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December 20, 1938

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Annie Armstrong

1938Annie Armstrong, American missionary (born 1850)[โ€ ]

Annie Walker Armstrong was a lay Southern Baptist denominational leader instrumental in the founding of the Woman's Missionary Union.

1938Lida Howell, American archer (born 1859)[โ€ ]

Matilda "Lida" Scott Howell was an American archer who competed in the early twentieth century. She won three gold medals in Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics in Missouri in the double national and Columbia rounds and for the US team. She was 45 when she won the medals.