culture | January 17, 2026

The Greatest American Peace Activists

Birthdate: April 10, 1979

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Olympia, Washington, United States

Died: March 16, 2003

Crushed to death in Gaza by an Israeli armored bulldozer, peace activist Rachel Corrie was also a member of pro-Palestine International Solidarity Movement. Born and raised in USA, she had gone there as part of her college assignment and met her death while trying to stop the demolition of Palestinian houses by Israeli forces, causing international furore.