1665
Arts
Lavish public funeral held in Bologna
Sirani was honoured with an elaborate public funeral and memorial service in Bologna, attended by the city's leading citizens and artists.
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32 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1745
Politics
Becomes Holy Roman Empress consort
Acknowledged as Holy Roman Empress consort upon her husband Francis's coronation on September 13, 1745.
View details1775
1819
Arts
Birth of Clara Josephine Wieck
Birth of Clara Josephine Wieck in Leipzig, daughter of piano teacher Friedrich Wieck and singer Marianne Tromlitz Wieck.
View details1819
1872
Science
Begins graduate study at Johns Hopkins University
Christine Ladd began graduate studies in mathematics and logic at Johns Hopkins University.
View details1878
Aviation
Birth in Earl Park, Indiana
Matilde Josephine Moisant was born in Earl Park, Indiana.
View details1886
Aviation
Birth of Amelie Beese
Amelie Hedwig Beese was born on September 13, 1886, in Dresden, Germany.
View details1911
Science
Trademark registration of "Melitta"
Trademark "Melitta" registered for coffee filters.
View details1911
Aviation
Melli Beese Earns Pilot's License
On September 13, 1911, Melli Beese became Germany's first licensed female pilot.
View details1913
Science
Arrival in New York for U.S. suffrage speaking tour
On 13 September 1913, Pankhurst arrived in New York for a widely publicized American suffrage speaking tour.
View details1922
Literature
Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mary Quintard Govan was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on September 13, 1922, into a prominent local family.
View details1931
Aviation
Schneider Trophy won outright by Britain, funded by Lady Houston's £100,000 donation
Lady Houston's £100,000 donation enabled the Supermarine S.6B to win the Schneider Trophy at Calshot, securing it permanently for Britain.
View details1942
Aviation
First aerial victory as a fighter pilot
Litvyak scored her first confirmed kill, downing a German bomber over Stalingrad, becoming one of the earliest women to achieve an aerial victory.
View details1944
Activism
Executed at Dachau concentration camp
Yolande Beekman was executed by shooting at Dachau concentration camp on 13 September 1944, alongside three fellow SOE women agents.
View details1944
Science
Execution at Dachau concentration camp
Noor Inayat Khan was executed by the Nazis at Dachau concentration camp on 13 September 1944.
View details1944
Activism
Execution of Madeleine Damerment
Madeleine Damerment was executed at Natzweiler-Struthof camp on September 13, 1944.
View details1944
Activism
Execution at Dachau concentration camp.
Noor Inayat Khan executed at Dachau by firing squad, her final word was 'Liberté.'
View details1962
Science
Patent Filing: Information Transfer System (US 3,256,514)
She filed a patent extending her innovations in information-transfer systems.
View details1963
Politics
Founded Mary Kay Cosmetics
Mary Kay Ash founded Mary Kay Cosmetics on September 13, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, pioneering a direct-sales business model designed to empower women.
View details1975
Activism
Death of Mabel Vernon
Mabel Vernon died on September 13, 1975, closing a lifetime of activism spanning women's suffrage, world peace, and internationalist causes.
View details1975
Literature
Death of Ruth Schaumann in Munich
Ruth Schaumann died on September 13, 1975, in Munich, ending a decades-long career as poet and sculptor.
View details1976
Science
Induction into American Nurses Association Hall of Fame
On September 13, 1976, Clara Maass was inducted into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame for her sacrifice and contributions to nursing.
View details1985
Science
First woman to receive MTV Video Vanguard Award
Madonna becomes widely cited as the first woman honored with MTV's Video Vanguard career-achievement award.
View details1994
Law
Feinstein-authored Federal Assault Weapons Ban signed into law
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban, authored by Feinstein, was signed into law.
View details2000
Medicine
Death of Betty Jeffrey
Betty Jeffrey dies on September 13, 2000, leaving a powerful legacy.
View details2008
Sports
Silver medal in Beijing 2008 - 100m T11
Secures silver in the 100m T11 at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
View details2014
Aviation
Induction into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
Lucid was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, recognizing her pioneering career and space achievements.
View details2015
Arts
Returns to Miss America as head judge and receives public apology
Vanessa Williams returned to the Miss America pageant as a judge and received an apology.
View details2016
Science
Recognition of National Medal of Science in public media
Her National Medal of Science was celebrated by educational sources.
View details2020
Sports
First NFL game with women on both coaching sidelines
King appeared on the Washington sideline in the first NFL game with a woman official and a woman assistant coach on each sideline.
View details2023
Science
Featured in AAS Journal Author Series for Antlia 2 Variable Star Research
The American Astronomical Society published a video interview with Kathy Vivas on her Astrophysical Journal paper on variable stars in the Antlia 2 satellite galaxy.
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