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Today's Milestones (November 5)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

54 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

All Personalities (991 listed)

Showing 417–432 of 991
Ivan Bunin — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Ivan Bunin
Иван Алексеевич Бунин

First Russian Nobel Laureate in Literature (1933), Master of Realist Prose & Poetry

Russia Literature
Oct 22, 1870 — Nov 8, 1953
Iván Villazón — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Iván Villazón
Iván Francisco Villazón Aponte

Legendary Colombian Vallenato Singer, "La Voz Tenor del Vallenato" & Latin Grammy Nominee

Colombia Music
Oct 25, 1959 — Living
Ivanka Trump — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ivanka Trump

Businesswoman, Fashion Entrepreneur & Former White House Advisor

United States Business & Politics
Oct 30, 1981 — Living
Izabel Goulart — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Izabel Goulart
Maria Izabel Goulart Dourado

International Supermodel, Victoria’s Secret Angel & Global Fitness Advocate

Brazil Fashion
Oct 23, 1984 — Living
J. B. S. Haldane — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
J. B. S. Haldane
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane

Evolutionary Biologist, Geneticist, Polymath & Co-Founder of Modern Synthesis

United Kingdom / India Science
Nov 5, 1892 — Dec 1, 1964
J. K. Rowling — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
J. K. Rowling

Author, Philanthropist & Creator of Harry Potter

United Kingdom Literature
Jul 31, 1965 — Living
J. R. Jayewardene — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
J. R. Jayewardene
ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන

2nd President of Sri Lanka & Architect of Free-Market Economic Reforms

Sri Lanka Politics
Sep 17, 1906 — Nov 1, 1996
Jack Kerouac — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac

American Novelist, Poet, Cultural Icon & Preeminent Voice of the "Beat Generation"

United States Literature
Mar 12, 1922 — Oct 21, 1969
Jackie Coogan — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jackie Coogan
John Leslie Coogan

Historic First International Child Film Star, Charlie Chaplin Collaborator in "The Kid" & Uncle Fester in "The Addams Family"

United States Cinema
Oct 26, 1914 — Mar 1, 1984
Jackie Robinson — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt Robinson

Historic Baseball Icon Who Broke Major League Baseball’s Color Barrier & Civil Rights Trailblazer

United States Sports
Jan 31, 1919 — Oct 24, 1972
Jaclyn Smith — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jaclyn Smith
Jacquelyn Ellen Smith

American Actress, Golden Globe Nominee, "Charlie's Angels" Star & Pioneering Celebrity Fashion Entrepreneur

United States Cinema
Oct 26, 1945 — Living
Jacques Loussier — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jacques Loussier
Jacques Loussier

Celebrated French Pianist, Composer & Founder of the Groundbreaking Play Bach Trio

France Music
Oct 26, 1934 — Mar 5, 2019
Jacques Piccard — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jacques Piccard
Jacques Piccard

Deep-Sea Explorer, Oceanographer & Co-Pilot of the Challenger Deep Descent (Mariana Trench)

Switzerland Science
Jul 28, 1922 — Nov 1, 2008
James Boswell — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
James Boswell

Biographer, Lawyer & Diarist

United Kingdom Literature & Biography
Oct 29, 1740 — Living
James K. Baxter — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
James K. Baxter
James Keir Baxter

Celebrated New Zealand Poet, Playwright, Social Reformer & Cultural Prophet

New Zealand Literature
Jun 29, 1926 — Oct 22, 1972
James K. Polk — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
James K. Polk
James Knox Polk

11th President of the United States, Statesman & Manifest Destiny Architect

United States Politics
Nov 2, 1795 — Jun 15, 1849