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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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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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Birthday

Cemal Reşit Rey

Legendary Turkish Classical Composer, Conductor, Pianist & Member of the Pioneer "Turkish Five"

Turkey Music

Oct 25, 1904 — Oct 7, 1985

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Memorial Anniversary

César Isella

Julio César Isella

Argentine Folk Singer-Songwriter, Leader of Los Fronterizos, Composer of "Canción con todos" & UNESCO Artist

Argentina Music

Oct 20, 1938 — Jan 28, 2021

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Memorial Anniversary

César Luis Menotti

World Cup-Winning Argentine Football Manager ("El Flaco") & Tactical Ideologue

Argentina Sports

Oct 22, 1938 — May 5, 2024

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Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage FRS

English Mathematician, Mechanical Engineer & "Father of the Computer"

United Kingdom Science

Dec 26, 1791 — Oct 18, 1871

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Memorial Anniversary

Charles Glover Barkla

Nobel Laureate in Physics (1917) for the Discovery of Characteristic X-Radiation of Elements

United Kingdom Science

Jun 7, 1877 — Oct 23, 1944

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Memorial Anniversary

Charles Gounod

Charles-François Gounod

Master French Romantic Opera Composer, Renowned for Faust, Roméo et Juliette, and the Immortal Méditation (Ave Maria)

France Music

Jun 17, 1818 — Oct 18, 1893

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Birthday

Charlie Chaplin

Comic Actor, Filmmaker & Composer (The Tramp)

United Kingdom Arts

Apr 16, 1889 — Dec 25, 1977

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Birthday

Chrissy Amphlett

Christine Joy Amphlett

Iconic Australian Rock Frontwoman, Electrifying Singer-Songwriter of Divinyls & ARIA Hall of Fame Inductee

Australia Music

Oct 25, 1959 — Apr 21, 2013

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Memorial Anniversary

Christian Dior

Supreme French Haute Couture Fashion Designer & Founder of Global Luxury House Dior

France Fashion

Jan 21, 1905 — Oct 24, 1957

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Birthday

Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson Berry

Singer, Songwriter, Guitar Virtuoso & "Father of Rock and Roll"

United States Music

Oct 18, 1926 — Mar 18, 2017

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Memorial Anniversary

Clinton Davisson

Clinton Joseph Davisson

American Physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics (1937) for the Discovery of Electron Diffraction

United States Science

Oct 22, 1881 — Feb 1, 1958

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Memorial Anniversary

Colin Powell

Colin Luther Powell

Four-Star General, 65th U.S. Secretary of State & First African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

United States Leadership

Apr 5, 1937 — Oct 18, 2021

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Memorial Anniversary

Curly Howard

Jerome Lester Horwitz

Legendary Vaudeville & Slapstick Comedian, The Iconic Breakout Star of "The Three Stooges"

United States Cinema

Oct 22, 1903 — Jan 18, 1952

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Memorial Anniversary

Daniel Webster

Towering American Orator, Constitutional Lawyer, US Senator & 14th/19th US Secretary of State

United States Politics

Jan 18, 1782 — Oct 24, 1852

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Memorial Anniversary

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux

Legendary French Cinema & Stage Actress, 8-Decade Film Pioneer & Honorary César Winner

France Cinema

May 1, 1917 — Oct 17, 2017

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Birthday

Dante Quinterno

Dante Raúl Quinterno

Argentine Comic Strip Creator, Animator, Creator of "Patoruzú" & Pioneer of Latin American Color Animation

Argentina Arts

Oct 26, 1909 — Jun 25, 2003

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