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February 20 1969

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Born on This Day

🇪🇸Abel Gómez Moreno
Spanish footballer · b. 1982
🇺🇸Ansel Adams
deceased
writer · 1902–1984
Days lived
30,012
🇬🇧Anthony Head
deceased
Actor · 1954–2026
Days lived
26,399
🇨🇿Antonín Bartoníček
athlete · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
🇯🇵Antonio Inoki
deceased
Japanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022) · 1943–2022
Days lived
29,078
🇩🇪Arthur Abraham
Armenian-German boxer · b. 1980
🇵🇱Artur Boruc
football player · b. 1980
🇺🇸Charles Barkley
Basketball player · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇺🇸Cindy Crawford
Supermodel, Entrepreneur, Actress · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
🇨🇦Dennis Drainville
Canadian politician · b. 1954
Days alive
5,479
🇩🇪DJ Taucher
German DJ · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
Ekrem Celil
weightlifter · b. 1980
🇵🇱Emilia Krakowska
Polish actress · b. 1940
Days alive
10,593
🇺🇸George Devol
deceased
American inventor (1912–2011) · 1912–2011
Days lived
36,332
🇬🇧Gordon Brown
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
6,575
🇰🇷Han Deok-hee
football player · b. 1987
🇩🇪Hans Christian Blech
deceased
German actor (1915-1993) · 1915–1993
Days lived
28,503
🇨🇭Hans Urwyler
deceased
Chief Apostle of the Apostolic Church (1925-1997) · 1925–1997
Days lived
26,569
🇩🇪Heinz Erhardt
deceased
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979) · 1909–1979
Days lived
25,672
🇺🇸Helen Murray Free
deceased
American chemist and educator (1923–2021) · 1923–2021
Days lived
35,865
🇩🇪Ina Barfuss
German textile artist (born 1949) · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Jack Bicknell
American football player and coach · b. 1938
Days alive
11,323
🇮🇱Jacob Perry
Israeli politician · b. 1944
Days alive
9,132
Jay Hernandez
Actor · b. 1978
Joao Grimaldo
association football player · b. 2003
🇲🇽Joaquín Reyes Chávez
football player · b. 1978
🇳🇱Joop Geurts
deceased
Dutch baseball player · 1923–2009
Days lived
31,418
🇩🇪Julia Franck
writer · b. 1970
🇩🇪Julia Jentsch
German actress · b. 1978
🇩🇪Karl Hans Albrecht
deceased
entrepreneur · 1920–2014
Days lived
34,480
🇬🇧Kate Walsh
English singer · b. 1983
🇺🇸Kurt Cobain
deceased
singer · 1967–1994
Days lived
9,906
🇫🇷Laurent Dauthuille
deceased
French boxer (1924–1971) · 1924–1971
Days lived
17,307
🇨🇳Lee Shau-kee
deceased
Hong Kong business magnate (1928–2025) · 1928–2025
Days lived
35,455
🇺🇸Majandra Delfino
American actress, singer · b. 1981
🇲🇽Max Cetto
deceased
Mexican architect and historian (1903–1980) · 1903–1980
Days lived
28,169
🇩🇪Oliver Caruso
German weightlifter · b. 1974
🇩🇪Oliver Mark
artist · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
Olivia Rodrigo
singer-songwriter · b. 2003
🇩🇪Philipp Neumann
basketball player · b. 1992
🇩🇪Rainer Buhmann
German chess player (born 1981) · b. 1981
Rihanna
Artist/Entrepreneur · b. 1988
🇺🇸Robert Altman
deceased
American filmmaker (1925–2006) · 1925–2006
Days lived
29,858
🇩🇪Robert Huber
chemist · b. 1937
Days alive
11,688
🇮🇪Sally Rooney
Novelist · b. 1991
🇺🇸Sidney Poitier
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1927–2022
Days lived
34,654

Died on This Day

🇪🇸Angel Ayala
deceased
Spanish cleric and writer (1867-1960) · 1860–1960
Days lived
36,514
🇩🇪Anita Augspurg
deceased
German jurist, actress, writer, editor, and activist (1857–1943) · 1857–1943
Days lived
31,196

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
42,418
🇬🇧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
50,089

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,262
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,959

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,469
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,983

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,912
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,334

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🇩🇪Herbert Ehrenberg

deceased

German politician (1926-2018) · 1926–2018

Days lived

33,299

🇩🇪Hermann Jansen

German architect (1869-1945) · 1869–1945

Days lived

27,661

🇵🇱Juliusz Bursche

Polish bishop (1862–1942) · 1862–1942

Days lived

29,011

🇰🇷Kim Seong-jip

South Korean weightlifter (1919-2016) · 1919–2016

Days lived

35,467

🇺🇸Maria Goeppert Mayer

scientist · 1906–1972

Days lived

23,978

🇩🇪Max Schreck

German actor (1879-1936) · 1879–1936

Days lived

20,620

🇩🇪Reinhard Mannesmann

German engineer and entrepreneur (1856–1922) · 1856–1922

Days lived

24,023

🇬🇧Robert Bolt

actor · 1924–1995

Days lived

25,756

🇩🇪Ulrich Roski

German singer songwriter (1944-2003) · 1944–2003

Days lived

21,537

🇺🇸Zachary Breaux

American jazz guitarist (1960–1997) · 1960–1997

Days lived

13,388

🇩🇪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

47,532

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,974

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,940

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,574

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,018

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,670

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,001

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,670

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,022

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,565

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,475

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,452