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Today's Milestones (October 21)

Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today

47 Milestones Observed
Ursula K. Le Guin — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Ursula K. Le Guin
Visionary American Author, Literary Pioneer of Speculative Fiction, Hugo & Nebula Laureate • United States
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Dizzy Gillespie — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Dizzy Gillespie
American Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader & Founding Pioneer of Bebop and Afro-Cuban Jazz • United States
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Carrie Fisher — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Carrie Fisher
American Actress, Screenwriter, Best-Selling Author & Advocate ("Princess Leia" in Star Wars) • United States
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Ronald McNair — Birthday Tribute
🎂 Birthday
Ronald McNair
American Physicist, Laser Pioneer, 5th-Degree Black Belt & Heroic NASA Challenger Astronaut • United States
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Jack Kerouac — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Jack Kerouac
American Novelist, Poet, Cultural Icon & Preeminent Voice of the "Beat Generation" • United States
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Ben Bradlee — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Ben Bradlee
Legendary Executive Editor of The Washington Post, Watergate Champion & Presidential Medal of Freedom Laureate • United States
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Horatio Nelson — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Horatio Nelson
British Naval Flag Officer, Victor of Trafalgar & Supreme Master of Naval Strategy • United Kingdom
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Sir Bobby Charlton — Memorial Tribute
🥀 Memorial
Sir Bobby Charlton
English Football Legend, 1966 FIFA World Cup Winner, 1966 Ballon d'Or & Manchester United Icon • United Kingdom
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James K. Baxter — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
James K. Baxter
James Keir Baxter

Celebrated New Zealand Poet, Playwright, Social Reformer & Cultural Prophet

New Zealand Literature
Jun 29, 1926 — Oct 22, 1972
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James Randi — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
James Randi
Randall James Hamilton Zwinge ("The Amazing Randi")

Canadian-American Stage Magician, Escape Artist, Scientific Skeptic & Debunker of Paranormal Frauds

Canada Science
Aug 7, 1928 — Oct 20, 2020
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Jacques Ier)

Founding Father of Haiti, Revolutionary General & Hero of Black Independence

Haiti Leadership
Sep 20, 1758 — Oct 17, 1806
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Jerry Orbach — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Jerry Orbach
Jerome Bernard Orbach

Emmy-Nominated American Actor, Broadway Musical Legend & Beloved Star of "Law & Order" (Detective Lennie Briscoe)

United States Cinema
Oct 20, 1935 — Dec 28, 2004
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Jibanananda Das — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Jibanananda Das
জীবনানন্দ দাশ

Foremost Modern Bengali Poet, Author of "Banalata Sen" & "Rupasi Bangla"

Bangladesh / India Literature
Feb 17, 1899 — Oct 22, 1954
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Joan Fontaine — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Joan Fontaine
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland

Academy Award-Winning British-American Screen Legend (Hitchcock’s "Suspicion" & "Rebecca")

United Kingdom / United States Cinema
Oct 22, 1917 — Dec 15, 2013
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John Dewey — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
John Dewey
John Dewey

Pioneering American Philosopher of Pragmatism, Educational Reformer & Author of "Democracy and Education"

United States Philosophy
Oct 20, 1859 — Jun 1, 1952
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John le Carré — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
John le Carré
David John Moore Cornwell

British Espionage Novelist, Creator of George Smiley & Former MI5/MI6 Intelligence Officer

United Kingdom Literature
Oct 19, 1931 — Dec 12, 2020
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John Tonkin — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
John Tonkin
John Trezise Tonkin AC

20th Premier of Western Australia (1971–1974), 44-Year Parliamentarian & Champion of Universal Water Desalination

Australia Politics
Feb 2, 1902 — Oct 20, 1995
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Jonathan Swift — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (Dean of St. Patrick's)

Anglo-Irish Literary Satirist, Essayist, Poet & Author of Gulliver's Travels

Ireland Literature
Nov 30, 1667 — Oct 19, 1745
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José Batlle y Ordóñez — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
José Batlle y Ordóñez
José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez

Two-Time President of Uruguay (1903–1907, 1911–1915), Architect of Latin America's First Welfare State & Secular Democracy

Uruguay Politics
May 21, 1856 — Oct 20, 1929
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Junko Tabei — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Junko Tabei
田部井 淳子 (Tabei Junko)

Pioneering Japanese Mountaineer, First Woman to Summit Mount Everest (1975) & Conquer the Seven Summits

Japan Sports
Sep 22, 1939 — Oct 20, 2016
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Kader Khan — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Kader Khan
कादर ख़ान / قادر خان

Legendary Bollywood Screenwriter, Dialogue Maestro & Prolific Actor (300+ Films)

India Cinema
Oct 22, 1937 — Dec 31, 2018
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Kazi Nazrul Islam — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kazi Nazrul Islam

National Poet of Bangladesh & Revolutionary

Bangladesh Literature
May 25, 1899 — Aug 29, 1976
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King John of England — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
King John of England
John, King of England (John Lackland)

King of England (1199–1216) Who Granted the Magna Carta (1215), Bedrock of Modern Constitutional Liberty & Human Rights

United Kingdom History
Dec 24, 1166 — Oct 19, 1216
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King Mongkut (Rama IV) — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
King Mongkut (Rama IV)
พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหามงกุฎ พระจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว

Visionary King of Siam (Thailand) Who Modernized Science, Astronomy & Western Diplomacy to Preserve Siamese Sovereignty

Thailand Leadership
Oct 18, 1804 — Oct 18, 1868
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