2015 Event Queen Elizabeth II surpasses her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the U.K.'s longest-reigning royal with 63 years on the throne; Elizabeth II was installed on the throne at age 25 in 1952 after the sudden death of her father, George VI 2015 Event Queen Elizabeth II officially celebrates her 89th birthday with a Trooping the Color ceremony; as part of the celebration, the Queen also knighted figures including actor Kevin Spacey and singer Van Morrison 2015 Event Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announce the name of their baby girl, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana 2014 Event Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, makes the first visit to the U.K. as Irish head of state; his visit reciprocates that of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland in 2011 2013 Event The German racing horse, Novellist, wins the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2013 Event The 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation is commemorated by thousands at Westminster Abbey 2013 Event Queen Elizabeth of the U.K. is named 'the most memorable Bond girl' for her appearance at the London Olympics. BAFTA, gave her the honorary award for her support of British film and television 2013 Event As a precautionary measure, Queen Elizabeth II is admitted to the hospital for observation after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II shares her Christmas Message with her Commonwealth subjects, referencing the 'humbling' experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations and the 2012 Summer Olympics;the speech is the first to be broadcast in 3D 2012 Event United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II attends a meeting of the Cabinet for the first time, receiving a gift honoring her Diamond Jubilee; this was first time a Cabinet meeting was attended by a British monarch since the reign of Queen Victoria 2012 Event A pop concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee takes place at Buckingham Palace, featuring artists Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, among others 2012 Event A pageant on London's River Thames marks the highpoint of a series of events celebrating The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II 2012 Event Love letters written between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning are published online by Wellesley College and Baylor University 2012 Event Elizabeth Taylor's collection of artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas sell for over 13.7 million pounds at Christie's in London 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II marks her 60th anniversary of becoming monarch of the U.K and seven sovereign states in the Commonwealth of Nations 2012 Event Jamaica's new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announces the country will become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II appoints John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, and artist David Hockney, to the Order of Merit 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II makes her 16th visit to Australia, commencing in the capital city of Canberra 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Zara Phillips marries Mike Tindall, an England rugby union international 2011 Event On his visit to the United Kingdom, U.S. President Barack Obama meets Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II visits Ireland's Croke Park in Dublin, where the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1920 occurred during the Irish War of Independence 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II becomes the second-longest-reigning monarch in Britain 2010 Event The engagement of Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips to Mike Tindall, a Rugby Union player, is announced 2010 Event Queen Elizabeth II launches a page on Facebook; no one is allowed to 'poke' or 'befriend' her 2007 Death Elizabeth Hardwick, dies at 91, in New York City 2003 Death "Elizabeth ""Ma Pampo"" Israel", old woman, ", may have been world's oldest but ""undocumented"" person, ", dies at 128, disputed 2001 Death Elizabeth Jennings, English Poet 1999 Death Elizabeth Gray Vining, American Writer 1996 Death Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96 1996 Death Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant, dies at 77 1996 Death Elizabeth Gille, writer translator/editor, dies at 59 1996 Death Elizabeth Eyre de Lanaux, designer artist/writer, dies at 102 1995 Event Queen Elizabeth askes Prince Charles and Diana to divorce 1995 Death Irene Elizabeth Beatrice Ighodaro, doctor/social reformer, dies at 79 1995 Event Queen Mother Elizabeth undergoes hip surgery 1995 Death Elizabeth Jane Lloyd, artist/teacher, dies at 67 1995 Death Bessie Annie Elizabeth Delany, dentist writer, dies at 104 1995 Death Elizabeth Brown, minister healer/writer, dies at 32 1995 Death Jean Elizabeth Leuckert Muir, designer