55) Jyoti Singh She was Going to be a Doctor Born: 1989, India Died: 29 December 2012, Singapore Sadly, when you Google her name the top result is the Wikipedia page about the trial and the names of the men who hurt her come up!! They were found guilty thank the gods but one of…
54) Auguste Mariette Archaeologist, Egyptologist, and the Founder of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities Born: 11 February 1821, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Died: 18 January 1881, Cairo, Khedivate, Ottoman-Controlled Egypt (Present-day Arab Republic of Egypt) To go over all his discoveries at different Egyptian sites would take several pages but he oversaw the elimination of unauthorized excavations…
54) JonBenét Ramsey She was a Beauty Queen and Pageant Winner More Remembered Today for Being Murdered on Christmas; and the Murderer Never Being Caught Born: 6 August 1990, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America Died: 25 December 1996, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America Her murder has never “officially” been solved. Ever since her…
53) Jeff Cooper US Marine who Served in Both World War II and Korea Born: 10 May 1920, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 25 September 2006, Paulden, Arizona, United States of America Jeff made famous the Modern Stance on Handgun shooting. He was a small Arms Advocate and founded Gunsite in 1976….
53) Meredith Kercher Murder Victim who is Remembered Today Not For Being a Person That was Tragically Killed but For What Happened to Her Roommate Afterward Born: 28 December 1985, Southwark, United Kingdom Died: 1 November 2007, Perugia, Italy Meredith was a British university student studying abroad in the Italian town of Perugia when she…
52) Tuvia Bielski More than a Family Man Born: 8 May 1906, Navahrudak, Belarus Died: 12 June 1987, New York City, New York, United States of America He served in the Polish Army both before the war and during World War II. However, after he was released from duty, he made it his personal mission…
52) Rebecca Schaeffer She is Sadly More Remembered For Her Tragic Death Than For Her Acting and Modeling Career Born: 6 November 1967, Eugene, Oregon, United States of America Died: 18 July 1989, West Hollywood, California, United States of America Actress and model more remembered today for being murdered by a crazed stalker. Rebecca was…
51) George Francis Train He “Literally” Traveled Around The World in 80 Days Born: 24 March 1829, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 5 January 1904, New York City, New York, United States of America Besides circumnavigating the globe, George also organized the Clipper Ship Line that ran from Cape Horn, South Africa to…
51) Amanda Knox, Her case just goes to show the criminal justice system is far from perfect…in any country. Born: 9 July 1987, Seattle, Washington, United States of America She was wrongfully accused of the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher. Amanda was found guilty twice and then acquitted twice by the Italian government. She…
50) Dr. Albert Brown Who says Dentists can’t be Badasses? Born: 26 October 1905, North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America Died: 14 August 2011, Nashville, Illinois, United States of America At the time of his death he was the oldest survivor of the infamous Bataan Death March. He may have also been the oldest…