September 29, 1778 in History

Born:

Catherine McAuley, born in Dublin, Ireland, founder, the Sisters of Mercy, established 12 foundations in Ireland, 2 in England, inherited fortune from father, used money to care for, educate, homeless women and children





More Notable Birthdays on September 29:
1943 - Lech Walesa, born in Popowo, Poland, leads Polish Solidarity, Nobel 1983
1935 - Jerry Lee Lewis, born in Feriday, Louisiana, country singer, Whole Lotta Shakin'
1912 - Michelangelo Antonioni, born in Ferrara, Italy, Italian modernist film director, 'Blow-up', 'Red Desert'
1901 - Enrico Fermi, born in Rome, U.S. physicist, gone fission/fermium, Nobel-1938
1547 - Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist
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