202: Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India From 1837 to 1901 Born: 24 May 1819, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Died: 22 January 1901, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom Christening Name: Alexandrina Victoria (Her parents were not allowed to name their child, instead, her uncle,…
11) Heyward Shepherd Sadly, the Monument Erected to His Life is More Famous Than the Man Himself Today Born: c. 1825 Died: 17 October 1859, Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, United States of America (Present-day Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, United States of America) Heyward was the first person killed in John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry (whose…