120) Corrie ten Boom Survived Ravensbrück Concentration Camp and Later Wrote About her War Experiences Born: 15 April 1892, Amsterdam, Netherlands Died: 15 April 1983, Placentia, California, United States of America Original Name: Cornelia ten Boom She was the third operator of her family’s watch shop in Haarlem, Netherlands and she celebrated one hundred years…
Category: Birth Locations
119) Ankhesenamun
119) Ankhesenamun Egyptian Queen and Sister-Wife of Tutankhamun Born: c1350 BC, Ancient Egypt Died: After 1323 BC, Ancient Egypt Original Name: Ankhesenpaaten Ankhesenamun was one of six daughters born to the power couple Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti, their third of six daughters. In January of 2018 Zahi Hawass began a quest to uncover her royal…
118) Juana Maria
118) Juana Maria The Lone Woman on San Nicolas and the Inspiration for the Classic Scott O’Dell Novel Island of the Blue Dolphins Born: c.1811, most likely San Nicolas Island, California, United States of America Died: 18 or 19 October 1853, Garey, California, United States of America Original Name Unknown She was the last survivor…
117) Watkuese
117) Watkuese Nez Perce Guide whose name means Lost and Was Found Birth Location is estimated as Idaho, United States of America but it not known for certain Died: 1805, Idaho, United States of America Watkuese reportedly saved Lewis and Clark from being killed by her tribe. She was separated from her tribe (and was…
116) Alwilda
116) Alwilda Pirate Considered by Most Historians to be More Legend Than a True Historical Person First Appeared around the 5th Century CE Also Called: Awilda or Alfhild It is said she was a Scandinavian princess who turned to piracy to escape a marriage arranged by her father. She is mostly remembered in Denmark today…
115) Ankhesenpepi I
115) Ankhesenpepi I Birth and Death Dates Unknown Alternate Name: Ankhenesmerye I Daughter of Nebet and Khui and mother to Pharaoh Merenre Nemtyemsaf (her husband was Pepi I). Her sister was Ankhesenpepi II. Besides this small article, the only other websites that have dedicated profiles to Ankhesenpepi I are Wikipedia and similar sites; the majority…
114) Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
114) Najat Vallaud-Belkacem French Minister of Education—she is the first woman to fill that role in the history of the French government Born: 4 October 1977, Rif, Morocco She is a Muslim who grew up in Morocco herding sheep. Najat has been attacked with both sexist and religious remarks thrown at her over the years,…
113) Isabel Martínez de Perón
113) Isabel Martínez de Perón The First Female Argentinian President Born: 4 February 1931, La Rioja, Argentina Isabel’s husband was president before her and married to Evita—arguably the most popular first lady of any country ever really; and it is said Evita was thinking of running for president herself before dying of cancer. Isabel was…
112) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
112) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis First Lady of the United States During Her Husband John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s Administration. Born: 28 July 1929, Southampton, New York, United States of America Died: 19 May 1994, New York City, New York, United States of America She was later remembered as Jackie O after her second marriage to Aristotle Onassis….
111) Rosalynn Carter
111) Rosalynn Carter Former First Lady of the United States During Her Husband Jimmy Carter’s Administration Born: 18 August 1927, Plains, Georgia, United States of America Died: 19 November 2023, Plains, Georgia, United States of America Original Name: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter In 1982 she and her husband founded the Carter Center which works to…