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Born on This Day

🇮🇳A. R. Rahman
rapper · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
🇮🇹Adriano Celentano
singer-songwriter · b. 1938
Days alive
11,323
🇫🇷Alan Stivell
singer · b. 1944
Days alive
9,132
Andy Carroll
Notable Trials · b. 1989
🇺🇸Autry Inman
deceased
singer · 1929–1988
Days lived
21,793
Babrak Karmal
deceased
3rd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1929–1996) · 1929–1996
Days lived
24,803
🇺🇸Brian Bass
film director · b. 1982
🇺🇸Bubba Franks
player of American football · b. 1978
Carl Sandburg
deceased
poet · 1878–1967
Days lived
32,703
🇰🇷Chung Shin-Cho
South Korean boxer · b. 1940
Days alive
10,593
🇮🇹Clemente Rebora
deceased
Italian poet (1885–1957) · 1885–1957
Days lived
26,596
🇩🇪Constanze Engelbrecht
deceased
German actress (1950-2000) · 1950–2000
Days lived
18,459
🇩🇴Cuco Valoy
singer · b. 1937
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Darlene Hard
deceased
American tennis player (1936–2021) · 1936–2021
Days lived
31,377
🇬🇧Eddie Redmayne
Oscar Winners · b. 1982
🇫🇷Éric Tibusch
fashion designer · b. 1972
🇺🇸Fan S. Noli
deceased
Albanian politician (1882-1965) · 1882–1965
Days lived
30,381
🇸🇰Ferenc Szálasi
deceased
Notable Trials · 1897–1946
Days lived
17,961
🇦🇹Fritz Richard
deceased
actor · 1870–1933
Days lived
23,044
🇩🇪Gustav Bauer
deceased
politician · 1870–1944
Days lived
27,271
🇩🇪Heinrich Nordhoff
deceased
entrepreneur · 1899–1968
Days lived
25,298
🇩🇪Heinrich Vollmer
deceased
German firearm designer (1885–1961) · 1885–1961
Days lived
27,759
🇺🇸Heinz Berggruen
deceased
art dealer, author (1914-2007) · 1914–2007
Days lived
34,016
🇩🇪Helmut Poppendick
deceased
German physician, Chief of the Personal Staff of the Reichsarzt SS und Polizei (1902-1994) · 1902–1994
Days lived
33,608
🇩🇪Henry Maske
German boxer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,827
🇳🇱Hetty Blok
deceased
actor · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,908
🇦🇹Hilmar Kabas
Austrian politician · b. 1942
Days alive
9,862
🇺🇸Inge Vermeulen
deceased
field hockey player (1985–2015) · 1985–2015
Days lived
10,963
🇺🇸James Goodnight
entrepreneur · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
🇩🇪Judith Rakers
journalist · b. 1976
🇬🇧Justin Welby
Archbishop of Canterbury (2013–2025) · b. 1956
Days alive
4,749
Kahlil Gibran
deceased
philosopher · 1883–1931
Days lived
17,625
Kim Dae-jung
deceased
Notable Trials · 1924–2009
Days lived
31,271
🇺🇸Larry Donald
American boxer · b. 1967
Days alive
731
🇺🇸Lou Holtz
deceased
American football player · 1937–2026
Days lived
32,564
🇩🇪Ludwig Berger
deceased
actor · 1892–1969
Days lived
28,256
🇦🇺Malcolm Young
deceased
musician · 1953–2017
Days lived
23,692
🇩🇰Margrete Auken
Danish politician · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸Maria Zemankova
computer scientist · b. 1951
Days alive
6,575
🇩🇪Max Simon
deceased
military person · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,671
🇩🇪Max Streibl
deceased
German politician (1932-1998) · 1932–1998
Days lived
24,446
🇫🇷Max Théret
deceased
French businessman (1913–2009) · 1913–2009
Days lived
35,113
🇰🇷Mithra Jin
singer · b. 1983
🇺🇸Ndamukong Suh
American football player (born 1987) · b. 1987
🇮🇹Nek
singer · b. 1972
Nicky Romero
Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer · b. 1989
🇬🇧Nigella Lawson
Journalist · b. 1960
Days alive
3,288
🇫🇷Olivier Chaplain
French rugby union player · b. 1982
🇮🇹Paolo Conte
singer-songwriter · b. 1937
Days alive
11,688
🇮🇪Paul McShane
Irish association football player · b. 1986
🇰🇷PraY
South korean electronic sports player · b. 1994
🇷🇴Raoul Gunsbourg
deceased
opera director, impresario, composer and writer (1859–1955) · 1860–1955
Days lived
34,843
🇺🇸Richard A. Muller
scientist · b. 1944
Days alive
9,132
🇺🇸Richard Norton
deceased
actor · 1950–2025
Days lived
27,448
🇩🇪Rochus Gliese
deceased
German film director and actor (1891-1978) · 1891–1978
Days lived
32,126
🇬🇧Rowan Atkinson
actor · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
🇹🇼Shuhua (Yeh Shu-hua)
K-pop Idol ((G)I-DLE) · b. 2000
🇧🇪Steed Malbranque
football player · b. 1980
🇩🇪Stephan Harlander
basketball player · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇬🇧Syd Barrett
deceased
singer · 1946–2006
Days lived
22,097
🇬🇧Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar
deceased
entrepreneur · 1864–1930
Days lived
24,201
🇩🇪Ulrike Mai
German actress · b. 1960
Days alive
3,288
🇧🇪Victor Horta
deceased
Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947) · 1861–1947
Days lived
31,655
🇮🇳Vijay Tendulkar
deceased
Indian writer · 1928–2008
Days lived
29,354
🇳🇱Waldemar Kamer
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
🇩🇪Walter Sedlmayr
deceased
German actor (1926–1990) · 1926–1990
Days lived
23,565
🇩🇪Walther Schücking
deceased
German politician (1875-1935) · 1875–1935
Days lived
22,145
Zhantoro Satybaldiyev
Kyrgyz politician · b. 1956
Days alive
4,749
🇵🇱Zygmunt Kiszkurno
deceased
Polish Olympic shooter · 1921–2012
Days lived
33,468

