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Today's Milestones (October 22)

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36 Milestones Observed

🎂 Birthday

Jeff Goldblum

Celebrated Hollywood Actor, Cult Cinema Icon & Accomplished Jazz Pianist • United States

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🎂 Birthday

Christopher Lloyd

Three-Time Emmy-Winning Actor, Cinema Icon ("Doc Brown" in Back to the Future) • United States

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🎂 Birthday

Bob Odenkirk

Emmy-Winning Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter & Producer ("Saul Goodman") • United States

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Clinton Davisson

American Physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics (1937) for the Discovery of Electron Diffraction • United States

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🥀 Memorial

Jibanananda Das

Foremost Modern Bengali Poet, Author of "Banalata Sen" & "Rupasi Bangla" • Bangladesh / India

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Ye Jianying

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

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Hachiro Kasuga

Pioneering Japanese Enka Singer & Cultural Legend ("The Father of Modern Enka") • Japan

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Paul Cézanne

French Post-Impressionist Master Painter ("The Father of Modern Art") • France

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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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