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December 22 1989

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Born on This Day

🇵🇹Abel Ferreira
Portuguese football player/manager · b. 1978
Days alive
4,018
🇺🇸Ali Lohan
American fashion model, singer, and actress · b. 1993
🇫🇮Antti Everi
Finnish weightlifter · b. 1981
Days alive
2,922
🇮🇳Arthur Charles Hind
deceased
field hockey player (1904-1991) · 1904–1991
Days lived
31,744
🇸🇪Basshunter
Singer · b. 1984
Days alive
1,826
🇩🇪Bernd Schuster
German association football manager and former player · b. 1959
Days alive
10,958
🌍Bunny Levine
deceased
Stage actor · 1928–2026
Days lived
35,670
🇺🇸Charles Sands
deceased
American golfer, tennis and real tennis player (1865–1945) · 1865–1945
Days lived
29,084
🇺🇸Christian Duffy
American pornographic actor, bodybuilder, personal trainer, stripper, adult and fitness model · b. 1960
Days alive
10,592
🇨🇦Claude Lavoie Richer
deceased
cross-country skier · 1929–2014
Days lived
30,828
Diane Sawyer
journalist · b. 1945
Days alive
16,071
Dina Meyer
Actor · b. 1968
Days alive
7,670
🇷🇺Eduard Uspensky
deceased
writer · 1937–2018
Days lived
29,455
🇦🇹Ernst Graf Strachwitz
deceased
Austrian politician (1919–1998) · 1919–1998
Days lived
28,693
Ernst Jaeger
deceased
German jurist and judge (1869-1944) · 1869–1944
Days lived
27,383
🇲🇽Federico Gamboa
deceased
writer · 1864–1939
Days lived
27,263
🇩🇪Felicitas Hoppe
German writer · b. 1960
Days alive
10,592
G Hannelius
actor · b. 1998
Giacomo Puccini
deceased
politician · 1858–1924
Days lived
24,083
🇮🇹Gianluigi Bonelli
deceased
writer · 1908–2001
Days lived
33,624
🇮🇹Guido De Angelis
Italian singer-songwriter and composer · b. 1944
Days alive
16,436
🇩🇪Gustaf Gründgens
deceased
German actor, director, intendant (1899-1963) · 1899–1963
Days lived
23,299
🇨🇭Hugo Loetscher
deceased
Swiss writer (1929-2009) · 1929–2009
Days lived
29,094
🇺🇸Jean-Michel Basquiat
deceased
American artist (1960–1988) · 1960–1988
Days lived
10,095
🇬🇧John Sebastian Marlowe Ward
deceased
English writer on the subjects of Freemasonry and esotericism (1885–1949) · 1885–1949
Days lived
23,202
🇺🇸Jordin Sparks
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Josef Hopmann
deceased
German astronomer (1890–1975) · 1890–1975
Days lived
30,973
Joseph Maria Olbrich
deceased
Austrian architect (1867–1908) · 1867–1908
Days lived
14,839
Joshua Bassett
singer · b. 2000
🇩🇰Laura Drasbæk
Danish actress · b. 1974
Days alive
5,479
🇩🇪Manfred Burgsmüller
deceased
German footballer (1949-2019) · 1949–2019
Days lived
25,349
🇩🇪Mario Veit
German boxer · b. 1973
Days alive
5,844
🇩🇪Mathias Ahrens
German sports coach · b. 1963
Days alive
9,497
🇩🇪Max Hansen
deceased
singer · 1897–1961
Days lived
23,335
🇵🇱Mieczysław Nowak
deceased
Polish weightlifter (1936–2006) · 1936–2006
Days lived
25,348
Nicolae Timofti
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
14,975
🇲🇽Óscar Valdez
Mexican boxer (born 1990) · b. 1990
🇬🇧Patricia Hayes
deceased
British actress (1909–1998) · 1909–1998
Days lived
32,413
🇩🇪Peter Lorenz
deceased
German politician (1922-1987) · 1922–1987
Days lived
23,725
🇺🇸Poorna Jagannathan
Actor · b. 1972
Days alive
6,209
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
politician · b. 1947
Days alive
15,341
🇬🇧Ralph Fiennes
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
9,862
🇬🇧Robin Gibb
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1949–2012
Days lived
22,795
🇺🇸Ruth Roman
deceased
American actress (1922-1999) · 1922–1999
Days lived
28,020
Sandra Forgues
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1969
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Steve Carlton
film director · b. 1944
Days alive
16,436
🇲🇽Tania Morales
Mexican association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
1,096
Tomás Valík
deceased
Actor · 1964–2016
Days lived
18,918
🇺🇸Trude Fleischmann
deceased
Austrian-born American photographer (1895-1990) · 1895–1990
Days lived
34,363
🇫🇷Vanessa Paradis
actor · b. 1972
Days alive
6,209
🇨🇿Vladimír Martinec
athlete · b. 1949
Days alive
14,610
🇨🇿Vlasta Depetrisová
deceased
Czechoslovak table tennis player · 1920–2003
Days lived
30,255
🇺🇸Wes Obermueller
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
4,748

