“NASA was a very professional organization. They didn’t have time to be concerned about what color I was.” 351: Katherine Johnson Physicist and Hidden Figure Born: 26 August 1918, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States of America Died: 24 February 2020, Newport News, Virginia, United States of America Katherine was awarded the Presidential Medal…
342: Catterina Vizzani Italian Woman Who Disguised Herself as a Man Born: c.1718, Rome, Italy Died: 1743, Italy Alternate Name: Giovanni Bordoni Catterina was known in her time for seducing and having affairs with multiple women (and remember, most still thought she was a man at the time). She ended up seducing the daughter of…
306: Catherine Zeta-Jones Academy Award and Tony Award Winning Actress Born: 25 September 1969, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom Catherine has starred in blockbusters like Chicago, Traffic, The Mask of Zorro and many more. In 2010 she was awarded the title Commander of the British Empire (CBE). Catherine is married to fellow actor Michael Douglas and…
285: Kathryn Bigelow Film Director, Producer, and Screenwriter Born: 27 November 1951, San Carlos, California, United States of America Before arriving in Hollywood Kathryn was a painter, studying at the San Francisco Art Institute. Kathryn has helmed epic films like Zero Dark Thirty, Point Break (the original one) and The Hurt Locker—for which she received…
233: Arizona Barker American Outlaw Known Better as “Ma Barker” or “Kate Barker” Born: 8 October 1873, Ash Grove, Missouri, United States of America Died: 16 January 1935, Ocklawaha, Florida, United States of America She and her sons joined several other criminals to lead a life of crime. Ma liked to live well and bought…
219: Catherine (née Middleton) Her Royal Highness, The Princess of Wales Born: 9 January 1982, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom Formerly Known As: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge Kate is married to Prince William, which means she will likely become Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and other commonwealth countries when he ascends the…
” I shall be an autocrat: that’s my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that’s His.” 199: Catherine the Great Russian Empress Born: 2 May 1729, Ducal Castle, Present-day Szczecin, Poland Died: 17 November 1796, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia In Russian: Yekaterina Velikaya Also Known As: Catherine II She was an ethnically…
190: Catherine Howard English Queen and the Fifth Wife of Henry VIII Born: c.1522, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 13 February 1542, Tower Green, Tower of London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) She was Henry’s second of three Catherines and served as Queen Consort for one year. Henry first started to consider her for marriage…
189: Catherine de Medici Queen of France, Serving as Consort, Regnant, and Dowager (Depending on the Year) Born: 13 April 1519, Florence, Italy Died: 5 January 1589, Blois, France She was the wife of Henri II of France and subsequent Regent of France after his death. Three of her sons would reign as king of…
“I am so vexed that I am utterly weary.” 186: Katherine Parr English Queen and the Sixth and Final Wife of Henry VIII Born: August 1512, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 5 September 1548, Gloucestershire, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Alternate Spelling: Catherine Parr She also holds the distinction of being the only of his…