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Today's Milestones (October 26)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

55 Milestones Observed

🎂 Birthday

Hillary Clinton

67th US Secretary of State, US Senator from New York, First Lady of the United States & 2016 Presidential Nominee • United States

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Mahalia Jackson

"The Queen of Gospel", International Musical Icon, Civil Rights Pioneer & Grammy Lifetime Achievement Laureate • United States

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Seth MacFarlane

Creator of "Family Guy", "American Dad!", "Ted" & "The Orville", Five-Time Emmy Award Winner & Singer • United States

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Napoleon Hill

Pioneering American Self-Help Author, Philosopher of Personal Success & Author of "Think and Grow Rich" • United States

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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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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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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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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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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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Birthday

David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes

Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes

Scottish Judge, Historian, Advocate & Luminary of the Scottish Enlightenment

United Kingdom History & Leadership

Oct 28, 1726 — Nov 29, 1792

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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

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Birthday

Domenico Scarlatti

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti

Italian Baroque Composer, Keyboard Virtuoso & Master of 555 Harpsichord Sonatas

Italy Music

Oct 26, 1685 — Jul 23, 1757

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Birthday

Domitian

Titus Flavius Caesar Domitianus Augustus

Roman Emperor (81–96 AD), Final Ruler of the Flavian Dynasty & Empire-Wide Architectural Builder

Italy History

Oct 24, 0051 — Sep 18, 0096

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Dražen Petrović

Hall of Fame Basketball Legend, EuroLeague Champion & NBA All-NBA Guard ("The Mozart of Basketball")

Croatia Sports

Oct 22, 1964 — Jun 7, 1993

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Birthday

Dwight D. Eisenhower

34th President of the United States & Five-Star General

United States Leadership

1890 — 1969

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Birthday

Dylan Thomas

Dylan Marlais Thomas

World-Renowned Welsh Poet, Playwright, BBC Broadcaster & Author of "Do not go gentle into that good night"

United Kingdom Literature

Oct 27, 1914 — Nov 9, 1953

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Birthday

Eddie Daniels

Edward Joseph Daniels

Heroic South African Anti-Apartheid Freedom Fighter, Robben Island Political Prisoner & Nelson Mandela’s Trusted Comrade

South Africa Activism

Oct 25, 1928 — Nov 30, 2017

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Birthday

Edith Head

Edith Claire Posener

Legendary Costume Designer & 8-Time Academy Award Winner

United States Cinema & Arts

Oct 28, 1897 — Oct 24, 1981

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Edna St. Vincent Millay

First Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Lyrical Poet & Playwright

United States Literature

Feb 22, 1892 — Oct 19, 1950

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