Fallaci, Oriana b. June 29, 1929 d. September 15, 2006 Italian Journalist, Author, and Political Interviewer. A former anti-fascist partisan during World War II, she had a long and successful journalistic career. After retirement, she wrote a series of articles and books, critical of Islam and Arab culture, that have roused significant controversy. (Bio by: Ercole77) Cause of death: Cancer Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy Plot: Fallaci family tomb
Seymour, Truman b. September 24, 1824 d. October 30, 1891 Civil War Union Brevet Major General. Born in Burlington, Vermont, he graduated from the US Military Academy in 1846, as an officer in the 1st artillery and served in the Mexico War. At the start of the Civil War, he took part in the defense of Fort Sumter and commanded the 5th Artillery at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Commissioned Colonel Chief of Artillery in April, 1862, he served in the campaigns of South Mountain and Antietam. In November, 1862, he was promoted Brigadier General and led a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Trefusis, Violet b. June 6, 1894 d. March 9, 1972 British Author. She was the daughter of Alice Keppel, a former mistress to King Edward VII. She had an affair with Lady Victoria "Vita" Sackville-West Nicolson. Their affair was chronicled by Vita's son, Nigel, in his book, "The Portrait of A Marriage" published in 1973 and in Virginia Woolf's "Orlando." She married Denys Trefusis. Since 1923, she became a lover to the Singer sewing machine heiress, Winnaretta Singer, daughter of Isaac Singer and wife of the Prince Edmond de Polignac, who...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet) Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
b. June 29, 1929 d. September 15, 2006