On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 18 1967
Born on This Day
Adam Kensy🇵🇱
football player · b. 1956
Days alive
4,017
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Alexander Wesselsky🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1968

Allyson Felix🇺🇸
American track and field athlete · b. 1985

Ana Mendieta🇺🇸
deceasedathlete · 1948–1985
Days lived
13,443
Apti Aukhadov🇷🇺
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1992

Arnett Moultrie🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1990

Cato June🇺🇸
American football player and coach (born 1979) · b. 1979
David McWane🇺🇸
singer · b. 1976

David Ortiz🇺🇸
film director · b. 1975
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Dennis Haskins🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1950–2026
Days lived
27,707
Dietmar Feichtinger🇦🇹
Austrian architect · b. 1961
Days alive
2,191

Duncan Sheik🇺🇸
deceasedSinger-songwriter · 1969–2026
Days lived
20,757
Gracia Baur🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1982

Hermann Burchardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman explorer, photographer and merchant · 1857–1909
Days lived
19,023
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Ilka Bessin🇩🇪
actor · b. 1971
Ingo Taubhorn🇩🇪
German photographer · b. 1957
Days alive
3,652

J. C. Watts🇺🇸
American politician (born 1957) · b. 1957
Days alive
3,652

Jacques Maritain🇫🇷
deceasedphilosopher · 1882–1973
Days lived
33,033
Jamie Moyer🇺🇸
film director · b. 1962
Days alive
1,826
Jimmy Swan🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer · 1912–1994
Days lived
29,930
Jorge Camacho🇪🇸
writer · b. 1966
Days alive
365

Josef Melan🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian engineer (1853–1941) · 1853–1941
Days lived
31,856

Jurjan Koenen
Dutch baseball player · b. 1970

Kathleen Van Brempt🇧🇪
politician · b. 1969
Katie Johnson🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish actress (1878–1957) · 1878–1957
Days lived
28,656

Kim Wilde🇬🇧
singer · b. 1960
Days alive
2,556

Kirk Hammett🇺🇸
Guitarist · b. 1962
Days alive
1,826
László Széchy🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1891–1963
Days lived
26,318

Mahinda Rajapaksa🇱🇰
President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015 · b. 1945
Days alive
8,035
Max Grießer🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1928–2000
Days lived
26,200

Mike Epps🇺🇸
American actor, musician and comedian · b. 1970
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Owen Wilson🇺🇸
American actor (born 1968) · b. 1968
Phog Allen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football and basketball coach (1885–1974) · 1885–1974
Days lived
32,443

Rick Owens
Fashion Designer · b. 1962
Days alive
1,826

Roy Sievers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1926-2017) · 1926–2017
Days lived
33,009
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Rudolf Bahro🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and writer (1935-1997) · 1935–1997
Days lived
22,663
Salcia Landmann🇨🇭
deceasedJewish writer (1911-2002) · 1911–2002
Days lived
33,052

Teddy Bill🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor (1900–1949) · 1900–1949
Days lived
17,617
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Tim Sheehy🇺🇸
Business executive · b. 1985

Warren Moon🇺🇸
American gridiron football player (born 1956) · b. 1956
Days alive
4,017
Wolf Rüdiger Hess🇩🇪
deceasedArchitect and writer; Son of Rudolf Hess (1937-2001) · 1937–2001
Days lived
23,351

Wolfgang Joop🇩🇪
actor · b. 1944
Days alive
8,400
Died on This Day
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A. Harry Moore🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician, and three-term Governor of New Jersey (1877-1952) · 1877–1952
Days lived
27,531
Anton Moisin🇷🇴
deceasedRomanian priest and historian · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,559

Cab Calloway🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz singer (1907–1994) · 1907–1994
Days lived
31,740
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Chris Watson🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1867–1941
Days lived
27,251

Denton Cooley🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1920–2016
Days lived
35,152
Dito Shanidze
deceasedathlete · 1937–2010
Days lived
26,946
Hans Urwyler🇨🇭
deceasedChief Apostle of the Apostolic Church (1925-1997) · 1925–1997
Days lived
26,569

Horst P. Horst🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1906–1999
Days lived
34,064
James Coburn🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1928–2002
Days lived
27,107

Malcolm Young🇦🇺
deceasedmusician · 1953–2017
Days lived
23,692
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Man Ray🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1890–1976
Days lived
31,494

Marcel Proust🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1871–1922
Days lived
18,758

Niels Bohr🇩🇰
deceasedfootball player · 1885–1962
Days lived
28,165

Pancho Segura🇺🇸
deceasedEcuadorian tennis player (1921-2017) · 1921–2017
Days lived
35,215
Reinhard Kolldehoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1914-1995) · 1914–1995
Days lived
29,788
Remigiusz Mielcarek🇵🇱
deceasedPolish botanist (1957-2012) · 1957–2012
Days lived
20,293
Walter Bosshard🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss photographer, teacher, explorer, botanist, botanical collector (1892-1975) · 1892–1975
Days lived
30,324
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
41,958

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

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

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

Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190

E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003

Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163

Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
Arthur Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115

Helen Keller🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
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
49,629
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
47,802
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,499
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,072
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,514
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,480
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,114
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,558
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,210
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,009
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,523
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,541
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,210
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,562
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,105
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,015
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
8,992
Already Released
Films already out by this date.