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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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Birthday

Cary Elwes

Ivan Simon Cary Elwes

English Actor, Bestselling Author & Screenwriter Celebrated for Iconic Roles in Cult Classics

United Kingdom Cinema

Oct 26, 1962 — Living

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Birthday

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Fabienne Dorléac

Iconic French Screen Legend, 14-Time César Nominee & Muse of European Auteurs

France Cinema

Oct 22, 1943 — Living

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Memorial Anniversary

Celia Cruz

Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso

Cuban-American Salsa Legend, "The Queen of Salsa" & Presidential Medal of the Arts Laureate

Cuba Music

Oct 21, 1925 — Jul 16, 2003

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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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Birthday

Chad Smith

Chadwick Gaylord Smith

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Drummer, Powerhouse Rhythm Master of Red Hot Chili Peppers & Multi-Grammy Winner

United States Music

Oct 25, 1961 — Living

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Memorial Anniversary

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

Charly García

Carlos Alberto García Moreno

Founding Father of Argentine Rock, Avant-Garde Maestro & Latin Rock en Español Pioneer

Argentina Music

Oct 23, 1951 — Living

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Birthday

Chris Norman

Christopher Ward Norman

Renowned English Singer-Songwriter, Distinctive Lead Vocalist of Smokie & International Solo Hitmaker

United Kingdom Music

Oct 25, 1949 — Living

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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

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

1995 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, German Developmental Biologist & Geneticist

Germany Science

Oct 20, 1942 — Living

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