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October 26 1985

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Born on This Day

🇨🇳Aaron Kwok
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
7,306
🇺🇸Anthony Rapp
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
5,115
🇺🇸Bob Golic
American football player, actor, sports commentator · b. 1957
Days alive
10,228
🇬🇧Bob Hoskins
deceased
English actor (1942–2014) · 1942–2014
Days lived
26,119
🇿🇦Braam Immelman
rugby union player · b. 1981
Days alive
1,462
🇯🇵Chiaki
singer, actress, comedian, baby clothes designer · b. 1971
Days alive
5,115
🇺🇸CM Punk
Writer · b. 1978
Days alive
2,558
🇩🇪Detlef Okrent
deceased
field hockey player (1909-1983) · 1909–1983
Days lived
26,754
🇬🇧Dov Gabbay
Israeli logician (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
14,611
🇺🇸Dylan McDermott
American actor · b. 1961
Days alive
8,767
🇸🇰Erik Jendrišek
Slovak footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
1
🇵🇱Ewelina Nowicka
Polish actress · b. 1982
Days alive
1,097
🇫🇷François Mitterrand
deceased
politician · 1916–1996
Days lived
28,929
🇩🇪Frido Frey
deceased
basketball player · 1921–2000
Days lived
28,693
🇫🇷Georges Fenech
French politician and magistrate · b. 1954
Days alive
11,324
Hanns Braun
deceased
German athlete and sculptor (1886–1918) · 1886–1918
Days lived
11,671
🇫🇷Henri Saivet
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Hillary Clinton
politician · b. 1947
Days alive
13,881
Ignacy Daszyński
deceased
writer · 1866–1936
Days lived
25,573
🇺🇸James Pickens
actor · b. 1954
Days alive
11,324
🇩🇪Joseph Schneider
deceased
German judge and jurist (1900-1986) · 1900–1986
Days lived
31,271
🇩🇪Jürgen Thorwald
deceased
German writer (1915-2006) · 1915–2006
Days lived
33,034
🇨🇳Li Heping
civil rights lawyer · b. 1970
Days alive
5,480
Lilli Henoch
deceased
German track and field athlete (1899–1942) · 1899–1942
Days lived
15,658
🇬🇧Margaret Wycherly
deceased
English stage and film actress (1881-1956) · 1881–1956
Days lived
27,252
Miloš Crnjanski
deceased
YouTube personality · 1893–1977
Days lived
30,716
🌍Mohammad Reza I of Iran
deceased
Politician · 1919–1980
Days lived
22,191
🇺🇸Nancy Davis Griffeth
American computer scientist and mathematician · b. 1945
Days alive
14,611
🇮🇹Primo Carnera
deceased
Italian boxer (1906-1967) · 1906–1967
Days lived
22,162
🇺🇸Rod Hundley
deceased
basketball player · 1934–2015
Days lived
29,373
🇬🇧Rupert Wyatt
English writer and film director · b. 1972
Days alive
4,749
🇷🇺Sergey Karasev
Russian basketball player · b. 1993
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Seth MacFarlane
American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973) · b. 1973
Days alive
4,384
🇩🇪Sven Väth
rapper · b. 1964
Days alive
7,671
🇩🇪Ulrich Plenzdorf
deceased
writer · 1934–2007
Days lived
26,586
🇩🇪Wolfgang Ziffer
deceased
German actor (1941–2022) · 1940–2022
Days lived
29,998
🇧🇾Zoya Belohvostik
Belarusian actress · b. 1959
Days alive
9,498

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Agnes Miegel
deceased
fascist German writer and poet (1879-1964) · 1879–1964
Days lived
31,278
🇬🇧Alice Greene
deceased
British tennis player (1879–1956) · 1879–1956
Days lived
28,136

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
48,511
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
37,189

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,139
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
56,182

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
54,355
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
54,052

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
659,562
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
139,076

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
17,005
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
10,427

