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October 27 1968

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Born on This Day

Andrew Bynum🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1987
Anuradha Paudwal🇮🇳
Indian playback singer · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Brady Quinn🇺🇸
American football quarterback · b. 1984
Carlos Andrés Pérez
deceased
Notable Trials · 1922–2010
Days lived
32,201
Christian Brückner🇩🇪
actor · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Crystal Langhorne🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1986
Daniel Kolář🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1985
David Walton
Actor · b. 1978
Dayot Upamecano
association football player · b. 1998
Edda Moser🇩🇪
musician · b. 1938
Days alive
10,958
Fran Lebowitz🇺🇸
actor · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
Francis Fukuyama🇺🇸
American political scientist, political economist, and author · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Frederick Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede🇬🇧
British peer and Labour politician (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Fritz Sauckel
deceased
Notable Trials · 1894–1946
Days lived
18,981
Gunter Demnig🇩🇪
artist · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
Hugo Henrique Assis do Nascimento🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1980
Ingrid Fickler🇩🇪
German jurist · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
Jack Cohn
deceased
Actor · 1889–1956
Days lived
24,513
Jana Beller🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1990
Jara Rubin Doyne🇺🇸
American basketball player (1984-) · b. 1984
John Cleese🇬🇧
actor · b. 1939
Days alive
10,593
John Gotti
deceased
Notable Trials · 1940–2002
Days lived
22,506
Jürgen Hartmann🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Kelly Osbourne🇬🇧
British singer and actress · b. 1984
Kelvin Jiménez🇩🇴
film director · b. 1980
Kurt Zouma
Notable Trials · b. 1994
Lee Krasner🇺🇸
deceased
artist · 1908–1984
Days lived
27,629
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva🇧🇷
Trade unionist · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
Maxine Hong Kingston🇺🇸
writer · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
Nanette Fabray🇺🇸
deceased
Actor · 1920–2018
Days lived
35,547
Nathalie Loriers🇧🇪
Belgian musician · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Peter Lustig🇩🇪
deceased
actor · 1937–2016
Days lived
28,608
Roberto Benigni
Oscar Winners · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Rubén Tejada🇨🇱
baseball player · b. 1989
Rudolf Leonhard🇩🇪
deceased
poet and German politician (1889-1953) · 1889–1953
Days lived
23,428
Simon Wolfson🇬🇧
British clothing retailer and philanthropist · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Stamen Grigorov
deceased
scientist · 1878–1945
Days lived
24,471
Stephan El Shaarawy🇮🇹
football player · b. 1992
Sylvia Plath🇺🇸
deceased
American poet and writer (1932–1963) · 1932–1963
Days lived
11,064
Theo Griep
deceased
writer · 1916–2007
Days lived
33,072
Theodore Roosevelt🇺🇸
deceased
YouTube personality · 1858–1919
Days lived
21,985
Zab Judah🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1977

Died on This Day

Aleksandr Anatolʹevich Ilʹin🇷🇺
deceased
Russian scientist (1952-2019) · 1952–2019
Days lived
24,623
Charles Hawtrey🇬🇧
deceased
English film actor (1914-1988) · 1914–1988
Days lived
26,995

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
42,302
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceased
YouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Harriet🇦🇺
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,973

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,146
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,843

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,353
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,867

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,796
12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,218

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Ernest Drezen🇱🇻

deceased

writer · 1892–1937

Days lived

16,417

Ferdinand Sigg🇨🇭

Swiss bishop (1902-1965) · 1902–1965

Days lived

23,230

Hans Werner Henze🇩🇪

German composer (1926–2012) · 1926–2012

Days lived

31,530

Heinz Krügel🇩🇪

German footballer-manager (1921-2008) · 1921–2008

Days lived

31,963

Henrik Ripszám🇭🇺

Hungarian orienteer · 1864–1939

Days lived

27,621

Joe Niekro🇺🇸

film director · 1944–2006

Days lived

22,634

Li Keqiang🇨🇳

politician · 1955–2023

Days lived

24,953

Lou Reed

Lou Reed

singer · 1942–2013

Days lived

26,172

Luigi Magni

Luigi Magni🇮🇹

Italian screenwriter and film director (1928–2013) · 1928–2013

Days lived

31,266

Miyu Matsuki🇯🇵

singer · 1977–2015

Days lived

13,922

Moritz von Leonhardi🇩🇪

German anthropologist (1856-1910) · 1856–1910

Days lived

19,954

Rudolf Dassler🇩🇪

entrepreneur · 1898–1974

Days lived

27,973

Stamen Grigorov

scientist · 1878–1945

Days lived

24,471

Terry Callier🇺🇸

singer · 1945–2012

Days lived

24,628

Theodor Steltzer🇩🇪

German politician (1885-1967) · 1885–1967

Days lived

29,898

Tola Mankiewiczówna🇵🇱

Polish singer and actress (1900–1985) · 1900–1985

Days lived

31,218

Waltraud Nowarra🇩🇪

German chess player (1940–2007) · 1940–2007

Days lived

24,453

Willi Bredel🇩🇪

journalist · 1901–1964

Days lived

23,189

Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪

deceased

politician · 1873–1969

Days lived

34,997

Charles Foulkes🇬🇧

British general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969

Days lived

34,427

Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪

writer · 1876–1971

Days lived

34,718

Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972

Days lived

34,791

Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸

American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972

Days lived

34,190

E. M. Forster🇬🇧

English novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970

Days lived

33,394

Margarete Bieber🇺🇸

German-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978

Days lived

36,003

Adolf Strauss🇩🇪

German Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973

Days lived

34,163

Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪

Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,829

Emma P. Carr🇺🇸

scientist · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,404

Paul Hausser🇩🇪

military person · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,677

Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪

German actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971

Days lived

33,215

Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪

politician · 1880–1976

Days lived

34,807

Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳

athlete · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,602

Hans Reiter🇩🇪

German Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969

Days lived

32,413

Rudolf Pannwitz🇩🇪

German writer and philosopher (1881–1969) · 1881–1969

Days lived

32,076

Hans Kelsen

Hans Kelsen🇺🇸

Austrian lawyer (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,427

Pablo Picasso🇪🇸

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,402

Lonesome George🇪🇨

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

Lin Wang🇹🇼

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,467

Ham🇺🇸

Chimpanzee · 1957–1983

Days lived

9,333

Shamu🇺🇸

Orca · 1962–1971

Days lived

3,521

Washoe🇺🇸

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

Digit🇷🇼

Mountain gorilla · 1967–1977

Days lived

4,017

Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

47,416

HSBC🇬🇧

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,858

Tata Group

Tata Group🇮🇳

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,824

Goldman Sachs🇺🇸

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,458

Eli Lilly🇺🇸

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,902

Chevron🇺🇸

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,554

Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,885

Crime and Punishment🇷🇺

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,554

The Great Gatsby🇺🇸

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

15,906

Brave New World🇬🇧

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,449

The Hobbit🇬🇧

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,359

The Little Prince🇫🇷

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,336