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 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 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 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 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 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…
120) Henryk Ross Photographer in the Łódź Ghetto Born: 1 May 1910, Warsaw, Poland Died: 1 May 1991, Israel Before the war he was a sports photographer for a local newspaper. In May of 1940, Henryk was moved into the Ghetto on account of his Jewish heritage. He soon secured a posting as one of…
119) Flight Lieutenant Bill Goldfinch Designed a Glider While Imprisoned at Colditz Castle During World War II. Born: 12 July 1916, Whistable, Kent, United Kingdom Died: 2 October 2007, United Kingdom Original Name: Leslie James Edwards Goldfinch Goldfinch and others had been taken captive by the Nazis and imprisoned in the 11th Century Castle. While…
118) Bob Moog Invented the Synthesizer Born: 23 May 1934, Queens, New York, United States of America Died: 21 August 2005, Asheville, North Carolina, United States of America Bob built his first Theremin at the age of fourteen and published his first article at nineteen. Then he earned his PhD in engineering physics. He went…
117) Samuel Scott The First Victim of the RMS Titanic Born: c1895, Most Likely Ireland Died: 20 April 1910, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Samuel slipped and fell off a staging ladder, fracturing his skull upon hitting the ground and dying instantly. Samuel was one of approximately 15,000 men who were tasked with building both…