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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 657–672 of 1084
Luís Figo — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo

Ballon d'Or Winner (2000), FIFA World Player of the Year & Portuguese Football Legend

Portugal Sports
Nov 4, 1972 — Living
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

35th and 39th President of Brazil, Historic Trade Union Leader & Global Statesman

Brazil Politics
Oct 27, 1945 — Living
Luke Hemsworth — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Luke Hemsworth
Luke Hemsworth

Australian Film and Television Actor (Ashley Stubbs in HBO's Westworld)

Australia Arts
Nov 5, 1980 — Living
Lyle Lovett — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Lyle Lovett
Lyle Pearce Lovett

4-Time Grammy Award-Winning Country & Americana Singer-Songwriter and Actor

United States Music
Nov 1, 1957 — Living
Mae Jemison — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mae Jemison
Mae Carol Jemison

First African American Woman Astronaut, NASA Physician & STEAM Pioneer

United States Science
Oct 17, 1956 — Living
Mahalia Jackson — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson

"The Queen of Gospel", International Musical Icon, Civil Rights Pioneer & Grammy Lifetime Achievement Laureate

United States Music
Oct 26, 1911 — Jan 27, 1972
Mahatma Gandhi — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mahatma Gandhi

Leader of Indian Independence & Apostle of Nonviolence

India Peace
Oct 2, 1869 — Jan 30, 1948
Mahbub Sadiq — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mahbub Sadiq
মাহাবুব সাদিক

Distinguished Bangladeshi Poet, Essayist, Academic Researcher & Bangla Academy Literary Award Laureate

Bangladesh Literature
Oct 25, 1947 — Living
Mahima Nambiar — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mahima Nambiar
മഹിമ നമ്പ്യാർ

Prominent South Indian Actress, Model & Classical Dancer, Star of "Chandramukhi 2" and "Magamuni"

India Cinema
Oct 27, 1994 — Living
Mahiya Mahi — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mahiya Mahi
মাহিয়াহ মাহি

Leading Bangladeshi Film Actress, Producer & Commercial Box Office Superstar

Bangladesh Cinema
Oct 27, 1993 — Living
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
محمود احمدی‌نژاد

Statesman & Civil Engineer

Iran Politics & Governance
Oct 28, 1956 — Living
Mahmud of Ghazni — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mahmud of Ghazni
محمود غزنوی

First Sultan of History, Ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire & Medieval Military Strategist

Afghanistan History
Nov 2, 0971 — Apr 30, 1030
Mahn Ba Khaing — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mahn Ba Khaing
မန်းဘခိုင်

Burmese Karen Political Leader, Independence Hero, Pre-Independence Minister of Industry and Labor & National Martyr

Myanmar Politics
Oct 26, 1903 — Jul 19, 1947
Malala Yousafzai — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Malala Yousafzai

Female Education Activist & Nobel Peace Laureate

Pakistan Peace
Jul 12, 1997 — Living
Malcolm Turnbull — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull

29th Prime Minister of Australia, Rhodes Scholar, Tech Investor & Constitutional Republican Leader

Australia Politics
Oct 24, 1954 — Living
Mallika Sherawat — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mallika Sherawat
मल्लिका शेरावत

Bollywood Film Star, International Model & Prominent Women’s Rights Advocate

India Cinema
Oct 24, 1976 — Living