Commemoratives of Famous Women for 8 September 2010

100. birthday: Katrin Holland
German writer
* 8 September 1910 in Rostock
† 24 June 1981 in New York.

75. birthday: HELGA M. Novak
German writer
* 8 September 1935 in Berlin Köpenick

160. birthday: Marie Conrad- Ramlo
German
* 8 September 1850 in München
† 1 October 1921 in ebd.

597. birthday: Katharina v. Bologna, hl.
Italian writer
* 8 September 1413 in Bologna
† 9 March 1463 in ebd.

574. birthday: Eleonore Eleonore von Portugal
German
* 8 September 1436 in Torres Vedras
† 3 September 1467 in Wiener Neustadt

419. birthday: Angélique Arnauld
French abbess, writer
* 8 September 1591 in Paris
† 6 August 1661 in Paris

261. birthday: Marie-Thérèse-Louise, Prinzessin von Lamballe
French
* 8 September 1749 in Turin
† 3 September 1792 in Paris

182. birthday: Margaret Sage
American
* 8 September 1828 in Syracuse, NY
† 4 November 1918 in New York, NY

179. birthday: Delphine-Eleonore Fix
French actress
* 8 September 1831 in Tellancourt
† 12 June 1864 in Paris

153. birthday: Ida Henrietta Hyde
American
* 8 September 1857 in Davenport
† 22 August 1945 in Berkeley

143. birthday: Mary Simkhovitch
American
* 8 September 1867 in Chestnut Hill, MA
† 15 November 1951 in Greenwich

124. birthday: Astrid Berwald
Swedish pianist
* 8 September 1886 in Stockholm
† 16 January 1982 in Stockholm

117. birthday: Käte Hamburg
German teacher
* 8 September 1893 in Berlin
† 1 January 1951 in Gerrads Cross/Großbrit.

114. birthday: May Hofer
South Tyrolian artist
* 8 September 1896 in Chybi bei Krakau
† 3 May 2000 in Bozen

109. birthday: Madeleine La Candela
French
* 8 September 1901 in Paris

108. birthday: Ruth Elder
American
* 8 September 1902 in Anniston, AL
† 9 October 1977 in San Francisco

91. birthday: Maria Lassnig
Austrian painter
* 8 September 1919 in Kappel am Krappfeld, Kärnten

86. birthday: Grace Metalious
American writer
* 8 September 1924 in Manchester/ NH
† 25 February 1964 in Boston

79. birthday: Jeannette Lander
German writer
* 8 September 1931 in New York

78. birthday: Patsy Cline
American country singer
* 8 September 1932 in Winchester, VA
† 5 March 1963 in bei/near Camden, TN

73. birthday: Virna Lisi
Italian actress
* 8 September 1937 in Ancona, Marche

72. birthday: Wibke Bruhns geb. Klamroth
German TV-host, author, journalist
* 8 September 1938 in Halberstadt, Harz

130. day of death: Sarah Douglass
American
* 9 September 1806 in Philadelphia
† 8 September 1882 in ebd.

337. day of death: Amalie Amalie von Solms-Braunfels

* 31 August 1602 in Braunfels
† 8 September 1675 in Den Haag

228. day of death: Ann Lee
English-American founder of the Shaker denomination
* 29 February 1736 in Manchester
† 8 September 1784 in Watervliet, NY

198. day of death: Marie Karoline von Österreich, Königin von Neapel-Sizilien
Austrian queen
* 13 August 1752 in Schloß Schönbrunn, Wien
† 8 September 1814 in Schloß Hetzendorf (Wien)

102. day of death: Emily Blackwell
American physician
* 8 October 1826 in Bristol
† 8 September 1910 in York Cliffs, ME

68. day of death: Elisabeth von Thadden
German teacher, resistance fighter
* 29 July 1890 in Mohrungen/Ostpr.
† 8 September 1944 in Berlin-Plötzensee

47. day of death: Dorothy Dandridge
American actress, dancer, singer
* 9 November 1922 in Cleveland, OH
† 8 September 1965 in Hollywood, CA

43. day of death: Alexandra David-Neel
French global traveler, travel writer, Oriental scholar, opera singer
* 24 October 1868 in Saint Mande, Belgien/Belgium
† 8 September 1969 in Digne

39. day of death: Gretel Schulte-Hostedde
German sculptor, ceramicist
* 12 August 1902 in Brühl (Rheinland)
† 8 September 1973 in Brühl (Rheinland)

24. day of death: Rita Leroi
German
* 11 September 1913 in Stuttgart
† 8 September 1988

17. day of death: Halldis Moren Vesaas
writer
* 18 November 1907 in Trysil
† 8 September 1995 in Oslo

17. day of death: Eileen Chang
Chinese writer
* 30 September 1920 in Shanghai
† 8 September 1995 in Los Angeles, CA

9. day of death: Leni Riefenstahl
German actress, director, Photographer, entrepreneur
* 22 August 1902 in Berlin-Wedding
† 8 September 2003 in Pöcking