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Today's Milestones (November 3)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

54 Milestones Observed
Stephen F. Austin — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Stephen F. Austin
"Father of Texas", Founder of Anglo-American Texas & 1st Secretary of State of Texas • United States
Larry Holmes — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Larry Holmes
Heavyweight Champion of the World (1978–1985), Hall of Fame Pugilist ("The Easton Assassin") • United States
Bob Feller — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Bob Feller
Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher ("The Heater from Van Meter"), World Series Champion & WWII Hero • United States
Colin Kaepernick — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Colin Kaepernick
NFL Quarterback (Super Bowl XLVII), Civil Rights Activist & Amnesty Ambassador of Conscience • United States
Bob Kane — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Bob Kane
Pioneering Comic Book Artist, Writer & Co-Creator of Batman for DC Comics • United States
Tajuddin Ahmad — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Tajuddin Ahmad
1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh & Visionary Leader of the 1971 Liberation War • Bangladesh
Syed Nazrul Islam — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Syed Nazrul Islam
Acting President of Bangladesh (1971) & National Leader Martyred in Jail Killing • Bangladesh
3rd Prime Minister of Bangladesh & National Leader Martyred in Jail Killing • Bangladesh

All Personalities (482 listed)

Showing 321–336 of 482
Nawal El Saadawi — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Nawal El Saadawi
نوال السعداوي

Pioneering Egyptian Feminist Author, Physician, Psychiatrist & Human Rights Champion

Egypt Literature
Oct 27, 1931 — Mar 21, 2021
Nelson Mandela — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Nelson Mandela

Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary & President of South Africa

South Africa Peace
Jul 18, 1918 — Dec 5, 2013
Niccolò Paganini — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò Paganini

Legendary Italian Violin Virtuoso, Composer, Guitarist & Pioneer of Modern Violin Technique

Italy Music
Oct 27, 1782 — May 27, 1840
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

Leading French Poet, Literary Critic & Master of Classicism (L'Art poétique)

France Literature
Nov 1, 1636 — Mar 13, 1711
Nikola Tesla — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Nikola Tesla

Electrical & Mechanical Engineer, Futurist

Serbia / USA Science
Jul 10, 1856 — Jan 7, 1943
Nikolay Przhevalsky — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Nikolay Przhevalsky
Николай Михайлович Пржевальский

Renowned Geographer, Central Asia Explorer & Naturalist (Discoverer of Przewalski's Horse)

Russia Science
Apr 12, 1838 — Nov 1, 1888
Noah Webster — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Noah Webster
Noah Webster Jr.

Pioneer Lexicographer, Educator & Father of American Scholarship

United States Literature
Oct 16, 1758 — May 28, 1843
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, Sufi Maestro & Global Vocal Virtuoso

Pakistan Arts
Oct 13, 1948 — Aug 16, 1997
Odysseus Elytis — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Odysseus Elytis
Οδυσσέας Ελύτης (Alepoudellis)

Poet & Nobel Laureate

Greece Literature & Poetry
Nov 2, 1911 — Mar 18, 1996
Oliver Tambo — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Oliver Tambo
Oliver Reginald Tambo

Historic South African Anti-Apartheid Leader, Longest-Serving ANC President & Statesman

South Africa Politics
Oct 27, 1917 — Apr 24, 1993
Olympe de Gouges — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Olympe de Gouges
Marie Gouze

Author of Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791), Feminist Pioneer & Abolitionist Martyr

France Human Rights & Philosophy
May 7, 1748 — Nov 3, 1793
Om Puri — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Om Puri
ओम पुरी

Two-Time National Award-Winning Actor, Pioneer of Indian Parallel Cinema & International Film Icon

India Cinema
Oct 18, 1950 — Jan 6, 2017
Oodgeroo Noonuccal — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska

Pioneering Aboriginal Australian Poet, Civil Rights Leader & Author of We Are Going

Australia Literature & Indigenous Rights
Nov 3, 1920 — Sep 16, 1993
Osamu Tezuka — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Osamu Tezuka
手塚 治虫

The "God of Manga", Legendary Animator, Physician & Creator of Astro Boy

Japan Animation & Manga
Nov 3, 1928 — Feb 9, 1989
Oscar de la Renta — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Oscar de la Renta
Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo

Dominican-American Fashion Titan, Coty Hall of Fame Designer & Couturier to Global First Ladies and Royalty

Dominican Republic Arts
Jul 22, 1932 — Oct 20, 2014
Oscar Wilde — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde

Irish Poet, Playwright, Wit & Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray

Ireland Literature
Oct 16, 1854 — Nov 30, 1900