On 1790: Death of Elizabeth This Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll. Day . . Elizabeth and her older sister
... from the ill-effects of using white lead paint as a cosmetic. 1932: First transatlantic solo flight by a woman pilot - Amelia Earhart - who landed in Culmore, Co Derry, having flown 2,206 miles in 13 hours. 1977: Death of Harry Brogan, actor and leading ...