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October
Observing 685 Icons for October Comprehensive continental archive with authentic photographs, biographies, and quotes.

All Figures for October (685 results)

Showing 401–416 of 685
Lee Chong Wei — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Lee Chong Wei
Datuk Lee Chong Wei (李宗伟)

Malaysian Badminton Immortal, Triple Olympic Silver Medalist & World Record 349-Week World No. 1

Malaysia Sports
Oct 21, 1982 — Living
Lee Grant — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Lee Grant
Lyova Haskell Rosenthal

Oscar & Two-Time Emmy-Winning Actress & Groundbreaking Documentary Director

United States Cinema & Documentaries
Oct 31, 1925 — Living
Lee Greenwood — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Lee Greenwood
Melvin Lee Greenwood

Grammy Award-Winning American Country Singer-Songwriter & Composer of "God Bless the U.S.A."

United States Music
Oct 27, 1942 — Living
Lee Know — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Lee Know
이민호 (Lee Min-ho)

South Korean K-Pop Superstar, Main Dancer, Vocalist of Stray Kids & Master Choreographer

South Korea Music
Oct 25, 1998 — Living
Lev Yashin — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Lev Yashin
Лев Иванович Яшин

Legendary Soviet Football Goalkeeper ("The Black Spider"), Only Goalkeeper in History to Win the Ballon d’Or

Soviet Union / Russia Sports
Oct 22, 1929 — Mar 20, 1990
Levi Eshkol — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Levi Eshkol
לוי אשכול

3rd Prime Minister of Israel, Statesman, National Water Carrier Architect & Defense Modernizer

Israel Politics
Oct 25, 1895 — Feb 26, 1969
Liang Shuming — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Liang Shuming
梁漱溟

Philosopher, Educator, Rural Reformer & Neo-Confucian Thinker

China Philosophy & Social Reform
Oct 30, 1893 — Living
Liaquat Ali Khan — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Liaquat Ali Khan
نوابزادہ لیاقت علی خان

First Prime Minister of Pakistan, Freedom Fighter & "Quaid-e-Millat"

Pakistan Leadership
Oct 1, 1895 — Oct 16, 1951
Lindsey Vonn — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Caroline Kildow

Olympic Gold Medalist, 4-Time World Cup Overall Champion & Historic Pioneer of Women's Alpine Ski Racing

United States Sports
Oct 18, 1984 — Living
Lionel Murphy — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Lionel Murphy
Lionel Keith Murphy QC

22nd Attorney-General of Australia, High Court Justice, Creator of the Family Court & Legal Aid Pioneer

Australia Politics
Aug 30, 1922 — Oct 21, 1986
Lonzo Ball — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Lonzo Ball
Lonzo Anderson Ball

NBA Point Guard, 2nd Overall Draft Pick, NBA All-Rookie Team & Chicago Bulls Playmaker

United States Sports
Oct 27, 1997 — Living
Lord Palmerston — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Lord Palmerston
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Two-Time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1855–1858, 1859–1865) & Dominant Architect of Victorian Foreign Policy

United Kingdom Politics
Oct 20, 1784 — Oct 18, 1865
Lotfia Elnadi — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Lotfia Elnadi
لطفية النادي

Aviation Pioneer & First Arab Female Pilot

Egypt Aviation & Women's History
Oct 29, 1907 — Living
Lou Williams — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Lou Williams
Louis Tyrone Williams

NBA Legend, 3-Time NBA Sixth Man of the Year & All-Time Leading Bench Scorer in NBA History

United States Sports
Oct 27, 1986 — Living
Louis Althusser — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Louis Althusser
Louis Pierre Althusser

Influential French-Algerian Marxist Philosopher, Structuralist Theorist & Academic

Algeria / France Philosophy
Oct 16, 1918 — Oct 22, 1990
Luciano Berio — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio

Visionary Italian Avant-Garde Composer, Pioneer of Electroacoustic Music & Musical Modernist

Italy Music
Oct 24, 1925 — May 27, 2003