“I don’t want to think about little Yvonne. No. I put an end to it. I want to live in the present, that’s all.” 602: Yvonne Dionne The First of Five of the First Set of Quintuplets Known to Survive Infancy Born: 28 May 1934, Callander, Ontario, Canada Died: 23 June 2001, Montreal, Canada The…
“We were obliged to do so many things, so often, that in our head, we didn’t feel that we were able to say, ‘No, not this time, another time.'” 604: Cécile Dionne The Third of Five of the First Set of Quintuplets Known to Survive Infancy Born: 28 May 1934, Callander, Ontario, Canada The quints…
These are the entries born on the island of Cuba. Entries: Berta Soler, Leader of the Ladies in White, who Advocate for the Release of Political Prisoners Gloria Estefan, Musician and Dancer Loreta Janeta Velasquez, Confederate Soldier and Spy
“There are some things which men can do better than women, and digging [ditches] in frozen ground is one of them…nature had evidently intended me for a warrior rather than a dirt-digger.” 601: Loreta Janeta Velázquez Confederate Spy Who Masqueraded as a Man During the War Between the States Born: 26 June 1842, Havana, Cuba…
“To the honor of these savages let it be said, they never offered the least unchaste abuse to me.” 600: Olive Oatman Fairchild Famously Enslaved by Native Americans and Given a Distinctive Blue Face Tattoo Born: 1837, Illinois, United States of America Died: 20 March 1903, Sherman, Texas, United States of America Olive was captured…
599: Madame DeCourcelle The First Female Taxi Driver in Paris Birth and Death Dates Unknown, as is Location She also held a license to drive horse cabs. Not much else is known about her but there are several photographs of her. Madame DeCourcelle earned her taxi license in 1908. Among the things not known about…
598: Anna Aumüller Anna is Remembered for Being Murdered by Her Catholic Priest Husband Born: 1892, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Present-day Austria) Died: 2 September 1913, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Sources are conflicted on whether she was pregnant when she was killed or if she gave birth to a baby before she was killed….
597: Jennie Wade The Only Civilian to be Killed at the Battle of Gettysburg Born: 21 May 1843, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America Died: 3 July 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America Also Known As: Ginnie Wade Original Name: Mary Virginia Wade It is said Jennie was engaged to a Union soldier who…
These were the entries born in the modern geographical borders of the country of Croatia. Entries: Hedviga Golik, Quiet Woman Whose Body Went Undiscovered in Her Own Apartment For Forty-Two Years
“I still remember her. She was a quiet woman who kept herself to herself but was polite. We all thought that she had just moved out and gone to live with relatives.” -Hedviga’s neighbor who remembered her from before she went missing 596: Hedviga Golik Always Check in On Your Neighbors; Even if You Don’t…