Marie-Fortunée Lafarge |
Marie-Fortunée Lafarge
(January 15, 1816-November 7, 1852), French murderess (1,2)
Marie Duplessis
(January 15, 1824-February 3, 1847), French courtesan (1,2)
Mary Helen MacKillop
(January 15, 1842-August 8, 1909), Catholic religious leader, teacher, social activist (1, 2)
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya
(January 15, 1850-February 10, 1891), Russian mathematician (1,2)
Emma, Lady Hamilton |
Emma, Lady Hamilton
(April 26, 1765-January 15, 1815), mistress of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, artistic muse of British painter George Romney (1,2)
Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble
(November 27, 1809-January 15, 1893), British actress, author (1,2)
Rosa Luxemburg
(March 5, 1871-January 15, 1919), German revolutionary (1,2)
Noteworthy Events:
1559: Queen Elizabeth I of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth reigned from November 17, 1558 to March 24, 1603 (1,2)
Queen Elizabeth I's coronation portrait |
The Jeannette Rankin Brigade |
1997: While visiting Angola, Diana, Princess of Wales, spoke out in encouragement of an international ban on anti-personnel landmines. Diana’s remarks concerning the issue angered some government ministers and prompted Junior Defense Minister, Earl Howe, to dub her a "loose cannon” (1,2)
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