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Born on This Day

Abdul Hamid
deceased
Pakistani field hockey player (1927–2019) · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,788
🇦🇷Adrian Schinoff
musician · b. 1972
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Larev
deceased
journalist · 1930–2015
Days lived
31,381
🇷🇺Alexander Dugin
Propagandist · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇩🇪Alexander Kühl
basketball player · b. 1973
🇩🇴Alfonso Soriano
film director · b. 1976
🇺🇸Aloe Blacc
singer · b. 1979
🇵🇱Ania Dąbrowska
Polish singer · b. 1981
🇬🇧Arnold Ridley
deceased
English playwright and actor (1896–1984) · 1896–1984
Days lived
32,206
🇺🇸August Zirner
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
4,749
🇺🇸Blue Ivy Carter
Vocalist, Dancer, Cultural Figure · b. 2012
🇸🇪Carl-Johan Alm
athlete · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇺🇸Carlos Corporán
Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher · b. 1984
🇺🇸Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
deceased
Wife · 1966–1999
Days lived
12,243
🇩🇪Christian Lindner
entrepreneur · b. 1979
🇫🇷Christian Louboutin
French fashion designer (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
1,827
🇷🇺Denis Inkin
Russian boxer · b. 1978
🇦🇹DJ Ötzi
singer · b. 1971
🇺🇸Dustin Diamond
deceased
Actor · 1977–2021
Days lived
16,096
🇮🇩Edi Kurniawan
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1988
🇺🇸Edward Gonzalez Carroll
deceased
American bishop (1910–2000) · 1910–2000
Days lived
32,866
Elena Ceaușescu
deceased
Notable Trials · 1916–1989
Days lived
27,016
🇬🇪Elene Gedevanishvili
Georgian figure skater · b. 1990
🇩🇪Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
deceased
German politician (1901–1986) · 1901–1986
Days lived
31,341
🇭🇺Ferenc Levente Hervay
deceased
Hungarian historian, librarian (1919-2016) · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,461
🇯🇵Ichirō Mizuki
deceased
actor · 1948–2022
Days lived
27,362
🇨🇭Ivan Glasenberg
entrepreneur · b. 1957
Days alive
4,383
🇺🇸Jeremy Renner
musician · b. 1971
🇫🇮Jonna Tervomaa
singer · b. 1973
🇧🇷Joubert Araújo Martins
Brazilian association football player · b. 1975
🇮🇳K. Bhagyaraj
deceased
Actor · 1953–2026
Days lived
26,834
🇺🇸Katie Couric
Journalist, TV Host, Author · b. 1957
Days alive
4,383
🇩🇪Kurt Hielscher
deceased
German photographer (1881-1948) · 1881–1948
Days lived
24,655
🇩🇪Leonard Lansink
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
4,749
🇺🇸Mark Allen Shepherd
American actor · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Markus Naewie
tennis player · b. 1970
🇨🇳Mu Shuangshuang
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1984
Nicolas Cage
Oscar Winners · b. 1964
Days alive
1,827
🇰🇪Raila A Odinga
deceased
Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013 · 1945–2025
Days lived
29,501
🇩🇪Reinhold Heinen
deceased
German journalist and publisher · 1894–1969
Days lived
27,590
🇬🇧Stephen R. Bourne
British computer scientist · b. 1944
Days alive
9,132
🇩🇪Uwe Ochsenknecht
German actor and singer · b. 1956
Days alive
4,749
🇷🇺Vasily Alekseyev
deceased
Soviet weightlifter (1942-2011) · 1942–2011
Days lived
25,524
🇩🇪Wolfgang Reichmann
deceased
German actor (1932-1991) · 1932–1991
Days lived
21,670

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Bertold Paul Wiesner
deceased
scientist · 1901–1972
Days lived
25,734
🇺🇸Bill Johnson
deceased
American football player and coach (1926-2011) · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,858

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
42,374
🇬🇧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
50,045

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,218
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,915

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,425
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,939

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,868
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,290

Born on January 7 Died on January 7 On This Day Day Lookup

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🇮🇳Bimal Roy

deceased

Indian film director (1909–1966) · 1909–1966

Days lived

20,633

🇩🇪Carlos Rasch

German writer (1932-2021) · 1932–2021

Days lived

32,418

🇬🇧Dorothea Douglass

English tennis and badminton player (1878–1960) · 1878–1960

Days lived

29,710

🇨🇦Eberhard Zeidler

Canadian architect (1926–2022) · 1926–2022

Days lived

35,060

🇺🇸Emma P. Carr

scientist · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,404

🇫🇷France Gall

French singer · 1947–2018

Days lived

25,658

🇩🇪Franz Beckenbauer

football player · 1945–2024

Days lived

28,607

🇦🇹Heinrich Harrer

Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006) · 1912–2006

Days lived

34,153

🇩🇪Heinrich Vollmer

German firearm designer (1885–1961) · 1885–1961

Days lived

27,759

🇯🇵Hirohito

military person · 1901–1989

Days lived

32,030

🇺🇸Huell Howser

Television presenter · 1945–2013

Days lived

24,553

🇫🇷Jean-Baptiste Chabot

French catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948) · 1860–1948

Days lived

32,101

Jean-Marie Le Pen

Notable Trials · 1928–2025

Days lived

35,265

🇦🇺Kep Enderby

politician · 1926–2015

Days lived

32,338

🇩🇪Mick Werup

German actor (1958-2011) · 1958–2011

Days lived

19,045

🇨🇦Neil Peart

Canadian-American drummer (1952–2020) · 1952–2020

Days lived

24,588

🇺🇸Philip Agee

writer · 1935–2008

Days lived

26,470

Slava Metreveli

athlete · 1936–1998

Days lived

22,502

🇩🇪Susanne Cramer

German actress (1936-1969) · 1936–1969

Days lived

11,723

🇮🇹Vittorio Mezzogiorno

actor · 1941–1994

Days lived

19,025

🇩🇪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

47,488

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,930

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,896

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,530

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,974

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,626

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,957

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,626

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

15,978

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,521

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,431

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,408