156) Sergeant-Major András Toma The Last World War II Prisoner of War to Be Released (in 2000) Born: 5 December 1925, Újfehértó, Kingdom of Hungary (Present-day Újfehértó, Hungary) Died: 30 March 2004, Nyíregyháza, Hungary He was a soldier in World War II; captured by the Red Army in 1945. András was discovered and Released from…
155) Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill He Fought in World War II Armed With a Longbow, Bagpipes, and a Scottish Broadsword. Hell Yeah. Born: 16 September 1906, Colombo, Ceylon (Present-day Colombo, Sri Lanka) Died: 8 March 1996, Surrey, United Kingdom His nickname was Mad Jack, and let’s just say there’s a reason why…
154) Captain Witold Pilecki He Volunteered to Become a Prisoner in Auschwitz Concentration Camp Born: 13 May 1901, Karelia Republic, Russia Died: 25 May 1948, Ostrów Mazowiecka, Poland Witold was a Polish Army Officer & Intelligence Agent during World War II. He also founded the Secret Polish Army resistance group. During World War I, Witold…
153) James Clerk Maxwell You Might Not Have Ever Heard of Einstein and Several Others If Not for James Born: 13 June 1831, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Died: 5 November 1879, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom James was a Mathematical Physicist. Most of what he discovered allowed Einstein to pursue his own work. He was only…
152) Colonel James N. Rowe One of Only Thirty-Four American Prisoners to Escape Captivity During the Vietnam War Born: 8 February 1938, McAllen, Texas, United States of America Died: 21 April 1989, Quezon City, Philippines James served as a Green Beret in Vietnam after graduating from West Point in 1960. James escaped after sixty-two months…
151) T.E. Lawrence The Real Lawrence of Arabia Born: 16 August 1888, Tremadog, Wales, United Kingdom Died: 19 May 1935, Dorset, United Kingdom Original Name: Thomas Edward Lawrence He was an Archaeologist, military officer, writer, and diplomat. Thomas was the second of five illegitimate sons born of his parents. Apparently, his father had fallen in…
“Foremost, I will avenge my country and avenge the death of my husband.” 150) Trưng Trắc Vietnamese Rebel Leader who briefly created and controlled an autonomous Vietnamese state free from Chinese Oppression Birth Date Unknown, she might have been born in Northern Vietnam Died: 43 AD, Vietnam After her husband’s assassination, Trắc overtook control of…
149) Florence R. Sabin She was the First Female Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Beginning There in 1903 Born: 9 November 1871, Central City, Colorado, United States of America Died: 3 October 1953, Denver, Colorado, United States of America Florence was also the first woman elected to membership of the National Academy of Sciences in…
148) Anandi Gopal Joshi The First Female Indian Doctor to Know and Practice Western Medicine Born: 31 March 1865, Kalyan, India Died: 26 February 1887, Pune, India Original Name: Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi Her parents named her Yamuna at birth. Anandi was the first woman of Indian origin to study and graduate with a medical degree…
147) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson The First Woman to Qualify as a British Surgeon and Doctor Born: 9 June 1836, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom Died: 17 December 1917, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom She was also a suffragette. Elizabeth opened a medical school for women, paving the way for British women to become doctors. She was one of…