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🇮🇸Alfreð Finnbogason
football player · b. 1989
🇪🇸Alonso Zamora Vicente
deceased
Spanish philologist, lexicographer and writer (1916-2006) · 1916–2006
Days lived
32,914
🇩🇪Anna-Lena Friedsam
German tennis player · b. 1994
🇺🇸Ari Brown
American musician · b. 1944
Days alive
9,132
🇮🇳Aroon Tikekar
deceased
Indian scholar and journalist (1944–2016) · 1944–2016
Days lived
26,285
🇮🇷Bahman Ghobadi
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇬🇧Charles Foulkes
deceased
British general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
🇺🇸Christopher Abbott
Actor · b. 1986
Clark Gable
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1901–1960
Days lived
21,838
🇬🇧Dan Gosling
English association football player · b. 1990
Davi Santos
Actor · b. 1990
🇩🇪Deuter
musician · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇰🇷Doyoung (Kim Dong-young)
K-pop Idol (NCT) · b. 1996
🇮🇱Eli Ohana
Israeli former association footballer and manager · b. 1964
Days alive
1,827
🇺🇸Eric Mobley
deceased
American basketball player (1970–2021) · 1970–2021
Days lived
18,749
🇺🇸Eric Wolf
deceased
American anthropologist (1923-1999) · 1923–1999
Days lived
27,792
🇺🇸Gene Barth
deceased
American football official · 1930–1991
Days lived
22,532
🇫🇷Gilles Servat
singer · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇩🇪Günter Eich
deceased
writer · 1907–1972
Days lived
24,064
🇮🇷Hamed Afagh
basketball player · b. 1983
Harry Styles
songwriter · b. 1994
🇩🇴Héctor Luna
film director · b. 1980
🇦🇹Hugo von Hofmannsthal
deceased
YouTube personality · 1874–1929
Days lived
20,252
🇰🇷Jihyo (Park Ji-hyo)
K-pop Idol (TWICE) · b. 1997
🇺🇸John Ford
deceased
American film director (1894–1973) · 1894–1973
Days lived
29,065
🇬🇧Kate Craig-Wood
deceased
British entrepreneur and trans activist · 1977–2020
Days lived
15,939
🇧🇬Kiril Metkov
Bulgarian association football player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇺🇸Langston Hughes
deceased
American writer and social activist (1901-1933) · 1901–1967
Days lived
24,216
🇺🇸Lauren Conrad
American television personality, author, and fashion designer · b. 1986
🇬🇧Luther Blissett
football player · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇺🇸Malik Sealy
deceased
basketball player · 1970–2000
Days lived
11,066
🇮🇳Meldric Daluz
deceased
Indian Olympic field hockey player (1921–2011) · 1921–2011
Days lived
33,054
Michael Murach
deceased
boxer (1911-1941) · 1911–1941
Days lived
11,154
🇺🇸Mike Horan
former professional American football punter · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇬🇧Nick Thorpe
Journalist · b. 1960
Days alive
3,288
🇬🇪Nino Salukvadze
Georgian sport shooter · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Ottmar Liebert
German guitarist · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
Park Ji-hyo
singer · b. 1997
🇨🇿Pavel Dobrý
athlete · b. 1976
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
singer · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
Rick James
deceased
Notable Trials · 1948–2004
Days lived
20,641
🇺🇸Ronda Rousey
American former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and judoka · b. 1987
🇮🇳Shamna Kasim
Actor · b. 1989
Takashi Murakami
Artist · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇩🇪Ulrich Klaes
field hockey player · b. 1946
Days alive
8,401
🇩🇪Volker Fried
field hockey player · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇫🇷Zao Wou-Ki
deceased
artist · 1920–2013
Days lived
34,036
🇸🇮Zlatko Zahovič
football player · b. 1971

Died on This Day

🇮🇹Alessandro Blasetti
deceased
Italian film director, screenwriter and film editor (1900–1987) · 1900–1987
Days lived
31,624
🇪🇸Álvaro d'Ors
deceased
Spanish jurist and academic · 1915–2004
Days lived
32,435

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
42,399
🇬🇧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
50,070

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,243
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,940

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,450
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,964

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,893
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,315

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Anne Frank

deceased

writer · 1929–1945

Days lived

5,713

🇪🇸Antonio María Javierre Ortas

Catholic cardinal, Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (1921-2007) · 1921–2007

Days lived

31,391

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇺🇸Buddy Stewart

American musician · 1922–1950

Days lived

10,258

🇺🇸Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966) · 1895–1966

Days lived

25,687

🇩🇪Carl Hilpert

military person · 1888–1947

Days lived

21,325

🇺🇸Dustin Diamond

Actor · 1977–2021

Days lived

16,096

🇺🇸Eddie Townsend

American boxing trainer (1914-1988) · 1914–1988

Days lived

26,782

🇩🇪Ernst Troeltsch

politician · 1865–1923

Days lived

21,167

🇺🇸Frank Gardner

Politician · 1872–1937

Days lived

23,644

🇦🇹Franz Kutschera

Austrian policeman and war criminal (1904-1944) · 1904–1944

Days lived

14,589

🇭🇺Győző Veres

Hungarian weightlifter (1936-2011) · 1936–2011

Days lived

27,261

🇩🇪Hans Bethge

writer · 1876–1946

Days lived

25,590

🇩🇪Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002) · 1925–2002

Days lived

27,794

🇵🇱Horst Köhler

politician · 1943–2025

Days lived

29,930

🇺🇸Hughie Jennings

Major League Baseball player and manager (1869-1928) · 1869–1928

Days lived

21,488

🇷🇴Ilie Bărbulescu

Romanian footballer (1957-2020) · 1957–2020

Days lived

22,867

🇩🇪Ingeborg Schäffler-Wolf

German artist · 1928–2015

Days lived

31,808

Ladislav Heller

athlete · 1938–1970

Days lived

11,432

🇸🇪Lars-Erik Berenett

actor · 1942–2017

Days lived

27,069

🇩🇪Lorenz Müller

German zoologist (1868–1953) · 1868–1953

Days lived

31,029

🇩🇪Max Simon

military person · 1899–1961

Days lived

22,671

Maximilian Schell

Oscar Winners · 1930–2014

Days lived

30,371

🇦🇹Raoul Hausmann

Austrian photographer and sculptor (1886–1971) · 1886–1971

Days lived

30,884

🇺🇸Ray Berres

American baseball player and coach (1907-2007) · 1907–2007

Days lived

36,314

🇩🇪Rudolf Püngeler

German entomologist (1857–1927) · 1857–1927

Days lived

25,552

🇯🇵Shintarō Ishihara

actor · 1932–2022

Days lived

32,631

🇬🇧Thomas Homewood

athlete · 1881–1945

Days lived

23,139

🇵🇱Wisława Szymborska

YouTube personality · 1923–2012

Days lived

32,356

🇩🇪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

47,513

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,955

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,921

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,555

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

33,999

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,651

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

56,982

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,651

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,003

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,546

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,456

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,433