763: Julia Drusilla the Younger Caligula’s Daughter and Only Legitimate Child Born: 39 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Died: 24 January 41 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Julia was named after her aunt and Caligula’s favorite sister of the same name. Julia was assassinated alongside her parents because she was Caligula’s…
Category: Birth Locations
762) Calpurnia
762: Calpurnia Wife of Julius Caesar Born: c.70 BC, Rome, Roman Republic (Present-day Rome, Italy) Died: Unknown, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Full Name: Calpurnia Pisonis Though their wedding was for political purposes only at the outset, Calpurnia and Julius did grow to care for one another over time. It is believed Calpurnia and…
761) Valeria Messalina
761: Valeria Messalina What is it With Romans and Their Family Connections? Born: c20-22 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Died: 48 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Also Known As: Messalina Valeria Also Spelled: Messallina Messalina was all of the following: the great- grandniece of Augustus, second cousin of Caligula, cousin of…
760) Donatella Versace
760: Donatella Versace Artistic Director of the Versace Group Born: 2 May 1955, Reggio Calabria, Italy Donatella is also the sister of founder Gianni Versace. Donatella and her brother built the fashion house from the bottom up and after his death she was left to continue on the legacy. Despite the siblings being almost a…
759) Mary Donoho
“I have no language to express my gratitude to Mrs. Donoho. I found in her a mother, a sister to condole with me in my misfortune . . . a friend . . . who was continually pouring the sweet oil of consolation into my wounded and trembling soul.” -Rachel Parker Plummer 759: Mary Donoho The…
758) Mary Horony Cummings
758: Mary K Horony-Cummings Doc Holliday’s Common Law Wife Born: 7 November 1850, Pest, Kingdom of Hungary (Present-day Nové Zámky, Slovakia) Died: 2 November 1940, Prescott, Arizona, United States of America Also Known As: Big Nose Kate Original Name: Mária Izabella Magdolna Horony Mary’s family was from Eastern Europe, though sources differ on whether she…
757) Etta Place
757: Etta Place The Sundance Kid’s Wife Born: c. 1878, Eastern United States Death Date Unknown Whatever Etta’s real name was, or when and where she was born, no one knows for certain today. It is believed Etta married the notorious outlaw Sundance Kid around 1901, and the now famous portrait of the two of…
756) Eleanore Dumont
“Will you play, monsieur?” 756: Eleanore Dumont Madame Mustache Born: c.1829, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America Died: 8 September 1879, Bodie, California, United States of America Also Spelled: Eleanor Dumont Original Name: Simone Jules Eleanore was one of the first known professional Blackjack players in United States history. She began by playing the…
755) Jezebel
755: Jezebel Biblical Figure Born: Phoenicia (Present-day Lebanon) Died: c. 843 BCE, Jezreel (Present-day Yizre’el, Israel) For most who know their Christian religious stories, Jezebel is the “bad-girl” of the Bible. She’s been called a prostitute, a murderer, and an enemy of god. Her name is so synonymous with sin (see what I did there?)…
754) Pearl Hart
“I shall not consent to be tried under a law in which my sex had no voice in making.” 754: Pearl Hart Stagecoach Robber and Bandit Queen of Arizona Born: 13 November 1871, Ontario, Canada Died: 28 December 1956, Arizona, United States of America Pearl was raised in a well-to-do middle-class family in her native…