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Today's Milestones (November 5)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

55 Milestones Observed
Art Garfunkel — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Art Garfunkel
Eight-Time Grammy-winning Singer, Poet & Half of Simon & Garfunkel • United States
Sam Rockwell — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Sam Rockwell
Academy Award-winning Character Actor & Screen Icon • United States
Eugene V. Debs — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Eugene V. Debs
Pioneering Trade Unionist, Socialist Leader & Five-Time U.S. Presidential Candidate • United States
Ida Tarbell — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Ida Tarbell
Pioneering Investigative Journalist, Muckraker & Author of The History of the Standard Oil Company • United States
Christiaan Eijkman — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Christiaan Eijkman
Dutch Physician, Pathologist & Nobel Laureate (Discoverer of Vitamins) • Netherlands

All Personalities (1084 listed)

Showing 481–496 of 1084
James Randi — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
James Randi
Randall James Hamilton Zwinge ("The Amazing Randi")

Canadian-American Stage Magician, Escape Artist, Scientific Skeptic & Debunker of Paranormal Frauds

Canada Science
Aug 7, 1928 — Oct 20, 2020
James Thurber — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
James Thurber
James Grover Thurber

Author, Cartoonist & Humorist

United States Literature & Humor
Dec 8, 1894 — Nov 2, 1961
James Ward-Prowse — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
James Ward-Prowse
James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse

Premier League Midfielder, World-Class Free-Kick Specialist & England International

United Kingdom Sports
Nov 1, 1994 — Living
Jami Gertz — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jami Gertz
Jami Beth Gertz

Actress & Philanthropist (The Lost Boys, Twister, Still Standing & Atlanta Hawks Co-Owner)

United States Cinema & Arts
Oct 28, 1965 — Living
Jan Brożek — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jan Brożek
Jan Brożek (Ioannes Broscius)

Polish Polymath, Mathematician, Astronomer, Physician & Biographer of Nicolaus Copernicus

Poland Science
Nov 1, 1585 — Nov 21, 1652
Jan Henk de Groot — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jan Henk de Groot

Singer-Songwriter, Folk Musician & Regional Troubadour

Netherlands Music & Folk Traditions
Oct 30, 1975 — Living
Jane Pauley — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jane Pauley
Margaret Jane Pauley

Pioneering Broadcast Journalist & CBS News Sunday Morning Anchor

United States Journalism & Television
Oct 31, 1950 — Living
Jani Allan — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jani Allan

Investigative Columnist, Author & Radio Broadcaster

South Africa Journalism & Media
Oct 30, 1952 — Living
Jarrett Jack — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jarrett Jack
Jarrett Matthew Jack

NBA Veteran Point Guard & NBA Assistant Coach (Detroit Pistons)

United States Sports & Athletics
Oct 28, 1983 — Living
Jatin Kanakia — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jatin Kanakia
જતીન કનકિયા

Actor & Comedic Genius

India Arts & Entertainment
Oct 29, 1952 — Living
Javier Milei — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Javier Milei
Javier Gerardo Milei

President of Argentina (2023–Present), Libertarian Economist & Author

Argentina Politics
Oct 22, 1970 — Living
Jawed Karim — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jawed Karim
জাওয়েদ করিম

Software Engineer & Internet Entrepreneur

Bangladesh / USA Science & Technology
Oct 28, 1979 — Living
Jean-Claude Van Damme — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg

Belgian Martial Artist, International Action Movie Icon & Film Producer

Belgium Cinema
Oct 18, 1960 — Living
Jean-Jacques Dessalines — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Jacques Ier)

Founding Father of Haiti, Revolutionary General & Hero of Black Independence

Haiti Leadership
Sep 20, 1758 — Oct 17, 1806
Jean-Siméon Chardin — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jean-Siméon Chardin
Jean Siméon Chardin

Painter & Academician

France Visual Arts & Painting
Nov 2, 1699 — Dec 6, 1779
Jeff Goldblum — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jeff Goldblum
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum

Celebrated Hollywood Actor, Cult Cinema Icon & Accomplished Jazz Pianist

United States Cinema
Oct 22, 1952 — Living