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December 24 1989

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Born on This Day

🇫🇮Aki Rahunen
Finnish tennis player · b. 1971
Days alive
6,575
Alexander Fadeyev
deceased
politician · 1901–1956
Days lived
19,864
Alexis Mac Allister
association football player · b. 1998
🇵🇱Andrzej Suski
Polish priest · b. 1941
Days alive
17,532
🇩🇪Angelika Schrobsdorff
deceased
German writer (1927–2016) · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,361
🇺🇸Ava Gardner
deceased
American actress (1922–1990) · 1922–1990
Days lived
24,504
🇩🇪Bernd Michael Lade
German actor and film director · b. 1964
Days alive
9,131
🇺🇸Bill Dudley
deceased
American football player (1921-2010) · 1921–2010
Days lived
32,184
🇺🇸Brigetta Barrett
high jumper from the United States · b. 1990
🇨🇳Cao Lei
weightlifter · b. 1983
Days alive
2,192
🇳🇴Christian Hallén-Paulsen
deceased
Norwegian luger · 1945–2012
Days lived
24,478
🇩🇪Christian von Boetticher
German politician · b. 1970
Days alive
6,940
🇩🇪Christiane Schmidtmer
deceased
German actor-model (1939-2003) · 1939–2003
Days lived
23,090
🇩🇪Daniel Haaksman
rapper · b. 1968
Days alive
7,670
🇷🇺Dima Bilan
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Egon Biscan
deceased
actor · 1940–2023
Days lived
29,962
🇦🇹Elizabeth T. Spira
deceased
Austrian documentary filmmaker, television presenter (1942–2019) · 1942–2019
Days lived
27,834
🇧🇷Elmano Cardim
deceased
journalist · 1891–1979
Days lived
31,833
Emanuel Lasker
deceased
philosopher · 1868–1941
Days lived
26,315
🇵🇭Enrique Gil
singer · b. 1992
🇧🇷František Lorenz
deceased
philosopher · 1872–1957
Days lived
30,831
🇫🇷Geoffrey Dernis
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
3,287
🇩🇪Gerd Briese
deceased
German actor (1897–1957) · 1897–1957
Days lived
21,781
🇳🇿Graham Sligo
New Zealand field hockey player · b. 1954
Days alive
12,784
Hamid Karzai
President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 · b. 1957
Days alive
11,688
🇩🇪Hans Söllner
singer · b. 1955
Days alive
12,419
🇩🇪Henny Reents
German actress · b. 1974
Days alive
5,479
🇦🇿Ilham Aliyev
politician · b. 1961
Days alive
10,227
🇺🇸Jonathan Borofsky
American sculptor and printmaker (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
17,167
🇦🇹Josef Uridil
deceased
Austrian footballer (1895-1962) · 1895–1962
Days lived
24,253
🇩🇪Joseph Höffner
deceased
German Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal (1906-1987) · 1906–1987
Days lived
29,516
🇩🇪Leopold von Schroeder
deceased
German indologist (1851–1920) · 1851–1920
Days lived
24,882
🇩🇪Lorielle London
artist · b. 1983
Days alive
2,192
Louis Tomlinson
singer · b. 1991
🇺🇸Louise Giblin
deceased
American chemist (1895-1973) · 1895–1973
Days lived
28,389
🇨🇦Lyse Doucet
Journalist · b. 1958
Days alive
11,323
🇩🇪Manfred Rommel
deceased
writer · 1928–2013
Days lived
30,968
🇬🇧Mark Millar
Scottish comic book writer · b. 1969
Days alive
7,305
Michael Flynn
Notable Trials · b. 1958
Days alive
11,323
🇦🇴Miguel Lutonda
Angolan basketball player · b. 1971
Days alive
6,575
Neeraj Chopra
javelin thrower · b. 1997
🇺🇸Nicholas Meyer
actor · b. 1945
Days alive
16,071
🇮🇳Pandurang Sadashiv Sane
deceased
Marathi author, teacher, social activist, and freedom fighter from Maharashtra, India · 1899–1950
Days lived
18,431
🇩🇪Paul Mehlitz
deceased
field hockey player · 1906–1982
Days lived
27,742
🇩🇪Robert Kurz
deceased
Marxist philosopher, social critic and journalist (1943–2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,044
Ryan Seacrest
television presenter · b. 1974
Days alive
5,479
Serge Aurier
Notable Trials · b. 1992
🌍Sparrow Mkonto
deceased
Political activist · 1951–1985
Days lived
12,239
🇺🇸Steve Johnson
American tennis player · b. 1989
Days alive
0
🇫🇮Tarja Halonen
President of Finland from 2000 to 2012 · b. 1943
Days alive
16,802
🇺🇸Tod Murphy
basketball player · b. 1963
Days alive
9,497
🇩🇴Víctor Cruz
deceased
Dominican Republic baseball player (1957–2004) · 1957–2004
Days lived
17,078
🇩🇪Willi Schlage
deceased
German chess master (1888–1940) · 1888–1940
Days lived
18,759
🇩🇪Winfried Frey
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
7,670
Wolter Kroes
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
7,670
🇩🇪Xatar
deceased
Kurdish German rapper · 1981–2025
Days lived
15,841