dressmaker, dies at 66 1995 Death Elizabeth Montgomery, actress (Bewitched), dies of cancer at 62 1994 Death Elizabeth Meyer, wife of Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47 1994 Death Elizabeth Lefanu Maconchy, English composer (My Dark Heart), dies at 87 1994 Death Sara Taylor, mother of Elizabeth, dies at 62 1994 Event Actor Brandon Cruz (32) weds Elizabeth Finkelstein (26) 1994 Event Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse and breaks her left wrist 1993 Event Qn Elizabeth's nephew Viscount Linley (32) weds Serena Stanhope (24) 1993 Death Margaret MacDonald, maid to Queen Elizabeth, dies at 89 1993 Event Director Oliver Stone files for divorce from Elizabeth 1992 Event Queen Elizabeth's home Windsor Castle catches fire 1992 Death Elizabeth David, British cookbook writer, dies 1992 Death Elizabeth McDonald, inventor (Spic and Span), dies at 98 1992 Death Elizabeth Lennox, radio singer, dies of heart seizure at 98 1992 Birthday Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan, Columbia, South Carolina, sport pistol 1996 Olympics 1991 Event Elizabeth Taylor weds for 8th time (Larry Fortensky) 1991 Death Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Netherlands/Indian writer (Camp Diary), dies at 86 1991 Event Amy Elizabeth Goodman, of California, crowned America's Junior Miss 1991 Event Lesbian priest Elizabeth Carl ordained in Episcopal Church 1991 Event Lesbian priest Elizabeth Carl is ordained in Episcopal Church 1991 Event Queen Elizabeth becomes 1st British monarch to address U.S. congress 1991 Event President Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game 1990 Death Elizabeth Allan, actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Camille, Java Head), dies 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver 1989 Event Queen Elizabeth II knights Ronald Reagan 1988 Event Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (Minn), 22, crowned 62nd Miss America 1989 1988 Event Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth 1987 Death Elizabeth Hartman, actress (Fixer, Patch of Blue), dies at 45 1986 Event Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1985 Death Elizabeth Julesberg, author (Dick and Jane), dies 1985 Event Joanne Carner wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1984 Event Miss Elizabeth (Hulette) and Macho Man Randy Savage (Poffo) wed 1984 Event Elizabeth Taylor, undergoing rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic 1984 Death Elizabeth Goudge, English Writer 1984 Event Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1984 Event California Supreme Court rejects quadriplegic Elizabeth Bouvia, who wants to starve herself to death in a public hospital 1983 Event Elizabeth R Zakarian (Devon Pierce), 17, New York, crowned 1st Miss Teen USA 1983 Event Lorraine Elizabeth Downes, 19, of New Zealand, crowned 32nd Miss Universe 1983 Event Elizabeth Dole, 1st female secretary of transportation, is sworn-in 1983 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1982 Event President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth 1982 Event Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution 1982 Event Joanne Carner wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1981 Birthday Elizabeth Jordan Carr, 1st American test tube baby 1981 Event Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas), 20, crowned 54th Miss America 1982 1981 Event Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II 1981 Birthday Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne 1981 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1980 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1979 Death Elizabeth Bishop, poet (North and South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68 1979 Death Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 1979 Event Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1978 Event Gerald Lascelles (under English princess Mary) weds Elizabeth Colvin 1978 Event Jordan's King Hussein marries Elizabeth Halaby, 26-yr-old American 1978 Birthday Elizabeth Reid, born in Fairfax, Virginia, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics 1978 Event Musical "Runaways" with Elizabeth Swados premieres in New York City 1977 Event Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks 1976 Birthday Shannon Elizabeth, American Actress 1976 Event Wayne Hays, Representative-D-Ohio 1949 - 1976, resigns after scandal with Elizabeth Ray 1976 Birthday Sarah Elizabeth Ulmer, born in Auckland, New Zealand, 3k ind pursuit cyclist 1996 Olympics 1975 Event Senator Robert Dole and Elizabeth Hanford marry 1975 Event Pope Paul VI declares Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton 1st U.S. saint 1975 Birthday Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton canonized as 1st US-born saint 1974 Birthday Marissa Ryan, actress, Elizabeth MacGillis-Major Dad 1973 Event Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House 1973 Event Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge 