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January 5 1969

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸A. Leonard Allen
deceased
American politician (1891-1969) · 1891–1969
Days lived
28,489
🇦🇹Alfred Brendel
deceased
musician · 1931–2025
Days lived
34,497
🇫🇷Andy Paz-Garriga
French baseball player · b. 1993
🇩🇪Anni Katharina Laakmann
deceased
German chess player · 1937–2025
Days lived
32,398
🇮🇹Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
deceased
Italian pianist · 1920–1995
Days lived
27,552
🇺🇸Benny Kauff
deceased
American baseball player (1890-1961) · 1890–1961
Days lived
26,248
🇩🇪Bettina Tietjen
German television presenter · b. 1960
Days alive
3,288
🇺🇸Bill Sandifer
American football player · b. 1952
Days alive
6,210
🇩🇪Bodo Ebhardt
deceased
German architect and castle explorer (1865–1945) · 1865–1945
Days lived
29,258
🇺🇸Bradley Cooper
television actor · b. 1975
Carles Aleñá
association football player · b. 1998
🇺🇸Clancy Brown
entrepreneur · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇨🇦David DeCoteau
Film director and producer · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇨🇦Deadmau5
Producer & Tech Innovator · b. 1981
🇨🇭DJ BoBo
Swiss singer, rapper and dancer · b. 1968
Days alive
366
🇩🇪Eva Hagenbäumer
field hockey player · b. 1967
Days alive
731
🇫🇷Frédéric Taddeï
journalist · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Friedrich Blume
deceased
German musicologist (1893–1975) · 1893–1975
Days lived
30,270
🇨🇭Friedrich Dürrenmatt
deceased
writer · 1921–1990
Days lived
25,545
🇦🇺Glenn Turner
Australian field hockey player · b. 1984
🇩🇪Günther Maria Halmer
actor · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
🇯🇵Hayao Miyazaki
Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka (born 1941) · b. 1941
Days alive
10,227
🇺🇸Jane Wyman
deceased
American actress (1917–2007) · 1917–2007
Days lived
33,120
🇺🇸Jason Bates
film director · b. 1971
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
deceased
politician · 1921–2019
Days lived
35,902
Jesús Vallejo
association football player · b. 1997
🇺🇸Jim Otto
deceased
American football player (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,546
🇬🇧Kenny Jackett
football player · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇩🇪Klaus Bonhoeffer
deceased
German reistance fighter (1901-1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
16,179
🇩🇪Konrad Adenauer
deceased
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU · 1876–1967
Days lived
33,341
🇵🇭Kyla
Filipino singer and actress · b. 1981
🇬🇪Leila Meskhi
athlete · b. 1968
Days alive
366
🇵🇱Maciej Zieliński
politician · b. 1971
🇮🇳Mamata Banerjee
Politician · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
Marilyn Manson
Artist · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Markus Söder
German politician, CSU · b. 1967
Days alive
731
🇬🇧Marlon Roudette
singer-songwriter · b. 1983
🇵🇱Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski
deceased
Polish general and resistance fighter · 1893–1964
Days lived
26,069
Murtaz Khurtsilava
athlete · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
Mykhailo Mudryk
association football player · b. 2001
🇺🇸Oscar Klein
deceased
Austrian musician (1930-2006) · 1930–2006
Days lived
28,100
🇦🇹Paula Ludwig
deceased
artist · 1900–1974
Days lived
27,050
🇪🇸Rafael Vidaurreta
basketball player · b. 1977
🇷🇺Raisa Gorbacheva
deceased
wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1932-1999) · 1932–1999
Days lived
24,730
🇯🇵Rei Sakuma
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇺🇸Rick Tuten
deceased
Player of American football (1965-2017) · 1965–2017
Days lived
19,152
🇺🇸Ricky Paull Goldin
Emmy nominated American actor, director, producer and TV Host · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇺🇸Robert Duvall
deceased
Television actor · 1931–2026
Days lived
34,740
🇬🇷Sakis Rouvas
rapper · b. 1972
🇺🇸Sam Phillips
deceased
Entrepreneur · 1923–2003
Days lived
29,426
🇩🇪Sasha
musician · b. 1972
🇺🇸Saskia Sassen
Dutch-American sociologist · b. 1947
Days alive
8,036
🇩🇪Sebastian Deisler
German football player · b. 1980
Shakeel Abbasi
Pakistani field hockey player · b. 1984
🇮🇳Shripad Narayan Pendse
deceased
writer · 1913–2007
Days lived
34,411
🇬🇧Suki Waterhouse
Model · b. 1992
🇦🇹Sybille Binder
deceased
actor · 1895–1962
Days lived
24,647
🇩🇪Thomas Brinkmann
German field hockey player · b. 1968
Days alive
366
🇩🇪Tromla
musician · b. 1975
Uli Hoeneß
Notable Trials · b. 1952
Days alive
6,210
🇮🇹Umberto Eco
deceased
writer · 1932–2016
Days lived
30,726
Vinnie Jones
Notable Trials · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
Vugar Alakbarov
boxer · b. 1981
🇩🇪Wieland Wagner
deceased
writer · 1917–1966
Days lived
18,182
🇺🇸Wilbert Harrison
deceased
American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player (1929-1994) · 1929–1994
Days lived
24,035
Ziya Erdal
football player · b. 1988
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
deceased
Notable Trials · 1928–1979
Days lived
18,717

