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February 3 1990

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Born on This Day

🇨🇦Alexander Grant Dexter
deceased
Canadian journalist (1896-1961) · 1896–1961
Days lived
24,053
🇫🇮Alvar Aalto
deceased
Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976) · 1898–1976
Days lived
28,586
🇫🇷Annette Kolb
deceased
German writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967
Days lived
35,731
🇨🇿Arthur von Bylandt-Rheidt
deceased
Czech servant (1854-1915) · 1854–1915
Days lived
22,432
Blaise Compaoré
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸Bob Griese
American football player and commentator · b. 1945
Days alive
16,436
🇳🇿Brad Thorn
New Zealand-Australian rugby league footballer, and rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
🇧🇷Bruno Quadros
Brazilian association football player · b. 1977
Days alive
4,748
🇩🇰Carl Theodor Dreyer
deceased
Danish film director (1889–1968) · 1889–1968
Days lived
28,899
🇺🇸Casey Weldon
American football player · b. 1969
Days alive
7,670
Elizabeth Holmes
Entrepreneur · b. 1984
Days alive
2,192
🇺🇸Emile Griffith
deceased
American boxer (1938–2013) · 1938–2013
Days lived
27,564
🇺🇸Erik Kynard
American high jumper · b. 1991
🇩🇪Ernst Arndt
deceased
actor · 1861–1942
Days lived
29,551
🇮🇹Ferzan Özpetek
Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter (born 1959) · b. 1959
Days alive
11,323
🇺🇸Fred Lynn
film director · b. 1952
Days alive
13,880
🇺🇸George Horine
deceased
film director · 1890–1948
Days lived
21,482
🌍Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
deceased
Composer · 1525–1594
Days lived
25,201
🇩🇪Hans Sennholz
deceased
Austrian School economist (1922-2007) · 1922–2007
Days lived
31,186
🇩🇪Heino Kleiminger
deceased
German football player (1939-2015) · 1939–2015
Days lived
27,831
🇺🇸Helen Stephens
deceased
athletics competitor (1918–1994) · 1918–1994
Days lived
27,742
🇺🇸Henry Heimlich
deceased
scientist · 1920–2016
Days lived
35,382
🇺🇸James Clark McReynolds
deceased
United States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice (1862-1946) · 1862–1946
Days lived
30,882
🇬🇧James DeGale
British boxer · b. 1986
Days alive
1,461
🇩🇪Joachim Löw
football player · b. 1960
Days alive
10,958
🇺🇸Joey Bishop
deceased
American entertainer (1918–2007) · 1918–2007
Days lived
32,763
🇩🇪Johannes Heil
rapper · b. 1978
Days alive
4,383
John Fiedler
deceased
Actor · 1925–2005
Days lived
29,362
🇰🇷Kim Dong-ju
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
5,114
🇺🇸Lucas Duda
American baseball player · b. 1986
Days alive
1,461
🇺🇸Markus Schulz
rapper · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
🇩🇪Marlis Petersen
musician · b. 1968
Days alive
8,036
Maura Tierney
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
9,131
🇺🇸Melanie
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,113
🇩🇪Patrick Cramer
scientist · b. 1969
Days alive
7,670
🇺🇸Paul Auster
deceased
American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024) · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,211
🇫🇷Pêr Denez
deceased
writer · 1921–2011
Days lived
33,049
🇩🇪Philipp Marx
German tennis player · b. 1982
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
deceased
entrepreneur · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,637
🇯🇵Rei (Naoi Rei)
K-pop Idol (IVE) · b. 2004
🇩🇪Robert Schlienz
deceased
German footballer (1924-1995) · 1924–1995
Days lived
26,068
🇺🇸Ron Williamson
deceased
American baseball player (1953-2004) · 1953–2004
Days lived
18,932
🇵🇹Rui Santos
athlete · b. 1967
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇸Sean Kingston
singer · b. 1990
Days alive
0
Søren Malling
Danish actor · b. 1964
Days alive
9,497
🇩🇪Tatiana Melamed
German chess player · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
🇺🇸Tim Heidecker
Screenwriter · b. 1976
Days alive
5,114
🇩🇪Timon Wloka
German actor · b. 1993
🇩🇪Tony Marshall
deceased
German pop singer (1938–2023) · 1938–2023
Days lived
31,059
🇺🇸Vania King
American female tennis player · b. 1989
Days alive
365
🇷🇸Vlade Divac
basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
8,036

