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May 6 1969

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Friedrich Speer
deceased
architect (1863–1947) · 1863–1947
Days lived
30,644
🇩🇪Amadeus August
deceased
German actor (1942-1992) · 1942–1992
Days lived
18,324
🇨🇭Amra Sadiković
Swiss female tennis player · b. 1989
🇧🇪André-Joseph Léonard
philosopher · b. 1940
Days alive
10,592
🇺🇸Anna Krylov
theoretical chemist · b. 1967
Days alive
731
🇰🇷Baekhyun (Byun Baek-hyun)
K-pop Idol (EXO) · b. 1992
🇩🇪Bernhard Nebel
German artificial intelligence researcher · b. 1956
Days alive
4,748
🇺🇸Chris Paul
basketball player · b. 1985
🇫🇷Christian Clavier
French actor and screenwriter · b. 1952
Days alive
6,209
🇩🇪Christian Morgenstern
deceased
journalist · 1871–1914
Days lived
15,669
Cole Palmer
association football player · b. 2002
Daniel Alves
Notable Trials · b. 1983
🇳🇱Dick Loggere
deceased
field hockey player · 1921–2014
Days lived
34,206
🇬🇧Dominic Holland
Comedian · b. 1967
Days alive
731
🇧🇪Dries Mertens
football player · b. 1987
🇺🇸Dustin Nippert
film director · b. 1981
🇺🇸Edwin Q. Cannon
deceased
American politician · 1918–2005
Days lived
31,747
🇦🇹Erich Fried
deceased
Austrian writer (1921–1988) · 1921–1988
Days lived
24,672
🇦🇹Franz Koller
Austrian politician · b. 1947
Days alive
8,036
🇩🇪Franziska Pigulla
deceased
actress (1964-2019) · 1964–2019
Days lived
20,016
🇩🇪Fritz Katzmann
deceased
German general (1906-1957) · 1906–1957
Days lived
18,764
🇺🇸George Clooney
actor · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇻🇪Gerardo Parra
Venezuelan former professional baseball player, coach · b. 1987
🇪🇪Gerd Kanter
Estonian athletics competitor and coach (born 1979) · b. 1979
🇩🇪Hanns Dieter Hüsch
deceased
German author, cabaret artist, actor, songwriter and radio commentator (1925–2005) · 1925–2005
Days lived
29,434
🇩🇪Hartmut Becker
deceased
German actor (1938–2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,577
🇦🇹Hermann Grab
deceased
writer · 1903–1949
Days lived
16,890
🇩🇪Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf
deceased
German politician (1893-1961) · 1893–1961
Days lived
25,065
🇮🇱Itamar Ben-Gvir
Lawyer · b. 1976
🇪🇸Iván de la Peña
Spanish footballer · b. 1976
🇬🇧Jaime Winstone
Actor · b. 1985
🇩🇪Janne Furch
deceased
German actor, screenwriter and writer (1915-1992) · 1915–1992
Days lived
28,086
🇧🇷José Maria Marin
deceased
Brazilian lawyer, sports director, and politician (1932–2025) · 1932–2025
Days lived
34,043
🇬🇧King Charles
Singer · b. 1988
🇩🇪Konrad Henlein
deceased
politician · 1898–1945
Days lived
17,170
🇦🇷Luis María Drago
deceased
Argentine politician (1859-1921) · 1859–1921
Days lived
22,679
Lyubov Popova
deceased
artist · 1889–1924
Days lived
12,802
🇫🇷Marie-Aude Murail
French writer · b. 1954
Days alive
5,479
🇩🇪Mario Stojić
basketball player · b. 1980
🇺🇸Martha Nussbaum
American philosopher · b. 1947
Days alive
8,036
🇨🇭Matthias A. K. Zimmermann
artist · b. 1981
🇫🇷Max Ophüls
deceased
German film director (1902-1957) · 1902–1957
Days lived
20,048
Maximilien Robespierre
deceased
Notable Trials · 1758–1794
Days lived
13,232
Meek Mill
Rapper & Activist · b. 1987
🇬🇧Naomi Scott
British actress · b. 1993
🇺🇸Orson Welles
deceased
actor · 1915–1985
Days lived
25,725
🇩🇪Paul Silverberg
deceased
German Jewish entrepreneur and jurist (1876-1959) Industrialist, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rheinische AG, Braunkohlenbergbau und Brikettfabrikation and Rheinisches Braunkohlensyndikat GmbH Cologne · 1876–1959
Days lived
30,466
Prince Archie of Sussex
schoolchild · b. 2019
🇨🇿Roman Kreuziger
athlete · b. 1986
🇺🇸Russ Gibson
deceased
American baseball player (1939-2008) · 1939–2008
Days lived
25,285
Shamier Anderson
Actor · b. 1991
🇦🇹Sigmund Freud
deceased
YouTube personality · 1856–1939
Days lived
30,454
🇩🇪Till Demtrøder
German actor and voice actor · b. 1967
Days alive
731
🇬🇧Tony Blair
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
5,844
Vlad Filat
entrepreneur · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇦🇹Walter Müller
deceased
actor · 1911–1969
Days lived
21,120
🇺🇸Weeb Ewbank
deceased
American football player, coach, and executive, basketball player and coach (1907–1998) · 1907–1998
Days lived
33,433
🇩🇪Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
deceased
Prussian Crown Prince (1882-1951) · 1882–1951
Days lived
25,276

