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1943

Raquel Blandón, Guatemalan lawyer and activist, First Lady of Guatemala (died 2024)

Raquel Blandón, Guatemalan lawyer and activist, First Lady of Guatemala (died 2024)

1910

Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, first President of Suriname (died 2010)

Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, first President of Suriname (died 2010)

1900

Cai Chang, Chinese first leader of All-China Women's Federation (died 1990)

Cai Chang, Chinese first leader of All-China Women's Federation (died 1990)

1975

Janne Seurujärvi, Finnish Sami politician, first Sami ever to be elected to the Finnish Parliament

Janne Seurujärvi, Finnish Sami politician, first Sami ever to be elected to the Finnish Parliament

1933

Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France

Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France

1804

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten (died 1894)

1825

Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U

Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U.S. (died 1921)

1315

Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of John II of France (died 1349)

Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of John II of France (died 1349)

1950

Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2017)

Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2017)

1949

Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki

Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki

1827

Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (died 1903)

Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (died 1903)

1978

Yi So-yeon, biotechnologist and astronaut, the first Korean in space

Yi So-yeon, biotechnologist and astronaut, the first Korean in space

1731

Martha Washington, First Lady of the United States (died 1802)

Martha Washington, First Lady of the United States (died 1802)

1960

Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (died 2016)

Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (died 2016)

1951

Jill Biden, American educator, First Lady of the United States

Jill Biden, American educator, First Lady of the United States

1625

Sarah Rapelje, the "first white child" of New Netherland (died 1685)

Sarah Rapelje, the "first white child" of New Netherland (died 1685)

1840

Augusta Lundin, the first international Swedish fashion designer (died 1919)

Augusta Lundin, the first international Swedish fashion designer (died 1919)

1877

Ida MacLean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (died 1944)

Ida MacLean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (died 1944)

1948

Henry McLeish, Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd First Minister of Scotland

Henry McLeish, Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd First Minister of Scotland

1970

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K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer