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December 11 1968

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Born on This Day

🇷🇺Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
deceased
military person · 1918–2008
Days lived
32,743
🇦🇹Alfred Proksch
deceased
Austrian thrower (1908-2011) · 1908–2011
Days lived
37,278
🇸🇪Anna Bergendahl
singer · b. 1991
🇩🇪Chris Liebing
rapper · b. 1968
Days alive
0
🇦🇺Chris Wootton
Australian racing driver · b. 1988
🇩🇪Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
German tennis player · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
🇺🇸Don R. Clarke
Mormon leader · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇾Eduardo Rodríguez Larreta
deceased
politician · 1888–1973
Days lived
30,927
🇨🇭Erich Brunner
deceased
chess composer (1885-1938) · 1885–1938
Days lived
19,148
🇵🇭Eula Valdez
Filipino singer and actress · b. 1968
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Friedhelm Kemp
deceased
German translator and writer (1914-2011) · 1914–2011
Days lived
35,146
🇩🇪Günter Seibold
deceased
German football player (1936-2013) · 1936–2013
Days lived
27,950
🇩🇪Harald Kreutzberg
deceased
German dancer and choreographer (1902–1968) · 1902–1968
Days lived
23,877
🇩🇪Heinrich Bulle
deceased
German archaeologist (1867–1945) · 1867–1945
Days lived
28,240
🇩🇪Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
deceased
German World War II U-boat captain (1911-1986) · 1911–1986
Days lived
27,157
🇺🇸Jermaine Jackson
Guitarist · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
🇺🇸John Kerry
politician · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
🇬🇧John Lukic
English footballer (born 1960) · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Julius Bab
deceased
writer · 1880–1955
Days lived
27,090
🇺🇸Karen Hantze Susman
American tennis player · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Katica Ḱulavkova
Macedonian writer and academic (born 1951) · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
🇨🇳Leon Lai
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Macky Sall
politician · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
🇵🇹Manoel de Oliveira
deceased
actor · 1908–2015
Days lived
38,828
🇬🇧Max Born
deceased
scientist · 1882–1970
Days lived
31,801
🇺🇸McCoy Tyner
deceased
American jazz pianist (1938–2020) · 1938–2020
Days lived
29,671
🇺🇸Michael Lang
deceased
American concert promoter and record producer (1944-2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,152
🇩🇪Michael Mayer
rapper · b. 1971
🇪🇬Naguib Mahfouz
deceased
writer · 1911–2006
Days lived
34,596
🇩🇪Nikolaus Obermauer
deceased
German boxer · 1920–2001
Days lived
29,261
🇨🇺Pérez Prado
deceased
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger (1917–1989) · 1916–1989
Days lived
26,575
🇮🇳Pranab Mukherjee
deceased
politician · 1935–2020
Days lived
30,945
🇺🇸Reginald Le Borg
deceased
Austrian film director (1902–1989) · 1902–1989
Days lived
31,516
🇺🇸Rita Moreno
Singer · b. 1931
Days alive
13,515
🇺🇸Shane Gillis
Actor · b. 1987
🇬🇧Spike Edney
English keyboard player · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
🇺🇸Stu Jackson
American basketball player, coach, executive · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
🇮🇳Viswanathan Anand
Indian chess grandmaster · b. 1969
🇩🇪Wilhelm Brückner
deceased
Austrian SA officer (1884-1954) · 1884–1954
Days lived
25,451
🇺🇸Yasiin Bey
actor · b. 1973

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Alfons Walde
deceased
Austrian painter and architect (1891-1958) · 1891–1958
Days lived
24,777
🇺🇸Allene Jeanes
deceased
American chemical researcher (1906–1995) · 1906–1995
Days lived
32,652

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
42,347
🇬🇧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
50,018

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,191
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,888

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,398
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,912

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,841
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,263

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🇩🇪Carlo Schmid

deceased

writer · 1896–1979

Days lived

30,322

🇨🇭Elisabeth Müller

Swiss actress (1926-2006) · 1926–2006

Days lived

29,366

🇩🇪Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Regent of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1863-1950) · 1863–1950

Days lived

31,865

🇺🇸Fred Sersen

Czechoslovak/American painter and cinema special effects artist (1890–1962) · 1890–1962

Days lived

26,586

🇩🇪Gastón Salvatore

YouTube personality · 1941–2015

Days lived

27,101

Ivan Cankar

writer · 1876–1918

Days lived

15,554

🇪🇸Josep Llorens i Artigas

Spanish ceramic artist (1892–1980) · 1892–1980

Days lived

32,309

🇷🇴Jovan Hadži

writer · 1884–1972

Days lived

32,160

🇺🇸Lee Wiley

singer-songwriter · 1908–1975

Days lived

24,534

🇩🇪Max Streibl

German politician (1932-1998) · 1932–1998

Days lived

24,446

🇺🇸Moose Krause

film director · 1913–1992

Days lived

29,167

Philipp Paulitschke

Austrian geographer and explorer (1854-1899) · 1854–1899

Days lived

16,514

🌍Ravi Shankar

Composer · 1920–2012

Days lived

33,851

🇩🇪Sepp Rist

German actor (1900-1980) · 1900–1980

Days lived

29,510

🇮🇳Tulsi Chakraborty

Indian actor (1899-1961) · 1899–1961

Days lived

22,928

🇺🇸Vincent du Vigneaud

American biochemist (1901–1978) · 1901–1978

Days lived

28,331

🇿🇦Zahara

singer · 1987–2023

Days lived

13,181

🇩🇪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

47,461

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,903

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,869

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,503

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,947

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,599

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,930

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,599

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

15,951

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,494

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,404

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,381