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Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

47 Milestones Observed

🎂 Birthday

Ursula K. Le Guin

Visionary American Author, Literary Pioneer of Speculative Fiction, Hugo & Nebula Laureate • United States

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🎂 Birthday

Dizzy Gillespie

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

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Carrie Fisher

American Actress, Screenwriter, Best-Selling Author & Advocate ("Princess Leia" in Star Wars) • United States

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🎂 Birthday

Ronald McNair

American Physicist, Laser Pioneer, 5th-Degree Black Belt & Heroic NASA Challenger Astronaut • United States

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🥀 Memorial

Jack Kerouac

American Novelist, Poet, Cultural Icon & Preeminent Voice of the "Beat Generation" • United States

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🥀 Memorial

Ben Bradlee

Legendary Executive Editor of The Washington Post, Watergate Champion & Presidential Medal of Freedom Laureate • United States

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🥀 Memorial

Horatio Nelson

British Naval Flag Officer, Victor of Trafalgar & Supreme Master of Naval Strategy • United Kingdom

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Sir Bobby Charlton

English Football Legend, 1966 FIFA World Cup Winner, 1966 Ballon d'Or & Manchester United Icon • United Kingdom

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Memorial Anniversary

Vinicius de Moraes

Marcus Vinicius de Moraes ("O Poetinha")

Brazilian Lyricist, Poet, Diplomat & Co-Creator of Bossa Nova (The Girl from Ipanema)

Brazil Music

Oct 19, 1913 — Jul 9, 1980

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Memorial Anniversary

Wacław Sierpiński

Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński

Renowned Polish Mathematician, Pioneer of Set Theory, Topology & Number Theory

Poland Science

Mar 14, 1882 — Oct 21, 1969

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Birthday

William Shakespeare

Playwright, Poet & Actor (The Bard of Avon)

United Kingdom Literature

Apr 26, 1564 — Apr 23, 1616

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Memorial Anniversary

Wim Kok

Willem Kok

Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002), Trade Union Leader & Master Architect of the "Polder Model"

Netherlands Politics

Sep 29, 1938 — Oct 20, 2018

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Birthday

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom & Statesman

United Kingdom Politics

Nov 30, 1874 — Jan 24, 1965

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Yash Chopra

यश चोपड़ा (Yash Raj Chopra)

Doyen of Indian Cinema, Founder of Yash Raj Films & Celebrated "King of Romance"

India Cinema

Sep 27, 1932 — Oct 21, 2012

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Memorial Anniversary

Ye Jianying

叶剑英

Marshal of the People’s Republic of China, Head of State & Key Architect of the Reform Era

China Politics

Apr 28, 1897 — Oct 22, 1986

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Birthday

Zhu Xi

朱熹 (Zhu Yuanhui / Huian)

Supreme Song Dynasty Neo-Confucian Philosopher Whose Synthesis of Confucianism Shaped East Asian Thought for 700 Years

China Philosophy

Oct 18, 1130 — Apr 23, 1200

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