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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 1073–1084 of 1084
Yokozuna — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Yokozuna
Rodney Agatupu Anoaʻi

WWE Hall of Fame Legend, Two-Time WWF World Heavyweight Champion & 1993 Royal Rumble Winner

USA Sports
Oct 2, 1966 — Oct 23, 2000
Yuko Shimizu — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Yuko Shimizu
清水 侑子

Celebrated Japanese Graphic Designer & Creator of Global Cultural Icon Hello Kitty

Japan Arts
Nov 1, 1946 — Living
Yuta Nakamoto — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Yuta Nakamoto
中本悠太 (유타)

Japanese Singer, Rapper, Dancer, Actor & Star of Global K-Pop Sensations NCT and NCT 127

Japan Music
Oct 26, 1995 — Living
Zac Efron — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Zac Efron
Zachary David Alexander Efron

Emmy Award-Winning American Actor, Musical Icon & Hollywood Leading Man

United States Cinema
Oct 18, 1987 — Living
Zac Posen — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Zac Posen
Zachary Ethan Posen

Celebrated American Fashion Designer, Haute Couture Visionary & Red Carpet Master

United States Fashion
Oct 24, 1980 — Living
Zaha Hadid — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Zaha Hadid
زها حديد

Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate & Dame Commander (DBE)

Iraq Architecture & Design
Oct 31, 1950 — Living
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان

Founding Father & 1st President of the United Arab Emirates ("Father of the Nation")

United Arab Emirates Politics
May 6, 1918 — Nov 2, 2004
Zhu Rongji — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Zhu Rongji
朱镕基

5th Premier of the People’s Republic of China & Architect of China’s Modern Market Economy

China Leadership
Oct 23, 1928 — Living
Zhu Xi — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Zhu Xi
朱熹 (Zhu Yuanhui / Huian)

Supreme Song Dynasty Neo-Confucian Philosopher Whose Synthesis of Confucianism Shaped East Asian Thought for 700 Years

China Philosophy
Oct 18, 1130 — Apr 23, 1200
Ziggy Marley — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ziggy Marley
David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley

8-Time Grammy & Daytime Emmy-Winning Jamaican Reggae Icon, Songwriter & Philanthropist

Jamaica Music
Oct 17, 1968 — Living
Zoe Viccaji — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Zoe Viccaji
زوئی وکاجی

Celebrated Pakistani Singer-Songwriter, Indie Musician, Coke Studio Artist & Lux Style Award Winner

Pakistan Music
Oct 25, 1983 — Living
Zoot Sims — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Zoot Sims

Jazz Tenor & Soprano Saxophonist

United States Music & Jazz
Oct 29, 1925 — Living