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March 30
This Day in Women's History



1806 – Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (b. 1757)

1810: Ann Sophia Stephens born (writer, magazine editor, humorist)

1820 – Anna Sewell, English author (d. 1878)

1842 – Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (b. 1755)

1863: Mary Whiton Calkins born (philosopher, psychologist, 1st woman pres. of american psychological association)

1867: Jessie Donaldson Hodder born (prison reform activist)

1882 – Melanie Klein, Austrian-English psychoanalyst (d. 1960)

1888 - Anna Q Nilsson, Sweden, actress (Shenandoah, Uncle Tom's Cabin)

1898 - Joyce Carey, English actress (Black Windmill)

1902 – Roberta Brooke Russel Astor, American philanthropist (d. 2007)

1903 – Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (d. 1984)

1917 – Els Aarne, Estonian composer and pedagogue (d. 1995)

1919 - Ramsay Ames, actress (G-Men Never Forget, Ali Baba & 40 Thieves)

1921 - Countess of Sutherland, English great land owner/multi-millionaire

1926 – Larissa Volpert, Russian chess player

1929 - Shirley Stoler, Brooklyn NY, actress (Frankenhooker, 7 Beauties)

1932: Amelia Earhart became first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

1936 – Conchita Supervía, Spanish soprano (b. 1895)

1940 – Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter

1943 – Sarah Badel, English actress

1949 - Leslie Joan Corn, theatre producer/director/writer

1949 - Sue Cook, British broadcaster

1949 - Naomi Sims, American fashion model and businesswoman

1949 - Liza Frulla, Quebec politician

1950 – Janet Browne, British science historian

1950 – Beverly Hughes, English politician

1951 – Tina Monzon-Palma, Filipino journalist

1954 – Pauline Brunius, Swedish actress and director (b. 1881)

1955 – Margaret Fingerhut, British classical pianist

1956 – Shahla Sherkat, Iranian journalist and author, feminist, a pioneer of women's rights movement in iran

1959 – Martina Cole, English crime writer and businesswoman

1959 – Sabine Meyer, German clarinet player

1960 – Laurie Graham, Canadian skier

1962 – Adrianna Biedrzyńska, Polish actress

1964 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1964 – Nella Larsen, American novelist (b. 1891)

1967 – Megumi Hayashibara, Japanese voice actress and singer

1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter

1968 – Donna D'Errico, American actress and model

1971 – Mari Holden, American cyclist

1972 – Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress

1973 – Robin Coleman, American actress and bodybuilder

1974 – Maria Dangell, Estonian musician

1975 – Bahar Soomekh, Iranian-American actress

1976 – Jessica Cauffiel, American actress and singer

1976 – Ayako Kawasumi, Japanese voice actress

1979 – Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress

1980 – Fiona Gubelmann, American actress

1981 – Angie Greenup, American comedian and television host

1984 – Anna Nalick, American singer-songwriter

1984 – Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player

1986 – Beni, Japanese-American singer-songwriter

1990 – Allie Gonino, American actress and singer

1990 – Cassie Scerbo, American actress, singer, and dancer

1991 – Kim Grajdek, German tennis player

1994 – Sarah Solovay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

2002: Elizabeth, Queen Mother, died at age 101

2004 – Timi Yuro, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940)

2013 – Edith Schaeffer, Chinese-Swiss religious leader and author, co-founded L'Abri (b. 1914)

2014 – Kate O'Mara, English actress (b. 1939)


http://womenshistory.about.com/od/03calendar/a/0330calendar.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_30

http://www.historyorb.com/events/march/30