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April 23 1945

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Dismissed by Hitler
Hermann Göring
milestone

Born on This Day

🇨🇼Andruw Jones
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
1
🇬🇧Andy Webster
Scottish association football player (born 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Annie Easley
deceased
American mathematician and rocket scientist

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Alain Campbell White
deceased
American botanist and chess composer (1880-1951) · 1880–1951
Days lived
25,983
🇩🇪Andre Gunder Frank
deceased
writer · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,818

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
33,715
Carl Andreas Koefoed
deceased
Russian anthropologist (1855–1948) · 1855–1948
Days lived
33,705

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,139
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
41,386

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
39,559
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
39,256

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
644,766
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
124,280

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
2,209

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· 1932–2011

Days lived

28,918

Barry Watson

🇺🇸Barry Watson

actor · b. 1974

Days alive

1

Brice Dulin

🇫🇷Brice Dulin

French rugby union player · b. 1990

Days alive

1

Chaeyoung (Son Chae-young)

🇰🇷Chaeyoung (Son Chae-young)

K-pop Idol (TWICE) · b. 1999

Days alive

1

Daniela Hantuchová

🇸🇰Daniela Hantuchová

Slovak tennis player · b. 1983

Days alive

1

Danilo Kotsevski

Danilo Kotsevski

Macedonian literary critic, novelist, playwright and poet · 1947–2020

Days lived

26,810

Dirk Bach

🇩🇪Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012) · 1961–2012

Days lived

18,790

Eddie Shirras

Eddie Shirras

Anglican Archdeacon · 1937–2020

Days lived

30,480

Edward Hebern

🇺🇸Edward Hebern

American cryptographer (1869-1952) · 1869–1952

Days lived

30,243

Epifanio Fernández

🇪🇸Epifanio Fernández

football player · 1919–1977

Days lived

21,236

Fernando Perez

🇺🇸Fernando Perez

film director · b. 1983

Days alive

1

George Lopez

🇺🇸George Lopez

American comedian and actor · b. 1961

Days alive

1

Geraldo Dannemann

🇩🇪Geraldo Dannemann

German entrepreneur · 1851–1921

Days lived

25,456

Gigi Hadid

🇺🇸Gigi Hadid

Supermodel, Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur · b. 1995

Days alive

1

Guy Fawkes

Guy Fawkes

Notable Trials · 1570–1606

Days lived

13,078

Halla Margrét Árnadóttir

🇮🇸Halla Margrét Árnadóttir

Icelandic singer · b. 1964

Days alive

1

🇺🇸Halston

American fashion designer (1932-1990) · 1932–1990

Days lived

21,157

Hans Winkler

Hans Winkler

scientist · 1877–1945

Days lived

25,050

Hugh Seymour Davies

🇬🇧Hugh Seymour Davies

musician · 1943–2005

Days lived

22,535

Ivan Yefremov

Ivan Yefremov

philosopher · 1908–1972

Days lived

23,542

Jeno (Lee Je-no)

🇰🇷Jeno (Lee Je-no)

K-pop Idol (NCT) · b. 2000

Days alive

1

Jessie Godderz

🇺🇸Jessie Godderz

American professional wrestler, actor · b. 1986

Days alive

1

John Cena

🇺🇸John Cena

actor · b. 1977

Days alive

1

José María López Mezquita

🇪🇸José María López Mezquita

Spanish painter (1883-1954) · 1883–1954

Days lived

26,160

Lady Gabriella Windsor

🇬🇧Lady Gabriella Windsor

noblewoman; English freelance writer (born 1981); daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent · b. 1981

