153) Pingyang Chinese General who led 70,000 soldiers to topple one of the worst a**holes to ever proclaim himself Emperor of anything Born: c598, Most Likely Modern Day China Died: 14 March 623, Modern Day China She was the daughter of a military general and a doting wife in her younger years. The emperor ordered…
“It is not as a woman descended from noble ancestry, but as one of the people I am avenging lost freedom, my scourged body, the outraged chastity of my daughters. In this battle, you must conquer or die. This is a woman’s resolve; as for men, they may live or be slaves.” (Attributed to but…
151) Trưng Nhị Vietnamese Rebel Leader who briefly created and controlled an autonomous state free from Chinese Oppression Birth Date Unknown, she may have been born in Northern Vietnam Died: 43 AD, Vietnam Trắc, Nhị, and other members of the aristocracy succeeded, for a few years in any case, of creating a free Vietnamese State,…
160) Martin “Marty” Sklar International Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering Born: 6 February 1934, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America Died: 27 July 2017, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Disney Imagineering is a Subsidiary Company that designs and constructs Disney Theme Parks and Resorts Worldwide. Marty worked Personally with Walt…
159) Sergeant Charles Floyd The Only Member of the Corps of Discovery to Die on the Expedition Born: 1782, Present-Day St. Matthew’s, Kentucky, United States of America Died: 20 August 1804, Present-Day Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America He was a non-commissioned Sergeant and One of the first to volunteer for the Corps of…
158) Ruan An One of the lead architects of the Forbidden City Born: 1381, Present Day Vietnam Died: 1453 Original Name: Nguyễn An He was a Ming Dynasty Eunuch, Architect, and Hydraulics Specialist whose true ethnic identity was hidden by Chinese Historians for centuries. He was a Vietnamese Man captured by the Chinese and brought…
157) Suitbert Godfrey Mollinger Founded St. Anthony’s Chapel in Pittsburgh, which is Home to 5,000 Catholic Relics Born: 19 April 1828, Antwerp, Kingdom of Belgium (Present-day Antwerp, Belgium) Died: 15 June 1892, Troy Hill, Pennsylvania, United States of America Father Mollinger came to America in the 1850’s and managed to settle in the Pittsburgh area….
156) Sergeant-Major András Toma The Last World War II Prisoner of War to Be Released (in 2000) Born: 5 December 1925, Újfehértó, Kingdom of Hungary (Present-day Újfehértó, Hungary) Died: 30 March 2004, Nyíregyháza, Hungary He was a soldier in World War II; captured by the Red Army in 1945. András was discovered and Released from…
155) Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill He Fought in World War II Armed With a Longbow, Bagpipes, and a Scottish Broadsword. Hell Yeah. Born: 16 September 1906, Colombo, Ceylon (Present-day Colombo, Sri Lanka) Died: 8 March 1996, Surrey, United Kingdom His nickname was Mad Jack, and let’s just say there’s a reason why…
154) Captain Witold Pilecki He Volunteered to Become a Prisoner in Auschwitz Concentration Camp Born: 13 May 1901, Karelia Republic, Russia Died: 25 May 1948, Ostrów Mazowiecka, Poland Witold was a Polish Army Officer & Intelligence Agent during World War II. He also founded the Secret Polish Army resistance group. During World War I, Witold…