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Today's Milestones (November 6)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

24 Milestones Observed
Emma Stone — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Emma Stone
Two-Time Academy Award-Winning American Actress & Producer • United States
Ethan Hawke — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Ethan Hawke
Four-Time Academy Award-Nominated American Actor, Screenwriter & Novelist • United States
John Philip Sousa — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
John Philip Sousa
American Composer, Conductor & "The March King" • United States
Charles Dow — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Charles Dow
American Financial Journalist, Co-Founder of Dow Jones & Company & Creator of the Dow Jones Industrial Average • United States
Russian Romantic Composer & Creator of Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and 1812 Overture • Russia
King of Sweden, "Lion of the North" & Pioneer of Modern Combined-Arms Warfare • Sweden
Heinrich Schütz — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Heinrich Schütz
German Early Baroque Composer & Organist • Germany

All Personalities (1084 listed)

Showing 193–208 of 1084
Charles Foley — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Charles Foley
Charles F. Foley

Co-Inventor of the Iconic Party Game Twister

United States Business
Nov 5, 1930 — Jul 1, 2013
Charles Glover Barkla — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Charles Glover Barkla
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
Charles Gounod — Biography & Quotes
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
Charles K. Kao — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Charles K. Kao
高錕

Nobel Laureate in Physics (2009), "Father of Fiber Optics" & Electrical Engineer

Hong Kong / China Science
Nov 4, 1933 — Sep 23, 2018
Charlie Chaplin — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Charlie Chaplin

Comic Actor, Filmmaker & Composer (The Tramp)

United Kingdom Arts
Apr 16, 1889 — Dec 25, 1977
Charlie Daniels — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Charlie Daniels
Charles Edward Daniels

Country & Southern Rock Musician, Fiddler, Songwriter & Hall of Fame Legend

United States Music & Arts
Oct 28, 1936 — Jul 6, 2020
Charly García — Biography & Quotes
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
Chiang Kai-shek — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Chiang Kai-shek
蔣介石

Generalissimo & President of the Republic of China

China Politics & Military
Oct 31, 1887 — Living
Chittaranjan Das — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Chittaranjan Das
চিত্তরঞ্জন দাশ

Freedom Fighter, Leading Jurist, Co-founder of Swaraj Party & "Deshbandhu"

Bangladesh / India Politics
Nov 5, 1870 — Jun 16, 1925
Chris Jericho — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine

Professional Wrestling Icon, 9x WWE Intercontinental Champion & Rock Musician (Fozzy)

Canada Sports
Nov 9, 1970 — Living
Chris Norman — Biography & Quotes
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
Chrissy Amphlett — Biography & Quotes
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
Christiaan Eijkman — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Christiaan Eijkman
Christiaan Eijkman

Dutch Physician, Pathologist & Nobel Laureate (Discoverer of Vitamins)

Netherlands Medicine
Nov 8, 1858 — Nov 5, 1930
Christian Dior — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Christian Dior
Christian Dior

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

France Fashion
Jan 21, 1905 — Oct 24, 1957
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

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

Germany Science
Oct 20, 1942 — Living
Christopher Columbus — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Christopher Columbus
Cristoforo Colombo

Genoese Explorer & Maritime Navigator

Italy Exploration & History
Oct 31, 1451 — Living