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January 30, 1969

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January 30 1969

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Born on This Day

Aaron Tänzer
deceased
Austrian rabbi (1871–1937) · 1871–1937
Days lived
24,133
🇺🇸Andy Milonakis
American comedian · b. 1976
🇩🇪Axel Schreiber
German actor and voice actor · b. 1980
🇺🇸Barbara W. Tuchman
deceased
writer · 1912–1989
Days lived
28,132
🇺🇸Cameron Wake
American football defensive lineman, linebacker · b. 1982
🇩🇪Carola Höhn
deceased
German actress (1910–2005) · 1910–2005
Days lived
34,981
🇺🇸Charles Dillon
American football player · b. 1986
🇺🇸Christian Bale
actor · b. 1974
Dick Cheney
deceased
Notable Trials · 1941–2025
Days lived
30,958
🇦🇹Eduard Bloch
deceased
Austrian physician (1872-1945) · 1872–1945
Days lived
26,785
🇬🇧Edzard Ernst
British-German academic physician and researcher specializing in the study of alternative medicine. · b. 1948
Days alive
7,671
🇪🇸Felipe VI of Spain
sovereign · b. 1968
Days alive
366
🇨🇭Gene Hackman
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1930–2025
Days lived
34,718
🇩🇪Gerrit Terdenge
basketball player · b. 1975
🇩🇪Hans Joachim Sewering
deceased
German physician (1916-2010) · 1916–2010
Days lived
34,473
🇩🇪Heidi Brühl
deceased
singer · 1942–1991
Days lived
18,026
🇨🇭Heinz Rutishauser
deceased
mathematician and computer scientist (1918–1970) · 1918–1970
Days lived
19,277
Islam Karimov
deceased
1st President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1938–2016) · 1938–2016
Days lived
28,705
🇩🇪Joachim Peiper
deceased
military person · 1915–1976
Days lived
22,445
🇩🇪Jordan Carver
German model · b. 1986
🇩🇪Kurt Waitzmann
deceased
actor (1905–1985) · 1905–1985
Days lived
29,331
🇺🇸Lee Zeldin
Lawyer · b. 1980
🇨🇴Luis Amaranto Perea
Colombian footballer · b. 1979
🇺🇸Lynn Harrell
deceased
musician · 1944–2020
Days lived
27,847
🇦🇹Marianne Golz
deceased
Austrian singer and opera singer (1895–1943) · 1895–1943
Days lived
17,782
🇩🇪Mark Brain
rapper · b. 1978
🇩🇪Marlene Weingärtner
German tennis player · b. 1980
🇵🇱Marta Michna
Woman Grandmaster chess player · b. 1978
🇺🇸Max Theiler
deceased
South African-American virologist and doctor · 1899–1972
Days lived
26,856
🇩🇪Max Walter
deceased
German weightlifter · 1905–1987
Days lived
29,921
🇧🇷Nádson Rodrigues de Souza
Brazilian association football player · b. 1982
🇬🇧Nikolaus Pevsner
deceased
writer · 1902–1983
Days lived
29,785
🇬🇧Peter Crouch
English association football player (born 1981) · b. 1981
🇬🇧Phil Collins
singer · b. 1951
Days alive
6,575
🇩🇪Richard Adjei
deceased
German bobsledder (1983–2020) · 1983–2020
Days lived
13,784
🇺🇸Saul Alinsky
deceased
American community organizer and writer (1909–1972) · 1909–1972
Days lived
23,144
🇿🇦Tyla
Singer · b. 2002
🇯🇵Ujaku Akita
deceased
writer · 1883–1962
Days lived
28,956
🇩🇪Wilhelm Gustloff
deceased
politician · 1895–1936
Days lived
14,979
🇮🇱Yoram Lass
Israeli physician and politician · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Achim Benning
deceased
German actor and theatre director (1935–2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,517
🇩🇪Andreas Gruschke
deceased
journalist · 1960–2018
Days lived
21,108

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
42,397
🇬🇧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
50,068

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,241
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,938

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,448
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,962

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,891
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,313

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🇩🇪Arnold Gehlen

deceased

German academic (1904-1976) · 1904–1976

Days lived

26,299

🇩🇪Arthur Daehnke

German judge (1872–1932) · 1872–1932

Days lived

21,943

🇺🇸Carl Djerassi

scientist · 1923–2015

Days lived

33,331

🇨🇦Catherine O'Hara

Television actor · 1954–2026

Days lived

26,265

🇺🇸Colby Slater

American rugby union player (1896-1965) · 1896–1965

Days lived

25,111

🇧🇪Dominique Pire

Belgian Dominican friar (1910–1969) · 1910–1969

Days lived

21,539

🇺🇸Don Covay

American musician (1938–2015) · 1938–2015

Days lived

28,072

🇩🇪Ernst Heinkel

entrepreneur · 1888–1958

Days lived

25,573

🇦🇹Ferdinand Porsche

entrepreneur · 1875–1951

Days lived

27,542

🇩🇪Franz Josef Huber

German SS general (1902–1975) · 1902–1975

Days lived

26,671

🇩🇪Fritz Bayerlein

German general (1899–1970) · 1899–1970

Days lived

25,948

🇭🇺Géza Tuli

athlete · 1888–1966

Days lived

28,210

🇺🇸Herb Pennock

American baseball player and coach (1894–1948) · 1894–1948

Days lived

19,711

🇺🇸Inge Morath

Austrian photographer (1923-2002) · 1923–2002

Days lived

28,738

🇺🇸John Wood

professional baseball pitcher · 1872–1929

Days lived

20,848

Julius Leopold Pagel

German physician (1851–1912) · 1851–1912

Days lived

22,160

🇩🇪Kurt Helbig

German weightlifter (1901-1975) · 1901–1975

Days lived

26,849

🇨🇳Li Tsung-jen

politician · 1889–1969

Days lived

29,248

🇩🇪Ludwig Schmid-Wildy

German folk actor, director, writer and inventor (1896-1982) · 1896–1982

Days lived

31,317

🇩🇪Ludwig Woltmann

German anthropologist, zoologist, philosopher (1871–1907) · 1871–1907

Days lived

13,129

Mahatma Gandhi

🇮🇳Mahatma Gandhi

writer · 1869–1948

Days lived

28,608

🇺🇸Orville Wright

scientist · 1871–1948

Days lived

27,922

🇩🇪Otto Roelen

chemist · 1897–1993

Days lived

35,012

🇦🇹Rudolf König

Austrian astronomist (1865–1927) · 1865–1927

Days lived

22,444

🇲🇾San Yu

Burmese general (1918–1996) · 1918–1996

Days lived

28,457

🇧🇷Sylvia de Arruda Botelho Bittencourt

Brazilian journalist · 1896–1995

Days lived

36,188

🇵🇱Thomas Szczeponik

German politician (1860-1927) · 1860–1927

Days lived

24,162

🇩🇪Ulrich Kiesow

game creator, author (1949–1997) · 1949–1997

Days lived

17,408

🇷🇺Vladimir Zvegintsov

Russian scientist · 1914–1996

Days lived

29,649

🇨🇿Zdeněk Pecka

athlete · 1954–2024

Days lived

25,560

🇩🇪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

47,511

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,953

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,919

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,553

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,997

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,649

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,980

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,649

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,001

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,544

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,454

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,431