1989 Death Zita, Empress of Austria/Queen of Hungary, dies at 96 1984 Death A[rthur] Bertram Chandler, author (Empress of Outer Space), dies at 72 1977 Event Empress Lilly dedicated 1960 Birthday Crown Prince Naruhito, heir apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan, eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko 1940 Event British liner Empress loaded with refugees for Canada, sunk 1934 Birthday Michiko, empress of Japan 1914 Event Ship rams Canadian ship Empress of Ireland on St. Lawrence R; 1024 die 1912 Birthday A[rthur] Bertram Chandler, UK, sci-fi author, Empress of Outer Space 1908 Death Tz'u-hsi (Cixi), empress of China, dies at 73 1902 Event China's empress Tzu-hsi forbids binding woman's feet 1900 Event Empress Douairiere orders I-Ho-Chuan (Boxers) to kill all foreigners 1898 Death Elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60 1894 Birthday Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues, over 200 songs 1892 Birthday Zita, empress, Austria, Queen, Hungary 1877 Event England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India 1870 Event Emperor Napoleon III appoints Empress Eugenie as Regent of France 1840 Birthday Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia 1826 Birthday Eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France 1814 Death Josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies 1809 Event Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by French Senate 1796 Death Catharina II the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67 1794 Event Empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev 1784 Event 1st U.S. ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York 1774 Event Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia 1763 Birthday Josephine Martiniques, empress of France, 1804-14 1749 Event Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform" 1742 Event Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia 1740 Death Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 1740 Death Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 1729 Birthday Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia, 1762-96 1727 Death Catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies 1727 Event Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia 1717 Birthday Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, Wife of emperor Franz I 1709 Birthday Elizabeth, empress of Russia, to Peter the Great and Catherine I 1693 Birthday Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia, 1730-40, 1693 Birthday Anna Ivanova Romanova, daughter of Ivan V/empress of Russia, 1730-40 1684 Birthday Catherine I, empress of Russia, 1725-27 1684 Birthday Catherine I, Empress of Russia 1725-27, Dorpat, Estonia 1134 Death Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies 1077 Death Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies 1068 Death Agnes of Poitou, duchess of Aquitania/mother of German Empress, dies 999 Death Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 991 Death Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies 867 Death Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies 843 Death Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies 803 Death Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies 802 Event Empress Irene of Byzantium driven out 787 Event Byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea 548 Death Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies 460 Death Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poet, dies 404 Death Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies
