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Brontë was born in 1818 into a household acquainted with grief; her mother died in 1821 and her two eldest siblings within weeks of each other in 1825.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Gabbard's mother, born on the US mainland, embraced Hinduism and raised her children in the tradition.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The daughter of a Spanish father and a Nigerian mother, Lopez was born in 2006 in the tight-knit working class Madrid neighbourhood of Vallecas.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A young actor born in the Midwest said she had left the United States because she was “just done with it all.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

It took thirteen months for a baby manatee to be born, and if the hunting and trapping continued, they were going to die out.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo