π Florence Nightingale is born (1820)
Where: Florence, Italy
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π On This Day: May 12
May 12, 1820: Florence Nightingale is born. Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, was born on this day in 1820 in Florence, Italy, which is where her name comes from. She checked on patients every night carrying a lamp, so she was called 'the Lady with the Lamp. ' Today is International Nurses Day.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1551 π¨ The National University of San Marcos was founded in Lima, Peru, and it is the oldest university in the Americas that has stayed open ever since.
- 1926 π§ The Italian-built airship Norge, carrying explorer Roald Amundsen, became the first aircraft confirmed to fly over the North Pole.
- 1941 π‘ Engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3 in Berlin, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer.
π§ Question of the day
What was Nightingale's nickname?
- Queen of the Sea
- The Lady with the Lamp
- The Star Girl
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Answer: The Lady with the Lamp
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What happened on May 12?
May 12, 1820: Florence Nightingale is born. It happened in Florence, Italy.
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