79) Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. Before His Death He Was one of the Last Surviving Grandsons of 10th US President John Tyler Born: 3 January 1925, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America Died: 26 September 2020, Franklin, Tennessee, United States of America The 10th United States President had fifteen children between his two wives and…
79) Jane Stanford Co-founder of Stanford University Alongside Her Husband. Born: 25 August 1828, Albany, New York, United States of America Died: 28 February 1905, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America They created the university to honor their only son who died at the age of fifteen from typhoid fever. Jane ran the University from…
78) Corporal Frank Buckles Last Surviving American Veteran of World War I Born: 1 February 1901, Bethany, Missouri, United States of America Died: 27 February 2011, Charles Town, West Virginia, United States of America US Army Ambulance and Motorcycle driver near the European Front Lines (but never actually seeing combat). Frank enlisted at the age…
78) Sacagawea Lemhi Shoshone Guide and the Only Woman Present on the Corps of Discovery—Better Known Today as the Lewis and Clark Expedition Born: c.1788, Present-day Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America Died: December of 1812 (Most Likely), Fort Manuel, South Dakota, United States of America Sacagawea was the daughter of her people’s chief…
77) Captain Eugene Cernan The Last Man to walk on the Moon (as of 1972) Born: 14 March 1934, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Died: 16 January 2017, Houston, Texas, United States of America Electrical engineer, astronaut, and naval engineer. He went to space three times, two of which took him to the moon….
77) Joan of Arc Heavenly Warrior Born: 6 January 1412, Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France Died: 30 May 1431, Rouen, France Original Name: Jeanne d’Arc Jeanne grew up as a peasant farmer in the French countryside. At the age of thirteen she began to receive messages from Angels sent from God. Jeanne believed it was her divine mission…
76) Andrew Breitbart Conservative Publisher and creator of Breitbart News Born: 1 February 1969, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 1 March 2012, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Drudge Report Editor and Founder of Breitbart News; he was known for bringing a Conservative Viewpoint to Politics and News in the online…
76) The Ice Maiden of Pazyryk Also known as the Ukok Princess or the Siberian Ice Maiden She lived around the 5th Century BC Her mummy has led to numerous new insights into her people’s culture. The plateau where she was discovered also revealed two warriors buried nearby and is now a UNESCO world heritage…
75) Khaemweset The First Egyptologist Born: c1281 BC, Memphis, Egypt Died: c1225 BC He was the best-known son of Ramesses II after Pharaoh Merneptah. Khaemweset was the fourth son of the Pharaoh and his wife Isetnefret. His life’s work was preserving and protecting monuments and temples that his people had built previously and saving the…
75) Hildegard von Bingen, Nun, Scientist, Composer, Author, and So Much More Born: 1098, Present-day Germany Died: 1179, Present-day Bingen, Germany Feast Day: 17 September She became a nun at the age of eighteen. Hildegard had been receiving visions since the age of three and it took her ten years to write all of them…