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…
332: Amy Winehouse Singer, Songwriter, and Member of the Twenty-Seven Club Born: 14 September 1983, Southgate, Greater London, United Kingdom Died: 23 July 2011, Camden Town, Greater London, United Kingdom Amy was the first British woman to win five Grammy awards on the same night, in 2008. She taught herself how to play guitar after…
331: Stéphanie of Monaco Multi-talented Doesn’t Even Begin to Describe Her Born: 1 February 1965, Monaco City, Monaco Grace Kelly’s Daughter, Stephanie is a Princess of Monaco and Countess of Polignac. She is fluent in French, English, and Italian. Stephanie founded Fight AIDS Monaco and is now a UN Ambassador in the fight against HIV/AIDS….
330: Lillie Langtry Scandal? We Know Her Well Born: 13 October 1853, St. Saviour, Jersey, United Kingdom Died: 12 February 1929, Monte Carlo, Monaco Original Name: Emilie Charlotte Le Breton Lillie was a stage actress known as the Jersey Lily. She was the first of London’s society ladies to ever appear on stage (which caused…
329: Bindi Irwin Conservationist, Actress, Model, and All Around Amazing Person Born: 24 July 1998, Buderim, Australia She is the oldest child and only daughter of Steve and Terri Irwin; her younger brother is Robert. Bindi won her season of Dancing With the Stars with partner Derek Hough in 2015. Currently she and her family…
328: Maria Milagro de Hoyas Her body was stolen and manipulated by a crazed psycho—and when you Google her name a Wikipedia page for him comes up! Born: 31 July 1909, Key West, Florida, United States of America Died: 25 October 1931, Key West, Florida, United States of America Also Known As: Elena de Hoyas…
327: Emma Watson Actress and Model Born: 15 April 1990, Paris, France Emma is most famous for portraying Hermione Granger in all eight Harry Potter films but has acted in other projects besides and has modeled for various brands. In 2017, she portrayed Belle in the live-action remake of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. She…
326: Sushma Swaraj Former Indian Minister of External Affairs Born: 14 February 1952, Ambala, Punjab (present-day India) Died: 6 August 2019, New Delhi, India Sushma was the second woman to hold that position in India’s history. Sushma was a politician and also a former Supreme Court Judge. She was the youngest cabinet minister in the…
325: Jeanine Pirro Television Host, Author, Former Judge, Prosecutor, and New York Politician Born: 2 June 1951, Elmira, New York, United States of America Also Known As: Judge Jeanine Jeanine is now the host of her own Fox News show Justice With Judge Jeanine. She is also a former contributor to NBC News and the…
324: Sonia Gandhi Former President of the Indian National Congress (Party) Born: 9 December 1946, Lusiana, Italy Original Name: Edvige Antonia Albina Maino Sonia is the daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi and declined the office of Prime Minister after her husband’s assassination—shocking the world, nearly all of whom expected her to accept the position. Although she…