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October 18 1957

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Born on This Day

Alejandro Balde
association football player · b. 2003
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Anneli Ute Gabanyi
Romanian-born German political scientist, literary critic, journalist, and philologist · b. 1942
Days alive
5,480
🇨🇦Axelle Lemaire
politician · b. 1974
Days alive
1
🇮🇳Baraguru Ramachandrappa
Indian Kannada writer, thinker and filmmaker (born 1947) · b. 1946
Days alive
4,019
🇨🇦Beatrice Helen Worsley
deceased
first female computer scientist in Canada (1922-1972) · 1921–1972
Days lived
18,466
Brittney Griner
WNBA Athlete · b. 1990
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Bruno Grusnick
deceased
musician · 1900–1992
Days lived
33,529
🇫🇷César Giron
French business manager · b. 1961
Days alive
1
Chuck Berry
deceased
Notable Trials · 1926–2017
Days lived
33,025
🇯🇵D. T. Suzuki
deceased
philosopher · 1870–1966
Days lived
34,936
🇮🇹Daniel Farabello
Argentine basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Dietrich Keller
basketball player · b. 1943
Days alive
5,115
🇬🇧Eileen Sheridan
deceased
English racing cyclist (1923–2023) · 1923–2023
Days lived
36,279
🇺🇸Eric Stuart
actor · b. 1967
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Erik Niedling
German artist · b. 1973
Days alive
1
Esperanza Spalding
music educator · b. 1984
Days alive
1
🇮🇳Freida Pinto
Actor · b. 1984
Days alive
1
George C. Scott
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1927–1999
Days lived
26,273
🇩🇪Helmut Nonn
deceased
West German field hockey player (1933–2024) · 1933–2024
Days lived
33,264
🇫🇷Henri Bergson
deceased
philosopher · 1859–1941
Days lived
29,664
🇺🇸Huell Howser
deceased
Television presenter · 1945–2013
Days lived
24,554
🇰🇷Jang Sung-ho
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
1
🇬🇧Jim Ratcliffe
British chemical engineer turned financier and industrialist · b. 1952
Days alive
1,827
🇨🇿Josef Černý
deceased
athlete · 1939–2025
Days lived
31,327
🇩🇪Klaus Kinski
deceased
German actor (1926–1991) · 1926–1991
Days lived
23,778
🇺🇸Lindsey Vonn
writer · b. 1984
Days alive
1
🇦🇹Lotte Lenya
deceased
Austrian singer and actress (1898-1981) · 1898–1981
Days lived
30,356
🇩🇪Marco Hofschneider
German film actor, famous for his work in World War II film ''Europa Europa'' · b. 1969
Days alive
1
Mauricio Funes
deceased
Notable Trials · 1959–2025
Days lived
23,838
🇺🇸Max Gerson
deceased
German physician, originator of Gerson Therapy (1881-1959) · 1881–1959
Days lived
28,265
🇩🇪Michael Lesch
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
366
🇩🇪Michael Stich
German tennis player · b. 1968
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Mike Ditka
film director · b. 1939
Days alive
6,576
🇹🇼Mohd Hassan Marican
entrepreneur · b. 1952
Days alive
1,827
Ne-Yo
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
1
🇱🇹Nerijus Astrauskas
Lithuanian footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
1
🇧🇷Orlando Drummond
deceased
Brazilian actor (1919–2021) · 1919–2021
Days lived
37,174
🇨🇦Pierre Trudeau
deceased
writer · 1919–2000
Days lived
29,567
🇳🇿Ryan Nelsen
football player · b. 1977
Days alive
1
🇷🇺Sergey Bezrukov
Russian actor and singer (born 1973) · b. 1973
Days alive
1
🇩🇰Suriya
Singer · b. 1979
Days alive
1
🇺🇦Svetlana Loboda
singer · b. 1982
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Terrell McIntyre
basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Tim Gill
entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
1,462
🇩🇪Volker Neumüller
rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Werner von Melle
deceased
German politician (1853-1937) · 1853–1937
Days lived
30,439
🇨🇺Yoenis Céspedes
Cuban baseball player · b. 1985
Days alive
1
🇦🇺Yoram Gross
deceased
Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2005) · 1926–2015
Days lived
32,481
Zac Efron
actor · b. 1987
Days alive
1
🇺🇬Zohran Mamdani
Politics · b. 1991
Days alive
1
Zoran Matković
athlete · b. 1961
Days alive
1

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Brigitte Xander
deceased
Austrian television presenter (1942–2008) · 1942–2008
Days lived
24,282
🇮🇱David Shiffman
deceased
Israeli politician · 1923–1982
Days lived
21,738

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
38,276
🇪🇸Angel Ayala
deceased
Spanish cleric and writer (1867-1960) · 1860–1960
Days lived
36,515

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
45,947

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
44,120
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
43,817

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
649,327
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
128,841

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
6,770
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
192

