1823
Activism
Birth of Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Mary Ann Shadd was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to free Black parents.
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19 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1905
Science
First shutout of the 1905 World Series
In Game 1 of the 1905 World Series, Mathewson pitched a three-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics.
View details1915
Literature
Born in New York City
Belva Plain was born Belva Offenberg on October 9, 1915, in New York City, to Jewish immigrant parents.
View details1918
Sports
Birth of Alma Ziegler
Alma Ziegler was born on October 9, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois.
View details1942
Activism
Marriage to L. C. Bates
Daisy Gatson marries Lucius Christopher (L.C.) Bates, with whom she would co-found the Arkansas State Press newspaper.
View details1950
Activism
Birth in Rutland, Vermont
Jody Williams was born in Rutland, Vermont, United States, and became a leading American peace activist.
View details1970
Sports
Birth of Annika Sörenstam
Born in Bro, near Stockholm, Sweden, on 9 October 1970; future dominant LPGA champion and one of history’s greatest female golfers.
View details1987
Politics
Death of Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce passed away on October 9, 1987, in Washington D.C.
View details1990
Arts
Release of "Ven Conmigo," first female Tejano gold album
Selena releases "Ven Conmigo," which later becomes the first Tejano album by a female artist certified gold by the RIAA.
View details1995
Science
Announced as first German woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Assembly announced Nüsslein-Volhard, with Edward Lewis and Eric Wieschaus, as 1995 Nobel Laureates in Medicine — she became the first German woman ever to win this prize.
View details1996
Science
Election as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Wu was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996.
View details2001
Sports
Death of Dolores Moore
Dolores Moore passed away on October 9, 2001, leaving a legacy in women's baseball.
View details2003
Literature
Death of Carolyn Gold Heilbrun
Carolyn Gold Heilbrun passed away on October 9, 2003, in New York City.
View details2007
Activism
U.S. House honors Martha Coffin Wright
U.S. House of Representatives honored Wright on her 200th birthday.
View details2009
Arts
Cinema for Peace Special Award at Hessischer Filmpreis
Receives a Cinema for Peace Special Award linked to the Hessischer Filmpreis in Wiesbaden on 9 October 2009 for Women Without Men.
View details2016
Sports
Chicago Marathon win during fourth consecutive Grand Slam season
Wins Bank of America Chicago Marathon wheelchair division on 9 October 2016 during her fourth consecutive Grand Slam season.
View details2019
Science
Profiled in Young Scientists Journal
On October 9, 2019, the Young Scientists Journal published a feature celebrating Ann Kiessling's life and scientific legacy.
View details2023
Science
First woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics solo
Goldin became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics unshared, and only the third woman ever to receive the prize.
View details2023
Science
Awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Claudia Goldin as the sole winner of the 2023 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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