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Today's Milestones (October 27)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

56 Milestones Observed

🎂 Birthday

Theodore Roosevelt

26th President of the United States, Nobel Peace Laureate, Conservationist & Historian • United States

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🎂 Birthday

Sylvia Plath

Pulitzer Prize-Winning American Poet, Novelist & Pioneer of Confessional Poetry • United States

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🎂 Birthday

Roy Lichtenstein

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

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🎂 Birthday

Ruby Dee

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

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🥀 Memorial

Akbar the Great

Third Mughal Emperor, Architect of Religious Harmony & Statesman • India

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Birthday

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Alfred Matthew Yankovic

Five-Time Grammy Award-Winning Musical Satirist, Parody King & Pop Culture Legend

USA Music

Oct 23, 1959 — Living

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Birthday

A. J. Ayer

Philosopher & Logical Positivist

United Kingdom Philosophy & Humanities

Oct 29, 1910 — Living

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Birthday

A. K. Fazlul Huq

আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক (শেরে বাংলা)

First Prime Minister of Bengal, Mover of the 1940 Lahore Resolution, Minister of the Interior of Pakistan & Governor of East Pakistan

Bangladesh Politics

Oct 26, 1873 — Apr 27, 1962

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Birthday

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

அவுல் பக்கீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம்

11th President of India, Renowned Aerospace Scientist & "People's President"

India Science

Oct 15, 1931 — Jul 27, 2015

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Birthday

Abbasuddin Ahmed

আব্বাসউদ্দীন আহমদ

Pioneering Bengali Folk Singer, Composer, Cultural Custodian & National Folk Icon

Bangladesh Music

Oct 27, 1901 — Dec 30, 1959

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Memorial Anniversary

Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi

عبد العزيز الرنتيسي

Palestinian Pediatric Physician, Political Leader & Co-Founder of Hamas Resistance

Palestine Leadership

Oct 23, 1947 — Apr 17, 2004

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Birthday

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey & Diplomat

Turkey Politics & Diplomacy

Oct 29, 1950 — Living

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Birthday

Abelardo L. Rodríguez

Abelardo Rodríguez Luján

43rd President of Mexico, Constitutional Army General & Industrial Modernizer

Mexico Politics

Oct 25, 1889 — Feb 13, 1967

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Birthday

Abhijeet Bhattacharya

অভিজিৎ ভট্টাচার্য

Bollywood Playback Singer & Musician

India Music & Performing Arts

Oct 30, 1958 — Living

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Birthday

Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States

United States Politics

Feb 12, 1809 — Apr 15, 1865

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Birthday

Ademola Lookman

Ademola Olajide Lookman

Nigerian International Forward, 2024 UEFA Europa League Final Hat-Trick Hero for Atalanta & Ballon d'Or Nominee

Nigeria Sports

Oct 20, 1997 — Living

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Birthday

Aditi Rao Hydari

অদিতি রাও হায়দরি

Film Actress & Classical Dancer

India Cinema & Performing Arts

Oct 30, 1986 — Living

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Birthday

Ahmad Faraz

احمد فراز

Urdu Poet, Resistance Intellectual & Human Rights Crusader

Pakistan Literature & Human Rights

Jan 12, 1931 — Living

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Memorial Anniversary

Akbar the Great

جلال الدین محمد اکبر

Third Mughal Emperor, Architect of Religious Harmony & Statesman

India Leadership

Oct 15, 1542 — Oct 27, 1605

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Birthday

Aki Toyosaki

豊崎愛生

Voice Actress & Singer

Japan Music & Anime

Oct 28, 1986 — Living

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Memorial Anniversary

Al Jolson

Asa Yoelson

"The World’s Greatest Entertainer", Star of "The Jazz Singer" (First Feature Talkie) & Vaudeville King

USA / Lithuania Cinema

May 26, 1886 — Oct 23, 1950

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