Calendar Month

February 8, 1990

Bethany Hamilton American Professional Surfer is born.

January 16, 1950

Deborah Kaye Allen American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities is born.

Irish History

October 18, 1818

Catherine Hayes Ireland's first international opera star was born.

Irish History

May 28, 1939

Anne Maeve Binchy Snell was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker was born.

December 4

December 4, 1887

Maria Winifred Carney Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish independence activist was born.

August 31

August 31, 1945

Donyale Luna American Supermodel and Actress who is recognized as the "First Black Supermodel" is born.

American History

November 9, 1923

Alice Coachman Davis American athlete specializing in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal was born.

March

March 25, 1996

Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk Polish javelin thrower/ track and field athlete is born.

Disability Awareness

March 21, 1983

Alana Jane Nichols American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and alpine skier is born.

Black History

November 13, 1955

Whoopi Goldberg actress and one of sixteen entertainers to win an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Tony Award is born.

August

August 19, 2021

Captain Amy Bauernschmidt becomes the first woman to Captain a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier.

December

December 11, 2010

Bishop Olga Lucia Álvarez Benjumes becomes the first Catholic woman priest and bishop of Latin America

Black History

October 29, 1953

Cheryl White the first Black female horse racing jockey was born.

April

April 26, 1926

Philomena Garvey Ireland's First Professional Female Golfer was born

Irish History

March 15, 1852

Lady Gregory Irish Dramatist, Folklorist, and Theatre Manager was born.

American History

November 11, 2007

Miley Cyrus American Singer, Songwriter, and Actress becomes the youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200.

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Calendar Month

February 8, 1990

January 16, 1950

October 18, 1818

May 28, 1939

December 4, 1887

August 31, 1945

November 9, 1923

March 25, 1996

March 21, 1983

November 13, 1955

August 19, 2021

December 11, 2010

October 29, 1953

April 26, 1926

March 15, 1852

November 11, 2007