July July 24, 1987 Turia Pitt is an Australian mining engineer, humanitarian, athlete, motivational speaker and author. July 24, 1987
July July 24, 1998 Bindi Sue Irwin Australian television personality and conservationist is born. July 24, 1998
1800s July 4, 1868 #TodayinWomensHistory On July 4, 1868 Henrietta Swan Leavitt American astronomer is born. July 4, 1868
1900s July 2, 1918 Frances Reed Elliott becomes the first black woman accepted into the American Red Cross Nursing Service July 2, 1918
21st Century July 5, 2011 Christine Lagarde becomes the first woman to be appointed to the helm of the International Monetary Fund. July 5, 2011