Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Jean Batten
Born: September 15, 1909
Died: November 22, 1982 (aged 73)
Bio: Jean Gardner Batten was a New Zealand aviator. Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, internationally, by making a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world.