216: Noor Al-Hussein Dowager Queen of Jordan Born: 23 August 1951, Washington, DC, United States of America Original Name: Lisa Halaby She was the fourth wife and last Queen Consort to King Hussein of Jordan. Noor is the longest standing member of the Board of Commissioners of the International Commission of Missing Persons. She is…
215: Grace Kelly Princess of Monaco Born: 12 November 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Died: 14 September 1982, Monte Carlo, Monacco She was an American Actress who starred in films like Dial M for Murder and Rear Window before leaving Hollywood behind to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Grace was an Academy…
214: Elizabeth II The Longest Reigning Monarch in British History (Overtaking Queen Victoria Who Held the Previous Record) at the Time of Her Death Born: 21 April 1926, London, United Kingdom Death: 8 September 2022, Balmoral, United Kingdom Elizabeth celebrated her sixty-fifth anniversary on the throne in 2017, and her seventieth in 2022. She had…
213: Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova Russian Grand Duchess and The Most Famous Child in Her Family Born: 18 June 1901, St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) Died: 17 July 1918, Yekaterinburg, Bolshevik Controlled Russia, (Present-day Yekaterinburg, Russia) In 1916, the entire imperial family became political prisoners to the new Bolshevik Regime after Nicholas II…
212: Maria Nikolaevna Romanova Russian Grand Duchess and Third Oldest in Her Family Born: 26 June 1899, St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) Died: 17 July 1918, Yekaterinburg, Bolshevik Controlled Russia (Present-day Yekaterinburg, Russia) It is said that when Anastasia (Maria’s Younger Sister) would go around teasing people and kicking them Maria would…
211: Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova Russian Grand Duchess and the Second Oldest in Her Family Born: 10 June 1897, St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) Died: 17 July 1918, Yekaterinburg, Bolshevik Controlled Russia (Present-day Yekaterinburg, Russia) Tatiana was the most well-known of her sisters during her lifetime. She was also known for being the…
210: Wallis Simpson American Socialite and Twice Divorcee who Nearly Toppled a Monarchy Born: 19 June 1896, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United States of America Died: 24 April 1986, Paris, France Also Known As: Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor Wallis met the prince of Wales while still married to her second husband. They were friends…
209: Gennifer Flowers Model and Actress who Revealed in 1992 That She had had an Illicit Affair With Then-President Bill Clinton Born: 24 January 1950, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America Clinton later admitted to the affair when under oath. Gennifer claimed the affair had lasted twelve years and produced tapes of phone conversations…
208: Olga Nikolaevna Romanova Russian Grand Duchess and the Oldest Child in Her Family Born: 15 November 1895, St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia, (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) Died: 17 July 1918, Yekaterinburg, Bolshevik Controlled Russia (Present-day Yekaterinburg, Russia) Upon her birth the military fired off the 101 rounds indicating a girl—not the hoped for 300 to…
207: Stephanie Julianne von Hohenlohe Austrian Princess and Nazi Spy Born: 16 September 1891, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Present-Day Vienna, Austria) Died: 13 June 1972, Geneva, Switzerland Original Name: Stephany Julienne Richter Stephanie was born to a poor Jewish family and before and during World War II worked with those in Britain who believed in appeasement…