From a pet free/smoke free home! Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy on May 12, 1820. During the Crimean War, she and a team of nurses improved the unsanitary conditions at a British base hospital, reducing the death count by two-thirds. Her writings sparked worldwide health care reform. ... She died August 13, 1910, in London. Ashton Drake Born To Be Famous LITTLE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Nurse porcelain Doll in mint condition. Posable figure only head,hands and feet are in porcelain. Missing the little doll.replace with teddy bear. Asking $10.00