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Alfred Vohrer
deceased
Film director, Actor (1914–1986) · 1914–1986
Days lived
25,969
🇩🇪August Horch
deceased
entrepreneur · 1868–1951
Days lived
30,063

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
50,071
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,749

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
57,742

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,915
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,612

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,122
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,636

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,565
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,987

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🇩🇪Berthold von Deimling

deceased

German general (1853-1944) · 1853–1944

Days lived

33,190

Bettina Heltberg

journalist · 1942–2025

Days lived

30,079

🇺🇸Buddy Holly

singer · 1936–1959

Days lived

8,184

🇺🇸Ernst Mayr

writer · 1904–2005

Days lived

36,738

🇫🇷Fréhel

French singer and actress (1891-1951) · 1891–1951

Days lived

21,754

🇨🇴Fulgencio Berdugo

football player · 1918–2003

Days lived

30,915

🇭🇺György Schirilla

athlete · 1939–1999

Days lived

21,816

🇧🇾Ilaryon Ihnatsyenka

Belarusian scientist · 1919–2002

Days lived

29,988

🇵🇹João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic (1939–2003) · 1934–2003

Days lived

25,203

🇺🇸John Cassavetes

Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929–1989) · 1929–1989

Days lived

21,606

🇩🇪Josef Ettlinger

German writer (1869-1912) · 1869–1912

Days lived

15,443

🇺🇸Julie Adams

actor · 1926–2019

Days lived

33,712

🇩🇪Jürgen Schmude

German politician of the SPD (1936–2025) · 1936–2025

Days lived

32,381

🇺🇸Lee Hills

American journalist · 1906–2000

Days lived

34,219

🇺🇸Louise Brough

American tennis player (1923–2014) · 1923–2014

Days lived

33,202

🇺🇸Mel McGaha

American basketball player and manager (1926–2002) · 1926–2002

Days lived

27,433

🇬🇪Militsa Zyornova

a Doctor of Medicine, dentist, religious figure (1899–1994) · 1899–1994

Days lived

34,503

Olle Berggrund

chief executive officer · 1926–2000

Days lived

26,904

🇪🇸Paco Rabanne

Spanish-French fashion designer (1934-2023) · 1934–2023

Days lived

32,492

🇩🇪Richard Kauffmann

German-Israeli architect and town planner (1887–1958) · 1887–1958

Days lived

25,795

🇩🇪Roland Freisler

German jurist and politician (1893–1945) · 1893–1945

Days lived

18,723

🇫🇮Rolf Biese

Finnish table tennis player and tennis player (1918–2000) · 1918–2000

Days lived

29,939

🇩🇪Rudolf Wanzl

entrepreneur · 1924–2011

Days lived

31,569

🇩🇪Tilo Medek

musician · 1940–2006

Days lived

24,119

🇺🇸Tony Trabert

basketball player · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,044

🌍Umm Kulthum

Singer · 1898–1975

Days lived

27,792

🇷🇺Vladimer Ugrekhelidze

athlete · 1939–2009

Days lived

25,372

Wee Cho Yaw

Former Chairman, UOB · 1929–2024

Days lived

34,722

🇩🇪Werner Kissling

German photographer ethnographer (1895–1988) · 1895–1988

Days lived

33,900

🇩🇪Wolfgang Abraham

German footballer (1942-2013) · 1942–2013

Days lived

25,944

🇺🇸Woodrow Wilson

president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 · 1856–1924

Days lived

24,507

🇯🇵Yoshio Yoshida

film director · 1933–2025

Days lived

33,430

🇪🇸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

36,097

🇩🇪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

35,760

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

🇧🇷Sylvia de Arruda Botelho Bittencourt

Brazilian journalist · 1896–1995

Days lived

36,188

🇩🇪Friedrich Hund

chemist · 1896–1997

Days lived

36,945

🇪🇨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

55,185

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,627

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,593

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,227

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,671

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,323

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,654

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,323

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,675

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,218

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,128

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,105

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,525

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,342

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,637

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,950

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,907

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,686