Sybil Ludington
Sybil Ludington was an alleged heroine of the American Revolutionary War, though modern accounts dispute this. On April 26, 1777, at age 16, Ludington, the daughter of a colonel in the Colonial militia, Henry Ludington, is said to have made an all-night horseback ride 40 miles (64 km) to rally militia forces in neighboring towns after the burning of Danbury, Connecticut, by British forces.
5 April 1761
Born on the same birth day (5 April): Andreas Bouchalakis • Anton Kokorin • Balázs Hárai • Björn Granath • Douangchay Phichit • Imany • Jean-Louis Tauran • Judith Resnik • Oronzo Pugliese • Robert Smalls
Born in the same month (April 1761): Marie Harel • William Joseph Chaminade