1261
Law
Death in the Idice River flood near Budrio
Bettisia Gozzadini died near Budrio in a flood from the Idice River.
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02November
33 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1755
Science
Birth of Maria Antonia in Vienna
Born as Archduchess of Austria, youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I.
View details1755
Politics
Birth in Vienna
Born as Archduchess Marie Antoinette in Vienna, daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I.
View details1879
Sports
Birth of Marion Jones Farquhar
Marion Jones Farquhar was born in Gold Hill, Nevada.
View details1883
Literature
The New Colossus Poem Contribution
Emma Lazarus wrote "The New Colossus" in 1883 for the Statue of Liberty's pedestal fund.
View details1887
Arts
Death of Jenny Lind in Malvern
Jenny Lind died in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, at age 67, after a celebrated career as soprano and singing teacher.
View details1898
Arts
First woman admitted to École des Beaux-Arts architecture program
Morgan became the first woman admitted to the architecture program at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
View details1901
Exploration
Public reception at Pan-American Exposition
Annie Edson Taylor honored at Pan-American Exposition.
View details1903
Activism
First African American woman to charter a bank
Chartered Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank, first African American woman to establish a bank.
View details1903
Activism
Opens Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank
Opened Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank and became first African American woman bank president.
View details1910
Science
Birth of Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau
Margaret Hutchinson (later Rousseau) was born on November 2, 1910, in Brooklyn, New York.
View details1913
Arts
Birth of Beryl McBurnie
Birth of Beryl Eugenia McBurnie in Trinidad, later a pioneering Caribbean dancer and cultural advocate.
View details1918
Arts
Birth of Carmen Amaya
Carmen Amaya was born in Barcelona, Spain, on November 2, 1918.
View details1920
Politics
Elected as one of the first women Glasgow Corporation councillors
Barbour was elected Labour councillor for Fairfield ward, becoming one of the first women elected to Glasgow Town Council.
View details1920
Politics
First U.S. General Election with Women's Vote
On November 2, 1920, millions of women voted in the general election for the first time.
View details1920
Law
First U.S. nationwide general election conducted under the Nineteenth Amendment
U.S. women voted in the 1920 presidential election, the first under the Nineteenth Amendment.
View details1920
Science
Votes in First Presidential Election After Women's Suffrage
At age 95, Blackwell voted on November 2, 1920, reportedly the only first-generation suffragist alive to exercise the right she had fought for decades earlier.
View details1929
Aviation
Founding Member of the Ninety-Nines
Opal Kunz was among the 99 founding women pilots who established the Ninety-Nines, the international organization of licensed women pilots.
View details1929
Aviation
Founding of the Ninety-Nines
Among 26 licensed women pilots who founded the Ninety-Nines organization at Curtiss Field, New York; later became its first president.
View details1936
Science
Born in Tucson, Arizona
Rose Elizabeth Bird was born on November 2, 1936, in Tucson, Arizona, later moving with her family to New York.
View details1937
Arts
Academy Award nomination for "A Star Is Born" screenplay
Parker co-writer of Oscar-nominated screenplay for "A Star Is Born" in 1937.
View details1942
Sports
Birth of Roberta Louise "Bobbi" Gibb
Roberta Louise "Bobbi" Gibb was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
View details1943
Science
Breakthrough performance in Giselle with Ballet Theatre
Alonso stepped in as a last-minute replacement to dance the title role in Giselle with Ballet Theatre in New York, launching her international career.
View details1945
Science
Death in Pasadena, California
Harriet Taylor Upton died in Pasadena, California, at age 91, after decades of leadership in suffrage and party politics.
View details1945
Science
Death of Hélène de Pourtalès in Geneva
Hélène de Pourtalès died in Geneva, Switzerland, remembered as the first female Olympic champion and medalist in history.
View details1948
Politics
First Black woman in Missouri to run for Congress
Margaret Bush Wilson ran for Congress, making history in Missouri.
View details1951
Science
Distribution of HeLa cells to external laboratories
By November 2, 1951, Gey's lab had shipped HeLa cells to other researchers, beginning their rapid spread as a research tool.
View details1953
Science
First woman elected to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Rousseau became the first woman elected as a full member (Fellow) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
View details1980
Science
Death of Elzada U. Clover
Elzada Urseba Clover died in McAllen, Texas, at age 83, after a career marked by pioneering botanical research and barrier-breaking achievements.
View details1996
Sports
Death of Toni Stone in Alameda, California
Toni Stone passed away on November 2, 1996, in Alameda, California.
View details2001
2012
Literature
Death of Han Suyin
Han Suyin passed away on November 2, 2012, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
View details2013
Activism
Keynote speaker at RESOLVE New England Annual Conference
Delivered the keynote address at RESOLVE New England's Annual Conference, sharing her story as the first IVF baby in the U.S.
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