1601
Medicine
Delivered the future King Louis XIII of France
On 27 September 1601, Bourgeois successfully delivered the future Louis XIII at Fontainebleau, launching her long tenure as royal midwife.
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20 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1732
Science
Launch of the Rhode-Island Gazette
Ann and James Franklin launched the Rhode-Island Gazette on September 27, 1732 — the colony's first newspaper — with Ann as assistant printer.
View details1861
Literature
Birth of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Birth of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson in New York City.
View details1871
Literature
Birth in Nuoro, Sardinia
Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda was born in Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy, into a middle-class family in the provincial town that would deeply shape her literary work.
View details1916
Science
Proclaimed Empress of Ethiopia
Zewditu was proclaimed Empress of Ethiopia on September 27, 1916, becoming the first woman to head an internationally recognized African state.
View details1919
Activism
Release from Jefferson City and transfer for deportation
Goldman is released from prison and transferred for deportation proceedings.
View details1920
Activism
American Legion adopts the poppy as official symbol of remembrance
On September 27, 1920, the American Legion adopted the red poppy, championed by Moina Michael, as its official national symbol of remembrance.
View details1924
Law
Birth of Rosalie Wahl
Rosalie Erwin Wahl was born on September 27, 1924, in Cheney County, Kansas, later raised on a farm near Birch Creek, Kansas.
View details1933
1953
Politics
Birth of Diane Abbott
Born on 27 September 1953 in Paddington, London, Diane Julie Abbott would become the UK’s first Black woman MP and a trailblazer in British politics.
View details1956
Sports
Death in Galveston, Texas
Zaharias died of cancer in Galveston, Texas, ending her historic athletic career.
View details1962
Activism
'Silent Spring' published
Landmark environmental exposé on pesticide harms is released.
View details1962
Activism
Publication of "Silent Spring"
The book "Silent Spring" was published, catalyzing environmental awareness.
View details1966
Science
Arrest and imprisonment during the Cultural Revolution
Nien Cheng was arrested by Red Guards in Shanghai and imprisoned for over six years without trial during Mao's Cultural Revolution.
View details1971
Politics
Married W. Averell Harriman, prominent US statesman
Pamela married American statesman W. Averell Harriman on September 27, 1971, becoming Pamela Harriman and gaining US political prominence.
View details1991
Science
Awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Received the prestigious Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for her discoveries on genetic control of embryonic development.
View details2003
Science
Death of Arie Parks Taylor
Arie Parks Taylor died on September 27, 2003, closing out a career of pioneering public service in the military, Denver government, and Colorado legislature.
View details2005
Literature
Death in Ivy, Virginia
Mary Lee Settle died on September 27, 2005, at age 87 in Ivy, Virginia, leaving behind a major body of American historical fiction.
View details2012
Literature
Publication of *The Casual Vacancy*
Rowling's first novel for adults, *The Casual Vacancy*, published.
View details2023
Medicine
Described as the first woman to author a complete medical treatise
On 27 Sep 2023, Muy Interesante described Metrodora as the first woman to author a complete medical treatise, based on the Laurentian manuscript.
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