1405
Science
Composition of The Book of Three Virtues
Christine wrote 'Le livre des trois vertus' around 1405, one of the first conduct books offering class-specific guidance for women's education and autonomy.
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27 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1480
Politics
First Castilian Inquisition tribunal in Seville
First Castilian tribunal of the Spanish Inquisition began work in Seville under Isabella’s royal authority.
View details1492
Science
Surrender of Granada completes the Reconquista
The Emirate of Granada surrenders to Isabella and Ferdinand, ending nearly 800 years of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
View details1492
Politics
Capture of Granada and completion of the Reconquista
Granada surrendered to Isabella and Ferdinand, completing the Reconquista and ending the last Muslim kingdom in Iberia.
View details1776
Politics
Penal reform abolishing torture and capital punishment
Abolished judicial torture and death penalty in Austria on January 2, 1776.
View details1854
Politics
Birth of Alice Mary Robertson
Alice Mary Robertson was born on January 2, 1854, in Tullahassee Mission, Indian Territory.
View details1857
Activism
Birth of Martha Carey Thomas
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, into a prominent Quaker family that would shape her lifelong commitment to education and reform.
View details1875
Science
Death in Boston
Harriot Kezia Hunt died of Bright's disease in Boston on January 2, 1875, after a long career as physician and women's rights advocate.
View details1877
Arts
Birth of Slava Raškaj in Ozalj, Croatia
Slava Raškaj, later celebrated as Croatia's foremost watercolorist, was born on 2 January 1877 in Ozalj, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
View details1891
Arts
Birth of Lillian Leitzel
Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan, later known as Lillian Leitzel, was born on January 2, 1891.
View details1893
Science
Birth of Rowena Cade
Rowena Cade was born on 2 January 1893 in Kensington, London, the daughter of a wealthy mill owner.
View details1898
Activism
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sadie Tanner Mossell was born on January 2, 1898, in Philadelphia, into a prominent African American family of educators, ministers, and professionals.
View details1913
Activism
Birth of Juanita Jackson Mitchell
Juanita Jackson Mitchell was born on January 2, 1913, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
View details1922
Arts
First woman composer awarded DBE
First woman composer awarded Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE).
View details1938
Science
Birth of Lynn Conway
Lynn Ann Conway was born in Mount Vernon, New York, United States.
View details1946
Science
Death of Eleanor Rathbone
Eleanor Rathbone died suddenly in London on 2 January 1946 while still serving as an MP and campaigning for refugees and family allowances.
View details1952
Science
U.S. Post Office issues Betsy Ross commemorative postage stamp
A 3-cent U.S. postage stamp honoring Betsy Ross as maker of the first American flag was issued, cementing her legend in mid-20th-century civic memory.
View details1972
1980
Arts
First woman to head a major film studio
On January 2, 1980, Sherry Lansing became the first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, 20th Century-Fox Productions.
View details1991
Politics
Inauguration as mayor of Washington, D.C.
Inaugurated as mayor of Washington, D.C., first woman mayor and first Black woman to head a major U.S. city government.
View details1992
Science
Design patent filing for voice-activated electronic journal
Filed a design patent for the Password Journal, pioneering technology for girls.
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1995
Politics
End of term as mayor of Washington, D.C.
Sharon Pratt’s term as mayor of Washington, D.C., ends; she is succeeded by Marion Barry.
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2012
Arts
Died in Massachusetts at age 97
Winifred Lubell, political graphic artist and prolific children's book illustrator, died on January 2, 2012, at age 97.
View details2013
2019
Science
Grant of European patent EP2578685B1
European Patent EP2578685B1, naming Karikó as inventor, was granted by the EPO for mRNA technologies.
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