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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 225–240 of 991
Debinha — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Debinha
Débora Cristiane de Oliveira ("Debinha")

Brazilian International Football Superstar, Two-Time Copa América Femenina Champion & NWSL Icon

Brazil Sports
Oct 20, 1991 — Living
Deepak Chopra — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Deepak Chopra
दीपक चोपड़ा

World-Renowned Integrative Physician, Neuro-Endocrinologist & Bestselling Author

India Science
Oct 22, 1946 — Living
Denis Irwin — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Denis Irwin
Denis Joseph Irwin

Manchester United & Ireland Legend ("Mr. Dependable", 1999 Treble Winner)

Ireland Sports & Football
Oct 31, 1965 — Living
Dennis Franz — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dennis Franz
Dennis Franz Schlachta

Four-Time Emmy Award-Winning Actor (NYPD Blue & Hill Street Blues)

United States Cinema & Arts
Oct 28, 1944 — Living
Dennis Miller — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dennis Miller
Dennis Michael Miller

Five-Time Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Political Commentator & Saturday Night Live Anchor

United States Television & Political Satire
Nov 3, 1953 — Living
Denny Laine — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Denny Laine

Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist & Rock Hall of Famer

United Kingdom Music & Performing Arts
Oct 29, 1944 — Living
Dermot Mulroney — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dermot Mulroney

American Film & Television Actor & Cellist

United States Cinema & Television
Oct 31, 1963 — Living
Desmond Child — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Desmond Child
John Charles Barrett

Songwriters Hall of Fame Composer, Producer & Rock Legend

United States Music & Arts
Oct 28, 1953 — Living
Devin Booker — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Devin Booker

NBA Superstar Shooting Guard & Olympic Gold Medalist

United States Sports & Athletics
Oct 30, 1996 — Living
Dhirendranath Datta — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dhirendranath Datta
ধীরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত

Statesman, Lawyer, Pioneer of the 1948 Bengali Language Movement & Martyr of 1971

Bangladesh Politics
Nov 2, 1886 — Apr 8, 1971
Diego Lugano — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Diego Lugano
Diego Alfredo Lugano Morena

Iconic Captain of Uruguay, 2011 Copa América Champion & São Paulo Legend

Uruguay Sports
Nov 2, 1980 — Living
Diego Maradona — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona

Football Legend & World Cup Champion

Argentina Sports & Athletics
Oct 30, 1960 — Living
Dileep — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dileep
ദിലീപ്

Leading Malayalam Film Actor, Producer, Mimicry Artist & Box Office Superstar

India Cinema
Oct 27, 1968 — Living
Dizzy Gillespie — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie

American Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader & Founding Pioneer of Bebop and Afro-Cuban Jazz

United States Music
Oct 21, 1917 — Jan 6, 1993
Dmitri Sychev — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dmitri Sychev
Дмитрий Евгеньевич Сычёв

Russian International Striker, Russian Footballer of the Year & UEFA Euro 2008 Bronze Medalist

Russia Sports
Oct 26, 1983 — Living
Dolph Lundgren — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dolph Lundgren
Hans Lundgren

Swedish Action Cinema Superstar (Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, The Expendables) & Chemical Engineer

Sweden Cinema & Martial Arts
Nov 3, 1957 — Living