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Alban Berg
deceased
musician · 1885–1935
Days lived
18,579
🇱🇻Aleksandrs Vanags
deceased
Latvian footballer (1919-1986) · 1919–1986
Days lived
24,750

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
50,030
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,708

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
57,701

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,874
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,571

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,081
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,595

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,524
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,946

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Bernard Herrmann

deceased

composer · 1911–1975

Days lived

23,554

🇩🇪Bruno Taut

German architect (1880–1938) · 1880–1938

Days lived

21,417

Carl Miele

German entrepreneur (1869-1938) · 1869–1938

Days lived

25,353

Edsel Albert Ammons

American Bishop of the United Methodist Church (1924-2010) · 1924–2010

Days lived

31,722

🇦🇹Eugen Kogon

writer · 1903–1987

Days lived

31,006

🇨🇦Frédéric Back

Canadian animator (1924–2013) · 1924–2013

Days lived

32,767

Ghulam Rasul

Olympic field hockey player (1931–1991) · 1931–1991

Days lived

22,152

🇩🇪Grete Stern

artist · 1904–1999

Days lived

34,927

🇬🇧Harold Pinter

actor · 1930–2008

Days lived

28,565

🇺🇸Harvey Martin

American football player and professional wrestler (1950–2001) · 1950–2001

Days lived

18,666

🇺🇸Jack Klugman

American actor (1922–2012) · 1922–2012

Days lived

33,114

🇺🇸Jeffrey Hayden

Television director · 1926–2016

Days lived

32,943

🇦🇹Johannes Heesters

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011

Days lived

39,466

🇺🇸Johnny Oates

American baseball player and coach (1946-2004) · 1946–2004

Days lived

21,522

🇸🇰Jozef Adamec

athlete · 1942–2018

Days lived

28,060

Karl Dönitz

Notable Trials · 1891–1980

Days lived

32,606

🇵🇱Kazimierz Krukowski

singer-songwriter · 1901–1984

Days lived

30,641

🇫🇷Louis Aragon

writer · 1897–1982

Days lived

31,127

🌍Maria Antonia of Austria

Aristocrat · 1669–1692

Days lived

8,741

🇩🇪Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck

politician · 1897–1975

Days lived

28,578

🇩🇪Rudi Dutschke

politician · 1940–1979

Days lived

14,536

🇯🇵Toshirō Mifune

actor · 1920–1997

Days lived

28,391

🇫🇷Tristan Tzara

writer · 1896–1963

Days lived

24,722

🇪🇸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

36,056

🇩🇪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

35,719

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

55,144

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,586

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,552

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,186

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,630

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,282

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,613

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,282

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,634

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,177

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,087

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,064

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,484

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,301

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,596

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,909

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,866

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,645