On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 11 1967
Born on This Day
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn🇷🇺
deceasedmilitary person · 1918–2008
Days lived
32,743
Alfred Proksch🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian thrower (1908-2011) · 1908–2011
Days lived
37,278
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Anna Bergendahl🇸🇪
singer · b. 1991
Chris Liebing🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1968
Chris Wootton🇦🇺
Australian racing driver · b. 1988
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1963
Days alive
1,461
Don R. Clarke🇺🇸
Mormon leader · b. 1945
Days alive
8,035
Eduardo Rodríguez Larreta🇺🇾
deceasedpolitician · 1888–1973
Days lived
30,927
Erich Brunner🇨🇭
deceasedchess composer (1885-1938) · 1885–1938
Days lived
19,148
Eula Valdez🇵🇭
Filipino singer and actress · b. 1968
Friedhelm Kemp🇩🇪
deceasedGerman translator and writer (1914-2011) · 1914–2011
Days lived
35,146
Günter Seibold🇩🇪
deceasedGerman football player (1936-2013) · 1936–2013
Days lived
27,950
Harald Kreutzberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman dancer and choreographer (1902–1968) · 1902–1968
Days lived
23,877
Heinrich Bulle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1867–1945) · 1867–1945
Days lived
28,240
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock🇩🇪
deceasedGerman World War II U-boat captain (1911-1986) · 1911–1986
Days lived
27,157
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Jermaine Jackson🇺🇸
Guitarist · b. 1954
Days alive
4,748
John Kerry🇺🇸
politician · b. 1943
Days alive
8,766
John Lukic🇬🇧
English footballer (born 1960) · b. 1960
Days alive
2,556
Julius Bab🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1880–1955
Days lived
27,090
Karen Hantze Susman🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1942
Days alive
9,131
Katica Ḱulavkova
Macedonian writer and academic (born 1951) · b. 1951
Days alive
5,844
Leon Lai🇨🇳
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
365
Macky Sall
politician · b. 1961
Days alive
2,191
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Manoel de Oliveira🇵🇹
deceasedactor · 1908–2015
Days lived
38,828
Max Born🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1882–1970
Days lived
31,801
McCoy Tyner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz pianist (1938–2020) · 1938–2020
Days lived
29,671
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Michael Lang🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican concert promoter and record producer (1944-2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,152
Michael Mayer🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1971
Naguib Mahfouz🇪🇬
deceasedwriter · 1911–2006
Days lived
34,596
Nikolaus Obermauer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman boxer · 1920–2001
Days lived
29,261
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Pérez Prado🇨🇺
deceasedCuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger (1917–1989) · 1916–1989
Days lived
26,575
Pranab Mukherjee🇮🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1935–2020
Days lived
30,945
Reginald Le Borg🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian film director (1902–1989) · 1902–1989
Days lived
31,516
Rita Moreno🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1931
Days alive
13,149
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Shane Gillis🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1987
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Spike Edney🇬🇧
English keyboard player · b. 1951
Days alive
5,844
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Stu Jackson🇺🇸
American basketball player, coach, executive · b. 1955
Days alive
4,383
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Viswanathan Anand🇮🇳
Indian chess grandmaster · b. 1969
Wilhelm Brückner🇩🇪
deceasedAustrian SA officer (1884-1954) · 1884–1954
Days lived
25,451
Yasiin Bey🇺🇸
actor · b. 1973
Died on This Day
Alfons Walde🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian painter and architect (1891-1958) · 1891–1958
Days lived
24,777
Allene Jeanes🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemical researcher (1906–1995) · 1906–1995
Days lived
32,652
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Carlo Schmid🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1896–1979
Days lived
30,322
Elisabeth Müller🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actress (1926-2006) · 1926–2006
Days lived
29,366
Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg🇩🇪
deceasedRegent of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1863-1950) · 1863–1950
Days lived
31,865
Fred Sersen🇺🇸
deceasedCzechoslovak/American painter and cinema special effects artist (1890–1962) · 1890–1962
Days lived
26,586
Gastón Salvatore🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1941–2015
Days lived
27,101
Ivan Cankar
deceasedwriter · 1876–1918
Days lived
15,554
Josep Llorens i Artigas🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish ceramic artist (1892–1980) · 1892–1980
Days lived
32,309
Jovan Hadži🇷🇴
deceasedwriter · 1884–1972
Days lived
32,160
Lee Wiley🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1908–1975
Days lived
24,534
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Max Streibl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1932-1998) · 1932–1998
Days lived
24,446
Moose Krause🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1913–1992
Days lived
29,167
Philipp Paulitschke
deceasedAustrian geographer and explorer (1854-1899) · 1854–1899
Days lived
16,514
Ravi Shankar🌍
deceasedComposer · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,851
Sepp Rist🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1900-1980) · 1900–1980
Days lived
29,510
Tulsi Chakraborty🇮🇳
deceasedIndian actor (1899-1961) · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,928
Vincent du Vigneaud🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican biochemist (1901–1978) · 1901–1978
Days lived
28,331
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Zahara🇿🇦
deceasedsinger · 1987–2023
Days lived
13,181
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
41,981
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
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
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
49,652
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
47,825
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,522
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,095
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,537
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,503
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,137
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,581
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,233
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,032
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,546
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,564
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,233
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,585
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,128
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,038
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,015
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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