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December 21 1989

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Born on This Day

🇨🇦Anke Engelke
German actress · b. 1965
Days alive
8,766
🇧🇪Bart De Wever
Politician · b. 1970
Days alive
6,940
🇺🇸Brandon Banks
American football player for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats · b. 1987
Days alive
731
🇺🇸Cameron Brown
American musician · b. 1945
Days alive
16,071
Cem Özdemir
Turkish-German environmentalist and statesperson (born 1965) · b. 1965
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸Chris Evert
American former tennis player (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
12,784
🇫🇷Emmanuel Macron
Investment banker · b. 1977
Days alive
4,383
🇩🇪Felix Huby
deceased
German author and director (1938–2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,557
🇺🇸Florence Griffith Joyner
deceased
athlete · 1959–1998
Days lived
14,154
🇺🇸Frank Zappa
deceased
American musician (1940–1993) · 1940–1993
Days lived
19,341
🇩🇪Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
deceased
military person · 1893–1971
Days lived
28,327
🇦🇹Friedrich Ohmann
deceased
Austrian architect and university educator (1858-1927) · 1858–1927
Days lived
24,942
🇦🇹Fritz Karl
actor · b. 1967
Days alive
8,036
🇫🇷Georges Bayrou
deceased
French footballer (1883-1953) · 1883–1953
Days lived
25,551
🇫🇷Hans-Joachim Klein
deceased
German left-wing militant (1947–2022) · 1947–2022
Days lived
27,352
🇩🇪Heinrich Böll
deceased
German writer (1917–1985) · 1917–1985
Days lived
24,679
🇩🇪Herbert Ehrenberg
deceased
German politician (1926-2018) · 1926–2018
Days lived
33,299
🇩🇪Hermann Heemsoth
deceased
German chess player (1909-2006) · 1909–2006
Days lived
35,094
🇺🇸Hermann Joseph Muller
deceased
American biologist (1890–1967) · 1890–1967
Days lived
27,863
🇩🇪Hilde Jennings
deceased
German actress (1906-1970) · 1906–1970
Days lived
23,022
🇨🇳Hu Jintao
politician · b. 1942
Days alive
17,167
🇺🇸Jane Fonda
actor · b. 1937
Days alive
18,993
🇺🇸Julie Delpy
singer-songwriter · b. 1969
Days alive
7,305
🇩🇪Karmen Stavec
Slovenian singer · b. 1973
Days alive
5,844
🇨🇦Kiefer Sutherland
musician · b. 1966
Days alive
8,401
🇦🇹Kurt Waldheim
deceased
politician · 1918–2007
Days lived
32,317
🇸🇪Magnus Samuelsson
athlete · b. 1969
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Mark Ingram
American football player (born 1989) · b. 1989
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Michael Raum
entrepreneur · b. 1965
Days alive
8,766
🇦🇹Michael Spindelegger
politician · b. 1959
Days alive
10,958
Mikheil Saakashvili
Notable Trials · b. 1967
Days alive
8,036
🇹🇷Munavvar Kalantarli
deceased
Soviet Azerbaijani singer and actor · 1912–1963
Days lived
18,308
Nikki Kerkhof
Dutch singer · b. 1983
Days alive
2,192
🇫🇷Paul Séjourné
deceased
scientist · 1851–1939
Days lived
31,801
🇬🇧Perri Shakes-Drayton
British hurdler · b. 1988
Days alive
365
🇩🇪Reinhard Mey
singer-songwriter · b. 1942
Days alive
17,167
🇧🇷Ricardo Mello
Brazilian tennis player · b. 1980
Days alive
3,287
🇳🇱Rita Reys
deceased
Dutch jazz singer (1924-2013) · 1924–2013
Days lived
32,361
🇨🇭Rudolf von Tavel
deceased
Swiss journalist and writer (1866-1934) · 1866–1934
Days lived
24,772
🇫🇮Sakari Salo
deceased
Finnish tennis player (1919–2011) · 1919–2011
Days lived
33,595
Samuel L. Jackson
film actor · b. 1948
Days alive
14,975
🇩🇪Theodor Weimer
German business executive · b. 1959
Days alive
10,958
🇫🇷Thierry Mugler
deceased
French fashion designer and photographer (1945–2022) · 1945–2022
Days lived
27,792
🇩🇪Tom Enders
entrepreneur · b. 1958
Days alive
11,323
🌍Ty Simpson
American football player · b. 2002
🇩🇪Ulli Lommel
deceased
German actor, film director and screenwriter (1944-2017) · 1944–2017
Days lived
26,644
🇩🇰Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld
deceased
military person · 1902–1944
Days lived
15,237
🇬🇪Vladimir Gutsaev
athlete · b. 1952
Days alive
13,514
🇩🇪Walter Schmidt
deceased
fourth Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church · 1891–1981
Days lived
32,576
🇦🇹Willi Resetarits
deceased
actor · 1948–2022
Days lived
26,787
🇰🇪William Ruto
Politician · b. 1966
Days alive
8,401

