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This is the day that … William Penn died in 1718, at the age of 74.
His father was an Admiral in the British Navy, Admiral Sir William Penn, and so young William enjoyed “the favour of the king … he was admired at court, handsome in person, graceful in manners … expectant heir of a [...]

This is the day that … Elizabeth Fry was born, in Norfolk, England, in 1780.
The Gurney family (Fry being her married name) were well to do Quakers who “did not wear the usual garb, nor practise the peculiarities … of that faith.”  On the contrary, they lived “in the gaiety of the world” (Doing Good, [...]