Days alive

1

Lil Eazy-E

🇺🇸Lil Eazy-E

American rapper · b. 1984

Days alive

1

Marlon Wessel

🇩🇪Marlon Wessel

German actor · b. 1991

Days alive

1

Martin Roman

🇺🇸Martin Roman

German jazz pianist (1910-1996) · 1910–1996

Days lived

31,432

Michael F. Feldkamp

🇩🇪Michael F. Feldkamp

German historian and journalist · b. 1962

Days alive

1

Michael Habeck

🇩🇪Michael Habeck

German actor (1944–2011) · 1944–2011

Days lived

24,394

Michael Moore

🇺🇸Michael Moore

American filmmaker and author (born 1954) · b. 1954

Days alive

1

Paavo Lipponen

🇫🇮Paavo Lipponen

Finnish politician · b. 1941

Days alive

1,462

Pehr Gyllenhammar

🇸🇪Pehr Gyllenhammar

Swedish businessman (1901–1988) · 1901–1988

Days lived

31,991

Prince Buaben

Prince Buaben

football player · b. 1988

Days alive

1

Prince Louis of Wales

Prince Louis of Wales

aristocrat · b. 2018

Days alive

1

Rachel Skarsten

Rachel Skarsten

Actor · b. 1985

Days alive

1

Rajendra Arlekar

🇮🇳Rajendra Arlekar

Politician · b. 1954

Days alive

1

Roy Orbison

🇺🇸Roy Orbison

singer-songwriter · 1936–1988

Days lived

19,221

S. Janaki

🌍S. Janaki

Actor · 1938–2026

Days lived

32,222

Saad Mohseni

🇦🇺Saad Mohseni

Afghan businessman · b. 1966

Days alive

1

Sadawo Abe

🇯🇵Sadawo Abe

actor · b. 1970

Days alive

1

Sean Henn

🇺🇸Sean Henn

film director · b. 1981

Days alive

1

Sebastian Freis

🇩🇪Sebastian Freis

German football player · b. 1985

Days alive

1

Sherman Hamilton

🇨🇦Sherman Hamilton

Canadian basketball player · b. 1972

Days alive

1

Shirley Temple

🇺🇸Shirley Temple

American actress and diplomat (1928–2014) · 1928–2014

Days lived

31,340

Silvana Mangano

🇮🇹Silvana Mangano

Italian actress (1930–1989) · 1930–1989

Days lived

21,788

Steph Houghton

🇬🇧Steph Houghton

football player · b. 1988

Days alive

1

Teagan Croft

🇦🇺Teagan Croft

Actor · b. 2004

Days alive

1

Timothy McVeigh

Timothy McVeigh

Notable Trials · 1968–2001

Days lived

12,103

Tommy DeCarlo

🇺🇸Tommy DeCarlo

Singer · 1965–2026

Days lived

22,236

Torsten Fenslau

🇩🇪Torsten Fenslau

rapper · 1964–1993

Days lived

10,790

Vladimir Korotkov

🇷🇺Vladimir Korotkov

Soviet tennis player · 1948–2025

Days lived

28,177

Wilhelm Simon

🇩🇪Wilhelm Simon

SS officer (1900-1971) · 1900–1971

Days lived

26,090

Zdeněk Matouš

🇨🇿Zdeněk Matouš

singer · 1931–2006

Days lived

27,360

Charles G. Dawes

🇺🇸Charles G. Dawes

Politician · 1865–1951

Days lived

31,285

Hermann Künne

Hermann Künne

German sailor (1897–1918) · 1897–1918

Days lived

7,437

Hildegard Plievier

🇵🇱Hildegard Plievier

German actress and writer (1900–1970) · 1900–1970

Days lived

25,642

Inge King

🇦🇺Inge King

artist · 1915–2016

Days lived

36,675

Jack Ritchie

🇺🇸Jack Ritchie

writer · 1922–1983

Days lived

22,337

James Earl Ray

James Earl Ray

Notable Trials · 1928–1998

Days lived

25,612

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

politician · 1921–2019

Days lived

35,903

Klaus Bonhoeffer

🇩🇪Klaus Bonhoeffer

German reistance fighter (1901-1945) · 1901–1945

Days lived

16,180

Melba Liston

🇺🇸Melba Liston

American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer (1926–1999) · 1926–1999

