Bertha Lutz

Bertha Maria Júlia Lutz was a Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat. Lutz became a leading figure in both the Pan American feminist movement and human rights movement. She was instrumental in gaining women's suffrage in Brazil and represented her country at the United Nations Conference on International Organization, signing her name to the United Nations Charter and championing the inclusion of Article 8 in the Charter. In addition to her political work, she was a naturalist at the National Museum of Brazil, specializing in poison dart frogs. She has four frog species and two lizard species named after her.

2 August 1894

Born on the same birth day (2 August): Alexander Emelianenko • Angel Lagdameo • Arthur Bliss • Arthur Dove • James Street (American football) • John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg • John Radecki • Karl-Otto Koch • Linda Fratianne • Mina Rees • Roger MacDougall • Ron Brierley • Rose Tremain • Rómulo Gallegos • Stefan Effenberg

Born in the same month (August 1894): Albert Facey • Christian Schad • Frank Burge • George Meany • Harry Heilmann • John Auden • Karl Böhm • Ottavio Bottecchia • Sparky Adams • V. V. Giri • William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes