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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 513–528 of 991
Katsushika Hokusai — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Katsushika Hokusai
葛飾 北斎

Edo-Period Master Ukiyo-e Artist & Printmaker (The Great Wave)

Japan Visual Arts & Ukiyo-e
Oct 31, 1760 — Living
Katy Perry — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

Global Pop Music Superstar, 5-Time Billboard Hot 100 Diamond Single Artist & Super Bowl Icon

United States Music
Oct 25, 1984 — Living
Kazi Nazrul Islam — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kazi Nazrul Islam

National Poet of Bangladesh & Revolutionary

Bangladesh Literature
May 25, 1899 — Aug 29, 1976
Keerthy Suresh — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Keerthy Suresh
കീർത്തി സുരേഷ് / कीर्ति सुरेश

National Film Award-Winning Indian Actress & South Indian Cinema Star

India Cinema
Oct 17, 1992 — Living
Keith Emerson — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Keith Emerson
Keith Noel Emerson

Keyboardist, Composer & Virtuoso

United Kingdom / United States Music & Progressive Rock
Nov 2, 1944 — Mar 11, 2016
Keith Urban — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban

Four-Time Grammy Award Winner, Country Music Superstar, Guitar Virtuoso & ARIA Hall of Fame Inductee

Australia Music
Oct 26, 1967 — Living
Kelly Osbourne — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne

British Singer-Songwriter, Television Personality, Fashion Critic & Author

United Kingdom Cinema
Oct 27, 1984 — Living
Ken Miles — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ken Miles
Kenneth Henry Miles

Legendary Sports Car Racing Engineer & Driver, Key Architect of Ford GT40 Le Mans Triumph

United Kingdom Sports
Nov 1, 1918 — Aug 17, 1966
Ken Watanabe — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ken Watanabe
渡辺 謙 (Watanabe Ken)

Internationally Acclaimed Japanese Actor, Academy Award & Tony Award Nominee

Japan Cinema
Oct 21, 1959 — Living
Kendall Jenner — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kendall Jenner
Kendall Nicole Jenner

World-Renowned Supermodel, Entrepreneur (818 Tequila) & Global Pop Culture Icon

United States Fashion & Media
Nov 3, 1995 — Living
Kevin Jonas — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kevin Jonas
Paul Kevin Jonas II

Musician, Lead Guitarist of Jonas Brothers & Tech Entrepreneur

United States Music
Nov 5, 1987 — Living
Kevin Kline — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kevin Kline
Kevin Delaney Kline

Academy Award-Winning American Actor, 3-Time Tony Award Winner & Theatre Master

United States Cinema
Oct 24, 1947 — Living
Kevin Pollak — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kevin Pollak

Actor, Comedian, Impressionist & Podcast Host

United States Cinema & Comedy
Oct 30, 1957 — Living
Khan Jahan Ali — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Khan Jahan Ali
হযরত খান জাহান আলী (রহ.) / خان جہান علی

15th-Century Sufi Saint, Regional Ruler of Khalifatabad & Master Builder of the Sixty Dome Mosque (UNESCO World Heritage)

Bangladesh History
Jan 1, 1369 — Oct 25, 1459
Kieran Read — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kieran Read
Kieran Edward Read ONZM

All Blacks Captain, Two-Time Rugby World Cup Champion, World Rugby Player of the Year & Crusaders Legend

New Zealand Sports
Oct 26, 1985 — Living
Kim Hyuk-kyu (Deft) — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kim Hyuk-kyu (Deft)
김혁규

Esports Legend & League of Legends World Champion

South Korea Esports & Gaming
Oct 30, 1996 — Living