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April 18 1990

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Born on This Day

Abd-ru-shin
deceased
writer · 1875–1941
Days lived
24,339
🇺🇸Alia Shawkat
Actor · b. 1989
Days alive
366
🇵🇱Alina Margolis-Edelman
deceased
Polish physician (1922-2008) · 1922–2008
Days lived
31,387
🇪🇸Álvaro Rubio
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
4,019
🇹🇼Audrey Tang
politician · b. 1981
Days alive
3,288
🇺🇸Brian Buscher
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
3,288
🇺🇸Christian Menefee
Politician · b. 1988
Days alive
731
🇺🇸Conan O'Brien
Television presenter · b. 1963
Days alive
9,863
🇺🇸Derrick Brooks
American football player and executive (born 1973) · b. 1973
Days alive
6,210
🇺🇸Eli Roth
Film producer · b. 1972
Days alive
6,575
🇩🇪Erwin Gehrts
deceased
German journalist (1890-1943) · 1890–1943
Days lived
19,291
🇩🇪Esther Schweins
actor · b. 1970
Days alive
7,306
🇩🇪Friedrich von Thiersch
deceased
German architect (1852-1921) · 1852–1921
Days lived
25,450
🇺🇸GoonRock
singer-songwriter · b. 1975
Days alive
5,480
🇷🇺Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
deceased
artist · 1890–1958
Days lived
25,076
🇩🇪Günter Meisner
deceased
German actor (1926–1994) · 1926–1994
Days lived
25,069
🇩🇪Hartmut Griesmayr
German film director and screenwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
16,437
Ivan Ljavinec
deceased
Catholic bishop (1923–2012) · 1923–2012
Days lived
32,744
🇺🇸Jeff Dunham
American ventriloquist and comedian · b. 1962
Days alive
10,228
🇵🇱Jerzy Stuhr
deceased
Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter (1947–2024) · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,208
🇺🇸Jessica Lu
American actress · b. 1985
Days alive
1,827
🇦🇹Johanna Loisinger
deceased
actor · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,504
🇬🇭Karim Abdul Razak
Ghanaian football manager and former player · b. 1956
Days alive
12,419
🇩🇪Karl Färber
deceased
German journalist (1888-1979) · 1888–1979
Days lived
33,224
Kourtney Kardashian
model · b. 1979
Days alive
4,019
Ludwig Levy
deceased
German Jewish architect (1854-1907) whose wife Flora was killed in the Theresienstadt concentration camp · 1854–1907
Days lived
19,584
🇵🇱Łukasz Fabiański
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
1,827
🇮🇪Michael D. Higgins
politician · b. 1941
Days alive
17,898
🇩🇪Michael Felke
deceased
German furniture manufacturer (1895-1977) · 1895–1977
Days lived
29,941
🇷🇸Milan Jovanović
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
3,288
🇩🇪Neo Rauch
German painter (born 1960) · b. 1960
Days alive
10,958
🇨🇿Oldřich Machač
deceased
athlete · 1946–2011
Days lived
23,856
🇫🇷Olivier Besancenot
French politician · b. 1974
Days alive
5,845
Robert Hanssen
deceased
Former FBI Agent · 1944–2023
Days lived
28,903
🇬🇧Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Model · b. 1987
Days alive
1,097
🇳🇬Ruth Ogbeifo
Nigerian weightlifter · b. 1972
Days alive
6,575
🇵🇱Tadeusz Mazowiecki
deceased
Polish politician and prime minister (1927-2013) · 1927–2013
Days lived
31,606
🇫🇷Teddy Sadaoui
French rugby league footballer · b. 1983
Days alive
2,558
🇩🇪Thomas Haffa
entrepreneur · b. 1952
Days alive
13,880
🇩🇪Wend von Wietersheim
deceased
military person · 1900–1975
Days lived
27,548
🇫🇷Zazie
singer-songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
9,497
Zeki Alasya
deceased
Turkish actor and director (1943–2015) · 1943–2015
Days lived
26,319

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Einstein
deceased
Theoretical physicist · 1879–1955
Days lived
27,794
🇩🇪Arthur Böckenhauer
deceased
German politician and judge (1899-1953) · 1899–1953
Days lived
19,576

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
50,146
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,824

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
57,817

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,990
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,687

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,197
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,711

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,640
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,062

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Benny Hill

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British comedian and actor (1924–1992) · 1924–1992

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24,926

Boris Nikiforovich Zolotych

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Russian technician, specialist in electrophysical methods of metalworkers, publications in the field · 1920–2008

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32,235

Dick Clark

Dick Clark

actor · 1929–2012

Days lived

30,091

Ernie Pyle

🇺🇸Ernie Pyle

journalist · 1900–1945

Days lived

16,330

Frank Dostal

🇩🇪Frank Dostal

rapper · 1945–2017

Days lived

26,057

Gert Schramm

🇩🇪Gert Schramm

Black German concentration camp survivor; the only black prisoner at Buchenwald concentration camp (1928–2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

31,919

Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

🇩🇪Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

German World War II U-boat captain (1911-1986) · 1911–1986

Days lived

27,158

Heinz Radzikowski

🇩🇪Heinz Radzikowski

West German field hockey player (1925-2017) · 1925–2017

Days lived

33,462

John M. Oesterreicher

🇦🇹John M. Oesterreicher

Catholic priest, academic and author (1904–1993) · 1904–1993

Days lived

32,584

Jozef Tiso

🇭🇺Jozef Tiso

Slovak politician, priest and president of the Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945 · 1887–1947

Days lived

21,737

József Kő

József Kő

model · 1902–1956

Days lived

19,829

Ken Jones

🇬🇧Ken Jones

Welsh sprinter and rugby union footballer (1921-2006) · 1921–2006

Days lived

30,791

Max von Gallwitz

🇵🇱Max von Gallwitz

writer · 1852–1937

Days lived

31,032

Pierre Desproges

🇫🇷Pierre Desproges

journalist · 1939–1988

Days lived

17,878

Wahoo McDaniel

🇺🇸Wahoo McDaniel

American football player and professional wrestler (1938-2002) · 1938–2002

Days lived

23,315

Werner Schumacher

🇩🇪Werner Schumacher

German actor (1921-2004) · 1921–2004

Days lived

30,301

William, Prince of Albania

William, Prince of Albania

military person · 1876–1945

Days lived

25,225

🇪🇸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

36,172

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

35,835

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

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

Sylvia de Arruda Botelho Bittencourt

🇧🇷Sylvia de Arruda Botelho Bittencourt

Brazilian journalist · 1896–1995

Days lived

36,189

Friedrich Hund

🇩🇪Friedrich Hund

chemist · 1896–1997

Days lived

36,946

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

55,260

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,702

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,668

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,302

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,746

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,398

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,729

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,398

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,750

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,293

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,203

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,180

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,600

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,417

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,712

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,025

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,982

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,761