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Albert King
deceased
American blues musician (1923–1992) · 1923–1992
Days lived
25,443
🇩🇪Amelie Beese
deceased
artist · 1886–1925
Days lived
14,343

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
50,027
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,705

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
57,698

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,871
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,568

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,078
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,592

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,521
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,943

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🇩🇪Anna Elisabet Weirauch

deceased

actor · 1887–1970

Days lived

30,451

🇫🇷Emanuel Ungaro

French fashion designer (1933-2019) · 1933–2019

Days lived

31,722

🇺🇸Franz Boas

German-American anthropologist · 1858–1942

Days lived

30,845

🇮🇹Giò Pomodoro

Italian artist (1930-2002) · 1930–2002

Days lived

26,332

🇩🇪Hans Imhoff

entrepreneur · 1922–2007

Days lived

31,330

🇩🇪Heinrich Gaedcke

German General and Knight's Cross recipient (1905–1992) · 1905–1992

Days lived

32,116

🇩🇪Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf

German politician (1893-1961) · 1893–1961

Days lived

25,065

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán

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

Days lived

37,244

🇩🇪Kurt Landauer

German association football executive (1884-1961) · 1884–1961

Days lived

28,269

🇩🇪Laya Raki

actor · 1927–2018

Days lived

33,385

🇮🇳Narahar Raghunath Phatak

writer · 1893–1979

Days lived

31,660

🇬🇧Niko Tinbergen

scientist · 1907–1988

Days lived

29,836

🇩🇪Paul Hausser

military person · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,677

🇺🇸Philip Farkas

American musician (1914-1992) · 1914–1992

Days lived

28,781

🇭🇺Villebald József Danczi

Hungarian benedictine monk, linguist (1910-1977) · 1910–1977

Days lived

24,538

🇮🇹Vittorio Pozzo

Italian football player and manager (1886-1968) · 1886–1968

Days lived

30,244

Walter Weiß

military person · 1890–1967

Days lived

28,230

🇩🇪Wastl Witt

German actor (1882–1955) · 1882–1955

Days lived

26,816

🇩🇪Werner Otto

entrepreneur · 1909–2011

Days lived

37,385

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán

deceased

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

Days lived

37,244

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

36,053

🇩🇪Johannes Paul

scientist · 1891–1990

Days lived

36,178

🇩🇪Walter Schenk

German military personnel · 1891–2000

Days lived

39,634

🇺🇸Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,817

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

35,716

Lang Jingshan

artist · 1892–1995

Days lived

37,506

🇱🇹Zośka Vieras

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

Days lived

36,166

🇫🇷Erté

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

Days lived

35,620

🇺🇸Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Days lived

36,295

🇺🇸Martha Graham

Ballet dancer · 1894–1991

Days lived

35,388

🇩🇪Hermann Oberth

YouTube personality · 1894–1989

Days lived

34,884

🇮🇹Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

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

Days lived

37,799

Hermann Florstedt

military person · 1895–2000

Days lived

38,302

🇦🇹Adolf Pokorny

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

Days lived

38,144

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

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

Days lived

40,557

🇩🇪Heinrich Eberbach

German general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992

Days lived

35,295

🇺🇸Trude Fleischmann

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

Days lived

34,363

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,467

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,433

🇮🇸Keiko

Orca · 1977–2003

Days lived

9,841

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

55,141

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,583

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,549

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,183

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,627

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,279

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,610

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,279

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,631

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,174

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,084

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,061

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,481

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,298

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,593

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,906

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,863

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,642