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February 15 1990

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Born on This Day

Abdurrahman Dereli
Turkish association football player (born 1981) · b. 1981
Days alive
3,287
🇩🇪Albert Bessler
deceased
German actor (1905–1975) · 1905–1975
Days lived
25,859
🇷🇺Aleksandr Serebrov
deceased
scientist · 1944–2013
Days lived
25,473
🇺🇸Alex Borstein
American actress · b. 1971
Days alive
6,940
🇺🇸Alexei Kondratiev
deceased
American folklorist (1949-2010) · 1949–2010
Days lived
22,382
🇩🇪Alfred Beit
deceased
entrepreneur · 1853–1906
Days lived
19,508
Amber Riley
actor · b. 1986
Days alive
1,461
🇩🇪Anna Dogonadze
athlete · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
🇩🇪Bernd Pischetsrieder
entrepreneur · b. 1948
Days alive
15,341
🇺🇸Bobby LaMotte
deceased
Major League Baseball infielder (1898–1970) · 1898–1970
Days lived
26,557
🇿🇦Boela du Plooy
South African rugby union player · b. 1977
Days alive
4,748
🇬🇧Callum Turner
Actor · b. 1990
Days alive
0
🇺🇸Chris Farley
deceased
American actor and comedian (1964–1997) · 1964–1997
Days lived
12,360
Corinne Foxx
Actor · b. 1994
🇷🇺Daniel Fridman
German chess player · b. 1976
Days alive
5,114
🇧🇷Edu Marangon
Brazilian association football player · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
🇺🇸Endicott Peabody
deceased
American politician (1920-1997) · 1920–1997
Days lived
28,415
🇦🇹Erika Remberg
deceased
Austrian actress (1932–2017) · 1932–2017
Days lived
31,315
Ermenegildo Pistelli
deceased
Italian philologist and writer (1862-1927) · 1862–1927
Days lived
23,708
🇭🇺Ferenc Szamosi
deceased
Hungarian field hockey player (1915-1968) · 1915–1968
Days lived
19,508
Floortje Engels
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1982
Days alive
2,922
🇮🇹Franco Valle
deceased
boxer (1940-2003) · 1940–2003
Days lived
23,065
🇺🇸Frank Bettger
deceased
film director · 1888–1981
Days lived
34,253
🇩🇪Franz Fiedler
deceased
German actor, film director and film producer (1902–1965) · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,244
🇩🇪Fritz Gerlich
deceased
journalist · 1883–1934
Days lived
18,762
Galileo Galilei
deceased
Notable Trials · 1564–1642
Days lived
28,452
🇭🇺George Mikes
deceased
writer · 1912–1987
Days lived
27,590
🇬🇧George Russell
Racing driver, Formula One driver · b. 1998
🇲🇽Gloria Trevi
Mexican singer · b. 1968
Days alive
8,036
🇩🇪Guildo Horn
German Schlager singer · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
🇩🇪Hannes Stein
German journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
9,131
🇩🇪Hans Schrader
deceased
German archaeologist (1869–1948) · 1869–1948
Days lived
29,057
🇸🇪Hans von Euler-Chelpin
deceased
chemist · 1873–1964
Days lived
33,501
🇨🇿Jarmila Nygrýnová
deceased
athlete · 1953–1999
Days lived
16,760
🇩🇪Jens Knippschild
German tennis player · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
🇩🇪Jens Kunath
German footballer · b. 1967
Days alive
8,401
🇫🇮Johanna Hyöty
Finnish female tennis player · b. 1992
John Adams
conductor · b. 1947
Days alive
15,706
🇬🇧John Francis
deceased
writer · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,176
🇦🇹Louis Nerz
deceased
actor · 1866–1938
Days lived
26,271
🇺🇸Mark Price
basketball player · b. 1964
Days alive
9,497
🇺🇸Matt Groening
actor · b. 1954
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Maxine Singer
deceased
American molecular biologist (1931–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
34,113
🇩🇪Michael Röckner
scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
12,419
🇩🇪Michelle
musician · b. 1972
Days alive
6,575
🇦🇹Miep Gies
deceased
writer · 1909–2010
Days lived
36,855
🇺🇸Miranda July
artist · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
🇱🇾Mustafa A.G. Abushagur
entrepreneur · b. 1951
Days alive
14,245
🌍Neale Daniher
deceased
Australian rules football player · 1961–2026
Days lived
23,840
🇦🇹Paul Ferdinand Schilder
deceased
Austrian neurologist and pychiatrist (1886–1940) · 1886–1940
Days lived
20,019
🇩🇪Princess Marie of Battenberg
deceased
German noble (1852-1923) · 1852–1923
Days lived
26,057
🇩🇪Richard Konwiarz
deceased
German architect (1883–1960) · 1883–1960
Days lived
28,426
🇩🇪Robert Ley
deceased
writer · 1890–1945
Days lived
20,340
🇩🇪Rudolf Püngeler
deceased
German entomologist (1857–1927) · 1857–1927
Days lived
25,552
🇩🇪Sebastian Rieschick
German tennis player · b. 1986
Days alive
1,461
🇩🇪Stephen Arigbabu
basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
6,575
🇨🇿Tomáš Rada
athlete · b. 1983
Days alive
2,557
🇷🇸Tomislav Nikolić
politician · b. 1952
Days alive
13,880
🇺🇸Tony Scheffler
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
2,557
🇮🇹Totò
deceased
actor · 1898–1967
Days lived
25,260

