293: Selena Quintanilla-Perez Multilingual Singer and Queen of Tejano Music Born: 16 April 1971, Lake Jackson, Texas, United States of America Died: 31 March 1995, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America Selena became known as the Queen of Tejano Music and the Mexican Madonna. She was a Grammy award winning artist who released multiple…
292: Sarah Palin Former Governor of Alaska Born: 11 February 1964, Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America Sarah is also a politician, commentator, author, and television personality. She was the first woman to appear on the Republican Presidential Ticket in the United States after being selected by John McCain as his vice-presidential candidate in the…
291: Angelina Jolie Academy Award Winning Actress, Director, and Humanitarian Born: 4 June 1975, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Angelina has been named Hollywood’s highest paid actress on multiple occasions. She is known for starring in films such as Gia, Salt, Changeling, the Lara Croft Franchise, and the Maleficent Franchise. Her directing credits…
290: Antonina Żabiński The Zookeeper’s Wife Born: 1908, Warsaw, Present-day Poland Died: 1971, Most Likely Poland Antonina was a respected teacher and author of children’s books in her native Poland before the war broke out. Her parents died early in her life during the Bolshevik occupation of Russia (and what is now Poland) She and…
289: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Fashion model and Publicist for Calvin Klein Born: 7 January 1966, White Plains, New York, United States of America Died: 16 July 1999, Near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States of America Carolyn is primarily known for being the wife of John F Kennedy Jr. She reportedly hated the paparazzi continuously hounding her…
288: Whitney Houston Singer and Actress Born: 9 August 1963, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America Died: 11 February 2012, Beverly Hills, California, United States of America Whitney’s first four albums alone sold over eighty-six million copies worldwide. As of 2019, she is the only artist to ever have eight consecutive albums to go…
287: Gia Carangi The World’s First Supermodel Born: 29 January 1960, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Died: 18 November 1986, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Gia was a classic rags-to-riches story only hers ended once again in rags. She modeled for the highest fashion companies including Dior, Armani, Yves Saint Lauren, and Calvin…
286: Madonna Ciccone The Queen of Pop Born: 16 August 1958, Bay City, Michigan, United States of America Singer, songwriter, actress, and liberal activist. Madonna has had multiple songs hit the top of the pop charts including Vogue, Papa Don’t Preach, and Like a Prayer. She is also remembered for acting in films like A…
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…
284: Karen Carpenter Singer and Drummer Born: 2 March 1950, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America Died: 4 February 1983, Downey, California, United States of America Karen who performed with her brother in The Carpenters duo, with hits songs including “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Superstar.” In all, they had seventeen top twenty hits…