1744
Science
Birth of Mary Moser in London
Mary Moser was born on 27 October 1744 in London, daughter of Swiss-born enamellist and goldsmith George Michael Moser.
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8 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1858
Exploration
Death of Ida Laura Pfeiffer
Ida Pfeiffer died on October 27, 1858, in Vienna, Austria after falling ill.
View details1910
Arts
Marriage to Albert Wallace Phillips
Lizzie Magie married Albert Wallace Phillips in Chicago.
View details1930
Science
Birth of Gladys Mae Brown
Gladys Mae Brown (later West) was born in Sutherland, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, to a family of sharecroppers.
View details1945
Activism
Death of Ada Nield Chew
Ada Nield Chew died on 27 October 1945, leaving behind a legacy as a pioneering working-class suffragist, trade unionist, and journalist.
View details1968
Science
Death of Lise Meitner in Cambridge
Death of Lise Meitner in Cambridge, England; her epitaph honors her as “a physicist who never lost her humanity.”
View details1970
Arts
Grant of U.S. Design Patent D219,223 for Peking Wok
Joyce Chen's wok design patent was granted.
View details1977
Science
Birth of Jennifer Welter
Jennifer Welter was born in Vero Beach, Florida, later becoming a professional football player and the first woman to coach in the NFL.
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