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Agnes Bernelle
deceased
World War II Allied propagandist; singer (1923-1999) · 1923–1999
Days lived
27,739
🇮🇹Agostino Lanfranchi
deceased
Italian bobsledder and skeleton racer (1892–1963) · 1892–1963
Days lived
25,802

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
50,083
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,761

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
57,754

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,927
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,624

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,134
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,648

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,577
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,999

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

deceased

Notable Trials · 1729–1781

Days lived

19,017

🇩🇪Heinrich Seeling

German architect (1852–1932) · 1852–1932

Days lived

28,990

🇧🇪Henri Jaspar

politician · 1870–1939

Days lived

25,038

🇷🇸Ivan Alev

Bulgarian doctor · 1851–1919

Days lived

24,881

🇵🇹Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa

Portuguese businessman · 1937–2025

Days lived

31,826

🇵🇱Kasimir Graff

Polish-German-Austrian astronomer · 1878–1950

Days lived

26,305

🇩🇪Kurt von Morgen

German military officer (1858-1928) · 1858–1928

Days lived

25,307

🇺🇸Lee Radziwill

American socialite (1933–2019) · 1933–2019

Days lived

31,395

🇺🇸Lucille Lund

actor · 1912–2002

Days lived

32,764

🇺🇸Nat King Cole

singer-songwriter · 1919–1965

Days lived

16,772

🇦🇹Otto Prutscher

Austrian architect and jewelry designer (1880–1949) · 1880–1949

Days lived

25,150

Přemysl Pitter

Czech pacifist and educator · 1895–1976

Days lived

29,458

🇺🇸Robert Duvall

Television actor · 1931–2026

Days lived

34,740

🇩🇪Selmar Aschheim

German gynecologist (1878–1965) · 1878–1965

Days lived

31,548

🇺🇸Thelma Estrin

American computer scientist and engineer · 1924–2014

Days lived

32,867

Theodor Escherich

Austrian doctor (1857–1911) · 1857–1911

Days lived

19,435

🇩🇴Tony Fernández

film director · 1962–2020

Days lived

21,049

🇪🇸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

36,109

🇩🇪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

35,772

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

55,197

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,639

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,605

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,239

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,683

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,335

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,666

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,335

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,687

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,230

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,140

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,117

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,537

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,354

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,649

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,962

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,919

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,698