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albrecht Brandi
deceased
military person · 1914–1966
Days lived
18,828
🇺🇸Bob Falkenburg
deceased
entrepreneur · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,041

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
42,373
🇬🇧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
50,044

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,217
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,914

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,424
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,938

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,867
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,289

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🇺🇸Dick Savitt

deceased

American tennis player (1927–2023) · 1927–2023

Days lived

35,007

🇺🇸Dizzy Gillespie

singer · 1917–1993

Days lived

27,471

🇩🇪Eduard Schulte

entrepreneur · 1891–1966

Days lived

27,395

🇦🇹Ernst Grissemann

actor · 1934–2023

Days lived

32,464

🇺🇸Ethel Grey Terry

actor · 1882–1931

Days lived

17,627

🇺🇸Frank Tuttle

American film director (1892–1963) · 1892–1963

Days lived

25,719

Franz Hessel

writer · 1880–1941

Days lived

21,960

🇺🇸Fred Taylor

basketball player · 1924–2002

Days lived

28,158

🇩🇪Gad Granach

German writer · 1915–2011

Days lived

34,982

🇩🇪Gertrud Eysoldt

German actress (1870–1950) · 1870–1955

Days lived

30,717

🇩🇪Gustav Andreas Tammann

Swiss astonomer (1932-2019) · 1932–2019

Days lived

31,577

🇦🇹Hans Jaray

actor · 1906–1990

Days lived

30,512

🇩🇪Horst Seemann

Film directorScreenwriter (1937–2000) · 1937–2000

Days lived

22,915

🇬🇧Ian Charleson

Stage actor · 1949–1990

Days lived

14,758

🇩🇪Ingeborg Wellmann

German actress and voice actress (1924–2015) · 1924–2015

Days lived

33,118

🇳🇱Jan Halle

Dutch football player (1903-1986) · 1903–1986

Days lived

30,274

🇩🇪Kurt Schmücker

German politician (1919–1996) · 1919–1996

Days lived

27,816

🇷🇺Lev Urusov

Russian diplomat and athlete, member of International Olympic Committee (1877–1933) · 1877–1933

Days lived

20,094

🇦🇹Peter Altenberg

Austrian writer and poet (1859–1919) · 1859–1919

Days lived

21,852

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

actor · 1939–2022

Days lived

30,111

🇮🇳Shabban Shahab-ud-Din

field hockey player (1909–1983) · 1909–1983

Days lived

26,722

🇺🇸Sidney Poitier

Oscar Winners · 1927–2022

Days lived

34,654

🇩🇪Theodor Liebknecht

German politician (1870-1948) · 1870–1948

Days lived

28,385

🇺🇸Theodore Roosevelt

YouTube personality · 1858–1919

Days lived

21,985

🇭🇺Tibor Pettkó-Szandtner

athlete · 1886–1961

Days lived

27,228

🇩🇪Werner Kempf

German general (1886–1964) · 1886–1964

Days lived

28,426

🇩🇪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

47,487

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,929

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,895

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,529

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,973

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,625

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,956

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,625

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

15,977

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,520

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,430

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,407