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Today's Milestones (October 21)

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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🎂 Birthday

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

Miguel Ángel Asturias

Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales

1967 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Pioneer of Magical Realism & Social Justice Novelist

Guatemala Literature

Oct 19, 1899 — Jun 9, 1974

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Birthday

Milkha Singh

ਮਿਲਖਾ ਸਿੰਘ ("The Flying Sikh")

Iconic Indian Olympic Sprinter, Asian & Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist ("The Flying Sikh")

India Sports

Oct 17, 1935 — Jun 18, 2021

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Memorial Anniversary

Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury

মিজানুর রহমান চৌধুরী

Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1986–1988), 1966 Six-Point Movement Key Leader & 1971 Liberation War Organizer

Bangladesh Politics

Oct 19, 1928 — Feb 2, 2006

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Mohammad Ali Bogra

মোহাম্মদ আলী বগুড়া

3rd Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953–1955), Renowned Bengali Diplomat, Ambassador to the US & Architect of the "Bogra Formula"

Bangladesh Politics

Oct 19, 1909 — Jan 23, 1963

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Birthday

Montgomery Clift

Edward Montgomery Clift ("Monty")

4-Time Oscar-Nominated Hollywood Icon, Broadway Prodigy & Method Acting Pioneer

United States Cinema

Oct 17, 1920 — Jul 23, 1966

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Birthday

Mother Teresa

Catholic Nun, Humanitarian & Nobel Peace Laureate

North Macedonia / India Peace

Aug 26, 1910 — Sep 5, 1997

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Memorial Anniversary

Muammar Gaddafi

معمر محمد عبد السلام القذافي

Libyan Revolutionary Leader (1969–2011), Primary Co-Founder of the African Union & Author of "The Green Book"

Libya Politics

Jun 7, 1942 — Oct 20, 2011

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Muthuswami Dikshitar

முத்துஸ்வாமி தீக்ஷிதர் (Muddusvāmī Dīkṣitar)

Carnatic Classical Musical Trinity Composer, Poet, Sanskrit Polymath & Veena Virtuoso

India Music

Mar 24, 1775 — Oct 21, 1835

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Nadia Boulanger

Juliette Nadia Boulanger

Historic French Music Pedagogue, Conductor, Composer & Organist (Mentor to 20th-Century Masters)

France Music

Sep 16, 1887 — Oct 22, 1979

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Memorial Anniversary

Nasif Estéfano

Nasif Moisés Estéfano

Argentine Formula One Driver, Turismo Carretera Champion & "El Califa" of South American Racing

Argentina Sports

Nov 18, 1932 — Oct 21, 1973

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Birthday

Nelson Mandela

Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary & President of South Africa

South Africa Peace

Jul 18, 1918 — Dec 5, 2013

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Birthday

Nikola Tesla

Electrical & Mechanical Engineer, Futurist

Serbia / USA Science

Jul 10, 1856 — Jan 7, 1943

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Birthday

Noah Webster

Noah Webster Jr.

Pioneer Lexicographer, Educator & Father of American Scholarship

United States Literature

Oct 16, 1758 — May 28, 1843

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Birthday

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, Sufi Maestro & Global Vocal Virtuoso

Pakistan Arts

Oct 13, 1948 — Aug 16, 1997

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Birthday

Om Puri

ओम पुरी

Two-Time National Award-Winning Actor, Pioneer of Indian Parallel Cinema & International Film Icon

India Cinema

Oct 18, 1950 — Jan 6, 2017

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Memorial Anniversary

Oscar de la Renta

Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo

Dominican-American Fashion Titan, Coty Hall of Fame Designer & Couturier to Global First Ladies and Royalty

Dominican Republic Arts

Jul 22, 1932 — Oct 20, 2014

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