On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 15 1968
Born on This Day
Abdurrahman Dereli
Turkish association football player (born 1981) · b. 1981
Albert Bessler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1905–1975) · 1905–1975
Days lived
25,859
Aleksandr Serebrov🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1944–2013
Days lived
25,473
Alex Borstein🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1971
Alexei Kondratiev🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican folklorist (1949-2010) · 1949–2010
Days lived
22,382
Alfred Beit🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1853–1906
Days lived
19,508
Amber Riley
actor · b. 1986
Anna Dogonadze🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1973
Bernd Pischetsrieder🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Bobby LaMotte🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball infielder (1898–1970) · 1898–1970
Days lived
26,557
Boela du Plooy🇿🇦
South African rugby union player · b. 1977
Callum Turner🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1990
Chris Farley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor and comedian (1964–1997) · 1964–1997
Days lived
12,360
Corinne Foxx
Actor · b. 1994
Daniel Fridman🇷🇺
German chess player · b. 1976
Edu Marangon🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1963
Days alive
1,826
Endicott Peabody🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1920-1997) · 1920–1997
Days lived
28,415
Erika Remberg🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1932–2017) · 1932–2017
Days lived
31,315
Ermenegildo Pistelli
deceasedItalian philologist and writer (1862-1927) · 1862–1927
Days lived
23,708
Ferenc Szamosi🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian field hockey player (1915-1968) · 1915–1968
Days lived
19,508
Floortje Engels
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1982
Franco Valle🇮🇹
deceasedboxer (1940-2003) · 1940–2003
Days lived
23,065
Frank Bettger🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1888–1981
Days lived
34,253
Franz Fiedler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor, film director and film producer (1902–1965) · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,244
Fritz Gerlich🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1883–1934
Days lived
18,762
Galileo Galilei
deceasedNotable Trials · 1564–1642
Days lived
28,452
George Mikes🇭🇺
deceasedwriter · 1912–1987
Days lived
27,590
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George Russell🇬🇧
Racing driver, Formula One driver · b. 1998
Gloria Trevi🇲🇽
Mexican singer · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Guildo Horn🇩🇪
German Schlager singer · b. 1963
Days alive
1,826
Hannes Stein🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
1,095
Hans Schrader🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1869–1948) · 1869–1948
Days lived
29,057
Hans von Euler-Chelpin🇸🇪
deceasedchemist · 1873–1964
Days lived
33,501
Jarmila Nygrýnová🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1953–1999
Days lived
16,760
Jens Knippschild🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1975
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Jens Kunath🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1967
Days alive
365
Johanna Hyöty🇫🇮
Finnish female tennis player · b. 1992
John Adams
conductor · b. 1947
Days alive
7,670
John Francis🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,176
Lekha Washington🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1984
Louis Nerz🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1866–1938
Days lived
26,271
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Mark Price🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Matt Groening🇺🇸
actor · b. 1954
Days alive
5,113
Maxine Singer🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican molecular biologist (1931–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
34,113
Michael Röckner🇩🇪
scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
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Michelle🇩🇪
musician · b. 1972
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Miep Gies🇦🇹
deceasedwriter · 1909–2010
Days lived
36,855
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Miranda July🇺🇸
artist · b. 1974
Mustafa A.G. Abushagur🇱🇾
entrepreneur · b. 1951
Days alive
6,209
Neale Daniher🌍
deceasedAustralian rules football player · 1961–2026
Days lived
23,840
Paul Ferdinand Schilder🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian neurologist and pychiatrist (1886–1940) · 1886–1940
Days lived
20,019
Princess Marie of Battenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman noble (1852-1923) · 1852–1923
Days lived
26,057
Richard Konwiarz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1883–1960) · 1883–1960
Days lived
28,426
Robert Ley🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1890–1945
Days lived
20,340
Rudolf Püngeler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entomologist (1857–1927) · 1857–1927
Days lived
25,552
Sebastian Rieschick🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1986
Stephen Arigbabu🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1972
Tomáš Rada🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1983
Tomislav Nikolić🇷🇸
politician · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Tony Scheffler🇺🇸
film director · b. 1983
Totò🇮🇹
deceasedactor · 1898–1967
Days lived
25,260
Died on This Day
Agnes Bernelle🇩🇪
deceasedWorld War II Allied propagandist; singer (1923-1999) · 1923–1999
Days lived
27,739
Agostino Lanfranchi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian bobsledder and skeleton racer (1892–1963) · 1892–1963
Days lived
25,802
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
deceasedNotable Trials · 1729–1781
Days lived
19,017
Heinrich Seeling🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1852–1932) · 1852–1932
Days lived
28,990
Henri Jaspar🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1870–1939
Days lived
25,038
Ivan Alev🇷🇸
deceasedBulgarian doctor · 1851–1919
Days lived
24,881
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa🇵🇹
deceasedPortuguese businessman · 1937–2025
Days lived
31,826
Kasimir Graff🇵🇱
deceasedPolish-German-Austrian astronomer · 1878–1950
Days lived
26,305
Kurt von Morgen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman military officer (1858-1928) · 1858–1928
Days lived
25,307
Lee Radziwill🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican socialite (1933–2019) · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,395
Lucille Lund🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1912–2002
Days lived
32,764
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Nat King Cole🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1919–1965
Days lived
16,772
Otto Prutscher🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect and jewelry designer (1880–1949) · 1880–1949
Days lived
25,150
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Přemysl Pitter
deceasedCzech pacifist and educator · 1895–1976
Days lived
29,458
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Robert Duvall🇺🇸
deceasedTelevision actor · 1931–2026
Days lived
34,740
Selmar Aschheim🇩🇪
deceasedGerman gynecologist (1878–1965) · 1878–1965
Days lived
31,548
Thelma Estrin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist and engineer · 1924–2014
Days lived
32,867
Theodor Escherich
deceasedAustrian doctor (1857–1911) · 1857–1911
Days lived
19,435
Tony Fernández🇩🇴
deceasedfilm director · 1962–2020
Days lived
21,049
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
42,047
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
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
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
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
49,718
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
47,891
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,588
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,161
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,603
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,569
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,203
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,647
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,299
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,098
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,612
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,630
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,299
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,651
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,194
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,104
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,081
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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