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Audomar Scheuermann
deceased
German Catholic theologian and canonist (1908–2000) · 1908–2000
Days lived
33,545
🇺🇸Bertie Charles Forbes
deceased
American financial journalist, founder of Forbes Magazine (1880–1954) · 1880–1954
Days lived
27,019

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
42,493
🇬🇧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
50,164

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,337
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,034

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,544
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,058

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,987
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,409

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🇺🇸Candye Kane

deceased

singer · 1961–2016

Days lived

19,898

🇬🇧Charles Foulkes

British general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969

Days lived

34,427

Choe Sang-rim

Korean independence activist (1888–1945) · 1888–1945

Days lived

20,623

🇺🇸Dean L. May

American academic and filmmaker (1938-2003) · 1938–2003

Days lived

23,771

🇩🇪Ernst Waldow

actor · 1893–1964

Days lived

25,824

🇮🇹Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013) · 1919–2013

Days lived

34,446

🇮🇹Guido Brignone

Italian film director (1886-1959) · 1886–1959

Days lived

26,448

🇩🇪Günther Jerschke

German actor (1921-1997) · 1921–1997

Days lived

27,604

🇩🇪Heinrich Berlin

German anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian (1915-1988) · 1915–1988

Days lived

26,473

🇦🇹Helene Weigel

politician · 1900–1971

Days lived

25,926

🇧🇪Henri Carton de Wiart

writer · 1869–1951

Days lived

30,044

🇩🇪Irmtraud Morgner

writer · 1933–1990

Days lived

20,711

🇩🇪Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

German astronomer (1892–1979) · 1892–1979

Days lived

31,807

🇺🇸Lotte Jacobi

artist · 1896–1990

Days lived

34,229

🇮🇹Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician (1870-1952) · 1870–1952

Days lived

29,833

🇺🇸Marlene Dietrich

singer · 1901–1992

Days lived

33,003

Max Westerkamp

field hockey player (1912–1970) · 1912–1970

Days lived

21,029

🇺🇸Menahem Pressler

musician · 1923–2023

Days lived

36,301

Sergei Izotov

Soviet scientist and jet engines designer (1917—1983) · 1917–1983

Days lived

24,051

🇺🇸Ted Turner

Entrepreneur · 1938–2026

Days lived

31,945

🇺🇸Vida Blue

film director · 1949–2023

Days lived

26,945

🇩🇪Willy Schäfer

television actor (1933-2011) · 1933–2011

Days lived

28,550

🇩🇪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

47,607

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,049

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,015

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,649

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,093

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,745

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,076

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,745

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,097

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,640

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,550

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,527