On August 24, in the year AD 79, Vesuvius erupted in one of the most catastrophic and famous eruptions of all time. Historians have learned about the eruption from the eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger, a Roman administrator and poet.
Katrin Davidsdottir. At just 23 years old Katrin Davidsdottir is two times world CrossFit Champion, taking home the top spot in 2015 and 2016, sheâs the real deal. Born in Iceland she now trains out of CrossFit New England.
Confidence votes 282. Elizabeth Gladys (Millvina) Dean was the last living survivor of the Titanic disaster, and no, she is no longer alive. She was two months old at the time of the sinking, which would make her around 97 as of 2009. She passed away at a Southampton nursing home on May 31st, 2009--the same date as the launching of the Titanic's completed hull from Belfast in 1911.