On this day
07
January

Francis Poulenc, Caster Semenya, Sophia Jex-Blake

Born: Francis Poulenc (1899), Caster Semenya (1991)
Died: Sophia Jex-Blake (1912)

Born on this day

07JanBorn 1899127th birthday

Francis Poulenc

A French composer whose music held wit, religious faith and desire in close tension.

07JanBorn 199135th birthday

Caster Semenya

The Olympic 800-metre champion challenged eligibility rules that required her to alter her natural hormone levels.

Died on this day

07JanDied 1912114th anniversary of death

Sophia Jex-Blake

She fought her way into medical school in Edinburgh against riots and resistance – and shared her later life with Dr Margaret Todd.