On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 1 1966
Born on This Day
Adam Sowell
baseball player (1979-) · b. 1979
Ahmed Khan🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1912–1967) · 1912–1967
Days lived
19,855
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan🇮🇳
actor · b. 1973
Aldo Fabrizi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian actor and cinema and theatre director (1905-1990) · 1905–1990
Days lived
30,833
Alfred Wegener🇩🇪
deceasedGerman climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930) · 1880–1930
Days lived
18,261
Andreas Paul Weber🇩🇪
deceasedGerman lithographer, draftsman and painter (1893-1980) · 1893–1980
Days lived
31,784
Anne Donovan🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player and coach (1961–2018) · 1961–2018
Days lived
20,678
Barbara Becker🇩🇪
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
0
Ben Roberts-Smith🇦🇺
Military personnel · b. 1978
Benedikt Kautsky🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician (1894-1960) · 1894–1960
Days lived
23,892
Bid McPhee🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player, manager (1859–1943) · 1859–1943
Days lived
30,378
Caroline Ellison
Former CEO · b. 1994
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Charles Koch
businessperson · b. 1935
Days alive
11,323
Coco Crisp🇺🇸
American baseball player · b. 1979
David Foster🇨🇦
rapper · b. 1949
Days alive
6,209
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Edward Said🇺🇸
deceasedPalestinian-American professor (1935–2003) · 1935–2003
Days lived
24,799
Erich Rudorffer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman World War II fighter pilot (1917–2016) · 1917–2016
Days lived
35,953
Frida Richard🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1873–1946
Days lived
26,612
Gaby Albrecht🇩🇪
musician · b. 1956
Days alive
3,652
Gillian Sewell🇨🇦
former Irish Canadian field hockey player · b. 1972
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Günter de Bruyn🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1926–2020
Days lived
34,306
Harald Quandt🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1921–1967
Days lived
16,761
Hermann Broch🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian writer (1886-1951) · 1886–1951
Days lived
23,585
Jeongyeon (Yoo Jeong-yeon)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (TWICE) · b. 1996
Julia Mächtig🇩🇪
German heptathlete · b. 1986
Karl Ehn🇦🇹
deceasedarchitect (1884–1959) · 1884–1959
Days lived
27,294
Karl Tilleman🇨🇦
Canadian basketball player · b. 1960
Days alive
2,191
Katja Riemann🇩🇪
writer · b. 1963
Days alive
1,096
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Klaus Ernst🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1954
Days alive
4,383
Kurt von Morgen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman military officer (1858-1928) · 1858–1928
Days lived
25,307
Ludwig Struve🇺🇸
deceasedBaltic German astronomer (1858-1920) · 1858–1920
Days lived
22,648
Manuel Cisneros Sánchez🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1904–1971
Days lived
24,423
Maria Semyonova🇷🇺
Russian writer, translator, and science fiction author · b. 1958
Days alive
2,922
Mario Barth🇩🇪
German comedian · b. 1972
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Patrice Bouédibéla🇩🇪
German television presenter and actor · b. 1974
Rachel Yankey🇬🇧
football player · b. 1979
Raphael Eduard Liesegang🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1869–1947
Days lived
28,500
Sidney Wood🇺🇸
deceasedUS tennis player (1911–2009) · 1911–2009
Days lived
35,500
Sonja Lang🇨🇦
writer · b. 1978
Tim Cook🇺🇸
Businessperson · b. 1960
Days alive
2,191
Ulf Timmermann🇩🇪
East German shot putter · b. 1962
Days alive
1,461
Vesselin Stoykov🇩🇪
musician · b. 1973
Victor Aronstein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-Jewish doctor (1896-1945) · 1896–1945
Days lived
17,604
Wilfrid Morin🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian abbé, professor and essayist · 1900–1941
Days lived
14,820
Yūko Ogura🇯🇵
Japanese idol, model · b. 1983
Died on This Day
Alfred Jarry🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1873–1907
Days lived
12,471
Alfred Wegener🇩🇪
deceasedGerman climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930) · 1880–1930
Days lived
18,261
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Andrey Sheptytsky🇵🇱
deceasedMetropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (1865-1944) · 1865–1944
Days lived
28,949
Carl Selmer🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach · 1925–2020
Days lived
34,840
Clemente Rebora🇮🇹
deceasedItalian poet (1885–1957) · 1885–1957
Days lived
26,596
Fred Keenor🇬🇧
deceasedfootball player · 1894–1972
Days lived
28,582
Fred Thompson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician and actor (1942–2015) · 1942–2015
Days lived
26,737
Fritz Greiner🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1879–1933
Days lived
20,027
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Günter Schabowski
deceasedNotable Trials · 1929–2015
Days lived
31,712
Guy Fischer🇫🇷
deceasedmember of the Senate of France (1944-2014) · 1944–2014
Days lived
25,861
Harry Halm🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1901–1980
Days lived
29,143
Hoimar von Ditfurth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and journalist (1921–1989) · 1921–1989
Days lived
24,854
James Joseph Dresnok🇺🇸
deceasedmilitary person · 1941–2016
Days lived
27,371
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Jan Louwers🇳🇱
deceasedfootball player · 1930–2012
Days lived
30,072
Jim Sullivan🇬🇧
deceasedfilm director · 1903–1977
Days lived
26,999
Johannes Schaaf🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,619
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King Vidor🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1894-1982) · 1894–1982
Days lived
32,407
Mamie Eisenhower🇺🇸
deceasedDancer · 1896–1979
Days lived
30,301
Otto Rasch
deceasedNazi Holocaust perpetrator (1891–1948) · 1891–1948
Days lived
20,783
Pat Martino🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz guitarist and composer (1944–2021) · 1944–2021
Days lived
28,192
Richard Krautheimer🇺🇸
deceasedGerman art historian (1897–1994) · 1897–1994
Days lived
35,546
Sibylle Bergemann🇩🇪
deceasedphotographer (1941–2010) · 1941–2010
Days lived
25,266
Theodor Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman admiral (1935-2018) · 1935–2018
Days lived
30,563
Traudl Stark🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,467
Wayne Static🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1965–2014) · 1965–2014
Days lived
17,894
Wilhelm Pfannenstiel🇩🇪
deceasedPhysician and SS-Standartenführer (1890-1982) · 1890–1982
Days lived
33,864
Wolfgang Abel🇦🇹
deceasedanthropologist (1905-1997) · 1905–1997
Days lived
33,775
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
41,576
Oskar Hergt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1869–1967) · 1869–1967
Days lived
35,627
Annette Kolb🇫🇷
deceasedGerman writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967
Days lived
35,731
Gertrude W. Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedcharacter actress (1871-1968) · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,335
Camille Huysmans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,338
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Arthur W. Kopp🇺🇸
deceasedU.S. Representative (1874-1967) · 1874–1967
Days lived
34,061
Eugen Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1874-1967) · 1874–1967
Days lived
33,971
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Konrad Adenauer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU · 1876–1967
Days lived
33,341
Charles Mayser🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sports coach (1876-1967) · 1876–1967
Days lived
33,277
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Edward Roberts
deceasedBritish priest · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,236
Rudolph Dirks🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290
Carl Sandburg
deceasedpoet · 1878–1967
Days lived
32,703
Richard Meinertzhagen🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1878–1967
Days lived
32,612
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,247
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Sergeant Reckless🇺🇸
deceasedMongolian mare · 1948–1968
Days lived
7,438
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,420
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,117
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
46,690
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,132
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,098
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
35,732
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,176
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
31,828
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
652,627
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,141
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,159
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
36,828
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,180
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
12,723
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
10,633
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
8,610
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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