Died on This Day

🇺🇸A. Leonard Allen
deceased
American politician (1891-1969) · 1891–1969
Days lived
28,489
🇩🇪Adolf Merckle
deceased
entrepreneur · 1934–2009
Days lived
27,322

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
42,372
🇬🇧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
50,043

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,216
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,913

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,423
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,937

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,866
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,288

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Aldrich Ames

deceased

Former CIA Officer · 1941–2026

Days lived

30,905

🇨🇱Alfredo Silva Carvallo

politician · 1906–1975

Days lived

25,049

🇺🇸Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939) · 1897–1939

Days lived

15,139

🇨🇭Bernhard Wicki

Austrian actor and film director (1919–2000) · 1919–2000

Days lived

29,289

🇺🇸Charles Mingus

American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979) · 1922–1979

Days lived

20,712

🇨🇦Douglas Shearer

artist · 1899–1971

Days lived

25,981

🇩🇪Egon Biscan

actor · 1940–2023

Days lived

29,962

🇵🇹Eusébio

athlete · 1942–2014

Days lived

26,278

🇩🇪Fritz Wendhausen

actor · 1890–1962

Days lived

26,083

🇬🇧G. E. M. Anscombe

British analytic philosopher · 1919–2001

Days lived

29,879

🇩🇪Hermann Klaatsch

German anthropologist (1863–1916) · 1863–1916

Days lived

19,293

🇨🇿Jarmila Nygrýnová

athlete · 1953–1999

Days lived

16,760

🇨🇿Jaroslav Poláček

athlete · 1905–1927

Days lived

7,945

🇺🇸John Guerin

American drummer · 1939–2004

Days lived

23,442

🇩🇪John Rabe

entrepreneur · 1882–1950

Days lived

24,514

🇦🇹Josef Steinbach

Olympic weightlifter (1879–1937) · 1879–1937

Days lived

21,109

Karl Scharfenberg

entrepreneur · 1874–1938

Days lived

23,318

🇮🇹Luisito Bianchi

Italian presbyter and writer (1927-2012) · 1927–2012

Days lived

30,908

🇬🇧Max Born

scientist · 1882–1970

Days lived

31,801

Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez

conductor · 1925–2016

Days lived

33,157

Radovan Zogović

Montenegrin poet (1907–1986) · 1907–1986

Days lived

28,629

🇩🇪Rainer Ludwig Claisen

chemist · 1851–1930

Days lived

28,845

🇩🇪Robert Garrison

German actor (1872–1930) · 1872–1930

Days lived

20,989

🇩🇪Robert Hübner

athlete · 1948–2025

Days lived

27,819

🇺🇸Rod Dedeaux

American baseball player and coach (1914-2006) · 1914–2006

Days lived

33,560

🇦🇹Rudolf Klein-Rhoden

actor · 1871–1936

Days lived

23,718

🇺🇸Sonny Bono

singer · 1935–1998

Days lived

22,969

🇺🇸Tug McGraw

American baseball player (1944-2004) · 1944–2004

Days lived

21,677

🇩🇪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

47,486

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,928

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,894

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,528

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,972

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,624

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,955

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,624

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

15,976

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,519

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,429

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,406