“Whoever makes me unhappy for a day, I will make suffer a lifetime.” The Empress’s triumphant return, photo sourced from Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang 1016: Empress Dowager Cixi The Empress who Dragged China into the Modern World Born: 29 November 1835, Beijing, Imperial China (Present-day Beijing, People’s Republic of China) Died: 15 November…
1015: Catherine O’Leary Had Her Life Ruined When People Blamed Her Cow for Starting the Great Chicago Fire Born: March 1827, Ireland (Unknown whether Present-day Northern or Republic) Died: 3 July 1895, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Yes, you’re reading that right. For over one hundred years now, Chicagoans have been blaming a poor…
“I ran to a nearby thicket and got my black horse. I painted my face with crimson and braided my black hair. I was mourning. I was a woman, but I was not afraid.” 1014: Moving Robe Woman Helped Defeat General Custer at the Battle of the Greasy Grass Born: 1854, Most Likely the Sioux…
Judge Hughes delivering the oath of office to incoming President Lyndon Johnson in the wake of President Kennedy’s assassination, November 1963 1013: Sarah T Hughes Lawyer and Judge Born: 2 August 1896, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Died: 23 April 1985, Dallas, Texas, United States of America Sarah is most remembered for swearing in…
1012: Janet Parker Medical Photographer Born: March 1938, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Died: 11 September 1978, Solihull, England, United Kingdom Janet was sadly the last known person to die of Smallpox after accidentally being exposed to a sample that was grown in a laboratory on an adjacent floor to where she was working at Birmingham…
“I must admit that I enjoy being in a war.” 1011: Clare Hollingworth Broke the News That World War II Had Begun Born: 10 October 1911, Knighton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom Died: 10 January 2017, Central, Hong Kong Clare was working as a correspondent in Poland in 1939. Her reports on German troop movements on…
“Yes, I am a revolutionist…All true artists are revolutionists.” 1010: Isadora Duncan Dancer dubbed the “Mother of Modern Dance” Born: 26 May 1877-78*, San Francisco, California, United States of America Died: 14 September 1927, Nice, France Original Name: Angela Duncan Isadora’s life was filled with tragedy. Her two children and their nanny were killed after…
1009: Jeanne Hébuterne Artist, Model, and Common-Law Wife of Amedeo Modigliani Born: 6 April 1898, Meaux, France Died: 26 January 1920, Paris, France Jeanne is most remembered for her tragic death. Jeanne committed suicide by jumping out of a five-story window while heavily pregnant because she couldn’t deal with the grief of her lover Amedeo’s…
These are the entries born in the country of Kuwait. Entries: Rania al-Abdullah, Queen Consort of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1008: Rania al-Abdullah Queen Consort of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Born: 31 August 1970, Kuwait City, Kuwait Before becoming queen, Rania worked in the banking and private technology sectors. In 1991, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo. In 1993, Rania married the then-Prince of Jordan, Abdullah…