1663
Science
Marriage to Johannes Hevelius
Marriage to Johannes Hevelius in Danzig, beginning her long collaboration in astronomy.
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15 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1821
Science
Birth of Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Counterslip, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, to Samuel and Hannah Blackwell.
View details1874
Literature
Birth of Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein was born on February 3, 1874, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
View details1889
Law
Belle Starr is ambushed and murdered near Eufaula, Indian Territory
Belle Starr was shot in the back and killed near her home in Indian Territory on February 3, 1889, two days before her 41st birthday; the murder was never solved.
View details1909
Activism
Birth of Simone Weil in Paris
Simone Adolphine Weil is born in Paris on 3 February 1909 into an agnostic Jewish physician’s family, beginning the life of a major 20th‑century philosopher, mystic, and activist.
View details1914
Science
Packing-ring patented eight months before death
US Patent 1,086,299, a packing-ring design assigned to the K D Motor Company, granted about eight months before Knight's death.
View details1918
Science
Birth of Moira Dunbar
Isobel Moira Dunbar was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, becoming a pioneering glaciologist.
View details1918
Sports
Birth of Helen Stephens
Helen Stephens was born on February 3, 1918, in Fulton, Missouri.
View details1961
Arts
Death of Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong died on February 3, 1961, in Santa Monica, California.
View details1995
Aviation
First woman to pilot a Space Shuttle — launch of STS-63 Discovery
Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a Space Shuttle when Discovery launched on STS-63, a mission featuring the first rendezvous with Mir.
View details2014
Sports
Death of Louise Brough
Louise Brough passed away at the age of 90 in Vista, California.
View details2014
Politics
First woman Chair of the Federal Reserve
Janet Yellen was sworn in as Chair of the Federal Reserve, becoming the first woman to lead the U.S. central bank and any major central bank worldwide.
View details2016
Arts
RIBA Royal Gold Medal presented to Zaha Hadid
On February 3, 2016, Zaha Hadid received the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, the first woman to do so in her own right.
View details2016
Politics
Appointment to the Senate of Canada announced
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Petitclerc's appointment to the Senate of Canada, representing Quebec.
View details2022
Sports
First woman to coach in the East–West Shrine Bowl
King became the first woman to coach in the East–West Shrine Bowl, a major college all-star game.
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