Died on This Day

Albert Fraenkel
deceased
German physician (1864-1938) · 1864–1938
Days lived
27,229
🇩🇪Alfred Lücker
deceased
West German field hockey player (1931–2008) · 1931–2008
Days lived
28,393

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
50,028
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,706

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
57,699

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,872
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,569

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,079
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,593

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,522
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,944

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🇸🇰Anton Tkáč

deceased

athlete · 1951–2022

Days lived

26,200

🇷🇺Arkady Vorobyov

athlete · 1924–2012

Days lived

32,222

🇺🇸Bennie Ellender

American football player and coach (1925-2011) · 1925–2011

Days lived

31,706

🇬🇧Chris Rea

English male singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951–2025) · 1951–2025

Days lived

27,322

Darryl F. Zanuck

Actor · 1902–1979

Days lived

28,232

🇷🇺Dmitry Zimin

Russian entrepreneur and researcher (1933–2021) · 1933–2021

Days lived

32,380

🇺🇸Fred Guy

American musician (1897–1971) · 1897–1971

Days lived

27,240

🇩🇪Friedrich von Thiersch

German architect (1852-1921) · 1852–1921

Days lived

25,449

Heinrich Waentig

German politician and economist (1870–1943) · 1870–1943

Days lived

26,938

🇺🇸Ignace Gelb

American historian (1907-1985) · 1907–1985

Days lived

28,559

🇩🇪Ingrid Steeger

actor · 1947–2023

Days lived

28,024

🇬🇧Joe Cocker

English musician (1944–2014) · 1944–2014

Days lived

25,783

🇩🇪Karl Koller

German Wehrmacht general Officer in the Wehrmacht’s Luftwaffe Branch · 1898–1951

Days lived

19,660

🇫🇷Libertas Schulze-Boysen

German opponent of the Nazis who belonged to the Red Orchestra (1913-1942) · 1913–1942

Days lived

10,624

🇷🇸Oto Bihalji-Merin

Yugoslav writer and art historian (1904–1993) · 1904–1993

Days lived

32,861

🇩🇪Otto Weidt

entrepreneur · 1883–1947

Days lived

23,609

🇩🇪Rochus Gliese

German film director and actor (1891-1978) · 1891–1978

Days lived

32,126

Roman Matveevich Semashkevich

Russian painter and graphic artist (1900-1937) · 1900–1937

Days lived

13,596

🇺🇸Ryan Freel

American baseball player (1976–2012) · 1976–2012

Days lived

13,438

🇮🇪Samuel Beckett

Irish writer (1906–1989) · 1906–1989

Days lived

30,569

Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

member of the House of Saud (1931-2018) · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,271

🇩🇪Uwe Kockisch

German actor · 1944–2025

Days lived

29,911

🇪🇸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

36,054

🇩🇪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

35,717

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

55,142

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,584

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,550

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,184

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,628

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,280

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,611

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,280

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,632

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,175

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,085

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,062

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,482

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,299

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,594

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,907

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,864

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,643