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Carolin van Bergen

🇩🇪Carolin van Bergen

deceased

actor · 1964–1990

Days lived

9,710

Edgardo González

Edgardo González

football player · 1936–2007

Days lived

25,959

František Dvořák

František Dvořák

Czechoslovak fencer · 1871–1939

Days lived

25,115

Hans Stern

🇧🇷Hans Stern

entrepreneur · 1922–2007

Days lived

31,072

Hattie McDaniel

🇺🇸Hattie McDaniel

American actress (1895-1952) · 1893–1952

Days lived

21,688

Hoyt Axton

🇺🇸Hoyt Axton

singer-songwriter · 1938–1999

Days lived

22,496

Irena Conti Di Mauro

🇵🇱Irena Conti Di Mauro

Polish journalist, poet and writer (1924–2009) · 1924–2009

Days lived

31,042

Jutta Jol

🇩🇪Jutta Jol

actor · 1896–1981

Days lived

31,311

Khun Sa

🇲🇾Khun Sa

Burmese mobster (1934-2007) · 1934–2007

Days lived

26,910

Larry Aldrich

🇺🇸Larry Aldrich

American fashion designer, art collector, and founder of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (1906-2001) · 1906–2001

Days lived

34,835

Park Chung-hee

🇰🇷Park Chung-hee

3rd President of the Republic of Korea · 1917–1979

Days lived

22,627

Rex Gildo

🇩🇪Rex Gildo

German singer (1936–1999) · 1936–1999

Days lived

23,127

Richard Adjei

🇩🇪Richard Adjei

German bobsledder (1983–2020) · 1983–2020

Days lived

13,785

Roh Tae-woo

Roh Tae-woo

Notable Trials · 1932–2021

Days lived

32,469

Valerio Zurlini

🇮🇹Valerio Zurlini

Italian film director and screenwriter (1926–1982) · 1926–1982

Days lived

20,676

Wilbert Harrison

🇺🇸Wilbert Harrison

American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player (1929-1994) · 1929–1994

Days lived

24,036

William Anderson Coffin

🇺🇸William Anderson Coffin

journalist · 1855–1925

Days lived

25,836

🇳🇱Willem Drees

deceased

Dutch politician (1886–1988) · 1886–1988

Days lived

37,204

Irving Berlin

🇺🇸Irving Berlin

Composer · 1888–1989

Days lived

37,024

Edgar Hall

Edgar Hall

Anglican archdeacon · 1888–1987

Days lived

35,973

José Miguel Barandiarán

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán

Basque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991

Days lived

37,245

Frank J. Skinner

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

34,537

Johannes Paul

🇩🇪Johannes Paul

scientist · 1891–1990

Days lived

36,179

Walter Schenk

🇩🇪Walter Schenk

German military personnel · 1891–2000

Days lived

39,635

John Howard Northrop

🇺🇸John Howard Northrop

scientist · 1891–1987

Days lived

35,025

Livain Chiasson

🇨🇦Livain Chiasson

Canadian priest (1892–1987) · 1892–1987

Days lived

34,699

Hal Roach

🇺🇸Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,818

William P. Murphy

🇺🇸William P. Murphy

American scientist (1892–1987) · 1892–1987

Days lived

34,944

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

34,200

Lang Jingshan

Lang Jingshan

artist · 1892–1995

Days lived

37,507

Zośka Vieras

🇱🇹Zośka Vieras

Belarusian writer and poet (1892-1991) · 1892–1991

Days lived

36,167

Erté

🇫🇷Erté

Russian-born French designer (1892-1990) · 1892–1990

Days lived

35,621

Lily Laskine

🇫🇷Lily Laskine

French harpist (1893–1988) · 1893–1988

Days lived

34,459

Lillian Gish

🇺🇸Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Days lived

36,296

Louis Plack Hammett

🇺🇸Louis Plack Hammett

American chemist (1894–1987) · 1894–1987

Days lived

33,911

Lonesome George

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,431

Lin Wang

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,468

Washoe

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,400

Secretariat

🇺🇸Secretariat

Thoroughbred horse · 1970–1989

Days lived

7,129

Koko

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,153

Alex

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,434

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

53,625

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

44,067

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

43,033

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

42,667

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

40,111

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

38,763

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

63,094

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

43,763

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

22,115

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

19,658

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

17,568

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

15,545

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

4,965

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

3,782

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

3,077

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

2,390

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

2,347

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

2,126