
Landmarks and notable events in the life of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 96:
Aug. 18, 1927:
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith is born at her family home in Plains, Georgia. She is the daughter of Wilburn Edgar Smith, a mechanic, and Allie Murray Smith, a seamstress and postal worker.
Late August 1927:
“Miss Lillian” Carter, a neighbor and nurse who delivered Rosalynn, brings her son, Jimmy, nearly 3 years old, to meet the new baby.