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Today's Milestones (October 25)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

52 Milestones Observed

🎂 Birthday

Katy Perry

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

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🎂 Birthday

Ciara

Grammy Award-Winning American R&B and Hip-Hop Superstar, Master Dancer, Model & Entrepreneur • United States

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🎂 Birthday

Richard E. Byrd

Pioneering American Naval Officer, Aviator, Polar Explorer & Medal of Honor Recipient Who Flew Over the South Pole • United States

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🎂 Birthday

Bob Knight

Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, 3-Time NCAA National Champion, Olympic Gold Medal Coach & Motion Offense Architect • United States

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🥀 Memorial

Khan Jahan Ali

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

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🥀 Memorial

Geoffrey Chaucer

"The Father of English Literature", Legendary Poet, Diplomat, Bureaucrat & Author of The Canterbury Tales • United Kingdom

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Memorial Anniversary

Jerry Orbach

Jerome Bernard Orbach

Emmy-Nominated American Actor, Broadway Musical Legend & Beloved Star of "Law & Order" (Detective Lennie Briscoe)

United States Cinema

Oct 20, 1935 — Dec 28, 2004

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Memorial Anniversary

Jibanananda Das

জীবনানন্দ দাশ

Foremost Modern Bengali Poet, Author of "Banalata Sen" & "Rupasi Bangla"

Bangladesh / India Literature

Feb 17, 1899 — Oct 22, 1954

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Memorial Anniversary

Joan Fontaine

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland

Academy Award-Winning British-American Screen Legend (Hitchcock’s "Suspicion" & "Rebecca")

United Kingdom / United States Cinema

Oct 22, 1917 — Dec 15, 2013

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Birthday

Joaquim Chissano

Joaquim Alberto Chissano

2nd President of Mozambique (1986–2005), African Peacemaker & Mo Ibrahim Prize Laureate

Mozambique Politics

Oct 22, 1939 — Living

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Birthday

Johann Strauss II

Johann Baptist Strauss

Legendary Austrian Classical Composer, "The Waltz King", Operetta Master & Vienna Philharmonic Icon

Austria Music

Oct 25, 1825 — Jun 3, 1899

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Memorial Anniversary

John Boyd Dunlop

Inventor of the Modern Pneumatic Rubber Tyre & Founder of Dunlop Rubber Company

United Kingdom Innovation

Feb 5, 1840 — Oct 23, 1921

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Memorial Anniversary

John Dewey

Pioneering American Philosopher of Pragmatism, Educational Reformer & Author of "Democracy and Education"

United States Philosophy

Oct 20, 1859 — Jun 1, 1952

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Birthday

John Krasinski

John Burke Krasinski

American Actor, Filmmaker, Creator of "A Quiet Place" & Star of "The Office" and "Jack Ryan"

United States Cinema

Oct 20, 1979 — Living

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Memorial Anniversary

John le Carré

David John Moore Cornwell

British Espionage Novelist, Creator of George Smiley & Former MI5/MI6 Intelligence Officer

United Kingdom Literature

Oct 19, 1931 — Dec 12, 2020

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Birthday

John Lithgow

John Arthur Lithgow

Acclaimed American Actor, 6-Time Primetime Emmy, 2-Time Tony & Golden Globe Winner

United States Cinema

Oct 19, 1945 — Living

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Memorial Anniversary

John Tonkin

John Trezise Tonkin AC

20th Premier of Western Australia (1971–1974), 44-Year Parliamentarian & Champion of Universal Water Desalination

Australia Politics

Feb 2, 1902 — Oct 20, 1995

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Birthday

John Tuzo Wilson

World-Renowned Canadian Geophysicist, Pioneer of Plate Tectonics & Transform Faults

Canada Science

Oct 24, 1908 — Apr 15, 1993

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Memorial Anniversary

Johnny Carson

John William Carson

"The King of Late Night", 30-Year Host of The Tonight Show & Television Icon

USA Media

Oct 23, 1925 — Jan 23, 2005

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Birthday

Jon Anderson

John Roy Anderson

Legendary English Singer-Songwriter, Ethereal Lead Vocalist & Co-Founder of Progressive Rock Titans Yes

United Kingdom Music

Oct 25, 1944 — Living

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Birthday

Jon Favreau

Jonathan Kolia Favreau

Visionary Filmmaker, Iron Man Director & Creator of The Mandalorian and Marvel Cinematic Universe Architect

United States Cinema

Oct 19, 1966 — Living

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Birthday

Jon Heder

Jonathan Joseph Heder

American Actor, Star of Indie Comedy Cult Classic "Napoleon Dynamite" & Voice Artist

United States Cinema

Oct 26, 1977 — Living

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