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December 14 1989

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Events on This Day

Death of Andrei Sakharov
Andrei Sakharov
milestone

Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adam Stegerwald
deceased
German politician (1874-1945) · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,922
Andrew Tate
Content Creator · b. 1986
Days alive
1,097
Anna Maria Jopek

Died on This Day

🇷🇺Andrei Sakharov
deceased
politician · 1921–1989
Days lived
25,045
🇩🇪Carsten Peter Thiede
deceased
German archaeologist (1952–2004) · 1952–2004
Days lived
19,122

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
50,021
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,699

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
57,692

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,865
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,562

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,072
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,586

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,515
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,937

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musician · b. 1962

Days alive

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scientist · b. 1960

Days alive

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English musician · b. 1949

Days alive

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🇺🇸Diane Williams

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Days alive

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🇨🇮Didier Zokora

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Days alive

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Edwin Le Grice

Edwin Le Grice

English priest · 1911–1992

Days lived

29,415

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🇦🇹Eva Mattes

German-Austrian actress · b. 1954

Days alive

12,785

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Days alive

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🇦🇹Gerd Kaminski

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Hal Williams

🇺🇸Hal Williams

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Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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Days alive

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🇩🇪Herbert Tobias

actor · 1924–1982

Days lived

20,944

Hervé Guibert

🇫🇷Hervé Guibert

French writer, photographer and journalist (1955-1991) · 1955–1991

Days lived

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James Comey

🇺🇸James Comey

Lawyer · b. 1960

Days alive

10,593

Jane Birkin

🇫🇷Jane Birkin

singer · 1946–2023

Days lived

27,974

Janet Brown

🇬🇧Janet Brown

Scottish actress and impersonator (1923-2011) · 1923–2011

Days lived

31,942

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German footballer · b. 1987

Days alive

732

John Paulson

🇺🇸John Paulson

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Days alive

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🇰🇷Jung Woo-young

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Days alive

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Karl Carstens

🇩🇪Karl Carstens

politician · 1914–1992

Days lived

28,293

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Karl Heinrich Emil Becker

chemist · 1879–1940

Days lived

22,031

Karl Renner

🇦🇹Karl Renner

politician · 1870–1950

Days lived

29,237

Kazuya Fukuura

🇯🇵Kazuya Fukuura

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Days alive

5,115

Klaus Weinand

🇩🇪Klaus Weinand

basketball player · b. 1940

Days alive

17,898

Klaus-Peter Thiele

🇩🇪Klaus-Peter Thiele

actor · 1940–2011

Days lived

25,868

Linda Hopkins

🇺🇸Linda Hopkins

African American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017) · 1924–2017

