192) Francis Bannerman VI Owner of Pollepel Island, now more commonly known as Bannerman Island in New York State Born: 24 March 1851, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom Died: 26 November 1918, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Frank left school at the age of ten. His scrap collecting business called Bannerman’s collected so much…
191) Anthony Clifford Allison Geneticist and Medical Scientist who Discovered the Link between Sickle Cell Disease and Malaria Born: 21 August 1925, East London, South Africa Died: 20 February 2014, Belmont, California, United States of America Also Called: Tony Allison His work showed that someone who has sickle cell disease has a very low chance…
190) Joachim Rønneberg Commander of Operation Gunnerside during World War II Born: 30 August 1919, Ålesund, Norway Died: 21 October 2018, Norway Norwegian Army Officer and commander of Operation Gunnerside—which helped sabotage Nazi plans for building atomic weapons. The entire operation was all Norwegian soldiers, ten in all. They were parachuted in in the middle…
189) Psamtik I One of the forgotten Great Pharaohs of Egypt Birth Date Unknown, Ancient Egypt Died: 610 BC, Ancient Egypt Alternate Name: Wahibre Psamtik Egyptian Pharaoh; the first ruler of the 26th Dynasty—which he founded after he expelled the Assyrians and reunited Egypt as a country. Psamtik I also helped push out the Kushites, moved…
188) Dr. Matt Carriker Welcome to the Demolitia Born: 21 October 1986, Texas, United States of America YouTuber and Veterinarian known for his three channels: Demolition Ranch (Where he blows things up and proves guns are fun), Vet Ranch (where he works to save precious puppies and kitties and everything in between), and Off The…
187) Tripp Phillips Le-Glue Founder, a non-permanent glue that holds Legos together Born: c.2007 Tripp came up with the idea for Le-Glue in 2014, after entering the International Torrance Legacy Creative Awards competition. His Le-Glue ended up winning the Toys and Games category that year. Luckily for Tripp, his dad is a lab scientist. They…
186) Werner Max Herschel Dreschler Murdered at Camp Papago Park for Prisoner of War During World War II Born: 17 January 1922, Mühlberg, Germany Died: 12 March 1944, Papago Park POW Camp, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America 375 Americans guarded over 4,000 German Prisoners of War at this camp. Werner provided information to the…
185) Priscillian He holds the distinction of being the first Christian Heretic to receive Capital Punishment Born: c.340, Spain Died: 385, Belgica, Gaul (Today Trier, Germany) Spanish Bishop in the earliest centuries of Christianity, in Roman controlled Hispania. He was the founder of Priscillianism, an unorthodox form of Christianity that persisted into the 6th Century…
184) Henri Charrière The Real Papillon Behind the Famous Movie (That has Now Also Been Remade by Hollywood) Born: 16 November 1906, Ardèche, France Died: 29 July 1973, Madrid, Spain Memoirist who wrote down his memories of his time in the French Guiana Penal Colony Cayenne (or Devil’s Island), in the 1930’s and 1940’s. While…
183) James Parks Freed Slave who is Prominently Buried at Arlington National Cemetery Born: 1843, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America Died: 21 August 1929, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America Also Known As: Jim or Uncle Jim Parks James is the only person buried there who was born on the grounds of the old…