1973 Death Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist (Cat Jumps), dies in Lond at 73 1973 Birthday Amanda Elizabeth Spivey, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Miss America-South Carolina 1996 1972 Birthday Elizabeth Wolfgramm, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, member of The Jets family group, composed of siblings 1972 Birthday Elizabeth Vassey, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, actress, Emily Martin-All My Children 1972 Birthday Elizabeth Berkley, born in Michigan, actress, Jessie-Saved by the Bell, Showgirl 1972 Birthday Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, Australian Royalty 1972 Event Passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire 1971 Event Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) 1971 Birthday Elizabeth Punsalan, Syracuse, New York, dance skater, & Swallow, 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Elizabeth McIntyre, Dunbar, West Virginia, Miss America-WV 1996 1970 Birthday Elizabeth Patricia Reilly, North Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-RI 1996 1970 Event Elizabeth Hoisington and Anna Mae Mays named 1st female U.S. generals 1969 Event John and Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal) 1969 Birthday Cate Blanchett, born in Ivanhoe, Australia, actress, Academy-Award winning performance in 'The Aviator', other films include, 'Elizabeth', 'The Lord of the Rings' 1969 Event British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to New York 1967 Event Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope 1967 Event British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank, Scotland 1967 Birthday Elizabeth Wurtzel, New York City, actress, Prozac Nation 1967 Birthday Elizabeth "Betsy" McCagg, born in Kirkland, Washington, rower, Olympics-4th-92, 96 1967 Birthday Elizabeth Cheshire, born in Burbank California, actress, Jill-Sunshine 1967 Event Queen Elizabeth Hall (South Bank Center) opens in London 1966 Death Elizabeth Arden, U.S. cosmetic manufacturer, dies 1966 Birthday Elizabeth "Liz" Tchou, Medford, New Jersey, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1966 Death Elizabeth Patterson, actress (Tall Story), dies at 90 1965 Event Queen Elizabeth decorates Beatles with Order of British Empire 1965 Event Elizabeth Lane becomes 1st female British supreme court justice 1965 Birthday Elizabeth Manley, born in Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88 1965 Event Beatles movie "Help" premieres, Queen Elizabeth attends 1965 Birthday Elizabeth Hurley, born in Basingstroke, England, actress, Christabel 1964 Event Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend 1964 Birthday Elizabeth McColgan, British running star, world record 5 km indoor 1964 Birthday Edward Anthony Richard Louis, Prince of Britain/Elizabeth II grandson 1963 Birthday Elizabeth Brown, minister healer/writer 1963 Birthday Elizabeth Bourland, born in Costa Rica, U.S. 3x20 rifle, Olympics-7th-1996 1963 Birthday Elizabeth Smylie, born in Perth, Australia, tennis star, 1987 Oklahoma City 1963 Event Elizabeth Ann Seton of New York beatified (canonized in 1975) 1963 Birthday Elizabeth Chavez, born in Santa Monica, California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-91 1962 Birthday Elizabeth Daily, actress, Street Music 1962 Birthday Elizabeth Vargas, American Journalist 1962 Birthday Elizabeth Berridge, Westchester, New York, actress, Amadeus, Funhouse 1961 Birthday Elizabeth Pena, Havana Cuba, actress, La Bamba, Jacob's Ladder 1961 Birthday Elizabeth McGovern, Evanston, Illinois, actress, Once Upon a Time in Amer 1961 Birthday Mary Elizabeth McDonough, born in Van Nuys, California, actress, Erin-Waltons 1961 Event Elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes President of U.S. Communist Party 1961 Birthday Roger Wessels, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, golfer, 1994 Canadian Masters 1960 Birthday Michael Swain, Elizabeth, New Jersey, judoka, Olympics-bronze-88 1960 Birthday "Lovely" Elizabeth, Frankfurt, Kentucky, WWF's 1st lady of wrestling 1960 Birthday Elizabeth Perkins, Queens, New York, actress, About Last Night, Big 1960 Birthday Elizabeth Alda, daughter of Alan Alda, actress, Beth-Four Seasons 1959 Event Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse 1959 Event Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower open St. Lawrence Seaway 1959 Birthday Elizabeth Lindsey, actress, China Beach 1958 Birthday Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Color of Money 1958 Birthday Sandra Elizabeth Greenberg, Spokane, Washington playmate, June, 1987 1957 Event Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits White House 1957 Event Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia 1957 Death Elizabeth S Kingsley, double-Crostic puzzle creator, dies 1957 Birthday Joan Benoit Samuelson, born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, marathoner, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics 