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Today's Milestones (November 2)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

58 Milestones Observed
Burt Lancaster — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Burt Lancaster
Academy Award-Winning American Actor, Independent Film Producer & Cultural Pioneer • United States
David Schwimmer — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
David Schwimmer
Emmy-Nominated Actor, Director & Producer, Iconic for Friends & Band of Brothers • United States
James K. Polk — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
James K. Polk
11th President of the United States, Statesman & Manifest Destiny Architect • United States
Warren G. Harding — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Warren G. Harding
29th President of the United States, Newspaper Publisher & Senator • United States
Eva Cassidy — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Eva Cassidy
Beloved American Vocalist, Acoustic Guitarist & Song Interpreter • United States
James Thurber — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
James Thurber
Author, Cartoonist & Humorist • United States
Hal Roach — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Hal Roach
Film & Television Producer • United States
George Bernard Shaw — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
George Bernard Shaw
Nobel Laureate in Literature, Academy Award-Winning Playwright, Critic & Polemicist • Ireland

All Personalities (482 listed)

Showing 369–384 of 482
Raymond Loewy — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Raymond Loewy
Raymond Fernand Loewy

"Father of Industrial Design" & Visionary Creator of Modern Corporate Identity

France / United States Arts
Nov 5, 1893 — Jul 14, 1986
Richard Doll — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Richard Doll
Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll

Eminent British Epidemiologist & Physician (Proved Link Between Smoking & Lung Cancer)

United Kingdom Science & Medicine
Oct 28, 1912 — Jul 24, 2005
Richard E. Byrd — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Richard E. Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.

Pioneering American Naval Officer, Aviator, Polar Explorer & Medal of Honor Recipient Who Flew Over the South Pole

United States Science
Oct 25, 1888 — Mar 11, 1957
Richard Hooker — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker

Eminent Theologian and Co-Founder of Anglican Theological Thought (Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity)

United Kingdom (England) Theology & Philosophy
Mar 25, 1554 — Nov 3, 1600
Richard Schorr — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Richard Schorr
Richard Reinhard Emil Schorr

Renowned German Astronomer, Discoverer of 30 Asteroids & Director of Hamburg Observatory

Germany Science
Nov 5, 1867 — Sep 21, 1951
Rita Hayworth — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Rita Hayworth
Margarita Carmen Cansino ("The Love Goddess")

Iconic Golden Age Hollywood Actress, Dancer, Glamour Legend & Star of Gilda

United States Cinema
Oct 17, 1918 — May 14, 1987
Robert Jordan — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Robert Jordan
James Oliver Rigney Jr.

Master American Epic Fantasy Author & Creator of The Wheel of Time Series

United States Literature
Oct 17, 1948 — Sep 16, 2007
Robert Mapplethorpe — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe

Fine-Art Photographer & Master of Classical Composition and Light

United States Artist
Nov 4, 1946 — Mar 9, 1989
Robert Mensah — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Robert Mensah
Robert Mensah

Football Goalkeeper & African Legend

Ghana Sports & African Football
Nov 2, 1939 — Nov 2, 1971
Robert Mundell — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Robert Mundell
Robert Alexander Mundell

Nobel Memorial Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences & "The Father of the Euro"

Canada Science
Oct 24, 1932 — Apr 4, 2021
Robert Smith — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Robert Smith
Robert Smith

6th United States Secretary of State & 2nd US Secretary of the Navy

United States History & Statecraft
Nov 3, 1757 — Nov 26, 1842
Ronald McNair — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Ronald McNair
Dr. Ronald Erwin McNair

American Physicist, Laser Pioneer, 5th-Degree Black Belt & Heroic NASA Challenger Astronaut

United States Science
Oct 21, 1950 — Jan 28, 1986
Rosa Parks — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks

Pioneering Civil Rights Activist & "The Mother of the Freedom Movement"

United States Politics
Feb 4, 1913 — Oct 24, 2005
Roy Lichtenstein — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Fox Lichtenstein

Pioneering American Pop Artist, Painter, Sculptor & Creator of "Whaam!" and "Drowning Girl"

United States Arts
Oct 27, 1923 — Sep 29, 1997
Ruby Dee — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ruby Dee
Ruby Ann Wallace

Legendary American Actress, Poet, Playwright, Civil Rights Activist & SAG Lifetime Honoree

United States Cinema
Oct 27, 1922 — Jun 11, 2014
Ruth Handler — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ruth Handler
Ruth Marianna Handler

Business Icon, Co-Founder of Mattel & Creator of the Worldwide Phenomenon Barbie Doll

United States Business
Nov 4, 1916 — Apr 27, 2002