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Eberhard Feik

🇩🇪Eberhard Feik

deceased

German actor (1943-1994) · 1943–1994

Days lived

18,593

Eugen Neufeld

🇦🇹Eugen Neufeld

actor (1882-1950) · 1882–1950

Days lived

24,788

Giorgos Tzavellas

🇬🇷Giorgos Tzavellas

Greek film director (1916-1976) · 1916–1976

Days lived

21,985

Godfrey Dewey

🇺🇸Godfrey Dewey

American sports executive (1887–1977) · 1887–1977

Days lived

32,918

Hanns Martin Schleyer

🇩🇪Hanns Martin Schleyer

German manager and president of industry association, former SS officer and Nazi party member; kidnapped by terrorist group RAF in 1977 to force release of imprisoned terrorists, subsequently murdered · 1915–1977

Days lived

22,817

Hans Ehard

🇩🇪Hans Ehard

German politician (1887–1980) · 1887–1980

Days lived

33,946

Jack Angel

🇺🇸Jack Angel

American voice actor (1930–2021) · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,233

Jan Studnicka

🇦🇹Jan Studnicka

Austrian association footballer (1883-1967) · 1883–1967

Days lived

30,687

Jon-Erik Hexum

🇺🇸Jon-Erik Hexum

Television actor · 1957–1984

Days lived

9,845

José Ortega y Gasset

🇪🇸José Ortega y Gasset

Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist (1883-1955) · 1883–1955

Days lived

26,460

Josef Maria Eder

🇦🇹Josef Maria Eder

Austrian chemist and photographer (1855-1944) · 1855–1944

Days lived

32,724

Koloman Moser

🇦🇹Koloman Moser

Austrian artist and designer (1868–1918) · 1868–1918

Days lived

18,464

Mark Hurd

🇺🇸Mark Hurd

American businessman, philanthropist and CEO of Oracle (1957–2019) · 1957–2019

Days lived

22,936

Martin Gusinde

🇦🇹Martin Gusinde

German-Austrian priest and ethnologist (1886-1969) · 1886–1969

Days lived

30,305

Phil Chess

🇺🇸Phil Chess

American record executive (1921–2016) · 1921–2016

Days lived

34,905

Philip Levine

🇺🇸Philip Levine

Russian-American hematologist · 1900–1987

Days lived

31,846

Rudolf von Tavel

🇨🇭Rudolf von Tavel

Swiss journalist and writer (1866-1934) · 1866–1934

Days lived

24,773

Thomas Edison

🇺🇸Thomas Edison

Engineer · 1847–1931

Days lived

30,930

Walther von Brauchitsch

🇩🇪Walther von Brauchitsch

military person · 1881–1948

Days lived

24,486

Wilhelm Boden

🇩🇪Wilhelm Boden

German lawyer, civil servant and politician (1890-1961) · 1890–1961

Days lived

26,160

Dummy Hoy

🇺🇸Dummy Hoy

deceased

film director · 1862–1961

Days lived

36,366

Amos Alonzo Stagg

🇺🇸Amos Alonzo Stagg

film director · 1862–1965

Days lived

37,469

Robert Cecil

🇬🇧Robert Cecil

lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom (1864-1958) · 1864–1958

Days lived

34,404

Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein

🇩🇪Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein

German actress (1866-1965) · 1866–1965

Days lived

36,105

Abraham Flexner

🇺🇸Abraham Flexner

American educator · 1866–1959

Days lived

33,915

Frank Lloyd Wright

🇺🇸Frank Lloyd Wright

writer · 1867–1959

Days lived

33,543

Bleick Max Bleicken

🇩🇪Bleick Max Bleicken

politician · 1869–1959

Days lived

32,894

Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster

🇩🇪Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster

German academic, philosopher, editor and pacifist (1869-1966) · 1869–1966

Days lived

35,285

Oskar Hergt

🇩🇪Oskar Hergt

German politician (1869–1967) · 1869–1967

Days lived

35,628

Annette Kolb

🇫🇷Annette Kolb

German writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967

Days lived

35,732

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

🇩🇪Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

politician · 1870–1964

Days lived

34,323

Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann

🇩🇪Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann

German astronomer (1870-1964) · 1870–1964

Days lived

34,268

Maud Barger-Wallach

🇺🇸Maud Barger-Wallach

US tennis player (1870-1959) · 1870–1959

Days lived

32,433

Anna Muthesius

🇩🇪Anna Muthesius

German fashion designer (1870–1961) · 1870–1961

Days lived

33,103

D. T. Suzuki

🇯🇵D. T. Suzuki

philosopher · 1870–1966

Days lived

34,936

Sigfrid Edström

🇸🇪Sigfrid Edström

politician · 1870–1964

Days lived

34,086

Johann Gottfried Bischoff

🇩🇪Johann Gottfried Bischoff

German priest (1871–1960) · 1871–1960

Days lived

32,693

Gertrude W. Hoffmann

🇩🇪Gertrude W. Hoffmann

character actress (1871-1968) · 1871–1968

Days lived

35,336

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

Lassie

🇺🇸Lassie

Rough Collie · 1940–1958

Days lived

6,589

Wojtek

🇵🇱Wojtek

Syrian brown bear · 1942–1963

Days lived

8,006

Sergeant Reckless

🇺🇸Sergeant Reckless

Mongolian mare · 1948–1968

Days lived

7,439

Laika

🇷🇺Laika

Mixed breed dog · 1954–1957

Days lived

1,403

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

43,390

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

33,832

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

32,798

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

32,432

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

29,876

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

28,528

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

52,859

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

33,528

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

11,880

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

9,423

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

7,333

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

5,310