Katherine Stinson

Katherine Stinson was an American aviation pioneer who, in 1912, became the fourth woman in the United States to earn the FAI pilot certificate. She set flying records for aerobatic maneuvers, distance, and endurance. She was the first female pilot employed by the U.S. Postal Service and the first civilian pilot to fly the mail in Canada. She was also one of the first pilots to ever fly at night and the first female pilot to fly in Canada and Japan.

14 February 1891

Born on the same birth day (14 February): Benjamin Baillaud • Bill Tilman • Breel Embolo • Eugene Fama • Jules Asner • Leon Battista Alberti • Masaki Kobayashi • Matteo Brighi • Philippe Senderos • Radola Gajda • Tibor Sekelj • Walenty Wańkowicz

Born in the same month (February 1891): Abraham Fraenkel • David Sarnoff • Grant Wood • Hans F. K. Günther • Kate Roberts (author) • Kristian Krefting • M. A. Ayyangar • Pietro Nenni • Renato Petronio • Ronald Colman • Vlas Chubar