birthday Sarah Vaughan, American Musician 1924 Birthday Sarah Caldwell, born in Maryville, Missouri, conductor/opera director, Flagstaff 1923 Death Sarah Bernhardt, Henriette, actress (Qn Elizabeth), dies at 77 1914 Birthday Sarah Churchill, London, actress, All Over Town, Royal Wedding 1900 Birthday Sarah Miriam Peale, U.S., portrait painter, General Lafayette-1825 1899 Birthday Sarah Williamson, U.S. missionary in Liberia 1898 Death Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, disguised as man fought for union, dies 1896 Birthday Doris Lloyd, actress, Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah and Son 1894 Death Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68 1893 Birthday Ruth Chatterton, U.S. actress, Madame X, Sarah and Son 1891 Death Sarah Winnemucca, indian scout, dies 1889 Birthday Sarah Delany, author/teacher 1887 Birthday Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author, Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award 1885 Event Sarah Ann Henley survives 76-m jump from Clifton Bridge, Avon, Engl 1882 Event Victorien Sardous "Fedora," with Sarah Bernhardt, premieres in Paris 1880 Event Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, made U.S. debut at New York's Booth Theater 1879 Death Sarah Josepha Hale, American Writer 1867 Event 1st self-made millionairess (Sarah Breedlove-hair straightner) 1850 Death Sarah Biffin/Beffin, limbless miniature painter, dies 1850 Death [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, U.S. feminist/revolutionary, dies 1849 Birthday Sarah Orne Jewett, born in Maine, author, Country of the Pointed Firs 1848 Event Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston 1846 Event 1st U.S. woman telegrapher, Sarah G. Bagley, Lowell, Mass 1845 Birthday Sarah Bernhardt, born in France, actress, Camille, Queen Elizabeth 1831 Death Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75 1826 Birthday Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist 1810 Birthday [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, U.S. feminist/revolutionary, New York Tribune 1803 Birthday Sarah Childress Polk, 1st lady, 1845-1849 1792 Birthday Sarah Moore Grimke, American abolitionist/women's rights advocate 1788 Birthday Sarah Josepha Hale, author, Mary Had a Little Lamb 1788 Birthday Sarah Hale, founder, Seaman's Aid Society of Boston 1755 Birthday Sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress, Fatal Marriage 1692 Event Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrest for witchcraft (Salem, Massachusetts) 1692 Event Sarah Good and Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft, Salem