1957 Birthday Martha Elizabeth Thomsen, Moses Lake Wash, playmate, May, 1980 1954 Event Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament 1953 Death Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89 1953 Birthday Henry Percy, 11th duke of Northumberland, godchild of Elizabeth II 1953 Event Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey 1953 Event Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II 1953 Birthday Debralee Scott, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, actress, Cathy-Mary Hartman, Angie 1952 Event England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II 1951 Birthday Elizabeth Swados, Buffalo, New York, composer/playwright, 1972 TONY 1950 Birthday Ellen Brusse, Elizabeth Wenmakers, Dutch TV hostess 1950 Birthday Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, Engl, Princess/olympic equestrian 1949 Birthday Sara Lane, born in New York City, actress, Elizabeth Grainger-The Virginian 1949 Birthday Elizabeth George, American Author 1948 Birthday Elizabeth Baur, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Fran-Ironside, Teresa-Lancer 1947 Event Future Queen Elizabeth marries Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey 1947 Event Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten 1947 Event Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Lt Philip Mountbatten's engagement 1947 Birthday Ronald J Freeman II, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 4x400m runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Birthday Donna Elizabeth De Varona, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, swimmer, Olympic-2 gold-64 1946 Birthday Elizabeth A. Lynn, U.S., sci-fi author, Watchtower, Red Hawk 1945 Birthday Elizabeth Moon, American Author 1944 Birthday Ann [Elizabeth] Maxwell, U.S., sci-fi author, Jaws of Menx 1944 Birthday R P Mardling, headmaster, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield 1943 Birthday Elizabeth Andrews, British Politician 1943 Birthday Elizabeth Ray, Marshall, North Carolina, congressman Wayne Hays lover 1941 Birthday Elizabeth Hartman, Youngstown Ohio, actress, Walking Tall, Beguilled 1941 Event Sister Elizabeth Kenny new treatment for infantile paralysis approved 1941 Birthday Elizabeth Holtzman, Brooklyn DA, D-Rep-NY, Watergate Committee 1941 Birthday Jim Colbert, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1969 Monsanto Open 1939 Birthday Elizabeth Ashley, Cole, Ocala Florida, actress, Coma, Evening Shade 1939 Event Future Queen Elizabeth of England meets future husband Philip 1939 Event 1st king and queen of England to visit U.S., George VI and Elizabeth 1938 Birthday Elizabeth H "Rina" Venter, South African minister of Health care 1938 Birthday Elizabeth E Bailey, university dean, Carnegie Mellon 1938 Event British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland 1938 Event Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched at Glasgow 1937 Birthday Elizabeth Gille, writer translator/editor 1937 Birthday Elizabeth Vaughan, opera soprano, Victor-Victoria 1937 Event K Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-U.S. female lawyer 1936 Birthday Rose Elizabeth Bird, California Supreme Court Justice 1936 Birthday Elizabeth Furse, born in Nairobi, Kenya, Representative-D-Oregon 1993 - 1999 1936 Birthday Elizabeth Hanford Dole, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1983 - 1987 1936 Birthday Elizabeth Dole, American Politician 1935 Birthday Elizabeth Drew, journalist, Politics and Money: The Road to Corruption 1935 Birthday Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, epidemiologist, Living legacy award-1984 1934 Event Elizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbledon doubles championship 1934 Birthday Elizabeth Allen, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actress, Laura-Bracken's World 1933 Birthday Elizabeth Montgomery, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Samantha/Serena-Bewitched 1932 Birthday Elizabeth Southey, British CEO, National Federation of Women's Institutes 1932 Birthday Elizabeth Taylor, born in London, actress, Cleopatra, violet eyes 1931 Birthday Matthew John Rinaldo, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Representative-R-New Jersey 1973 - 1993 1930 Event 43rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Elizabeth Ryan (62 62) 1930 Death Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Mother), dies at 79 1928 Birthday Herbert H. Bateman, born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Representative-R-Virginia 1982 - 2000 1928 Birthday Jean Elizabeth Leuckert Muir, designer dressmaker 1928 Birthday Elizabeth Jane Lloyd, artist/teacher 1928 Birthday Tony Williams, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, singer, Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights 1928 Birthday Elizabeth Joan Smith, Canadian Politician 1926 Event 40th U.S. Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97) 1926 Birthday Elizabeth Jennings, English Poet 1926 Birthday Nicky Hilton, 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor 1926 Birthday Elizabeth, Alexandra Mary Windsor II, Queen of England, 1952- 1926 Birthday Elizabeth II, British Royalty 1926 Birthday Queen Elizabeth II, English Royalty 1926 Birthday Harriett Elizabeth Byrd, politician, Wyoming house of Reps 1925 Birthday Elizabeth Wilson, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Doc, East Side/West Side 1923 Birthday Elizabeth Sellars, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, Chalk Garden 1923 Event English prince Albert (George VI) marries lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 1923 Birthday Elizabeth Jane Howard, British novelist, After Julius 1923 Death Sarah Bernhardt, Henriette, actress (Qn Elizabeth), dies at 77 1923 Birthday Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, Texas, journlist/author, WNBC, New York Daily News 1922 Birthday Benjamin Smit, Curaeaos architect, St. Elizabeth Hospital 1922 Birthday Russell Wood, treasurer, Queen Elizabeth 1921 Birthday Philip Mountbatten, born in Greece, Duke of Edinburgh/Prince, Mr. Elizabeth II 1919 Birthday Elizabeth Thomas, literary consultant 1919 Event Harry S Truman marries Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence 1919 Birthday Elizabeth Catelett, sculptor/lithographer 1918 Birthday Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant 1917 Birthday Faye Emerson, born in Elizabeth, Louisiana, actress, I've Got a Secret 1916 Birthday Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, author, co-founded The New York Review of Books 1916 Birthday Irene Elizabeth Beatrice Ighodaro, doctor/social reformer 1912 Birthday Cissie Elizabeth Charlton, football matriarch 1912 Event 1st foreign feature film exhibited in U.S. - "Queen Elizabeth" - New York City 1911 Birthday Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, U.S. 100m sprinter 1928 Olympics gold 1911 Birthday Elizabeth Bishop, U.S. poet, North and South, Pulitzer Prize, 1956 1910 Birthday Elizabeth Blackwell, Hastings, 1st woman doctor of medicine 1910 Death Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st woman physician, dies at 89 1909 Birthday Elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London 1909 Birthday Hardy Amies, born in London, England, royal dressmaker, Queen Elizabeth II 1907 Birthday Elizabeth Morna MacTaggart Ferrars, crime writer 1905 Birthday Elizabeth Poston, composer 1905 Birthday Elizabeth Lane, 1st female British supreme court justice 1905 Birthday Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Netherlands/Indonesian writer, Camp diary 1903 Birthday Elizabeth Pinkston Becker, U.S., platform diver, Gold Medal 1928 Olympics 1902 Birthday Elizabeth Gray Vining, American Writer 1900 Birthday Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages 1900 Birthday Elizabeth Bergner, Vienna Austria, actress, Catherine the Great 1900 Birthday Elizabeth, Queen Mother Of England, King George VI's wife 1900 Birthday Elizabeth Goudge, English Writer 1899 Birthday Elizabeth Bowen, born in Dublin, novelist, Death of the Heart, Encounters 1894 Birthday Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues, over 200 songs 1891 Birthday Bessie Annie Elizabeth Delany, dentist writer 1891 Birthday Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim California, doubles tennis champ, 6 time Wimbled 1889 Event New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1889 Event Start of South Africa's 1st Test, vs. England, Port Elizabeth 1888 Death Elizabeth Stride, Long Liz, English, murdered by Jack the Ripper at 45 1887 Birthday Dorothy Dix, Elizabeth Gilmer, journalist, advice to the lovelorn 1885 Birthday Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady, 1945-52 1884 Event 1st Dutch Wagner version of Elizabeth aria 1875 Birthday Elizabeth Patterson, Savannah, Tennessee, actress, Climax, Tall Story 1869 Event Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before Congress 1867 Birthday Nellie Bly, Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, journalist 1865 Death Elizabeth Gaskell, British Novelist 1864 Birthday Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer 1861 Death Elizabeth Barrett-Browning, writer, dies at 55 1861 Death Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English Poet 1850 Event Airship Elizabeth leaves in storm for Fire Island, crashes (42 die) 1850 Birthday Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress, Stupid force 1849 Event Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman in U.S. to receive medical degree 1849 Birthday Elizabeth Harrison, U.S., educator, National Congress of Parents and Teachers 1849 Event Mrs Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman physician in US 1848 Event Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott open 1st women's rights convention 1846 Event Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elopes 1846 Event Elizabeth Barrett and R Browning exchange