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1866

Eloísa Díaz, Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950)

Eloísa Díaz, Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950)

1907

Yvonne Sylvain, First female Haitian physician (died 1989)

Yvonne Sylvain, First female Haitian physician (died 1989)

1960

Jack McConnell, Scottish educator and politician, 3rd First Minister of Scotland

Jack McConnell, Scottish educator and politician, 3rd First Minister of Scotland

1929

Imelda Marcos, Filipino politician; 10th First Lady of the Philippines

Imelda Marcos, Filipino politician; 10th First Lady of the Philippines

1921

Flor María Chalbaud, First Lady of Venezuela (died 2013)

Flor María Chalbaud, First Lady of Venezuela (died 2013)

1951

Lorna Golding, Former First Lady of Jamaica

Lorna Golding, Former First Lady of Jamaica

1921

Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)

Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)

1914

Viola Desmond, Canadian businesswoman and civil rights activist (first Canadian woman on a Canadian banknote) (died…

Viola Desmond, Canadian businesswoman and civil rights activist (first Canadian woman on a Canadian banknote) (died 1965)

1811

William Robert Grove, Welsh physicist and inventor of the first fuel cell (died 1896)

William Robert Grove, Welsh physicist and inventor of the first fuel cell (died 1896)

1821

Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (died 1877)

Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (died 1877)

1861

Kadambini Ganguly, Indian physician, one of the first Indian women to obtain a degree (died 1923)

Kadambini Ganguly, Indian physician, one of the first Indian women to obtain a degree (died 1923)

1970

Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland

1941

Carole Jordan, British astrophysicist and the first female president of the Royal Astronomical Society

Carole Jordan, British astrophysicist and the first female president of the Royal Astronomical Society

1929

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (died 1994)

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (died 1994)

1978

Louise Brown, English woman, first person to be born through in vitro fertilization

Louise Brown, English woman, first person to be born through in vitro fertilization

1861

Andrew Lawson, Scottish-Canadian Geologist, first to identify and name the San Andreas Fault (died 1952)

Andrew Lawson, Scottish-Canadian Geologist, first to identify and name the San Andreas Fault (died 1952)

1930

Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut, first man to walk on the Moon (died 2012)

Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut, first man to walk on the Moon (died 2012)

1848

Susie Taylor, American writer and first black Army nurse (died 1912)

Susie Taylor, American writer and first black Army nurse (died 1912)

1909

Willa Beatrice Player, American educator, first Black woman college president (died 2003)

Willa Beatrice Player, American educator, first Black woman college president (died 2003)

1939

James Mancham, first President of Seychelles (died 2017)

James Mancham, first President of Seychelles (died 2017)