On this day
08
February

Elizabeth Bishop, Maura Healey, Iris Murdoch

Born: Elizabeth Bishop (1911), Maura Healey (1971)
Died: Iris Murdoch (1999)

Born on this day

08FebBorn 1911115th birthday

Elizabeth Bishop

A poet whose precise observations carry the weight of love, travel and loss.

08FebBorn 197155th birthday

Maura Healey

A former professional basketball player who fought the Defense of Marriage Act in court – and became one of the first openly lesbian US governors.

Died on this day

08FebDied 199927th anniversary of death

Iris Murdoch

A novelist and philosopher who examined the difficulty of seeing other people clearly.