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Today's Milestones (October 26)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

55 Milestones Observed

🎂 Birthday

Hillary Clinton

67th US Secretary of State, US Senator from New York, First Lady of the United States & 2016 Presidential Nominee • United States

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🎂 Birthday

Mahalia Jackson

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

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Seth MacFarlane

Creator of "Family Guy", "American Dad!", "Ted" & "The Orville", Five-Time Emmy Award Winner & Singer • United States

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Napoleon Hill

Pioneering American Self-Help Author, Philosopher of Personal Success & Author of "Think and Grow Rich" • United States

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Birthday

Charles Bassey

Charles A. Bassey

Professional Basketball Player

Nigeria Sports & Athletics

Oct 28, 2000 — Living

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Memorial Anniversary

Charles Glover Barkla

Nobel Laureate in Physics (1917) for the Discovery of Characteristic X-Radiation of Elements

United Kingdom Science

Jun 7, 1877 — Oct 23, 1944

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Memorial Anniversary

Charles Gounod

Charles-François Gounod

Master French Romantic Opera Composer, Renowned for Faust, Roméo et Juliette, and the Immortal Méditation (Ave Maria)

France Music

Jun 17, 1818 — Oct 18, 1893

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Birthday

Charlie Chaplin

Comic Actor, Filmmaker & Composer (The Tramp)

United Kingdom Arts

Apr 16, 1889 — Dec 25, 1977

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Charlie Daniels

Charles Edward Daniels

Country & Southern Rock Musician, Fiddler, Songwriter & Hall of Fame Legend

United States Music & Arts

Oct 28, 1936 — Jul 6, 2020

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Birthday

Charly García

Carlos Alberto García Moreno

Founding Father of Argentine Rock, Avant-Garde Maestro & Latin Rock en Español Pioneer

Argentina Music

Oct 23, 1951 — Living

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Birthday

Chris Norman

Christopher Ward Norman

Renowned English Singer-Songwriter, Distinctive Lead Vocalist of Smokie & International Solo Hitmaker

United Kingdom Music

Oct 25, 1949 — Living

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Birthday

Chrissy Amphlett

Christine Joy Amphlett

Iconic Australian Rock Frontwoman, Electrifying Singer-Songwriter of Divinyls & ARIA Hall of Fame Inductee

Australia Music

Oct 25, 1959 — Apr 21, 2013

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Memorial Anniversary

Christian Dior

Supreme French Haute Couture Fashion Designer & Founder of Global Luxury House Dior

France Fashion

Jan 21, 1905 — Oct 24, 1957

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Birthday

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

1995 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, German Developmental Biologist & Geneticist

Germany Science

Oct 20, 1942 — Living

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Birthday

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Allen Lloyd

Three-Time Emmy-Winning Actor, Cinema Icon ("Doc Brown" in Back to the Future)

United States Cinema

Oct 22, 1938 — Living

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Birthday

Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson Berry

Singer, Songwriter, Guitar Virtuoso & "Father of Rock and Roll"

United States Music

Oct 18, 1926 — Mar 18, 2017

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Birthday

Chuck Lorre

Charles Michael Levine

\"King of Sitcoms\", Acclaimed Television Writer, Producer & Creator of The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, and Young Sheldon

United States Cinema

Oct 18, 1952 — Living

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Birthday

Ciara

Ciara Princess Wilson

Grammy Award-Winning American R&B and Hip-Hop Superstar, Master Dancer, Model & Entrepreneur

United States Music

Oct 25, 1981 — Living

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Memorial Anniversary

Clinton Davisson

Clinton Joseph Davisson

American Physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics (1937) for the Discovery of Electron Diffraction

United States Science

Oct 22, 1881 — Feb 1, 1958

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Birthday

CM Punk

Phillip Jack Brooks (CM Punk)

Multi-Time WWE World Champion, Iconic Cultural Figure, Comic Book Writer & Actor

United States Sports

Oct 26, 1978 — Living

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