168) Khentkaus III Egyptian Queen from the 5th Dynasty Lived Around 2450 BC, Ancient Egypt Alternate Spelling: Khentakawess III Her tomb was uncovered in 2015. She was either the mother or wife of Pharaoh Neferefre. The location of the tomb points to her more likely being his wife but that still isn’t certain. The confusion…
167) Justa Grata Honoria Roman Princess and sister of Roman Emperor Valentinian III who was literally responsible for the collapse of Western Civilization Born: c.416 CE, Ravenna, Roman Empire (Modern Day Italy) Died: c.455 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Modern Day Italy) Her brother was crowned at the age of six while she was pushed aside…
166) Nefertari Merytmut Egyptian Queen and wife of Ramses II Died: c.1255 BC Her name means “The Beautiful Companion, Beloved of Mut” One source says Nefertari was thirteen and her husband fifteen when they married. Not much is known of her past, but she was most likely a noblewoman not of the royal family—we know…
165) Neferure Daughter of the Pharaohs Hatshepsut and Thutmose II Birth and Death Dates Unknown for Certain Her name means The Beauty of Re (or Ra). Neferure was given a very good education by her mother’s top advisors. Senenmut was particularly proud of the role he played in her education—eight statues of the two of…
164) Rose Valland The Real Monument’s Woman Born: 1 November 1898, Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, France Died: 18 September 1980, Ris-Orangis, France She held two degrees in art history and had extensive knowledge of European art and culture. Starting in July 1941, Rose took over the job of curator (though without the title) of the Jeu de Paume…
163) Marina Yurlova Child Soldier who Became a Cossack at the Age of Fourteen During World War I Born: 25 February 1901, Rayevskaya, Russia Died: 1 April 1984, Bronx, New York, United States of America She was injured twice during the war (and almost lost her leg to an amputation) and was released from service…
“I went to war with no other ambition than to nurse the sick and care for the wounded.” 162) Sarah Edmonds Union Soldier During the War Between the States Born: December 1841, Magaguadavic, New Brunswick, Canada Died: 5 September 1898, La Porte, Texas, United States of America Also Known As: Franklin Thompson Sarah had a…
161) Lozen Chiricahua Apache Warrior and Medicine Woman who has Sometimes Been Called the Apache Joan of Arc Born: c.1840, near present-day Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, United States of America Died: c.1889, Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama, United States of America Her brother was the warrior Victorio and she allied herself with Geronimo. Lozen had an…
199) Józef Piłsudski The First Leader of United Independent Poland (in 1918) Born: 5 December 1867, Żułów, Poland, Russian Empire (Present Day Zalavas, Lithuania) Died: 12 May 1935, Warsaw, Poland He got his start by robbing a train carrying tax money. Józef’s father was a nobleman, and his mother inspired him to hate the Russian…
198) Rodney Marks The Only Person Ever Murdered at the South Pole Born:13 March 1968, Australia Died: 12 May 2000, Amundsen-Scott, South Pole Station, Antarctica Rodney held a PhD in astrophysics and was sick for at least thirty-six hours before he died. Because of the remoteness of Antarctica, his body could not be evacuated off…