Birthdate: March 29, 1912

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Jelenia Góra, Poland

Died: August 24, 1979

It is believed Hanna Reitsch, eager to fly, had almost jumped off her balcony at 4. She was named Stratosphere by her flying-school classmates. A Nazi aviator and test pilot, she was given poisonous capsules by Hitler when the Red Army was taking over Berlin, but didn’t commit suicide.