These are the entries born on the islands that make up New Zealand. Entries: Donaldina Cameron, The Angry Angel of Chinatown Nancy Wake, The Most Decorated Servicewoman From World War II Te Puea Herangi, Maori Leader and Activist
Category: Birth Locations
789) Te Puea Hērangi
789: Te Puea Hērangi Māori Leader Known as Princess Te Puea Born: 9 November 1883, Whatiwhatihoe, Waikato District, New Zealand Died: 12 October 1952, Ngaruawahia, New Zealand Full Name: Te Kirihaehae Te Puea Hērangi Te Puea’s family was literally royalty as she was descended from the first Maori King and helped three successive kingships in…
788) Sybil Ludington
788: Sybil Ludington Ogden The Real Midnight Rider Born: 5 April 1761, Fredericksburg, The Colony of New York (Present-day Lugintonville, New York, United States of America) Died: 26 February 1839, Catskill, New York, United States of America Also Spelled: Sibbell, Sebal, Sebil, Cybil, or Sibel Sybil was a heroine of the American Revolution; and unlike…
787) Serena Shim
“The price of truth cost my daughter her life,” -Judith Poe, Serena’s Mother 787: Serena Shim Why Don’t We Remember Her Name? Born: 10 October 1985, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America Died: 19 October 2014, Suruç, Turkey Also Known As: Serena Ali Suhaim Serena was a journalist who worked for Press TV, which is…
786) Mary Higby Schweitzer
“I don’t care what they say about me. I know my work is good.” 786: Mary Higby Schweitzer Paleontologist Who Made an Astonishing Discovery Born: c.1955, Montana, United States of America Mary discovered blood vessels and structures that looked like whole cells inside a 68-million-year-old t-rex fossil. Mary has also found organic material in a…
Entries Born in Malaysia
These are the entries born in Malaysia. Entries: Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi, Olympic Rifle Shooter Who Competed While Eight Months Pregnant
785) Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi
“I’m quite stubborn. Anything I want to do, I will do.” 785: Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi The First Olympic Athlete to Compete While Eight Months Pregnant Born: 24 September 1982, Perak, Malaysia Also Spelled: Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi That’s right, Nur competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics Rifle Events while heavily pregnant (though she was…
784) Margaret Abbott
784: Margaret Abbott The First United States’ Woman to Win Gold at the Olympics Born: 15 June 1878, Calcutta, British-Controlled India (Present-day Kolkata, India) Died: 10 June 1955, Greenwich, Connecticut, United States of America Full Name: Margaret Ives Abbott Dunne Nickname: Peggy Margaret died without ever learning she’d actually won an Olympic Event, having competed…
783) Vivienne Nearing
“Being a woman, I’m naturally curious. As a woman, I can’t investigate, so I read.” 783: Vivienne Nearing Imagine Being Remembered for Cheating on a Game Show Born: 3 February 1926, New York City, New York, United States of America Died: 4 July 2007, East Hampton, New York, United States of America Vivienne was a…
Kyrgyzstan’s Own
These are the entries born in the country of Kyrgyzstan. Entries: Kurmanjan Datka, United Kyrgyzstan as a country