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December 14, 1968

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December 14 1968

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adam Stegerwald
deceased
German politician (1874-1945) · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,921
Andrew Tate
Content Creator · b. 1986
🇵🇱Anna Maria Jopek
rapper · b. 1970
🇦🇹August von Hayek
deceased
Austrian botanist (1871-1928) · 1871–1928
Days lived
20,633
🇩🇪Bela B
musician · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
🇺🇸Catherine Coleman
scientist · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
🇬🇧Cliff Williams
English musician · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
🇺🇸Diane Williams
American sprinter (born 1960) · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
🇨🇮Didier Zokora
football player · b. 1980
Edwin Le Grice
deceased
English priest · 1911–1992
Days lived
29,414
🇦🇹Eva Mattes
German-Austrian actress · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Francisco Conceição
association football player · b. 2002
🇦🇹Gerd Kaminski
deceased
scientist · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,091
🇺🇸Hal Williams
deceased
Actor · 1934–2026
Days lived
33,451
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Danish retired politician, former Prime Minister of Denmark · b. 1966
Days alive
731
🇩🇪Herbert Tobias
deceased
actor · 1924–1982
Days lived
20,943
🇫🇷Hervé Guibert
deceased
French writer, photographer and journalist (1955-1991) · 1955–1991
Days lived
13,162
🇺🇸James Comey
Lawyer · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
🇫🇷Jane Birkin
deceased
singer · 1946–2023
Days lived
27,973
🇬🇧Janet Brown
deceased
Scottish actress and impersonator (1923-2011) · 1923–2011
Days lived
31,941
🇩🇪Johannes Flum
German footballer · b. 1987
🇺🇸John Paulson
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
🇰🇷Jung Woo-young
South Korean association football player, born 1989 · b. 1989
🇩🇪Karl Carstens
deceased
politician · 1914–1992
Days lived
28,292
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker
deceased
chemist · 1879–1940
Days lived
22,030
🇦🇹Karl Renner
deceased
politician · 1870–1950
Days lived
29,236
🇯🇵Kazuya Fukuura
film director · b. 1975
🇩🇪Klaus Weinand
basketball player · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Klaus-Peter Thiele
deceased
actor · 1940–2011
Days lived
25,867
🇺🇸Linda Hopkins
deceased
African American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017) · 1924–2017
Days lived
33,720
🇬🇧Michael Owen
English association football player · b. 1979
🇩🇪Mike Krüger
German comedian · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
🇺🇸Nan Hayworth
American politician · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
🇮🇳Patrick Jansen
deceased
Indian field hockey player (1920–2003) · 1920–2003
Days lived
30,294
Patty Duke
deceased
television actor · 1946–2016
Days lived
25,308
🇮🇳Raj Kapoor
deceased
Indian film actor, producer and director · 1924–1988
Days lived
23,181
🇩🇪Ruth Fuchs
deceased
politician · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,039
🇺🇸Shaun Marcum
American baseball player · b. 1981
🇮🇳Shyam Benegal
deceased
Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024) · 1934–2024
Days lived
32,882
🇬🇧Sophie Monk
Australian actor and singer · b. 1979
🇺🇸Stan Smith
American tennis player · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
🇩🇪Tanja Wedhorn
German actress · b. 1971
🇹🇭Tata Young
Thai musician · b. 1980
🇩🇪Wilhelm Keppler
deceased
entrepreneur · 1882–1960
Days lived
28,305
🇦🇹Wolf Haas
writer · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922

Died on This Day

🇷🇺Andrei Sakharov
deceased
politician · 1921–1989
Days lived
25,044
🇩🇪Carsten Peter Thiede
deceased
German archaeologist (1952–2004) · 1952–2004
Days lived
19,121

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
42,350
🇬🇧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
50,021

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,194
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,891

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,401
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,915

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,844
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,266

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🇪🇸Charles III of Spain

deceased

Ruler · 1716–1788

Days lived

26,627

🇳🇬Dick Tiger

Nigerian boxer · 1929–1971

Days lived

15,462

🇺🇸Elston Howard

film director · 1929–1980

Days lived

18,922

🇨🇭Friedrich Dürrenmatt

writer · 1921–1990

Days lived

25,545

🇩🇪Gertrud Pätsch

German ethnologist and philologist (1910–1994) · 1910–1994

Days lived

31,007

🇸🇪Johan Asker

Swedish equestrian (1915-2000) · 1915–2000

Days lived

31,283

🇦🇹Leopoldine Konstantin

Austrian actress (1886-1965) · 1886–1965

Days lived

29,131

🇩🇪Martin Heidenhain

German anatomist (1864–1949) · 1864–1949

Days lived

31,052

🇬🇧Paddy Mayne

British Soldier (1915-1955) · 1915–1955

Days lived

14,947

🇩🇪Paul Saladin Leonhardt

German chess player (1877-1934) · 1877–1934

Days lived

20,849

🇧🇷Paulo Evaristo Arns

Brazilian archbishop, cardinal and theologian (1921-2016) · 1921–2016

Days lived

34,790

🇮🇪Peter O'Toole

British-Irish actor (1932–2013) · 1932–2013

Days lived

29,719

🇩🇪Richard Konwiarz

German architect (1883–1960) · 1883–1960

Days lived

28,426

🇺🇸Rob Reiner

American filmmaker and actor (1947–2025) · 1947–2025

Days lived

28,773

🇩🇪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

47,464

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,906

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,872

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,506

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,950

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,602

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,933

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,602

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

15,954

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,497

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,407

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,384