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Today's Milestones (November 4)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

55 Milestones Observed
Walter Cronkite — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Walter Cronkite
Legendary CBS Evening News Anchor & "The Most Trusted Man in America" • United States
Will Rogers — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Will Rogers
Cherokee-American Humorist, Vaudeville Star, Social Philosopher & Columnist • United States
Ruth Handler — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Ruth Handler
Business Icon, Co-Founder of Mattel & Creator of the Worldwide Phenomenon Barbie Doll • United States
Matthew McConaughey — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Matthew McConaughey
Academy Award-Winning Actor, Producer, Author of Greenlights & Philanthropist • United States
Michael Crichton — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Michael Crichton
Bestselling Author, Physician, Screenwriter & Creator of Jurassic Park and ER • United States
Bert Patenaude — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Bert Patenaude
Soccer Forward & Scorer of the First Hat-Trick in FIFA World Cup History (1930) • United States
Charles Borromeo — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Charles Borromeo
Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal, Catholic Saint & Leading Reformer of the Council of Trent • Italy
Hara Takashi — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Hara Takashi
10th Prime Minister of Japan ("Commoner Prime Minister") & Political Reformer • Japan

All Personalities (991 listed)

Showing 641–656 of 991
Michael S. Dukakis — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Michael S. Dukakis
Michael Stanley Dukakis

Longest-Serving Governor of Massachusetts (12 Years) & 1988 US Democratic Presidential Nominee

United States Politics & Governance
Nov 3, 1933 — Living
Michael Wacha — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Michael Wacha
Michael Joseph Wacha

Major League Baseball Pitcher, All-Star & NLCS MVP

United States Sports & Athletics
Jul 1, 1991 — Living
Midori Gotō — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Midori Gotō
五嶋 みどり

World-Renowned Japanese Virtuoso Concert Violinist, Avery Fisher Prize Laureate & UN Messenger of Peace

Japan Music
Oct 25, 1971 — Living
Miguel Ángel Asturias — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales

1967 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Pioneer of Magical Realism & Social Justice Novelist

Guatemala Literature
Oct 19, 1899 — Jun 9, 1974
Mike Ditka — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mike Ditka
Michael Keller Ditka (\"Iron Mike\")

Pro Football Hall of Fame Tight End & Legendary Super Bowl XX Championship Head Coach of the Chicago Bears

United States Sports
Oct 18, 1939 — Living
Mikhail Artsybashev — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mikhail Artsybashev
Михаил Петрович Арцыбашев

Naturalist Russian Novelist, Dramatist & Author of Sanin

Russia Literature
Nov 5, 1878 — Mar 3, 1927
Milkha Singh — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Milkha Singh
ਮਿਲਖਾ ਸਿੰਘ ("The Flying Sikh")

Iconic Indian Olympic Sprinter, Asian & Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist ("The Flying Sikh")

India Sports
Oct 17, 1935 — Jun 18, 2021
Milton Nascimento — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento (Bituca)

Five-Time Grammy Award Winner, Titan of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) & Clube da Esquina Co-Founder

Brazil Music
Oct 26, 1942 — Living
Mitch Kapor — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mitch Kapor
Mitchell David Kapor

Computing Pioneer, Creator of Lotus 1-2-3 & Co-Founder of Electronic Frontier Foundation

United States Technology
Nov 1, 1950 — Living
Mitchell Johnson — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Guy Johnson

ICC Cricketer of the Year, ICC Hall of Fame Australian Fast Bowling Legend

Australia Sports
Nov 2, 1981 — Living
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
মিজানুর রহমান চৌধুরী

Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1986–1988), 1966 Six-Point Movement Key Leader & 1971 Liberation War Organizer

Bangladesh Politics
Oct 19, 1928 — Feb 2, 2006
Mohammad Ali Bogra — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Mohammad Ali Bogra
মোহাম্মদ আলী বগুড়া

3rd Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953–1955), Renowned Bengali Diplomat, Ambassador to the US & Architect of the "Bogra Formula"

Bangladesh Politics
Oct 19, 1909 — Jan 23, 1963
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
محمدرضا پهلوی

Last Shah of Iran (Pahlavi Dynasty), Monarch of the Imperial State of Iran & Initiator of the White Revolution

Iran Politics
Oct 26, 1919 — Jul 27, 1980
Moisés Caicedo — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Moisés Caicedo
Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo

Ecuadorian International Football Star & Premier League Record Midfielder (Chelsea FC)

Ecuador Sports
Nov 2, 2001 — Living
Monta Ellis — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Monta Ellis
Monta Ellis

NBA Most Improved Player, Explosive Scorer & Star of the Golden State Warriors "We Believe" Era

United States Sports
Oct 26, 1985 — Living
Montgomery Clift — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Montgomery Clift
Edward Montgomery Clift ("Monty")

4-Time Oscar-Nominated Hollywood Icon, Broadway Prodigy & Method Acting Pioneer

United States Cinema
Oct 17, 1920 — Jul 23, 1966