On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 11 1966
Born on This Day
Alicia Ostriker🇺🇸
writer · b. 1937
Days alive
10,592
Andreas Furtwängler🇩🇪
German archaeologist · b. 1944
Days alive
8,035
Austin Collie🇨🇦
American football player · b. 1985
Azzi Fudd🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 2002
Benedicta Boccoli🇮🇹
Actor · b. 1966
Days alive
0
Benvenuto Cellini
deceasedNotable Trials · 1500–1571
Days lived
25,671
Bill Musgrave🇺🇸
American football player and coach (born 1967) · b. 1967
Brigitta Cimarolli🇦🇹
Austrian actress · b. 1958
Days alive
2,922
Christopher Loeak
deceasedMarshallese politician, president of the Marshall Islands (2012–2016) · 1952–2025
Days lived
26,568
Claude Torracinta🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss journalist (1934–2024) · 1934–2024
Days lived
32,707
Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1934
Days alive
11,688
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Daniel Ortega
Notable Trials · b. 1945
Days alive
7,670
Danny Rios🇪🇸
film director · b. 1972
Demi Moore🇺🇸
Stage actor · b. 1962
Days alive
1,461
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Friedrich Merz🇩🇪
Politician · b. 1955
Days alive
4,018
Gregory Reid Wiseman🇺🇸
Naval officer · b. 1975
Günter Fronius🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1907–2015
Days lived
39,334
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden🇸🇪
deceasedKing of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist · 1882–1973
Days lived
33,180
Hans Magnus Enzensberger🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1929–2022
Days lived
33,981
Helmut Uhlig🇩🇪
deceasedbasketball player · 1942–2014
Days lived
26,186
Heorhiy V. Zaborsky🇧🇾
deceasedBelarusian architect (1909–1999) · 1909–1999
Days lived
32,643
Jonathan Winters🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1925–2013
Days lived
31,928
José María Sánchez-Silva🇪🇸
deceasedwriter · 1911–2002
Days lived
32,936
Lee Sang-Min🇰🇷
basketball player · b. 1972
Leonardo DiCaprio
Oscar Winners · b. 1974
Magda Goebbels🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1901–1945
Days lived
15,877
Maia Lomineishvili🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1977
Maniche🇵🇹
football player · b. 1977
Marco Huck🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1984
Paul van Zeeland🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1893–1973
Days lived
29,169
Peter Klint
German artist · b. 1971
Philipp Lahm🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1983
Raghav Chadha🇮🇳
Politician · b. 1988
Rebecca Lowe🇬🇧
Television presenter · b. 1980
René Clair🇫🇷
deceasedFrench filmmaker and writer (1898–1981) · 1898–1981
Days lived
30,074
Robbie Peden🇦🇺
Australian boxer · b. 1973
Robert Palfrader🇦🇹
actor · b. 1968
Sanju Samson🇮🇳
Cricketer · b. 1994
Sepp Vees🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1908–1989
Days lived
29,605
Shrimad Rajchandra
deceasedphilosopher · 1867–1901
Days lived
12,202
Viktor Kosenko🌍
deceasedComposer · 1896–1938
Days lived
15,300
Walther Wever🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1887–1936
Days lived
17,736
Died on This Day
Charles Perrot🇫🇷
deceasedFrench theologian · 1929–2013
Days lived
30,949
Dina Gralla🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,807
Frank Auerbach🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1931–2024
Days lived
34,165
Harry Nestor🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1893–1969
Days lived
28,003
Herbert Stass🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film actor (1919–1999) · 1919–1999
Days lived
29,255
Ilya Oleynikov🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1947–2012
Days lived
23,866
Jan Petersen🇩🇪
deceasedscreenwriter and writer (1906-1969) · 1906–1969
Days lived
23,143
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
deceasedPrime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020) · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,034
Ludwig Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1852-1932) · 1852–1932
Days lived
29,323
Mark Dyer🇺🇸
deceasedAnglican priest · 1930–2014
Days lived
30,838
Mykolas Sleževičius🇱🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1882–1939
Days lived
21,081
Ned Kelly
deceasedNotable Trials · 1854–1880
Days lived
9,477
Ozjasz Thon🇵🇱
deceasedRabbi, writer, zionist (1870-1936) · 1870–1936
Days lived
24,377
Valy Arnheim🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1883–1950) · 1883–1950
Days lived
24,627
Victor Mees🇧🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1927–2012
Days lived
31,336
Vladimir Dolgov🇷🇺
deceasedRussian tech executive (1959-2016) · 1959–2016
Days lived
20,978
Walther Kittel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general and physician (1887-1971) · 1887–1971
Days lived
30,916
Wolf Mittler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman radio host (1918–2002) · 1918–2002
Days lived
30,995
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
41,586
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
49,257
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
47,430
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,127
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
46,700
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,142
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,108
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
35,742
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,186
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
31,838
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
652,637
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,151
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,169
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
36,838
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,190
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
12,733
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
10,643
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
8,620
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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