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December 25, 1968

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December 25 1968

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adolf Windaus
deceased
chemist · 1876–1959
Days lived
30,115
🇨🇦Alannah Myles
Canadian singer and songwriter · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
🇩🇪Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
musician · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
🇬🇧Alfred Kerr
deceased
German writer (1867–1948) · 1867–1948
Days lived
29,511
🇬🇧Allen Sheppard
deceased
politician · 1932–2015
Days lived
30,040
🇦🇺Amy Manford
Soprano, Musical Theatre Performer, Producer · b. 1993
🇬🇧Annie Lennox
singer · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
🇳🇱Armin van Buuren
rapper · b. 1976
🇬🇧Bethany Antonia
Actor · b. 1997
🇺🇸Cab Calloway
deceased
American jazz singer (1907–1994) · 1907–1994
Days lived
31,740
🇺🇸Carlos Castañeda
deceased
Peruvian-American author (1925-1998) · 1925–1998
Days lived
26,421
Chang Ping-lin
deceased
Chinese linguist (1868-1936) · 1868–1936
Days lived
24,642
🇬🇪David Kvachadze
athlete · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
🇬🇧Dido
singer-songwriter · b. 1971
🇨🇦Gerhard Herzberg
deceased
chemist · 1904–1999
Days lived
34,401
🇬🇧Ghislaine Maxwell
Convicted Sex Trafficker, Former Socialite · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
🇩🇪Gotthard Heinrici
deceased
military person · 1886–1971
Days lived
31,033
🇩🇪Hanna Schygulla
singer · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
🇩🇪Herbert Hobein
deceased
field hockey player (1906-1991) · 1906–1991
Days lived
31,037
🇺🇸Herman Frasch
deceased
chemist · 1851–1914
Days lived
22,772
🇺🇸Humphrey Bogart
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1899–1957
Days lived
20,839
I. K. Ilishkin
deceased
scientist · 1908–1983
Days lived
27,119
🇧🇷Jairzinho
Brazilian footballer · b. 1944
Days alive
8,766
🇩🇪Jasmin Gerat
German actress · b. 1978
Jesus Christ
deceased
preacher · 4–33
🇺🇸Jimmy Buffett
deceased
American singer-songwriter (1946–2023) · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,009
🇨🇦Justin Trudeau
Minister · b. 1971
🇺🇸Ken Stabler
deceased
American football player (1945-2015) · 1945–2015
Days lived
25,397
🇩🇪Klaus Klundt
German chess player · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
🇺🇸Larry Csonka
player of American football · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
🇨🇦Lili Haydn
singer · b. 1969
🇮🇹Luca Brandolini
Italian Catholic bishop (1933-) · b. 1933
Days alive
12,784
Manny Mori
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
🇮🇹Massimo Palombella
Italian composer, priest and conductor · b. 1967
Days alive
366
🇭🇺Michael Curtiz
deceased
Hungarian-American director (1886–1962) · 1886–1962
Days lived
27,499
Nawaz Sharif
Notable Trials · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
🇫🇷Nicolas Godin
French musician · b. 1969
🇩🇪Nova Meierhenrich
actor · b. 1973
Percy Isenia
Dutch baseball player · b. 1976
🇮🇳Ram Narayan
deceased
musician · 1927–2024
Days lived
35,384
🇺🇸Samir Khan
deceased
American journalist (1985–2011) · 1985–2011
Days lived
9,410
🇫🇷Serge Chiesa
football player · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
🇮🇪Shane MacGowan
deceased
Anglo-Irish singer-songwriter (1957–2023) · 1957–2023
Days lived
24,081
🇺🇸Sissy Spacek
American actress · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
🇩🇪Wilhelm Weinberg
deceased
German physician (1862–1937) · 1862–1937
Days lived
27,365

Died on This Day

🇹🇷Adnan Şenses
deceased
singer · 1935–2013
Days lived
28,616
Alfred Wohl
deceased
chemist · 1863–1939
Days lived
27,841

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
42,361
🇬🇧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
50,032

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,205
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,902

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,412
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,926

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,855
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,277

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Baldur Ragnarsson

deceased

writer · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,264

🇸🇪Birger Gerhardsson

Swedish theologian (1926–2013) · 1926–2013

Days lived

31,867

🇩🇪Blandine Ebinger

actor · 1899–1993

Days lived

34,384

Carlos Andrés Pérez

Notable Trials · 1922–2010

Days lived

32,201

🇬🇧Charlie Chaplin

actor · 1889–1977

Days lived

32,394

🇩🇪Curt Bois

German actor (1901–1991) · 1901–1991

Days lived

33,136

🇺🇸Dean Martin

singer · 1917–1995

Days lived

28,690

🇺🇸Eartha Kitt

Actor · 1927–2008

Days lived

29,928

🇺🇸Eddie Taylor

American electric blues guitarist and singer · 1923–1985

Days lived

22,976

Elena Ceaușescu

Notable Trials · 1916–1989

Days lived

27,016

🇦🇹Friedrich von Ledebur

Austro-Hungarian Actor · 1900–1986

Days lived

31,616

George Michael

George Michael

singer-songwriter · 1963–2016

Days lived

19,542

🇵🇱Guido Bodländer

chemist · 1855–1904

Days lived

18,044

🇩🇪Günther Kohlmey

German economist (1913–1999) · 1913–1999

Days lived

31,562

🇺🇸Gustav von Seyffertitz

German actor (1862-1943) · 1862–1943

Days lived

29,727

James Brown

Notable Trials · 1933–2006

Days lived

26,899

Karel Čapek

Czech writer (1890–1938) · 1890–1938

Days lived

17,881

🇩🇪Michael Fuchs

German politician (1949–2022) · 1949–2022

Days lived

26,985

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Notable Trials · 1918–1989

Days lived

26,266

🇫🇷Paul Bourget

French writer, playwright and critic (1852-1935) · 1852–1935

Days lived

30,428

🇩🇪Peter Schreier

German tenor and conductor (1935-2019) · 1935–2019

Days lived

30,830

🇺🇸Vera Rubin

American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

32,297

🇩🇪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

47,475

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,917

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,883

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,517

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,961

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,613

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,944

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,613

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

15,965

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,508

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,418

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,395