Rachel Lambert Mellon
Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (born 1910)
In context
- When
- Monday, March 17 201412 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Rachel Lambert Mellon
Who they were
Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (born 1910)
Why this date
Rachel Lambert Mellon appears on our March 17 calendar for 2014 as a death entry.
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March 17 2014 — 12 years ago, on a Monday.
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