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January 2 1990

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Born on This Day

🇱🇹Aleksander Prystor
deceased
Prime Minister of Poland (1874-1941) · 1874–1941
Days lived
24,470
🇮🇳Ali Fazal
Model · b. 1987
Days alive
1,096
🇺🇸Allene Ray
deceased
actor · 1901–1979
Days lived
28,612
Bohumil Němeček
deceased
athlete · 1938–2010
Days lived
26,418
🇿🇦Boy Morkel
deceased
South African rugby union player · 1885–1955
Days lived
25,601
🇩🇪Britt Hagedorn
German television personality · b. 1972
Days alive
6,575
🇩🇪Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
deceased
German general and resistance fighter (1886–1944) · 1886–1944
Days lived
21,424
Carlos Soler
association football player · b. 1997
🇪🇸Carmelo Gómez
Spanish actor · b. 1962
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Chris Welp
deceased
German basketball player (1964–2015) · 1964–2015
Days lived
18,686
🇺🇸Cuba Gooding Jr.
American actor · b. 1968
Days alive
8,036
🇺🇸Dana Ulery
American computer scientist · b. 1938
Days alive
18,993
Dax Shepard
Actor · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
🇧🇪Dirk Bikkembergs
Belgian fashion designer (born 1959) · b. 1959
Days alive
11,323
🇵🇱Dziga Vertov
deceased
Russian-Soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker (1896-1954) · 1896–1954
Days lived
21,225
🇦🇹Eva Kerbler
actor · b. 1933
Days alive
20,819
🇨🇦Garry Young
deceased
Ice Hockey coach and general manager · 1936–1994
Days lived
21,439
🇬🇧Gavin Mahon
football player · b. 1977
Days alive
4,748
🇩🇪Gerard Heinz
deceased
German actor (1904-1972) · 1904–1972
Days lived
25,160
🇮🇹Giacomo Furia
deceased
Italian actor (1925–2015) · 1925–2015
Days lived
33,026
🇮🇹Giovanna Ralli
Italian actress (born 1935) · b. 1935
Days alive
20,089
🇫🇷Glen Johnson
Jamaican boxer · b. 1969
Days alive
7,670
🇩🇪Ines Müller
German shot putter · b. 1959
Days alive
11,323
🇩🇪Ingo Anderbrügge
German footballer · b. 1964
Days alive
9,497
🇺🇸Isaac Asimov
deceased
journalist · 1920–1992
Days lived
26,393
🇩🇪Johann Gottfried Bischoff
deceased
German priest (1871–1960) · 1871–1960
Days lived
32,692
🇮🇸Jón Gnarr
Icelandic actor, comedian, and politician · b. 1967
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇸Kirk Hinrich
American basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
3,287
🇫🇷Louis Charles Breguet
deceased
Aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers · 1880–1955
Days lived
27,515
🇩🇪Lupu Pick
deceased
actor, film director (1886–1931) · 1886–1931
Days lived
16,499
🇺🇸Lynn Conway
deceased
American computer scientist and electrical engineer (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,570
🇭🇺Margit Tatár
deceased
athlete · 1911–1981
Days lived
25,567
🇭🇺Mihály Kovács
deceased
Hungarian Piarist, physics teacher, scouter, pioneer of the esucation of informatics (1916-2006) · 1916–2006
Days lived
32,953
🇬🇧Mo Hayder
deceased
British author of crime and thriller fiction (1962-2021) · 1962–2021
Days lived
21,756
🇦🇹Natalie Uher
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
8,036
Oleg Deripaska
entrepreneur · b. 1968
Days alive
8,036
🇦🇹Peter Patzak
deceased
actor · 1945–2021
Days lived
27,827
🇩🇪Reinhold Wittig
entrepreneur · b. 1937
Days alive
19,358
🇿🇦Ricky Januarie
South African rugby union footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
2,922
🇷🇺Roman Karmazin
Russian boxer · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
🇺🇸Ryan Garko
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
3,287
Sangita Patel
Actor · b. 1979
Days alive
4,018
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
deceased
Saudi royal and foreign minister (1940–2015) · 1940–2015
Days lived
27,582
🇺🇸Scott Proctor
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
4,748
Slobodan Praljak
deceased
Notable Trials · 1945–2017
Days lived
26,629
🇰🇷Son Min-han
film director · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
🇷🇺Vitali Kolomiytsev
football player · b. 1992
🇨🇭Walter Heitler
deceased
philosopher · 1904–1981
Days lived
28,442
🇩🇪Walther Hewel
deceased
politician · 1904–1945
Days lived
15,096
🇩🇪Wilhelm Bölsche
deceased
German author and editor (1861–1939) · 1861–1939
Days lived
28,729
🇩🇪Wolfgang de Beer
deceased
German footballer (1964–2024) · 1964–2024
Days lived
22,278
🇹🇷Zeki Müren
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1931–1996
Days lived
24,007
Züli Aladağ
Turkish-German film director of Kurdish ancestry (born 1968) · b. 1968
Days alive
8,036

