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Below are 215 known combatants: 193 who died during the siege, 31 survivors, and one escapee who later died of his wounds. Mexican Colonel Juan Almonte, Santa Anna's aide-de-camp, recorded the Texian fatality toll as 250 in his March 6 journal entry. He listed the survivors as five women, one Mexican soldier and one slave.
Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
List of gridiron football players who died during their careers; List of association footballers who died after on-field incidents; List of athletics competitors who died during their careers; Sudden cardiac death of athletes
The United States Women's National Team has had several athletes become icons since the 1990s. Most recently, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe have joined the likes of Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach as ...
Died while racewalking during a race held in his honor. [4] 15 Sep 1950: Jaakko Jouppila Finland: 27: Shot put: Murder-suicide of his wife. [5] 11 Nov 1950: Les McKeand Australia: 26: Triple jump, javelin throw: Car crash. [6] 26 Aug 1951: Jakob Jutz Switzerland: 35-36: Marathon: Suffered heart failure while running the 1951 Swiss Marathon ...
Of the 72 people on the list, half are famous for their involvement in television, movies, or the music industry. Fourteen are from the sports world. Nine were politicians or veterans.
This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen. Sasha Cohen Ellen van Dijk Hagar Finer Sarah Hughes Giselle Kañevsky Morgan Pressel Irina Slutskaya Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) pays tribute to the contributions and culture of Latinx and Hispanic people. To commemorate the occasion, here are 54 of the most influential ...