last letters before eloping 1845 Birthday Sarah Bernhardt, born in France, actress, Camille, Queen Elizabeth 1845 Event Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning begin corresponding 1843 Birthday Susan Elizabeth Blow, U.S., pioneered kindergarten education 1842 Birthday Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator, Joan of Arc of the Civil War 1842 Event John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House 1836 Birthday Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1st woman mayor in England, Aldeburgh 1828 Birthday Josephine Elizabeth Butler, social reformer 1821 Death Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 1821 Birthday Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician 1821 Death Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland 1816 Death Elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration), dies at 68 1815 Birthday Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Johnstown, New York, suffragist, 80 Years and More 1810 Birthday Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, London, novelist 1810 Birthday Elizabeth Gaskell, British Novelist 1807 Event 17 die and 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty and Elizabeth Godfrey in England 1806 Birthday Elizabeth Barrett-Browning, poet 1806 Birthday Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet, Sonnets from the Portuguese 1804 Death Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, poet (Sara Burgerhart), dies at 66 1804 Birthday Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator and founder, U.S. kindergarten 1802 Death Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51 1802 Birthday Letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet, Heath's Book of Beauty 1800 Death Elizabeth Montagu, British Writer 1780 Birthday Elizabeth Fry, Quaker minister/prison reformer/nurse 1774 Birthday Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint, 1975 1768 Birthday Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, 1st lady, 1817-25 1762 Event James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts 1758 Birthday Elizabeth Hamilton, author, Cats: A Celebration 1752 Birthday Elizabeth Griscom, Betsy, Ross, flag maker 1751 Birthday Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer 1738 Birthday Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author and poet, Sara Burgerhart 1737 Death Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies 1718 Birthday Elizabeth Montagu, British Writer 1709 Birthday Elizabeth, empress of Russia, to Peter the Great and Catherine I 1622 Birthday Louise Hollandine, daughter of King Frederik V and Elizabeth Stuart 1613 Event English princess Elizabeth marries earl Frederik of Palts 1613 Event King James I's daughter Elizabeth marries Frederik 1603 Death William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59 1603 Death Elizabeth I Tudor, Maiden Queen, U.K. queen (1558-1603), dies at 69 1601 Death Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth 1601 Event Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth 1588 Event Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I 1587 Event English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence 1586 Event Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth 1585 Event English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland 1585 Event Queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands 1585 Event English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Netherlands 1585 Event English secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I 1581 Event Queen Elizabeth I and Francois of Anjou wed 1579 Event Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I 1578 Event Queen Elizabeth I gives Johan Casimir 20,000 pounds to aid Dutch rebellion 1575 Event English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis and William Byrd music press monopoly 1571 Event Queen Elizabeth I opens Royal Exchange in London 1570 Event Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth, absolves her subjects from allegiance 1568 Event English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary 1566 Birthday Robert Devereux 2nd earl of Essex/cousin/lover of Elizabeth I 1559 Event Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey 1558 Event Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary 1538 Birthday Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth, 1572 1534 Death Elizabeth Barton, St. Magd van Kent, British prophet, dies 1533 Birthday Elizabeth, daughter of English king Henry VIII and Anna Boleyn 1533 Birthday Queen Elizabeth I, England, 1558-1603, daughter of Henry VIII 1518 Birthday Elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses 1503 Death Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday 1503 Death Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies 1486 Event King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV 1465 Birthday Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII
