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1865 - Born on December 4th in Swardeston, Norfolk, England. English nurse who became a popular heroine of World War I and was executed for assisting Allied soldiers to escape from German-occupied Belgium.
1895 - Cavell entered the nursing profession.
1907 - She was appointed the first matron of the Berkendael Institute, Brussels, where she greatly improved the standard of nursing.
- She became involved in an underground group formed to help British, French, and Belgian soldiers reach The Netherlands, a neutral country.
1915 - Cavell and several others were arrested.
- The group was brought before a court-martial on October 7th.
- Cavell, after making a full confession on October 9th, was sentenced to death. Three days later she and Baucq were shot, despite the efforts of the U.S. and Spanish ministers to secure a reprieve.
- Died on October 12th in Brussels, Belgium.
1895 - Cavell entered the nursing profession.
1907 - She was appointed the first matron of the Berkendael Institute, Brussels, where she greatly improved the standard of nursing.
- She became involved in an underground group formed to help British, French, and Belgian soldiers reach The Netherlands, a neutral country.
1915 - Cavell and several others were arrested.
- The group was brought before a court-martial on October 7th.
- Cavell, after making a full confession on October 9th, was sentenced to death. Three days later she and Baucq were shot, despite the efforts of the U.S. and Spanish ministers to secure a reprieve.
- Died on October 12th in Brussels, Belgium.
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