94) Motke Zeidel One of the Last Jews to Escape Ponar—an Infamous Village Where Thousands of Lithuanian Jews were Murdered During the Shoah Born: 1925, Swenciany, Poland (Present-day Swenciany, Lithuania) Died: 2007, Israel Original Name: Mordechai Zeidel Survivor of Vilna and the Last Survivor of the Burning Brigade. When Motke was eighteen years old, he…
94) Anne Frank Her personal writings The Diary of a Young Girl are read by almost every child growing up in the United States and many countries around the world Born: 12 June 1929, Frankfurt, Germany Died: February 1945, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany Original Name: Annelies Frank Anne had a sister three years older than…
93) Bill Paxton Actor and Director Who Made Sci-Fi Stars and Real Life Characters come to Life on Screen Born: 17 May 1955, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America Died: 25 February 2017, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Original Name: William Paxton Bill starred in a variety of roles, everything from Stripes…
93) Elizabeth Short Aspiring Actress who Became Known After Her Infamous Death as the Black Dahlia Born: 29 July 1924, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 15 January 1947, Los Angeles, California, United States of America As a child her father abandoned his wife and five daughters at the outset of the depression and…
92) Trevor Habberstad Stunt Coordinator who Sadly Passed Away From Cancer Born: 15 May 1989, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 19 February 2017, Santa Clarita, California, United States of America He worked on Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, the rebooted X-Men franchise, American Sniper, Divergent, The Wolf of Wall Street, Star Trek Into Darkness,…
92) Mary Phagan Factory Worker who was Murdered on the Job; her Death Reignited Anti-Semitic and Racist Fervor Throughout Georgia Born: c1900, Florence, Alabama, United States of America Died: 26 April 1913, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America Instead of having a Wikipedia page about herself there is one for the man convicted of killing…
91) Guy Taylor Retired US Marine who played Taps Every Night Born: 13 July 1932, Jonah, Texas, United States of America Died: 7 February 2017, Most Likely Texas, United States of America Guy owned the Stork Club in Galveston, Texas and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He played Taps every…
“If you had a husband like mine you would do more than [darn his socks] for him.” 91) Ida Straus She and Her Husband were New York Socialites who Boarded RMS Titanic at Southampton and Never Reached New York Born: 6 February 1849, Worms, German Confederation (Present-day Worms, Germany) Died: 15 April 1912, The Atlantic…
90) Sir Arthur H Rostron KBE, RD, RNR Captain of the RMS Carpathia on that Fateful April Night Born: 14 May 1869, Bolton, United Kingdom Died: 4 November 1940, Southampton, United Kingdom Commodore for the Cunard Line and Congressional Gold Medal Recipient; Arthur was captaining the Carpathia when Titanic sank. Therefore, he was responsible for…
90) Mary Rogers She was a Famous New York City Cigar Girl Before She was a Murder Victim Born: 1820, Lyme, Connecticut, United States of America Died: 28 July 1841, Hoboken, New Jersey, United States of America Her body was found floating on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River and it appeared she…