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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 (991 listed)

Showing 193–208 of 991
Colin Kaepernick — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Colin Kaepernick
Colin Rand Kaepernick

NFL Quarterback (Super Bowl XLVII), Civil Rights Activist & Amnesty Ambassador of Conscience

United States Sports & Civil Rights
Nov 3, 1987 — Living
Colin Meads — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Colin Meads

Rugby Union Titan & New Zealand Player of the Century

New Zealand Sports & Athletics
Jun 3, 1936 — Living
Colin Powell — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell

Four-Star General, 65th U.S. Secretary of State & First African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

United States Leadership
Apr 5, 1937 — Oct 18, 2021
Courtney Barnett — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Melba Barnett

Grammy-Nominated Australian Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist

Australia Music & Indie Rock
Nov 3, 1987 — Living
Cristian Chivu — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Cristian Chivu
Cristian Eugen Chivu

Renowned Romanian International Footballer, UEFA Champions League Winner & Captain of Romania

Romania Sports
Oct 26, 1980 — Living
Cristiano Ronaldo — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Cristiano Ronaldo

Professional Footballer & Global Sports Icon

Portugal Sports
Feb 5, 1985 — Living
Curly Howard — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Curly Howard
Jerome Lester Horwitz

Legendary Vaudeville & Slapstick Comedian, The Iconic Breakout Star of "The Three Stooges"

United States Cinema
Oct 22, 1903 — Jan 18, 1952
Dale Carnegie — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dale Carnegie
Dale Breckenridge Carnegie

Pioneer of Modern Self-Improvement, Public Speaker & Author of How to Win Friends and Influence People

United States Literature
Nov 24, 1888 — Nov 1, 1955
Dalip Tahil — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dalip Tahil
दलीप ताहिल

Film, Television & Musical Theatre Actor

India Cinema & Theatre
Oct 30, 1952 — Living
Damien Martyn — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Damien Martyn
Damien Richard Martyn

Australian Cricket Legend, Two-Time ICC Cricket World Cup Champion & Classical Stroke-Maker

Australia Sports
Oct 21, 1971 — Living
Dan Castellaneta — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dan Castellaneta

Voice Actor, Comedian & Screenwriter

United States Television & Voice Acting
Oct 29, 1957 — Living
Dan Rather — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dan Rather

Iconic Television Journalist & CBS Evening News Anchor

United States Journalism & Media
Oct 31, 1931 — Living
Daniel Boone — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone

Legendary American Frontiersman, Pioneer, Explorer & Folk Hero

United States History
Nov 2, 1734 — Sep 26, 1820
Daniel G. Quillen — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Daniel G. Quillen
Daniel Gray Quillen

Mathematician & Fields Medalist

United States Science & Mathematics
Jun 22, 1940 — Living
Daniel J. Bernstein (djb) — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Daniel J. Bernstein (djb)

Mathematician, Cryptologist & Computer Scientist

United States Computer Science & Mathematics
Oct 29, 1971 — Living
Daniel Rutherford — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Daniel Rutherford
Daniel Rutherford

Scottish Chemist & Physician who Discovered Nitrogen (1772) and Invented Maximum Thermometer

United Kingdom (Scotland) Science & Chemistry
Nov 3, 1749 — Nov 15, 1819