On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 20 1966
Historical Events
A gasṭ fun yener vẹlt
culturePerformance of a Yiddish musical comedy in 2 acts that took place in Jerusalem, Israel in 1966
Edison Theater
Born on This Day
Adelbert Schulz🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1903–1944
Days lived
14,649
Alain de Botton🇨🇭
Swiss-born British philosopher and writer · b. 1969
Alan Parsons🇬🇧
singer · b. 1948
Days alive
6,574
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Arturo Alessandri🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1868–1950
Days lived
29,831
Bernhard Siegert🇩🇪
scientist · b. 1959
Days alive
2,557
Bob Hayes🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and sprinter (1942–2003) · 1942–2002
Days lived
21,822
Branch Rickey🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1881–1965
Days lived
30,669
David DeJesus🇺🇸
film director · b. 1979
David Levine🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1926–2009
Days lived
30,325
Dessa🇨🇭
Swiss artist · b. 1948
Days alive
6,574
Eduardo Hontiveros🇵🇭
deceasedFilipino musician · 1923–2008
Days lived
30,707
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Ellie Kam🇺🇸
Pairs skater · b. 2004
Fitz Hall🇬🇧
football player · b. 1980
Frank Peterson🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1963
Days alive
1,096
Fred Merkle🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1888–1956
Days lived
24,543
Frederick Bradlee🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1892-1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,253
Gavin McKenna🇨🇦
Ice hockey player · b. 2007
George Paice🇬🇧
deceasedFalklands Islands bowls player · 1941–2024
Days lived
29,997
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George Roy Hill🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1921–2002) · 1921–2002
Days lived
29,592
Harry Stovey🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1856–1937
Days lived
29,493
Jaroslav Heyrovský🇨🇿
deceasedscientist · 1890–1967
Days lived
27,855
JoJo🇺🇸
singer · b. 1990
Jonah Hill🇺🇸
Actor/Director · b. 1983
Judith Samen🇩🇪
German artist · b. 1970
Judy Henske🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,174
Kang Dong-Hee🇰🇷
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
0
Lara Stone🇳🇱
Model · b. 1983
Larry Willis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,772
LenDale White🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1984
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Manfred Lahnstein🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1937
Days alive
10,592
Márcio Rodrigues🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1978
Martin Schulz🇩🇪
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
4,018
Martyn Lloyd-Jones🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh-English Christian theologian and preacher (1899-1981) · 1899–1981
Days lived
29,656
Miguel López Abril🇪🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1954–2021
Days lived
24,219
Miro Allione🇮🇹
deceasedItalian executive, professor and writer · 1932–2006
Days lived
26,688
Otto Graf Lambsdorff🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1926–2009
Days lived
30,301
Pekka Säilä🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish tennis player (1941–2009) · 1941–2009
Days lived
24,824
Piet Klocke🇩🇪
German musician, comedian, author and actor · b. 1957
Days alive
3,287
Rich Gannon🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1965
Days alive
365
Satyendra Pakhale🇮🇳
Indian industrial designer, technocrat, architect (born 1967) · b. 1967
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Steve Coast🇬🇧
entrepreneur · b. 1980
Uri Geller🇬🇧
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
7,305
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Valeriu Lazarov🇪🇸
deceaseddirector and producer of television of Romanian and Spanish origin (1935-2009) · 1935–2009
Days lived
26,898
Yumi Tōma🇯🇵
musician · b. 1966
Days alive
0
Died on This Day
Arnold Mathew🇫🇷
deceasedbishop of the Old Catholic Church (1852-1919) · 1852–1919
Days lived
24,606
Arthur Rubinstein
deceasedclassical pianist · 1887–1982
Days lived
35,024
Bill Brandt🇬🇧
deceasedjournalist · 1904–1983
Days lived
29,085
Brittany Murphy🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1977–2009
Days lived
11,728
Carl Sagan🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1934–1996
Days lived
22,687
Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1892-1965) · 1892–1965
Days lived
26,916
Erich Ludendorff🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1865–1937
Days lived
26,552
Ferdinand Karsch
deceasedGerman biologist and anthropologist (1853–1936) · 1853–1936
Days lived
30,424
Gaston Waringhien🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1901–1991
Days lived
33,016
Günter Eich🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1907–1972
Days lived
24,064
Gustaf Kossinna
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1858–1931) · 1858–1931
Days lived
26,745
Gyula Halasy🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1891–1970
Days lived
29,038
Hans von Obstfelder🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1886–1976
Days lived
32,977
Hans-Emil Schuster🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer · 1934–2024
Days lived
32,965
Harald Huffmann🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1908–1992) · 1908–1992
Days lived
30,881
Helmut Metzger🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1917–1995
Days lived
28,656
Johannes Nielsen
deceasedactor · 1870–1935
Days lived
23,837
Julius Scheiner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1858-1913) · 1858–1913
Days lived
20,113
Leslie Claudius🇮🇳
deceasedOlympic field hockey player (1927–2012) · 1927–2012
Days lived
31,317
Max Brod🇮🇱
deceasedjournalist · 1884–1968
Days lived
30,887
Omar Bliadze🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,484
Patrick Jenkin🇬🇧
deceasedBritish Conservative politician (1926-2016) · 1926–2016
Days lived
32,977
Piergiorgio Welby🇮🇹
deceasedItalian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006) · 1945–2006
Days lived
22,274
Ulrich Willerding🇩🇪
deceasedAmerican botanist (1932-2021) · 1932–2021
Days lived
32,672
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
41,625
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
49,296
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
47,469
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,166
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
46,739
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,181
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,147
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
35,781
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,225
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
31,877
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
652,676
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,190
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,208
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
36,877
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,229
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
12,772
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
10,682
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
8,659
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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