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May 17 1969

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Ace Parker
deceased
film director · 1912–2013
Days lived
37,063
🇺🇸Alan Kay
American computer scientist (born 1940) · b. 1940
Days alive
10,592
🇸🇪Anagarika Govinda
deceased
founder of a Buddhist order (1898–1985) · 1898–1985
Days lived
31,653
🇩🇪Bernhard Brink
German schlager singer · b. 1952
Days alive
6,209
🇺🇸Bob Saget
deceased
Stand-up comedian · 1956–2022
Days lived
23,978
🇺🇸Cool Papa Bell
deceased
film director · 1903–1991
Days lived
32,071
🇺🇸Cosma Shiva Hagen
German actress · b. 1981
🇺🇸Craig Ferguson
British actor · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇵🇱Czesław Lang
athlete · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
Daiki Hashioka
association football player · b. 1999
🇨🇭Daniel Odier
Swiss writer · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸Dennis Hopper
deceased
artist · 1936–2010
Days lived
27,040
🇦🇹Dietmar Schönherr
deceased
Austrian actor (1926-2014) · 1926–2014
Days lived
32,204
🇩🇪Eckart Muthesius
deceased
German architect (1904–1989) · 1904–1989
Days lived
31,148
🇬🇧Edwin Mills
deceased
athlete · 1878–1946
Days lived
25,015
🇮🇪Enya
singer · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇷🇺Eugenia Maniokova
Russian female tennis player, winner of 1993 French Open (mixed doubles) · b. 1968
Days alive
365
🇩🇪Georg Zundel
deceased
chemist · 1931–2007
Days lived
27,692
🇩🇪Gertrude W. Hoffmann
deceased
character actress (1871-1968) · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,335
🇫🇷Gilles Quénéhervé
athlete · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
🇮🇹Giuseppe de Martino
Italian-French entrepreneur · b. 1967
Days alive
731
🇩🇪Hannes Messemer
deceased
actor (1924-1991) · 1924–1991
Days lived
24,640
🇩🇪Hans Grade
deceased
entrepreneur · 1879–1946
Days lived
24,629
🇫🇷Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
deceased
military person · 1895–1945
Days lived
18,268
🇬🇧Harry Ellis
English rugby union footballer · b. 1982
🇫🇷Henri Barbusse
deceased
writer · 1873–1935
Days lived
22,749
🇺🇸James Talarico
Politician · b. 1989
🇫🇷Jean Gabin
deceased
singer · 1904–1976
Days lived
26,480
🇦🇹Josef Witt
deceased
musician · 1901–1994
Days lived
33,832
🇩🇪Karl Mauss
deceased
military person · 1898–1959
Days lived
22,182
Léon Marchand
swimmer · b. 2002
🇸🇪Lisa Fonssagrives
deceased
artist · 1911–1992
Days lived
29,483
🇩🇪Magda Schneider
deceased
German actress (1909–1996) · 1909–1996
Days lived
31,851
🇺🇸Matt Cassel
American football player, quarterback · b. 1982
🇫🇷Michel de Certeau
deceased
French Jesuit and scholar (1925–1986) · 1925–1986
Days lived
22,152
Ömer Özsoy
Turkish theologian (born 1963) · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇩🇪Renate Krößner
deceased
German actress (1945-2020) · 1945–2020
Days lived
27,402
Ronald Wayne
Actor · b. 1934
Days alive
12,784
🇺🇸Rosalind Picard
American computer scientist · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇺🇸Sendhil Ramamurthy
actor · b. 1974
🇯🇵Toru Yoshida
Japanese association football player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇺🇸Wang Leehom
Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor · b. 1976
🇦🇹William Mang
actor · b. 1954
Days alive
5,479
🇩🇪Wolfgang Müller-Wiener
deceased
architectural historian (1923–1991) · 1923–1991
Days lived
24,784

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Armin T. Wegner
deceased
German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978) · 1886–1978
Days lived
33,450
🇺🇸Donna Summer
deceased
Singer · 1948–2012
Days lived
23,148

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
42,504
🇬🇧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
50,175

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,348
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,045

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,555
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,069

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,998
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,420

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Earl M. Monson

deceased

Mormon leader · 1932–2017

Days lived

30,976

🇩🇪Fritz Sennheiser

entrepreneur · 1912–2010

Days lived

35,802

🇺🇸Harmon Killebrew

Professional baseball player (1936-2011) · 1936–2011

Days lived

27,350

🇺🇸Heinz Hartmann

American Austrian-born psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1894-1970) · 1894–1970

Days lived

27,587

Jorge Rafael Videla

Notable Trials · 1925–2013

Days lived

32,065

🇨🇿Josef Beran

Czech cardinal, professor and theologist (1888–1969) · 1888–1969

Days lived

29,358

🇩🇪Jürgen Marcus

German singer · 1948–2018

Days lived

25,547

Mario Benedetti

writer · 1920–2009

Days lived

32,387

🇵🇱Mieczysław Nowak

Polish weightlifter (1936–2006) · 1936–2006

Days lived

25,348

🇮🇹Raffaello Matarazzo

Italian filmmaker (1909–1966) · 1909–1966

Days lived

20,727

🇳🇿Sid Going

New Zealand rugby union footballer (1943-2024) · 1943–2024

Days lived

29,492

🇺🇸Steve Owen

American football player and coach (1898-1964) · 1898–1964

Days lived

24,132

🇺🇸Tony Randall

American actor (1920-2004) · 1920–2004

Days lived

30,762

🇬🇷Vangelis

Greek composer (1943–2022) · 1943–2022

Days lived

28,904

🇩🇪Werner Sellhorn

German journalist, literary editor and musicologist (1930–2009) · 1930–2009

Days lived

28,672

🇩🇪Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

deceased

politician · 1873–1969

Days lived

34,997

🇩🇪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

🇫🇷Jacques Maritain

philosopher · 1882–1973

Days lived

33,033

🇪🇨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

47,618

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,060

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,026

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,660

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,104

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,756

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,087

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,756

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,108

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,651

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,561

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,538