Days lived

26,764

Norio Ohga

🇯🇵Norio Ohga

Japanese businessman (1930–2011) · 1930–2011

Days lived

29,670

Otto Preminger

🇺🇸Otto Preminger

American director, producer and actor (1905–1986) · 1905–1986

Days lived

29,360

Paulette Goddard

🇺🇸Paulette Goddard

American actress (1910–1990) · 1910–1990

Days lived

29,180

Reinhold Seeberg

Reinhold Seeberg

German theologian (1859–1935) · 1859–1935

Days lived

27,777

Richard Corliss

🇺🇸Richard Corliss

journalist · 1944–2015

Days lived

25,981

Rolf Dieter Brinkmann

🇩🇪Rolf Dieter Brinkmann

YouTube personality · 1940–1975

Days lived

12,791

Satyajit Ray

🇮🇳Satyajit Ray

writer · 1921–1992

Days lived

25,925

Sawyer Sweeten

🇺🇸Sawyer Sweeten

Actor · 1995–2015

Days lived

7,287

Steve McMichael

🇺🇸Steve McMichael

American football player and professional wrestler (1957–2025) · 1957–2025

Days lived

24,661

William Shakespeare

🌍William Shakespeare

Playwright

Zoltán Zelk

🇭🇺Zoltán Zelk

Hungarian writer and poet (1906-1981) · 1906–1981

Days lived

27,156

Philippe Pétain

Philippe Pétain

deceased

Notable Trials · 1856–1951

Days lived

34,788

Henry Morgenthau

🇺🇸Henry Morgenthau

entrepreneur · 1856–1946

Days lived

33,085

Momme Andresen

🇩🇪Momme Andresen

German chemist (1857–1951) · 1857–1951

Days lived

34,333

Victor Mayer

🇩🇪Victor Mayer

entrepreneur · 1857–1946

Days lived

32,458

Richard Pfeiffer

🇩🇪Richard Pfeiffer

German physician and bacteriologist (1858–1945) · 1858–1945

Days lived

31,949

Gustaf V of Sweden

🇸🇪Gustaf V of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950 · 1858–1950

Days lived

33,738

Knut Hamsun

🇳🇴Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952) · 1859–1952

Days lived

33,802

Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria

🇪🇸Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria

military person · 1859–1949

Days lived

32,905

Raoul Gunsbourg

🇷🇴Raoul Gunsbourg

opera director, impresario, composer and writer (1859–1955) · 1860–1955

Days lived

34,844

Eugen Schiffer

🇵🇱Eugen Schiffer

German politician (1860-1954) · 1860–1954

Days lived

34,537

Jean-Baptiste Chabot

🇫🇷Jean-Baptiste Chabot

French catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948) · 1860–1948

Days lived

32,102

Angel Ayala

🇪🇸Angel Ayala

Spanish cleric and writer (1867-1960) · 1860–1960

Days lived

36,515

James Ensor

🇧🇪James Ensor

artist · 1860–1949

Days lived

32,727

Clara Viebig

🇩🇪Clara Viebig

German writer (1860–1952) · 1860–1952

Days lived

33,617

Carl Lindhagen

🇸🇪Carl Lindhagen

politician · 1860–1946

Days lived

31,130

Victor Horta

🇧🇪Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947) · 1861–1947

Days lived

31,656

August Bier

🇩🇪August Bier

surgeon (1861-1949) · 1861–1949

Days lived

31,885

Alfred Halm

🇦🇹Alfred Halm

actor · 1861–1951

Days lived

32,565

Lonesome George

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,431

Lin Wang

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,468

Seabiscuit

🇺🇸Seabiscuit

Thoroughbred horse · 1933–1947

Days lived

5,108

Unsinkable Sam

🇩🇪Unsinkable Sam

Bicolor cat · 1936–1955

Days lived

6,941

Lassie

🇺🇸Lassie

Rough Collie · 1940–1958

Days lived

6,589

Wojtek

🇵🇱Wojtek

Syrian brown bear · 1942–1963

Days lived

8,006

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

38,829

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

29,271

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

28,237

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

27,871

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

25,315

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

23,967

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

48,298

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

28,967

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

7,319

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

4,862

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

2,772

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

749