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December 20, 1968

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December 20 1968

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adelbert Schulz
deceased
military person · 1903–1944
Days lived
14,649
🇨🇭Alain de Botton
Swiss-born British philosopher and writer · b. 1969
🇬🇧Alan Parsons
singer · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
🇨🇱Arturo Alessandri
deceased
politician · 1868–1950
Days lived
29,831
🇩🇪Bernhard Siegert
scientist · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
🇺🇸Bob Hayes
deceased
American football player and sprinter (1942–2003) · 1942–2002
Days lived
21,822
🇺🇸Branch Rickey
deceased
film director · 1881–1965
Days lived
30,669
🇺🇸David DeJesus
film director · b. 1979
🇺🇸David Levine
deceased
artist · 1926–2009
Days lived
30,325
🇨🇭Dessa
Swiss artist · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
🇵🇭Eduardo Hontiveros
deceased
Filipino musician · 1923–2008
Days lived
30,707
🇺🇸Ellie Kam
Pairs skater · b. 2004
🇬🇧Fitz Hall
football player · b. 1980
🇩🇪Frank Peterson
rapper · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
🇺🇸Fred Merkle
deceased
film director · 1888–1956
Days lived
24,543
🇺🇸Frederick Bradlee
deceased
American football player (1892-1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,253
🇨🇦Gavin McKenna
Ice hockey player · b. 2007
🇬🇧George Paice
deceased
Falklands Islands bowls player · 1941–2024
Days lived
29,997
🇺🇸George Roy Hill
deceased
American film director (1921–2002) · 1921–2002
Days lived
29,592
🇺🇸Harry Stovey
deceased
film director · 1856–1937
Days lived
29,493
🇨🇿Jaroslav Heyrovský
deceased
scientist · 1890–1967
Days lived
27,855
🇺🇸JoJo
singer · b. 1990
🇺🇸Jonah Hill
Actor/Director · b. 1983
🇩🇪Judith Samen
German artist · b. 1970
🇺🇸Judy Henske
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,174
🇰🇷Kang Dong-Hee
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
731
🇺🇸Larry Willis
deceased
American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,772
🇺🇸LenDale White
American football player · b. 1984
🇩🇪Manfred Lahnstein
German politician · b. 1937
Days alive
11,323
🇧🇷Márcio Rodrigues
Brazilian association football player · b. 1978
🇩🇪Martin Schulz
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
🇬🇧Martyn Lloyd-Jones
deceased
Welsh-English Christian theologian and preacher (1899-1981) · 1899–1981
Days lived
29,656
🇪🇸Miguel López Abril
deceased
basketball player · 1954–2021
Days lived
24,219
🇮🇹Miro Allione
deceased
Italian executive, professor and writer · 1932–2006
Days lived
26,688
🇩🇪Otto Graf Lambsdorff
deceased
politician · 1926–2009
Days lived
30,301
🇫🇮Pekka Säilä
deceased
Finnish tennis player (1941–2009) · 1941–2009
Days lived
24,824
🇩🇪Piet Klocke
German musician, comedian, author and actor · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
🇺🇸Rich Gannon
American football player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
🇮🇳Satyendra Pakhale
Indian industrial designer, technocrat, architect (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
366
🇬🇧Steve Coast
entrepreneur · b. 1980
🇬🇧Uri Geller
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
🇪🇸Valeriu Lazarov
deceased
director and producer of television of Romanian and Spanish origin (1935-2009) · 1935–2009
Days lived
26,898
🇯🇵Yumi Tōma
musician · b. 1966
Days alive
731

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Arnold Mathew
deceased
bishop of the Old Catholic Church (1852-1919) · 1852–1919
Days lived
24,606
Arthur Rubinstein
deceased
classical pianist · 1887–1982
Days lived
35,024

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
42,356
🇬🇧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
50,027

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,200
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,897

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,407
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,921

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,850
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,272

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🇬🇧Bill Brandt

deceased

journalist · 1904–1983

Days lived

29,085

🇺🇸Brittany Murphy

singer · 1977–2009

Days lived

11,728

🇺🇸Carl Sagan

writer · 1934–1996

Days lived

22,687

🇩🇪Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt

German anthropologist (1892-1965) · 1892–1965

Days lived

26,916

🇺🇸Erich Ludendorff

writer · 1865–1937

Days lived

26,552

Ferdinand Karsch

German biologist and anthropologist (1853–1936) · 1853–1936

Days lived

30,424

Gaston Waringhien

🇫🇷Gaston Waringhien

writer · 1901–1991

Days lived

33,016

🇩🇪Günter Eich

writer · 1907–1972

Days lived

24,064

Gustaf Kossinna

German archaeologist (1858–1931) · 1858–1931

Days lived

26,745

🇭🇺Gyula Halasy

athlete · 1891–1970

Days lived

29,038

🇩🇪Hans von Obstfelder

military person · 1886–1976

Days lived

32,977

🇩🇪Hans-Emil Schuster

German astronomer · 1934–2024

Days lived

32,965

🇩🇪Harald Huffmann

field hockey player (1908–1992) · 1908–1992

Days lived

30,881

🇩🇪Helmut Metzger

writer · 1917–1995

Days lived

28,656

Johannes Nielsen

actor · 1870–1935

Days lived

23,837

🇩🇪Julius Scheiner

German astronomer (1858-1913) · 1858–1913

Days lived

20,113

🇮🇳Leslie Claudius

Olympic field hockey player (1927–2012) · 1927–2012

Days lived

31,317

🇮🇱Max Brod

journalist · 1884–1968

Days lived

30,887

🇬🇪Omar Bliadze

athlete · 1942–2022

Days lived

29,484

🇬🇧Patrick Jenkin

British Conservative politician (1926-2016) · 1926–2016

Days lived

32,977

🇮🇹Piergiorgio Welby

Italian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006) · 1945–2006

Days lived

22,274

🇩🇪Ulrich Willerding

American botanist (1932-2021) · 1932–2021

Days lived

32,672

🇩🇪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

47,470

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,912

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,878

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,512

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,956

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,608

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,939

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,608

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

15,960

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,503

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,413

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,390