1236
Politics
Uses the title 'Sultan' instead of 'Sultana'
Razia asserted her position as a sovereign by choosing the title 'Sultan.'
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36 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1236
Politics
Accession as Sultan of Delhi
Razia became the first woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate.
View details1236
Politics
Issuance of coins in her own name and image
Razia minted coins with her name and image, a first for a woman ruler in South Asia.
View details1778
Science
Death of Lydia Taft
Lydia Chapin Taft died in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 66.
View details1805
Science
Birth in Boston, Massachusetts
Harriot Kezia Hunt was born in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of Joab Hunt and Kezia Wentworth.
View details1832
Arts
Performance with Mendelssohn in Bach’s Triple Concerto
Clara Wieck performs Bach’s Triple Concerto in D minor at the Leipzig Gewandhaus with Felix Mendelssohn and others.
View details1832
Arts
Performance with Mendelssohn and Rakemann
Clara performed with Mendelssohn and Rakemann in Bach's Triple Concerto.
View details1835
Arts
Premiere of Piano Concerto, Op. 7
Premiere of Clara Wieck’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7, at the Leipzig Gewandhaus under Felix Mendelssohn.
View details1835
Arts
Premiere of Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7
Clara premiered her Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7, in Leipzig.
View details1839
Exploration
Fights alongside Giuseppe Garibaldi at the Battle of Imbituba/Laguna campaign
Anita joined Giuseppe Garibaldi's forces in the Ragamuffin War, becoming one of history's few women combatants fighting alongside her partner in battle.
View details1854
Literature
Birth of Maud Howe Elliott
Maud Howe (later Elliott) was born in South Boston, Massachusetts.
View details1871
Science
Birth of Florence Rena Sabin in Central City, Colorado
Florence Rena Sabin was born on November 9, 1871, in the mining town of Central City, Colorado.
View details1887
Arts
Marriage to Thomas Salmon Moses
Anna Mary Robertson married Thomas Salmon Moses, beginning the family and farm life that shaped her later art.
View details1906
Activism
Death of Dorothea Beale
Dorothea Beale died on November 9, 1906, in Cheltenham, England.
View details1908
Science
First female mayor in Britain
Garrett Anderson was elected mayor of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, becoming the first female mayor in Britain.
View details1914
Science
Birth of Hedy Lamarr in Vienna
Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, later known as Hedy Lamarr, was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
View details1918
Activism
First group effort and first sale of Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy
On November 9, 1918, Moina Michael organized the first group poppy-wearing effort and consummated the first sale of Flanders Fields Memorial Poppies.
View details1918
Activism
Conceives the Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy emblem
On November 9, 1918, in New York, Moina Michael conceived the Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy and vowed to always wear a red poppy in remembrance.
View details1922
Arts
Birth in Cleveland, Ohio
Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ruby Dandridge and Cyril Dandridge.
View details1923
Sports
Birth of Alice Coachman
Born in Albany, Georgia, marking the beginning of an historic life in athletics.
View details1931
1938
Arts
First radio performance of "God Bless America"
Smith premiered Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on her radio program, forever linking her name to the patriotic anthem.
View details1948
Activism
First U.S. commemorative stamp honoring Moina Michael
On November 9, 1948, the U.S. Post Office issued the 3-cent Moina Michael commemorative stamp, the first U.S. stamp honoring “The Poppy Lady.”
View details1960
Science
Death of Louise Freeland Jenkins
Astronomer Louise Freeland Jenkins died on November 9, 1960, leaving behind a legacy of stellar parallax catalogs still referenced by astronomers.
View details1974
Science
First woman elected to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Elected first woman in the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 1974.
View details1979
1985
Science
Publication of Fang Fang's early acclaimed novella era begins
Fang Fang rose to prominence in the mid-1980s as part of China's 'New Realism' literary movement.
View details1993
Politics
First woman to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee
Feinstein became the first woman to join the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1993.
View details1993
Science
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fitzgerald received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest U.S. civilian honors, on November 9, 1993.
View details1994
Activism
Delivers Wallenberg Lecture
On November 9, 1994, Miep delivered the Wallenberg Lecture at University of Michigan.
View details2000
Arts
Erich Schelling Architecture Prize
Sejima received the Erich Schelling Architecture Prize in Karlsruhe, Germany, for outstanding contemporary architecture.
View details2000
Politics
Death of Shaista Ikramullah
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, pioneering Pakistani politician, diplomat, and writer, died on 9 November 2000.
View details2005
Arts
Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Franklin receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian honor.
View details2010
Arts
Receives Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center
Tina Fey receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
View details2012
Literature
Conferred honorary doctorate from Paderborn University
Herta Müller received an honorary doctorate from Paderborn University.
View details2022
Science
Honored at Okawa Foundation 2022 Research Grant Presentation Ceremony
The Okawa Foundation honored Chieko Asakawa for her contributions to non-visual user interfaces and information accessibility research.
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