On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 19 1968
Born on This Day
André Breton🇫🇷
deceasedFrench writer and poet, co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966) · 1896–1966
Days lived
25,788
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Beth Ditto🇺🇸
singer · b. 1981
Bob Deans🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union player · 1884–1908
Days lived
8,989
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Chappell Roan
singer · b. 1998
Christine Böhm🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1954–1979
Days lived
9,298
Claus Josef Riedel🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1925–2004
Days lived
28,881
Corinna A. Horn🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1978
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Notable Trials · b. 1953
Days alive
5,478
Danielle Bunten Berry🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican game designer and programmer (1949-1998) · 1949–1998
Days lived
18,031
Danielle de Picciotto🇺🇸
American artist, musician and filmmaker · b. 1965
Days alive
1,095
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Danilo Türk🇸🇮
politician · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Detelin Dalakliev
Bulgarian boxer · b. 1983
Dionisio Deista Alejandro
deceasedbishop (1893–1972) · 1893–1972
Days lived
28,804
Falco🇦🇹
deceasedsinger · 1957–1998
Days lived
14,962
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Francis Buchholz🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1954–2026
Days lived
26,270
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1888–1968
Days lived
29,272
Gloria Pascoe🇦🇺
deceasedAustralian Paralympic athlete (1919-2004) · 1919–2004
Days lived
31,075
Hana Mandlíková🇦🇺
Czech tennis player · b. 1962
Days alive
2,191
Hans Grundig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1901-1958) · 1901–1958
Days lived
21,023
Harald Blüchel🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1963
Days alive
1,826
Herbert Rosendorfer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1934–2012) · 1934–2012
Days lived
28,703
Jan Franciszek Czartoryski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish noble and Dominican (1897-1944) · 1897–1944
Days lived
17,365
Jawad Williams🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1983
Jeff Daniels🇺🇸
musician · b. 1955
Days alive
4,748
Jeff Webster🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1971
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Jennifer Doudna🇺🇸
American biochemist · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Johann Wilhelm Spengel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman zoologist (1852–1921) · 1852–1921
Days lived
25,255
K. R. Meera🇮🇳
writer · b. 1970
Kim Ju Ae🇰🇵
Notable Person · b. 2013
Lee Marvin
deceasedOscar Winners · 1924–1987
Days lived
23,202
Ludwig Hartau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1877-1922) · 1877–1922
Days lived
16,713
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Mary Anderson🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1866–1953
Days lived
31,904
Massimo Troisi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian actor, film director, and poet (1953–1994) · 1953–1994
Days lived
15,080
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Michael Westphal🇩🇪
deceasedWest German tennis player (1965–1991) · 1965–1991
Days lived
9,617
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Millie Bobby Brown
actor · b. 2004
Minh-Khai Phan-Thi🇩🇪
German actress and television presenter · b. 1974
Paul Haarhuis🇳🇱
tennis player · b. 1966
Days alive
730
Pierre Barouh🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1934–2016
Days lived
30,263
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Prince Andrew🇬🇧
British Royal, Former Naval Officer · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Seal🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1963
Days alive
1,826
Senkichi Taniguchi🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese film director and screenwriter (1912-2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,951
Svante August Arrhenius🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish astronomer, chemist and physicist (1859–1927) · 1859–1927
Days lived
25,061
Victoria Justice🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1993
Xavi Vallmajó🇪🇸
Spanish basketball player · b. 1975
Died on This Day
André Gide🇫🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1869–1951
Days lived
29,673
Arthur Frank Mathews🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1860-1945) · 1860–1945
Days lived
30,821
Arthur W. Neubert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,432
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Charles Trenet🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1913–2001
Days lived
32,054
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Deng Xiaoping🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1904–1997
Days lived
33,784
Dorothea Wieck🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1908–1986
Days lived
28,537
Elmano Cardim🇧🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1891–1979
Days lived
31,833
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Enrique González Martínez🇲🇽
deceasedMexican poet, diplomat and doctor (1871–1952) · 1871–1952
Days lived
29,531
Friedrich Weißler
deceasedGerman resistance member (1891–1937) · 1891–1937
Days lived
16,733
Harold Johnson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1928-2015) · 1928–2015
Days lived
31,605
Horacio Quiroga🇺🇾
deceasedwriter · 1878–1937
Days lived
21,234
Horst Naumann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1925–2024) · 1925–2024
Days lived
35,888
Howard Drew🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sprinter (1890–1957) · 1890–1957
Days lived
24,342
Ion N. Petrovici🇩🇪
deceasedGerman neurologist (1929-2021) · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,422
Jansen Panettiere🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1994–2023
Days lived
10,374
Jean-Luc Brunel🇫🇷
deceasedModel Agent, Convicted Sex Offender · 1946–2022
Days lived
27,486
Karl Lagerfeld🇩🇪
deceasedCreative Director · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,208
Kirsten Walther🇩🇰
deceasedDanish actress (1933-1987) · 1933–1987
Days lived
19,530
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Knut Hamsun🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian novelist (1859–1952) · 1859–1952
Days lived
33,801
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Michael Powell🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish film director (1905-1990) · 1905–1990
Days lived
30,823
Umberto Eco🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1932–2016
Days lived
30,726
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
42,051
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
49,722
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
47,895
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,592
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,165
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,607
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,573
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,207
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,651
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,303
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,102
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,616
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,634
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,303
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,655
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,198
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,108
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,085
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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