123: Private John Jefferson Williams The Last Casualty of the War Between the States Born: 1843, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America (Or Pineville, Louisiana, United States of America—Sources Differ) Died: 13 May 1865, Cameron County, Texas, United States of America He was killed after the Appomattox Surrender; at the Battle of Palmito Ranch….
122: Alfréd Wetzler Escaped Auschwitz alongside Rudolf Vrba Born: 10 May 1918, Trnava, Slovakia Died: 8 February 1988, Bratislava, Slovakia Alfréd and Rudolf wrote a forty-page long document detailing what they saw and experienced within the camp during the two years they were imprisoned there. Today the document is known by two names, The Vrba-Wetzler…
121: Abdul Sattar Edhi Now This is How You do Humanitarian Work Born: 28 February 1928, Gujarat, India (Today Bantva, on the border between India and Pakistan) Died: 8 July 2016, Karachi, Pakistan Philanthropist, ascetic, and humanitarian who founded the Edhi Foundation. He started his humanitarian work at the age of eleven after his mother…
120) Corrie ten Boom Survived Ravensbrück Concentration Camp and Later Wrote About her War Experiences Born: 15 April 1892, Amsterdam, Netherlands Died: 15 April 1983, Placentia, California, United States of America Original Name: Cornelia ten Boom She was the third operator of her family’s watch shop in Haarlem, Netherlands and she celebrated one hundred years…
119) Ankhesenamun Egyptian Queen and Sister-Wife of Tutankhamun Born: c1350 BC, Ancient Egypt Died: After 1323 BC, Ancient Egypt Original Name: Ankhesenpaaten Ankhesenamun was one of six daughters born to the power couple Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti, their third of six daughters. In January of 2018 Zahi Hawass began a quest to uncover her royal…
118) Juana Maria The Lone Woman on San Nicolas and the Inspiration for the Classic Scott O’Dell Novel Island of the Blue Dolphins Born: c.1811, most likely San Nicolas Island, California, United States of America Died: 18 or 19 October 1853, Garey, California, United States of America Original Name Unknown She was the last survivor…
117) Watkuese Nez Perce Guide whose name means Lost and Was Found Birth Location is estimated as Idaho, United States of America but it not known for certain Died: 1805, Idaho, United States of America Watkuese reportedly saved Lewis and Clark from being killed by her tribe. She was separated from her tribe (and was…
116) Alwilda Pirate Considered by Most Historians to be More Legend Than a True Historical Person First Appeared around the 5th Century CE Also Called: Awilda or Alfhild It is said she was a Scandinavian princess who turned to piracy to escape a marriage arranged by her father. She is mostly remembered in Denmark today…
115) Ankhesenpepi I Birth and Death Dates Unknown Alternate Name: Ankhenesmerye I Daughter of Nebet and Khui and mother to Pharaoh Merenre Nemtyemsaf (her husband was Pepi I). Her sister was Ankhesenpepi II. Besides this small article, the only other websites that have dedicated profiles to Ankhesenpepi I are Wikipedia and similar sites; the majority…
114) Najat Vallaud-Belkacem French Minister of Education—she is the first woman to fill that role in the history of the French government Born: 4 October 1977, Rif, Morocco She is a Muslim who grew up in Morocco herding sheep. Najat has been attacked with both sexist and religious remarks thrown at her over the years,…