Died on This Day

🇲🇦Abderrahim Tounsi
deceased
Moroccan actor and stage actor · 1936–2023
Days lived
31,417
🇭🇺Ágnes Keleti
deceased
Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2025) · 1921–2025
Days lived
37,979

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
50,039
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,717

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
57,710

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,883
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,580

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,090
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,604

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,533
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,955

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🇩🇪Auguste Hargus

deceased

German field hockey player, sportsperson and athletics competitor (1909-1995) · 1909–1995

Days lived

31,094

🇩🇪Charles Paul Wilp

artist · 1932–2005

Days lived

26,407

🇩🇪Cuno Hoffmeister

German astronomer (1892–1968) · 1892–1968

Days lived

27,727

🇺🇸Dick Powell

American actor (1904-1963) · 1904–1963

Days lived

21,233

Douglas Carey

Anglican Priest · 1876–1947

Days lived

25,924

Emil Jannings

Oscar Winners · 1884–1950

Days lived

23,903

🇦🇹Friedrich Adler

Notable Trials · 1879–1960

Days lived

29,396

🇩🇪Gottfried Münzenberg

chemist · 1940–2024

Days lived

30,606

🇮🇹Guccio Gucci

Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (1881–1953) · 1881–1953

Days lived

26,214

🇩🇪Hans Hildenbrand

(1870-1957) German photographer (1870–1957) · 1870–1957

Days lived

31,715

Jan Smidt

Dutch baseball player (1929-2019) · 1929–2019

Days lived

32,856

🇺🇸Lillian Moller Gilbreth

American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972

Days lived

34,190

🇩🇪Paul Münch

writer · 1879–1951

Days lived

25,955

Pete Postlethwaite

Actor · 1946–2011

Days lived

23,705

🇺🇸Peter Hobbs

American actor (1918–2011) · 1918–2011

Days lived

33,951

🇬🇧Sebastian Haffner

German journalist and author (1907–1999) · 1907–1999

Days lived

33,244

🇨🇳Szeto Wah

writer · 1931–2011

Days lived

29,163

🇺🇸Thomas S. Monson

president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1927-2018) · 1927–2018

Days lived

33,007

🇬🇧Viktor Saneyev

athlete · 1945–2022

Days lived

27,850

🇦🇹Wilhelm Alzinger

Austrian archeologist and university educator (1928–1998) · 1928–1998

Days lived

25,346

🇪🇸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

36,065

🇩🇪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

35,728

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

🇮🇹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

🇧🇷Sylvia de Arruda Botelho Bittencourt

Brazilian journalist · 1896–1995

Days lived

36,188

🇪🇨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

55,153

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,595

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,561

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,195

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,639

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,291

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,622

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,291

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,643

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,186

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,096

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,073

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,493

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,310

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,605

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,918

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,875

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,654