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Today's Milestones (November 6)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

24 Milestones Observed
Emma Stone — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Emma Stone
Two-Time Academy Award-Winning American Actress & Producer • United States
Ethan Hawke — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Ethan Hawke
Four-Time Academy Award-Nominated American Actor, Screenwriter & Novelist • United States
John Philip Sousa — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
John Philip Sousa
American Composer, Conductor & "The March King" • United States
Charles Dow — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Charles Dow
American Financial Journalist, Co-Founder of Dow Jones & Company & Creator of the Dow Jones Industrial Average • United States
Russian Romantic Composer & Creator of Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and 1812 Overture • Russia
King of Sweden, "Lion of the North" & Pioneer of Modern Combined-Arms Warfare • Sweden
Heinrich Schütz — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Heinrich Schütz
German Early Baroque Composer & Organist • Germany

All Personalities (1084 listed)

Showing 673–688 of 1084
Manfred Mann — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Manfred Mann
Manfred Sepse Lubowitz

South African-British Rock Keyboardist, Songwriter, Producer & Founder of the Earth Band

South Africa Music
Oct 21, 1940 — Living
Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen
منظور احمد پښتین

Prominent Pashtun Human Rights Defender, Social Activist & Leader of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM)

Pakistan Activism
Oct 25, 1994 — Living
Marco Simoncelli — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Marco Simoncelli
Marco Simoncelli

2008 250cc World Motorcycle Champion, MotoGP Icon & MotoGP Legend Hall of Famer ("Super Sic")

Italy Sports
Jan 20, 1987 — Oct 23, 2011
Marco van Basten — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Marco van Basten
Marcel van Basten

Legendary Dutch Footballer & Three-Time Ballon d'Or Winner

Netherlands Sports & Athletics
Oct 31, 1964 — Living
Marco Verratti — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Marco Verratti
Marco Verratti

UEFA European Champion Midfielder & 9-time Ligue 1 Champion

Italy Sports
Nov 5, 1992 — Living
Marcus Junius Brutus — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Marcus Junius Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus Caepio

Roman Politician, Stoic Philosopher, Defender of the Republic & Leading Assassin of Julius Caesar

Ancient Rome / Italy History
Jan 1, 0085 — Oct 23, 0042
Marcus Rashford — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Marcus Rashford

Manchester United & England Footballer & Child Poverty Campaigner (MBE)

United Kingdom Sports & Humanitarian Advocacy
Oct 31, 1997 — Living
Margaret Mitchell — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell

American Author & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist (Gone with the Wind)

United States Literature
Nov 8, 1900 — Aug 16, 1949
Margaret Qualley — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Margaret Qualley
Sarah Margaret Qualley

Two-Time Primetime Emmy-Nominated Actress ("The Substance", "Maid", "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood")

USA Cinema
Oct 23, 1994 — Living
Margaret Thatcher — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Margaret Thatcher

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom & Stateswoman

United Kingdom Politics
Oct 13, 1925 — Apr 8, 2013
Maria Shriver — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver

Peabody & Emmy Award-Winning American Journalist, Author & Philanthropist

United States Journalism
Nov 6, 1955 — Living
Marie Antoinette — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Marie Antoinette
Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna

Queen of France and Navarre & Historical Monarch of the Ancien Régime

France History
Nov 2, 1755 — Oct 16, 1793
Marie Curie — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Marie Curie
Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie

Polish-French Physicist, Chemist & Pioneer of Radioactivity

Poland Science
Nov 7, 1867 — Jul 4, 1934
Mark Hughes — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes

Welsh International Footballer & Manager, 2-Time PFA Player of the Year with Manchester United

United Kingdom Sports
Nov 1, 1963 — Living
Mark Philippoussis — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis

Australian Grand Slam Finalist & Two-Time Davis Cup Tennis Champion ('The Scud')

Australia Sports
Nov 7, 1976 — Living
Martha Gellhorn — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Martha Gellhorn
Martha Ellis Gellhorn

American War Correspondent, Novelist & Travel Writer

United States Journalism
Nov 8, 1908 — Feb 15, 1998