Days lived

33,721

Michael Owen

🇬🇧Michael Owen

English association football player · b. 1979

Days alive

3,654

Mike Krüger

🇩🇪Mike Krüger

German comedian · b. 1951

Days alive

13,881

Nan Hayworth

🇺🇸Nan Hayworth

American politician · b. 1959

Days alive

10,959

Patrick Jansen

🇮🇳Patrick Jansen

Indian field hockey player (1920–2003) · 1920–2003

Days lived

30,295

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

television actor · 1946–2016

Days lived

25,309

Raj Kapoor

🇮🇳Raj Kapoor

Indian film actor, producer and director · 1924–1988

Days lived

23,182

Ruth Fuchs

🇩🇪Ruth Fuchs

politician · 1946–2023

Days lived

28,040

Shaun Marcum

🇺🇸Shaun Marcum

American baseball player · b. 1981

Days alive

2,923

Shyam Benegal

🇮🇳Shyam Benegal

Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024) · 1934–2024

Days lived

32,883

Sophie Monk

🇬🇧Sophie Monk

Australian actor and singer · b. 1979

Days alive

3,654

Stan Smith

🇺🇸Stan Smith

American tennis player · b. 1946

Days alive

15,707

Tanja Wedhorn

🇩🇪Tanja Wedhorn

German actress · b. 1971

Days alive

6,576

Tata Young

🇹🇭Tata Young

Thai musician · b. 1980

Days alive

3,288

Wilhelm Keppler

🇩🇪Wilhelm Keppler

entrepreneur · 1882–1960

Days lived

28,306

Wolf Haas

🇦🇹Wolf Haas

writer · b. 1960

Days alive

10,593

Charles III of Spain

🇪🇸Charles III of Spain

Ruler · 1716–1788

Days lived

26,628

Dick Tiger

🇳🇬Dick Tiger

Nigerian boxer · 1929–1971

Days lived

15,463

Elston Howard

🇺🇸Elston Howard

film director · 1929–1980

Days lived

18,923

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

🇨🇭Friedrich Dürrenmatt

writer · 1921–1990

Days lived

25,546

Gertrud Pätsch

🇩🇪Gertrud Pätsch

German ethnologist and philologist (1910–1994) · 1910–1994

Days lived

31,008

Johan Asker

🇸🇪Johan Asker

Swedish equestrian (1915-2000) · 1915–2000

Days lived

31,284

Leopoldine Konstantin

🇦🇹Leopoldine Konstantin

Austrian actress (1886-1965) · 1886–1965

Days lived

29,132

Martin Heidenhain

🇩🇪Martin Heidenhain

German anatomist (1864–1949) · 1864–1949

Days lived

31,053

Paddy Mayne

🇬🇧Paddy Mayne

British Soldier (1915-1955) · 1915–1955

Days lived

14,948

Paul Saladin Leonhardt

🇩🇪Paul Saladin Leonhardt

German chess player (1877-1934) · 1877–1934

Days lived

20,850

Paulo Evaristo Arns

🇧🇷Paulo Evaristo Arns

Brazilian archbishop, cardinal and theologian (1921-2016) · 1921–2016

Days lived

34,791

Peter O'Toole

🇮🇪Peter O'Toole

British-Irish actor (1932–2013) · 1932–2013

Days lived

29,720

Richard Konwiarz

🇩🇪Richard Konwiarz

German architect (1883–1960) · 1883–1960

Days lived

28,427

Rob Reiner

🇺🇸Rob Reiner

American filmmaker and actor (1947–2025) · 1947–2025

Days lived

28,774

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán

deceased

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

36,047

Johannes Paul

🇩🇪Johannes Paul

scientist · 1891–1990

Days lived

36,179

Walter Schenk

🇩🇪Walter Schenk

German military personnel · 1891–2000

Days lived

39,635

Hal Roach

🇺🇸Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,818

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

35,710

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

Lillian Gish

🇺🇸Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Days lived

36,296

Martha Graham

🇺🇸Martha Graham

Ballet dancer · 1894–1991

Days lived

35,389

Hermann Oberth

🇩🇪Hermann Oberth

YouTube personality · 1894–1989

Days lived

34,885

Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

🇮🇹Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

Italian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998

Days lived

37,800

Hermann Florstedt

Hermann Florstedt

military person · 1895–2000

Days lived

38,303

Adolf Pokorny

🇦🇹Adolf Pokorny

Austrian-born dermatologist and doctor; defendant in the Doctors' Trial at Nuremberg (1895-?) · 1895–2000

Days lived

38,145

Silas Simmons

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

American baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006

Days lived

40,558

Heinrich Eberbach

🇩🇪Heinrich Eberbach

German general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992

Days lived

35,296

Trude Fleischmann

🇺🇸Trude Fleischmann

Austrian-born American photographer (1895-1990) · 1895–1990

Days lived

34,364

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

Koko

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,153

Alex

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,434

Keiko

🇮🇸Keiko

Orca · 1977–2003

Days lived

9,842

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

55,135

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,577

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,543

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,177

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,621

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,273

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,604

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,273

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,625

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,168

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,078

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,055

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,475

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,292

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,587

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,900

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,857

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,636