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Born on this day: socialite, writer, dancer and painter Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948), also known for her turbulent relationship with writer F. Scott Fitzgerald
Born on this day: The longest-reigning Māori monarch Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu (1931-2006)
Four generations: Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, Princess Feodore of Saxe-Meiningen and Queen Victoria, 1884
Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1835-1900) who was the niece of Queen Victoria and became Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein as the wife of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. She was also the mother of Augusta Victoria, the last German Empress
Lizzie Yu Der Ling and Nellie Yu Roung Ling. They were ladies-in-waiting to Empress Dowager Cixi and despite being non-royals, were given the title “commandery princess”
Der Ling had a prolific writing career while Roung Ling is considered to be China’s first modern dancer