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May 2 1969

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Born on This Day

🇪🇬Ahmed Hassan
football player · b. 1975
🇦🇷Alejandro Lanari
football player · b. 1960
Days alive
3,287
🇩🇪Alfons Schuhbeck
entrepreneur · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
🇩🇪Annemarie Eilfeld
German singer · b. 1990
🇵🇱Bogusław Kaczyński
deceased
Polish classical music journalist (1942–2016) · 1942–2016
Days lived
26,927
🇧🇷Carlos Henrique dos Santos Souza
football player · b. 1983
🇨🇭Christa Rigozzi
Swiss model · b. 1983
🇩🇪Christian Georg Schmorl
deceased
German pathologist (1861–1932) · 1861–1932
Days lived
26,036
🇨🇭Christoph Franz
entrepreneur · b. 1960
Days alive
3,287
David Beckham
association football player · b. 1975
🇮🇹Donatella Versace
Italian fashion designer · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
Dwayne Johnson
professional wrestler · b. 1972
🇺🇸Eddie Collins
deceased
film director · 1887–1951
Days lived
23,336
🇺🇸Eddie Logan
deceased
American shoeshiner · 1910–2009
Days lived
36,069
🇫🇷Édouard Balladur
91st Prime Minister of France · b. 1929
Days alive
14,610
🇺🇸Ellie Kemper
American actress · b. 1980
🇬🇧Elsbeth Juda
deceased
British photographer (1911–2014) · 1911–2014
Days lived
37,685
🇩🇴Félix José
film director · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇳🇿Gemma McCaw
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1990
Gjorge Ivanov
politician · b. 1960
Days alive
3,287
🇩🇪Gottfried Benn
deceased
YouTube personality · 1886–1956
Days lived
25,603
🇩🇪Holger Franke
German actor, born 1955 · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
🇺🇸Hurl Beechum
basketball player · b. 1973
🇮🇹James Dyson
Inventor & Industrial Designer · b. 1947
Days alive
8,036
🇺🇸Jarrod Saltalamacchia
film director · b. 1985
🇻🇪José Ascanio
baseball player · b. 1985
🇺🇸Karl Nessler
deceased
entrepreneur · 1872–1951
Days lived
28,753
🇧🇷Kléber Laube Pinheiro
Brazilian association football player · b. 1990
🇵🇰Kumail Nanjiani
Actor · b. 1978
🇬🇧Lily Allen
British singer and actress · b. 1985
🇺🇸Link Wray
deceased
American guitarist (1929–2005) · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,946
🇺🇸Maalik Wayns
basketball player · b. 1991
🇮🇹Marco Pannella
deceased
journalist · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,429
🇵🇹Maria Barroso
deceased
Portuguese actress (1925-2015) · 1925–2015
Days lived
32,938
Matt Gerald
Actor · b. 1970
🇵🇱Max von Gallwitz
deceased
writer · 1852–1937
Days lived
31,031
🇳🇿Micaela Cocks
New Zealand basketball player · b. 1986
🇯🇵Nana Kitade
singer-songwriter · b. 1987
🇩🇰Oh Land
Danish singer-songwriter and record producer · b. 1985
🇩🇪Otto Weidt
deceased
entrepreneur · 1883–1947
Days lived
23,609
Princess Charlotte of Wales
schoolchild · b. 2015
🇦🇺Ray Barrett
deceased
singer · 1927–2009
Days lived
30,080
🇩🇪Ricki Osterthun
West German tennis player · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇺🇸Russ Grimm
American football player and coach · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
Sander de Wijn
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1990
🇮🇳Satyajit Ray
deceased
writer · 1921–1992
Days lived
25,924
🇩🇪Sexy Cora
deceased
German pornographic actress (1987–2011) · 1987–2011
Days lived
8,664
🇰🇷Sunmi (Lee Sun-mi)
K-pop Idol (Solo Artist) · b. 1992
🇨🇭Teddy Stauffer
deceased
Swiss bandleader (1909-1991) · 1909–1991
Days lived
30,067
🇭🇺Theodor Herzl
deceased
journalist · 1860–1904
Days lived
16,132
🇩🇪Tim Borowski
German footballer (born 1980) · b. 1980
🇦🇹Ulrich Bettac
deceased
actor · 1897–1959
Days lived
22,632
🇩🇪Willi Bredel
deceased
journalist · 1901–1964
Days lived
23,189
Wilm Hosenfeld
deceased
military person · 1895–1952
Days lived
20,922
🇩🇪Wolfgang Abendroth
deceased
scientist · 1906–1985
Days lived
28,991

Died on This Day

🇩🇪A. R. Penck
deceased
German artist (1939–2017) · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,334
🇨🇿Arthur Mahler
deceased
Austrian archeologist and sionist politician (1871-1944) murdered in Holocaust · 1871–1916
Days lived
16,345

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
42,489
🇬🇧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
50,160

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,333
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,030

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,540
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,054

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,983
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,405

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🇧🇷Augusto Boal

deceased

scientist · 1931–2009

Days lived

28,537

Bohumil Němeček

athlete · 1938–2010

Days lived

26,418

🇩🇪Clara Immerwahr

German chemist (1870-1915) · 1870–1915

Days lived

16,385

🇺🇸George Digby

American baseball scout and executive (1917-2014) · 1917–2014

Days lived

35,308

🇩🇪Gustav Landauer

writer · 1870–1919

Days lived

17,921

🇺🇸Harold C. Ostertag

American politician (1896-1985) · 1896–1985

Days lived

32,455

🇩🇪Heinz Ellenberg

German botanist (1913–1997) · 1913–1997

Days lived

30,590

🇩🇪Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017) · 1920–2017

Days lived

35,526

🇯🇵Hide

singer · 1964–1998

Days lived

12,193

🇦🇹Hugo Flink

actor · 1879–1947

Days lived

24,730

🇺🇸Jack Kemp

American football player and politician (1935–2009) · 1935–2009

Days lived

26,957

🇦🇹Josef Mayer

Czech member of Czech council and manager (1877-1938) · 1877–1938

Days lived

22,302

🇩🇪Josef Wagner

German nazi politician (1899-1945) · 1899–1945

Days lived

16,911

🇩🇪Ludwig Stumpfegger

SS physician (1910-1945) · 1910–1945

Days lived

12,714

Martin Bormann

Notable Trials · 1900–1945

Days lived

16,390

🇦🇹Max de Crinis

German psychiatrist (1889–1945) · 1889–1945

Days lived

20,426

🇺🇸Norm Van Brocklin

American football player, coach, executive (1926-1983) · 1926–1983

Days lived

20,867

🇦🇹Paul L. Stein

Austrian film director (1892–1951) · 1892–1951

Days lived

21,636

🇩🇪Peter Högl

SS officer (1897-1945) · 1897–1945

Days lived

17,422

🇩🇪Robert Michels

philosopher · 1876–1936

Days lived

22,028

Viktor Lutze

SA Stabschef (1890-1943) · 1890–1943

Days lived

19,117

🇩🇪Walther Hewel

politician · 1904–1945

Days lived

15,096

Werner Veigel

🇩🇪Werner Veigel

German journalist (1928–1995) · 1928–1995

Days lived

24,280

🇩🇪Wilhelm von Opel

German industrialist and Nazi party member (1871-1948) · 1871–1948

Days lived

28,111

🇩🇪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

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

🇸🇪Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist · 1882–1973

Days lived

33,180

🇪🇨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

47,603

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,045

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,011

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,645

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,089

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,741

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,072

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,741

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,093

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,636

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,546

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,523