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January 10, 1969

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Born on This Day

🇺🇦Anatoly Pisarenko
Soviet weightlifter, Ukrainian politician · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇩🇪Ariane Friedrich
German high jumper · b. 1984
🇬🇧Barbara Hepworth
deceased
artist · 1903–1975
Days lived
26,428
🇮🇹Carolina Benvenga
Italian actress · b. 1990
🇩🇪Claudia Losch
German shot putter · b. 1960
Days alive
3,288
🇺🇸DeShaun Foster
player of American football · b. 1980
🇺🇸Donald Knuth
writer · b. 1938
Days alive
11,323
Douglas Carey
deceased
Anglican Priest · 1876–1947
Days lived
25,924
🇧🇪Eugène Joseph Delporte
deceased
Belgian astronomer (1882–1955) · 1882–1955
Days lived
26,944
🇳🇿Fran Walsh
New Zealand screenwriter and producer · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇩🇪Frauke Ludowig
German television presenter · b. 1964
Days alive
1,827
🇺🇸Gary Rath
film director · b. 1973
🇮🇹Georgi Glouchkov
basketball player · b. 1960
Days alive
3,288
🇩🇪Gerhard Schöne
singer-songwriter · b. 1952
Days alive
6,210
🇦🇺Gordon Pearce
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1934
Days alive
12,784
🇮🇱Gur Shelef
basketball player · b. 1974
🇩🇪Hannelore Schroth
deceased
German actress (1922–1987) · 1922–1987
Days lived
23,919
🇩🇪Henning von Tresckow
deceased
military person · 1901–1944
Days lived
15,898
🇵🇱Henryk Julian Gay
deceased
Polish architect (1875-1936) · 1875–1936
Days lived
22,546
🇺🇸Herbert Matthews
deceased
journalist · 1900–1977
Days lived
28,325
🇮🇳Hrithik Roshan
Film actor · b. 1974
🇩🇪Ingeborg Drewitz
deceased
German writer (1923-1986) · 1923–1986
Days lived
23,331
🇬🇧Jack Kyle
deceased
Irish rugby union footballer (1926–2014) · 1926–2014
Days lived
32,464
🇺🇸Jared Kushner
Financier · b. 1981
🇺🇸Jeffrey Catherine Jones
deceased
artist (1944-2011) · 1944–2011
Days lived
24,601
🇳🇿Jemaine Clement
New Zealand actor and musician · b. 1974
🇪🇸Joan Filbá
deceased
basketball player · 1955–1981
Days lived
9,770
🇺🇸John Grinder
American linguist, developer of neuro-linguistic programming · b. 1940
Days alive
10,593
Kaitlyn Maher
actor · b. 2004
🇺🇸Katharine Burr Blodgett
deceased
American physicist (1898-1979) · 1898–1979
Days lived
29,859
🇳🇱Kenneth Vermeer
Dutch association football player · b. 1986
🇩🇪Ludwig Aschoff
deceased
German physician/pathologist (1866–1942) · 1866–1942
Days lived
27,923
🇩🇪Manfred Salzgeber
deceased
German actor (1943-1994) · 1943–1994
Days lived
18,842
🇺🇸Mario Castañeda
American actor, singer, and voiceover artist · b. 1973
🇫🇷Marouane Chamakh
football player · b. 1984
🇫🇷Marvin Martin
football player · b. 1988
Mason Mount
association football player · b. 1999
🇨🇦Matthew Barber
singer-songwriter · b. 1977
Menendez Brothers
Public Figures · b. 1968
Days alive
366
🇩🇪Michael Schenker
rapper · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
Michel Ney
deceased
Notable Trials · 1769–1815
Days lived
17,131
🇺🇸Nicolas Jaar
American composer, musician and record producer · b. 1990
🇺🇸Pat Benatar
Singer · b. 1953
Days alive
5,844
🇺🇸Paul Henreid
deceased
Austrian-American actor and film director · 1908–1992
Days lived
30,760
🇬🇧Rachel Williams
football player · b. 1988
🇧🇷Roberto de Assis Moreira
Brazilian association football player · b. 1971
🇬🇧Rod Stewart
singer-songwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇩🇪Sabrina Setlur
German rapper · b. 1974
Sebastian Hülk
Actor · b. 1975
🇦🇹Simon Schwarz
Austrian actor · b. 1971
🇰🇷Sun Dong-yol
film director · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇺🇸Tavoris Cloud
American boxer · b. 1982
🇿🇦Theuns Jordaan
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1971–2021
Days lived
18,574
🇪🇪Tiit Vähi
Estonian politician and entrepreneur (born 1947) · b. 1947
Days alive
8,036
🇩🇪Ursula von Kardorff
deceased
German journalist (1911–1988) · 1911–1988
Days lived
28,139
Walter Hill
Actor · b. 1942
Days alive
9,862
Wee Cho Yaw
deceased
Former Chairman, UOB · 1929–2024
Days lived
34,722
🇩🇪Werner Andreas Albert
deceased
musician · 1935–2019
Days lived
30,985
🇨🇳Wu Jingbiao
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1989
🇰🇷Yuh Myung-woo
South Korean boxer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,827

Died on This Day

Coco Chanel
deceased
Actor · 1883–1971
Days lived
31,920
Daan van Golden
deceased
Dutch painter (1936-2017) · 1936–2017
Days lived
29,561

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
42,377
🇬🇧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
50,048

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,221
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,918

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,428
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,942

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,871
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,293

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🇺🇸Dave Brown

deceased

American cornerback in the National Football League (1953-2006) · 1953–2006

Days lived

19,352

🇬🇧David Bowie

actor · 1947–2016

Days lived

25,204

🇸🇪Emil Johansson

Olympic tug of war competitor (1885-1972) · 1885–1972

Days lived

31,772

Erich von Däniken

Notable Trials · 1935–2026

Days lived

33,144

🇮🇹Francesco Rosi

Italian film director (1922–2015) · 1922–2015

Days lived

33,659

🇺🇸Franz Planer

German-American cinematographer (1894-1963) · 1894–1963

Days lived

25,123

🇦🇹Friedrich Kurrent

Austrian architect (1931–2022) · 1931–2022

Days lived

32,995

Georgi Fingov

Bulgarian architect · 1874–1944

Days lived

25,443

🇩🇪Günther Stoll

German actor (1924-1977) · 1924–1977

Days lived

19,138

🇩🇪Helmut Losch

German weightlifter (1947–2005) · 1947–2005

Days lived

20,910

🇩🇪Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022) · 1938–2022

Days lived

30,364

🇺🇸Howlin' Wolf

singer · 1910–1976

Days lived

23,955

Jaroslav Seifert

Czechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate (1901–1986) · 1901–1986

Days lived

30,790

🇬🇧Jeff Beck

English guitarist (1944–2023) · 1944–2023

Days lived

28,689

🇩🇪Johann M. Baur

German astronomer · 1930–2007

Days lived

28,133

Joseph Schmidlin

German priest (1876-1944) · 1876–1944

Days lived

24,757

Marinus van der Lubbe

Notable Trials · 1909–1934

Days lived

9,128

🇭🇺Pál Magyary

model · 1857–1937

Days lived

29,070

🇩🇪Roman Herzog

politician · 1934–2017

Days lived

30,231

🇺🇸Sidney Wood

US tennis player (1911–2009) · 1911–2009

Days lived

35,500

🇺🇸Sinclair Lewis

American writer and playwright (1885–1951) · 1885–1951

Days lived

24,077

🇩🇪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

47,491

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,933

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,899

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,533

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,977

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,629

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,960

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,629

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

15,981

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,524

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,434

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,411