“As long as I live, I will not let suffering be normal.” 456: Kayla Mueller Human Rights Activist and Christian Aid Worker Born: 14 August 1988, Prescott, Arizona, United States of America Died: 6 February 2015, Syria Kayla was taken captive by the Islamic State after leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo, Syria….
455: Margaret McMahon The Last Survivor of the Donner Party Born: 1845, Keokuk, Iowa, United States of America Died: 25 March 1935, Hollister, California, United States of America Full Name: Margaret Isabella Breen McMahon Margaret was one year old during that winter of 1846 and 1847. The Donner Party was a group of eighty-nine pioneers…
454: Leyla Mafi Child Prostitute Sentenced to Death and Flogged in Iran Born: c.1991, Iran Iran remains the last country that still allows children to be executed.When Leyla was sentenced in 2004 she was still a teenager under the age of eighteen. Tehran reaffirmed their decision to execute her for having illegal sex—At the time…
These are the entries born in the country of Nigeria. Entries: Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, First Lady of Nigeria Amina Ali Nkeki, The First Girl Recovered from Boko Haram after 276 Chibok Schoolgirls Were Kidnapped in 2014 (#BringBackOurGirls) Folorunshu Alakija, Wealthiest Nigerian Woman in the World Mum-Zi, Possibly the World’s Youngest Grandmother, Becoming One at the…
453: Mum-Zi She Became a Grandmother at Age Seventeen Born: c.1876, Nigeria Died: Unknown This fact makes her possibly the youngest grandmother ever. She gave birth to her first child aged eight years and four months in 1884. Mum-Zi was a member of her chief’s harem on the island of Awka Akpa, now known as…
452: Nebet Vizier to Pharaoh Pepi I Birth and Death Dates Unknown; 6th Dynasty Egypt Her husband was Khui and her daughters would marry Pepi I—their names were Akhensenpepi I and II. Pepi I was one of the most powerful and influential Pharaohs of his time and Nebet oversaw the building of his pyramid and…
These are the entries born in the country of Peru, or in the modern geographical borders of Peru. Entries: Juliane (Koepcke) Diller, Only Survivor of LANSA Flight 508 Lina Medina de Jurardo, The Youngest Confirmed Mother in Medical History
451: Lina Medina de Jurardo The Youngest Human Mother Ever Confirmed in Medical History Born: 23 September 1933, Castrovirreyna Province, Peru Lina gave birth at the age of five years seven months. This was possible thanks to Lina having a condition known as precocious puberty (which affects 1 in every 10,000 children); meaning by the…
450: Erika Ervin Transgender Model and Actress Born: 23 February 1979, Turlock, California, United States of America Known Professionally as: Amazon Eve She has starred on American Horror Story in the seasons Freakshow and Apocalypse. Erika stands at six foot eight without heels. This impressive stature made her the Guinness Book of World Record Holder…
449: Maude E Steane She served as a Second Radio Officer in the Canadian Merchant Navy Born: c.1916, Possibly Toronto, Canada Died: 14 August 1944, Naples, Italy Maude is one of eight Canadian women confirmed killed in action during World War II. She was the first woman from Toronto to ever die in active service…