1193: Jeannie Rousseau de Clarens World War II Spy Born: 1 April 1919, Saint-Breuc, France Died: 23 August 2017, Montaigu, France Jeannie’s father was a World War I veteran and a politician in Paris. She graduated at the top of her class in 1939 and was known for being adept at languages. Soon after the…
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…
“I waited 110 years to get famous. I intend to enjoy it.” 828: Jeanne Louise Calment The Longest Confirmed Living Human (So Far) Born: 21 February 1875, Arles, France Died: 4 August 1997, Arles, France Jeanne lived 122 years 164 days; outliving her daughter and grandson both. She spent her entire life in the same…
800: Jeanne Boulet Victim of the Beast of Gévaudan Born: c.1750, Most Likely France Died: 30 June 1764, Gévaudan, France (Present-day Lozère, France) The beast was a terrifying man-eating mythical beast that killed around 100 and left 300 more injured over a three-year span, from 1764 to 1767. Jeanne was the first victim to die…
333: Jeanette Churchill She was so much more than Winston’s Mother Born: 9 January 1854, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Died: 9 June 1921, London, United Kingdom Also Known As: Jennie Jerome or Lady Randolph Churchill Jennie was one of the women referred to as a “Million Dollar American Princess” meaning her family…
134) Jean-François Champollion Most Known For His Significant Contributions in Translating Egyptian Hieroglyphs Born: 23 December 1790, Figeac, France Died: 4 March 1832 AD, Paris, France Part of the reason why Champollion was able to translate Hieroglyphs (via the Rosetta Stone) was because of his amazing linguistic capabilities. It is said he mastered a dozen…
102) Jeannette Rankin The First Woman Elected to the United States Congress Born: 11 June 1880, Missoula County, Montana, United States of America Died: 18 May 1973, Carmel Valley, California, United States of America A Republican from Montana her other main thing she is known for is being the only member of Congress to vote…
89) Jean Paul Advocate for the Indigenous People of Canada Born: 10 January 1926, Surrey, United Kingdom Died: c Jan 1992, New Brunswick, Canada During World War II at the age of sixteen she met and fell in love with Charley Paul who was serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Charley was a Maliseet Indian…
49) Jeanne Bécu Better known as the Comtesse du Barry or Madame du Barry Born: 19 August 1743, Vaucouleurs, France Died: 8 December 1793, Paris, France Mistress for Louis XV—she became his official mistress following the death of Madame de Pompadour in 1768 (after being hastily married off to the Count Guillaume du Barry to…
48) Jeanne Poisson The Marquise de Pompadour, better known as Madame de Pompadour Born: 29 December 1721, Paris, France Died: 15 April 1764, Paris, France Mistress for Louis XV of France. She was much more than just a “mistress” though with some claiming she was the de-facto prime minister. Jeanne was blamed for France’s loss…