1777
Politics
Battle of Whitemarsh Begins
Battle of Whitemarsh begins and British forces withdraw, informed by Darragh's warning.
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04December
17 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1833
Science
Co-founds the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society
Mott helped found the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society, one of the earliest interracial women's abolitionist organizations in the U.S.
View details1865
Medicine
Birthday of Edith Cavell
Edith Cavell was born on December 4, 1865, in Swardeston, Norfolk.
View details1883
Literature
Birth of Katharine Susannah Prichard
Katharine Susannah Prichard was born on December 4, 1883.
View details1888
Politics
Birth of Lucy Tayiah Eads
Lucy Tayiah Eads was born, marking the start of a life that would impact Native American politics.
View details1905
Medicine
Death of María Elena Maseras
María Elena Maseras died in Maó, Menorca, after a career in teaching following barriers faced in practicing medicine.
View details1920
Activism
Birth of Jeanne Manford
Jeanne Manford was born on December 4, 1920, in Queens, New York.
View details1926
Arts
Death of Ivana Kobilca
Ivana Kobilca passed away on December 4, 1926, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
View details1944
Science
Graduates as WASP Pilot at Avenger Field
Maggie Gee graduated from Women Airforce Service Pilots training at Avenger Field, becoming one of only two Chinese American women to serve as a WASP.
View details1945
Science
Birth of Roberta Lynn Bondar
Roberta Lynn Bondar was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
View details1952
Science
Death of Karen Horney in New York City
Karen Horney died on December 4, 1952, in New York City, leaving behind a lasting legacy in psychoanalytic theory.
View details1973
Activism
Birth of Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks was born in Inglewood, California, United States.
View details1975
Science
Death of Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt died of a heart attack in New York City at age 69, leaving her final work, The Life of the Mind, unfinished.
View details1979
Politics
First woman elected mayor of San Francisco
Feinstein became the first woman elected mayor of San Francisco in 1979.
View details1999
Science
Died in Palo Alto, California
Rose Bird died of breast cancer on December 4, 1999, in Palo Alto, California, at age 63.
View details2006
Politics
Inaugurated as first female governor of Alaska
Sarah Palin was sworn in as the ninth governor of Alaska, being the state's first female governor.
View details2010
Arts
"Shaved Portions" Closes at Sam Fox School, Washington University
Booker's exhibition "Shaved Portions" concluded its run at the Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis.
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