On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 22 1967
Born on This Day
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Abel Ferreira🇵🇹
Portuguese football player/manager · b. 1978
Ali Lohan🇺🇸
American fashion model, singer, and actress · b. 1993
Antti Everi🇫🇮
Finnish weightlifter · b. 1981
Arthur Charles Hind🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1904-1991) · 1904–1991
Days lived
31,744
Basshunter🇸🇪
Singer · b. 1984
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Bernd Schuster🇩🇪
German association football manager and former player · b. 1959
Days alive
2,922
Bunny Levine🌍
deceasedStage actor · 1928–2026
Days lived
35,670
Charles Sands🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican golfer, tennis and real tennis player (1865–1945) · 1865–1945
Days lived
29,084
Christian Duffy🇺🇸
American pornographic actor, bodybuilder, personal trainer, stripper, adult and fitness model · b. 1960
Days alive
2,556
Claude Lavoie Richer🇨🇦
deceasedcross-country skier · 1929–2014
Days lived
30,828
Diane Sawyer
journalist · b. 1945
Days alive
8,035
Dina Meyer
Actor · b. 1968
Eduard Uspensky🇷🇺
deceasedwriter · 1937–2018
Days lived
29,455
Ernst Graf Strachwitz🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician (1919–1998) · 1919–1998
Days lived
28,693
Ernst Jaeger
deceasedGerman jurist and judge (1869-1944) · 1869–1944
Days lived
27,383
Federico Gamboa🇲🇽
deceasedwriter · 1864–1939
Days lived
27,263
Felicitas Hoppe🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1960
Days alive
2,556
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G Hannelius
actor · b. 1998
Giacomo Puccini
deceasedpolitician · 1858–1924
Days lived
24,083
Gianluigi Bonelli🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1908–2001
Days lived
33,624
Guido De Angelis🇮🇹
Italian singer-songwriter and composer · b. 1944
Days alive
8,400
Gustaf Gründgens🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor, director, intendant (1899-1963) · 1899–1963
Days lived
23,299
Hugo Loetscher🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1929-2009) · 1929–2009
Days lived
29,094
Jean-Michel Basquiat🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1960–1988) · 1960–1988
Days lived
10,095
John Sebastian Marlowe Ward🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish writer on the subjects of Freemasonry and esotericism (1885–1949) · 1885–1949
Days lived
23,202
Jordin Sparks🇺🇸
singer · b. 1989
Josef Hopmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1890–1975) · 1890–1975
Days lived
30,973
Joseph Maria Olbrich
deceasedAustrian architect (1867–1908) · 1867–1908
Days lived
14,839
Joshua Bassett
singer · b. 2000
Laura Drasbæk🇩🇰
Danish actress · b. 1974
Manfred Burgsmüller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1949-2019) · 1949–2019
Days lived
25,349
Mario Veit🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1973
Mathias Ahrens🇩🇪
German sports coach · b. 1963
Days alive
1,461
Max Hansen🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1897–1961
Days lived
23,335
Mieczysław Nowak🇵🇱
deceasedPolish weightlifter (1936–2006) · 1936–2006
Days lived
25,348
Nicolae Timofti
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
6,939
Óscar Valdez🇲🇽
Mexican boxer (born 1990) · b. 1990
Patricia Hayes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actress (1909–1998) · 1909–1998
Days lived
32,413
Peter Lorenz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1922-1987) · 1922–1987
Days lived
23,725
Poorna Jagannathan🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1972
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
politician · b. 1947
Days alive
7,305
Ralph Fiennes🇬🇧
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
1,826
Robin Gibb🇬🇧
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1949–2012
Days lived
22,795
Ruth Roman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1922-1999) · 1922–1999
Days lived
28,020
Sandra Forgues
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1969
Steve Carlton🇺🇸
film director · b. 1944
Days alive
8,400
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Tania Morales🇲🇽
Mexican association football player · b. 1986
Tomás Valík
deceasedActor · 1964–2016
Days lived
18,918
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Trude Fleischmann🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-born American photographer (1895-1990) · 1895–1990
Days lived
34,363
Vanessa Paradis🇫🇷
actor · b. 1972
Vladimír Martinec🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1949
Days alive
6,574
Vlasta Depetrisová🇨🇿
deceasedCzechoslovak table tennis player · 1920–2003
Days lived
30,255
Wes Obermueller🇺🇸
film director · b. 1976
Died on This Day
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Albert Fraenkel
deceasedGerman physician (1864-1938) · 1864–1938
Days lived
27,229
Alfred Lücker🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1931–2008) · 1931–2008
Days lived
28,393
Anton Tkáč🇸🇰
deceasedathlete · 1951–2022
Days lived
26,200
Arkady Vorobyov🇷🇺
deceasedathlete · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,222
Bennie Ellender🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1925-2011) · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,706
Chris Rea🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish male singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951–2025) · 1951–2025
Days lived
27,322
Darryl F. Zanuck
deceasedActor · 1902–1979
Days lived
28,232
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Dmitry Zimin🇷🇺
deceasedRussian entrepreneur and researcher (1933–2021) · 1933–2021
Days lived
32,380
Fred Guy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1897–1971) · 1897–1971
Days lived
27,240
Friedrich von Thiersch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1852-1921) · 1852–1921
Days lived
25,449
Heinrich Waentig
deceasedGerman politician and economist (1870–1943) · 1870–1943
Days lived
26,938
Ignace Gelb🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican historian (1907-1985) · 1907–1985
Days lived
28,559
Ingrid Steeger🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1947–2023
Days lived
28,024
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Joe Cocker🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish musician (1944–2014) · 1944–2014
Days lived
25,783
Karl Koller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general Officer in the Wehrmacht’s Luftwaffe Branch · 1898–1951
Days lived
19,660
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Libertas Schulze-Boysen🇫🇷
deceasedGerman opponent of the Nazis who belonged to the Red Orchestra (1913-1942) · 1913–1942
Days lived
10,624
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Oto Bihalji-Merin🇷🇸
deceasedYugoslav writer and art historian (1904–1993) · 1904–1993
Days lived
32,861
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Otto Weidt🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1883–1947
Days lived
23,609
Rochus Gliese🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film director and actor (1891-1978) · 1891–1978
Days lived
32,126
Roman Matveevich Semashkevich
deceasedRussian painter and graphic artist (1900-1937) · 1900–1937
Days lived
13,596
Ryan Freel🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1976–2012) · 1976–2012
Days lived
13,438
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Samuel Beckett🇮🇪
deceasedIrish writer (1906–1989) · 1906–1989
Days lived
30,569
Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
deceasedmember of the House of Saud (1931-2018) · 1930–2018
Days lived
32,271
Uwe Kockisch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,911
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
41,992
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
49,663
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
47,836
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,533
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,106
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,548
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,514
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,148
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,592
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,244
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,043
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,557
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,575
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,244
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,596
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,139
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,049
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,026
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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