Born on this day March 26, 1926 (d.1997) supported activism in behalf of women's issues, active in National Organization for Women (1968-87), co-authored the “Feminist Chronicles 1953-1993”

Also on this day in history…

1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.

1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.

1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.

1975 – The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.

1979 – Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.

1982 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.

2017 – Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.

And if today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this special day with…

1633 – Mary Beale, British artist (d. 1699)

1687 – Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Prussia (d. 1757)

1824 – Julie-Victoire Daubié, French journalist (d. 1874)

1859 – A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (d. 1936)

1860 – André Prévost, French tennis player (d. 1919)

1874 – Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (d. 1963)

1875 – Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (d. 1965)

1876 – Kate Richards O'Hare, American Socialist Party activist and editor (d. 1948)

1881 – Guccio Gucci, Italian fashion designer, founded Gucci (d. 1953)

1888 – Elsa Brändström, Swedish nurse and philanthropist (d. 1948)

1894 – Viorica Ursuleac, Ukrainian-Romanian soprano and actress (d. 1985)

1900 – Angela Maria Autsch, German nun, died in Auschwitz helping Jewish prisoners (d. 1941) [2]

1904 – Joseph Campbell, American mythologist and author (d. 1987)

1905 – Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (d. 1997)

1911 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (d. 1983)

1913 – Jacqueline de Romilly, Jewish Franco-Greek philologist, author, and scholar (d. 2010)

1913 – Paul Erdős, Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1996)

1914 – William Westmoreland, American general (d. 2005)

1916 – Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (d. 1986)

1917 – Rufus Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2001)

1923 – Bob Elliott, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)

1925 – Pierre Boulez, French pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016)

1925 – James Moody, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2010)

1929 – Edward Sorel, American illustrator and caricaturist

1930 – Sandra Day O'Connor, American lawyer and jurist

1930 – Gregory Corso, American poet (d. 2001)

1931 – Leonard Nimoy, American actor (d. 2015)

1934 – Alan Arkin, American actor

1937 – Barbara Jones, American sprinter

1940 – James Caan, American actor and singer

1940 – Nancy Pelosi, American lawyer and politician, 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

1941 – Richard Dawkins, Kenyan-English ethologist, biologist, and academic

1942 – Erica Jong, American novelist and poet

1943 – Bob Woodward, American journalist and author

1944 – Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

1949 – Vicki Lawrence, American actress, comedian, talk show host, and singer

1950 – Martin Short, Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, and producer

1954 – Curtis Sliwa, American talk show host and activist, founded Guardian Angels

1954 – Dorothy Porter, Australian poet and playwright (d. 2008)

1957 – Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host and television personality

1960 – Jennifer Grey, American actress and dancer

1964 – Maria Miller, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

1966 – Lilian Greenwood, English politician

1972 – Leslie Mann, American actress

1976 – Amy Smart, American actress and former model

1979 – Juliana Paes, Brazilian actress

1980 – Margaret Brennan, American journalist

1983 – Floriana Lima, American actress

1984 – Sara Jean Underwood, American model, television host, and actress

1985 – Keira Knightley, English actress

1986 – Emma Laine, Finnish tennis player

1996 – Kathryn Bernardo, Filipino actress

2005 – Ella Anderson, American actress

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