31st death anniversary of Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (November 19, 1917, Allahabad - October 31, 1984, New Delhi) -- the first female Prime Minister of India and central figure of the Indian National Congress party.

140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India.

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48th birthday of Julia Roberts (October 28, 1967, Smyrna, Georgia, United States) -- an American actress and producer. She became a movie star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman, which grossed $464 million worldwide.

148th birth anniversary of Sister Nivedita ( October 28, 1867, County Tyrone, United Kingdom - October 13, 1911, Darjeeling) -- She spent her childhood and early days of her youth in Ireland.

60th birthday of Indra Nooyi (October 28, 1955, Chennai) -- an India-born, naturalized American, business executive and the current Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the second largest food and beverage business in the world by net revenue.

60th birthday of Bill Gates (October 28, 1955, Seattle, Washington, United States) -- an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company.

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28th death anniversary of Vijay Merchant (October 12, 1911, Mumbai - October 27, 1987, Maharashtra) -- an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first class cricket for Bombay cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India between 1929 and 1951. Behind his limited Test appearances, he dominated Indian domestic cricket – his batting average of 71.64 is the second highest first class average in history, behind only that of Don Bradman.

410th death anniversary of Akbar (October 15, 1542, Umerkot, Pakistan - October 27, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri) --Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, popularly known as Akbar I and later Akbar the Great, was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third and one of the greatest rulers of the Mughal Dynasty in India.

29th birthday of David Warner (October 27, 1986 ,Paddington, Australia) -- an Australian cricketer. A left-handed opening batsman, Warner is the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket.

38th birthday of Kumar Sangakkara (October 27, 1977, Matale, Sri Lanka) -- a Sri Lankan cricketer, and former captain of the Sri Lankan national team. He is widely regarded as one of the world's most influential cricketers.

51st birthday of Mark Taylor (October 27, 1964, Leeton, Australia) -- nicknamed "Tubby" or "Tubs" is a former Australian cricket player and Test opening batsman from 1988–1999, as well as captain from 1994–1999, succeeding Allan Border.

95th birth anniversary of K. R. Narayanan (October 27, 1920, Uzhavoor, Kerala - November 9, 2005, New Delhi) --Kocheril Raman Narayanan, served as ambassador to Japan, United Kingdom, Thailand, Turkey, People's Republic of China and United States of America and was referred to by Nehru as "the best diplomat of the country". Elected as the ninth Vice President in 1992, Narayanan went on to become President in 1997.

63rd birthday of Anuradha Paudwal (October 27, 1952, Karwar, Uttara kannada, Karnataka) -- an Indian playback singer in Bollywood. She is noted in Hindi cinema with a career spanning three decades.She is a five-time winner from 15 nominations of the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer,a recipient of the National Film Award.

31st birthday of Irfan Pathan (October 27, 1984, Vadodara) -- an Indian cricketer who made his debut for India in the 2003/04 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and was a core member of the national team.

83rd birth anniversary of Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States - February 11, 1963, London, United Kingdom ) -- an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newnham College at the University of Cambridge, before receiving acclaim as a poet and writer.

157th birth anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt ( October 27, 1858, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - January 6, 1919, Cove Neck, New York, United States) -- often referred to as Teddy or TR, was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States, from 1901 to 1909.

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30th birthday of Asin (October 26, 1985 - Kochi) -- an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer. She began her acting career in the South Indian film industry, but now appears predominantly in Bollywood films.

41st birthday of Raveena Tandon (October 26, 1974 - Mumbai) -- an Indian actress, producer, and a former model. She has primarily worked in Bollywood films, though she appeared in a few Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada cinemas.

68th birthday of Hillary Rodham Clinton (October 26, 1947 - Chicago, Illinois, United States) -- an American politician who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013.

132nd birth anniversary of Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883, Pound, Virginia, United States - November 8, 1970, South Carolina, United States) -- an American author in the area of the new thought movement who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature.

125th birth anniversary of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi (October 26, 1890, Attarsuiya - March 25, 1931, Kanpur) -- an Indian journalist, a leader of the Indian National Congress and an independence movement activist.

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35th death anniversary of Sahir Ludhianvi (March 8, 1921, Ludhiana - October 25, 1980, Mumbai) -- an Indian poet and film lyricist, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. His work had an extensive impact on Indian cinema, in particular the Hindi language Bollywood film industry.

134th birth anniversary of Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881, Málaga, Spain - April 8, 1973, Mougins, France) -- a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France.

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