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December 25 1989

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adolf Windaus
deceased
chemist · 1876–1959
Days lived
30,116
🇨🇦Alannah Myles
Canadian singer and songwriter · b. 1958
Days alive
11,324
🇩🇪Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
musician · b. 1958
Days alive
11,324
🇬🇧Alfred Kerr
deceased
German writer (1867–1948) · 1867–1948
Days lived
29,512
🇬🇧Allen Sheppard
deceased
politician · 1932–2015
Days lived
30,041
🇦🇺Amy Manford
Soprano, Musical Theatre Performer, Producer · b. 1993
Days alive
1
🇬🇧Annie Lennox
singer · b. 1954
Days alive
12,785
🇳🇱Armin van Buuren
rapper · b. 1976
Days alive
4,749
🇬🇧Bethany Antonia
Actor · b. 1997
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Cab Calloway
deceased
American jazz singer (1907–1994) · 1907–1994
Days lived
31,741
🇺🇸Carlos Castañeda
deceased
Peruvian-American author (1925-1998) · 1925–1998
Days lived
26,422
Chang Ping-lin
deceased
Chinese linguist (1868-1936) · 1868–1936
Days lived
24,643
🇬🇪David Kvachadze
athlete · b. 1951
Days alive
13,881
🇬🇧Dido
singer-songwriter · b. 1971
Days alive
6,576
🇨🇦Gerhard Herzberg
deceased
chemist · 1904–1999
Days lived
34,402
🇬🇧Ghislaine Maxwell
Convicted Sex Trafficker, Former Socialite · b. 1961
Days alive
10,228
🇩🇪Gotthard Heinrici
deceased
military person · 1886–1971
Days lived
31,034
🇩🇪Hanna Schygulla
singer · b. 1943
Days alive
16,803
🇩🇪Herbert Hobein
deceased
field hockey player (1906-1991) · 1906–1991
Days lived
31,038
🇺🇸Herman Frasch
deceased
chemist · 1851–1914
Days lived
22,773
🇺🇸Humphrey Bogart
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1899–1957
Days lived
20,840
I. K. Ilishkin
deceased
scientist · 1908–1983
Days lived
27,120
🇧🇷Jairzinho
Brazilian footballer · b. 1944
Days alive
16,437
🇩🇪Jasmin Gerat
German actress · b. 1978
Days alive
4,019
Jesus Christ
deceased
preacher · 4–33
Days lived
10,327
🇺🇸Jimmy Buffett
deceased
American singer-songwriter (1946–2023) · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,010
🇨🇦Justin Trudeau
Minister · b. 1971
Days alive
6,576
🇺🇸Ken Stabler
deceased
American football player (1945-2015) · 1945–2015
Days lived
25,398
🇩🇪Klaus Klundt
German chess player · b. 1941
Days alive
17,533
🇺🇸Larry Csonka
player of American football · b. 1946
Days alive
15,707
🇨🇦Lili Haydn
singer · b. 1969
Days alive
7,306
🇮🇹Luca Brandolini
Italian Catholic bishop (1933-) · b. 1933
Days alive
20,455
Manny Mori
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
14,976
🇮🇹Massimo Palombella
Italian composer, priest and conductor · b. 1967
Days alive
8,037
🇭🇺Michael Curtiz
deceased
Hungarian-American director (1886–1962) · 1886–1962
Days lived
27,500
Nawaz Sharif
Notable Trials · b. 1949
Days alive
14,611
🇫🇷Nicolas Godin
French musician · b. 1969
Days alive
7,306
🇩🇪Nova Meierhenrich
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
5,845
Percy Isenia
Dutch baseball player · b. 1976
Days alive
4,749
🇮🇳Ram Narayan
deceased
musician · 1927–2024
Days lived
35,385
🇺🇸Samir Khan
deceased
American journalist (1985–2011) · 1985–2011
Days lived
9,411
🇫🇷Serge Chiesa
football player · b. 1950
Days alive
14,246
🇮🇪Shane MacGowan
deceased
Anglo-Irish singer-songwriter (1957–2023) · 1957–2023
Days lived
24,082
🇺🇸Sissy Spacek
American actress · b. 1949
Days alive
14,611
🇩🇪Wilhelm Weinberg
deceased
German physician (1862–1937) · 1862–1937
Days lived
27,366

Died on This Day

🇹🇷Adnan Şenses
deceased
singer · 1935–2013
Days lived
28,617
Alfred Wohl
deceased
chemist · 1863–1939
Days lived
27,842

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
50,032
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,710

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
57,703

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,876
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,573

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,083
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,597

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,526
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,948

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Baldur Ragnarsson

deceased

writer · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,265

Birger Gerhardsson

🇸🇪Birger Gerhardsson

Swedish theologian (1926–2013) · 1926–2013

Days lived

31,868

Blandine Ebinger

🇩🇪Blandine Ebinger

actor · 1899–1993

Days lived

34,385

Carlos Andrés Pérez

Carlos Andrés Pérez

Notable Trials · 1922–2010

Days lived

32,202

Charlie Chaplin

🇬🇧Charlie Chaplin

actor · 1889–1977

Days lived

32,395

Curt Bois

🇩🇪Curt Bois

German actor (1901–1991) · 1901–1991

Days lived

33,137

Dean Martin

🇺🇸Dean Martin

singer · 1917–1995

Days lived

28,691

Eartha Kitt

🇺🇸Eartha Kitt

Actor · 1927–2008

Days lived

29,929

Eddie Taylor

🇺🇸Eddie Taylor

American electric blues guitarist and singer · 1923–1985

Days lived

22,977

Elena Ceaușescu

Elena Ceaușescu

Notable Trials · 1916–1989

Days lived

27,017

Friedrich von Ledebur

🇦🇹Friedrich von Ledebur

Austro-Hungarian Actor · 1900–1986

Days lived

31,617

George Michael

George Michael

singer-songwriter · 1963–2016

Days lived

19,543

Guido Bodländer

🇵🇱Guido Bodländer

chemist · 1855–1904

Days lived

18,045

Günther Kohlmey

🇩🇪Günther Kohlmey

German economist (1913–1999) · 1913–1999

Days lived

31,563

Gustav von Seyffertitz

🇺🇸Gustav von Seyffertitz

German actor (1862-1943) · 1862–1943

Days lived

29,728

James Brown

James Brown

Notable Trials · 1933–2006

Days lived

26,900

Karel Čapek

Karel Čapek

Czech writer (1890–1938) · 1890–1938

Days lived

17,882

Michael Fuchs

🇩🇪Michael Fuchs

German politician (1949–2022) · 1949–2022

Days lived

26,986

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Notable Trials · 1918–1989

Days lived

26,267

Paul Bourget

🇫🇷Paul Bourget

French writer, playwright and critic (1852-1935) · 1852–1935

Days lived

30,429

Peter Schreier

🇩🇪Peter Schreier

German tenor and conductor (1935-2019) · 1935–2019

Days lived

30,831

Vera Rubin

🇺🇸Vera Rubin

American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

32,298

🇪🇸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

36,058

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

35,721

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

55,146

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,588

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,554

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,188

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,632

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,284

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,615

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,284

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,636

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,179

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,089

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,066

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,486

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,303

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,598

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,911

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,868

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,647