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April 21 1990

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Events on This Day

Born in Marseille
Ali M'Madi
milestone

Born on This Day

🇲🇦Abdelilah Saber
Moroccan footballer · b. 1974
Days alive
5,845
🇬🇧Adam Morgan
football player · b. 1994
Days alive
1
🇦🇹Adi Holzer
Austrian painter and sculptor (born 1936)

Died on This Day

Alexander Oparin
deceased
Soviet biochemist (1894-1980) · 1894–1980
Days lived
31,462
🇦🇺Arthur Fadden
deceased
politician · 1894–1973
Days lived
28,863

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
50,149
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,827

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
57,820

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,993
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,690

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,200
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,714

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,643
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,065

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· b. 1936

Days alive

19,724

Alfred Lion

🇺🇸Alfred Lion

entrepreneur · 1908–1987

Days lived

28,777

Ali M'Madi

Ali M'Madi

Comorian association football player · b. 1990

Days alive

1

Anthony Quinn

🇺🇸Anthony Quinn

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001) · 1915–2001

Days lived

31,456

Aquilino López

🇩🇴Aquilino López

film director · b. 1975

Days alive

5,480

Betty Astor

🇩🇪Betty Astor

German actress (1905-1972) · 1905–1972

Days lived

24,362

Carlos Morocho Hernández

🇻🇪Carlos Morocho Hernández

Venezuelan boxer (1940–2016) · 1940–2016

Days lived

27,832

Christina Plate

🇩🇪Christina Plate

actor · b. 1965

Days alive

9,132

Claudia Doumit

🇦🇺Claudia Doumit

Actor · b. 1992

Days alive

1

Ekin Deligöz

Ekin Deligöz

Turkish-German statesperson (born 1971) · b. 1971

Days alive

6,941

Eva Freese

🇩🇪Eva Freese

German actress and voice actress · b. 1963

Days alive

9,863

Eve Arnold

🇺🇸Eve Arnold

artist · 1912–2012

Days lived

36,418

Georgios Chatzimarkakis

🇩🇪Georgios Chatzimarkakis

German-Greek politician · b. 1966

Days alive

8,767

Glen Hansard

🇮🇪Glen Hansard

singer-songwriter · b. 1970

Days alive

7,306

Hans Fritzsche

🇩🇪Hans Fritzsche

journalist · 1900–1953

Days lived

19,518

Hardy Richardson

🇺🇸Hardy Richardson

film director · 1855–1931

Days lived

27,662

Hyein (Lee Hye-in)

🇰🇷Hyein (Lee Hye-in)

K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2008

Days alive

1

Iggy Pop

🇺🇸Iggy Pop

American singer (born 1947) · b. 1947

Days alive

15,707

Isa Vermehren

🇩🇪Isa Vermehren

German actor and cabaret artist (1918–2009) · 1918–2009

Days lived

33,324

James McAvoy

🇬🇧James McAvoy

Television actor · b. 1979

Days alive

4,019

Jaro Fürth

🇦🇹Jaro Fürth

actor · 1871–1945

Days lived

27,234

Joe McCarthy

🇺🇸Joe McCarthy

film director · 1887–1978

Days lived

33,140

John Tejada

🇦🇹John Tejada

rapper · b. 1974

Days alive

5,845

John Tsang

🇺🇸John Tsang

politician · b. 1951

Days alive

14,246

Jule Ronstedt

🇩🇪Jule Ronstedt

German actress · b. 1971

Days alive

6,941

Kai-Uwe von Hassel

🇩🇪Kai-Uwe von Hassel

German politician (1913–1997) · 1913–1997

Days lived

30,699

Kanji Swami

Kanji Swami

writer · 1890–1980

Days lived

33,094

Karl-Heinz Ilsch

🇩🇪Karl-Heinz Ilsch

German association football player (1927-2005) · 1927–2005

Days lived

28,381

Karol Duchoň

Karol Duchoň

singer · 1950–1985

Days lived

12,983

Ken Strong

🇺🇸Ken Strong

film director · 1906–1979

Days lived

26,831

Kim Lammers

🇳🇱Kim Lammers

Dutch hockey player · b. 1981

Days alive

3,288

Luís Fernando Martinez

🇧🇷Luís Fernando Martinez

Brazilian association football player · b. 1980

Days alive

3,653

Marco Donadel

🇮🇹Marco Donadel

Italian footballer and manager · b. 1983

Days alive

2,558

Matteo Pessina

Matteo Pessina

association football player · b. 1997

Days alive

1

Max Weber

🇩🇪Max Weber

politician · 1864–1920

Days lived

20,508

Mikel Oyarzabal

Mikel Oyarzabal

association football player · b. 1997

Days alive

1

Mikhail Fridman

Mikhail Fridman

entrepreneur · b. 1964

Days alive

9,497

Palina Rojinski

🇩🇪Palina Rojinski

actor · b. 1985

Days alive

1,827

Patti LuPone

🇺🇸Patti LuPone

Television actor · b. 1949

Days alive

14,976

Paul Karrer

🇨🇭Paul Karrer

chemist · 1889–1971

Days lived

30,008

Queen Elizabeth II

🇬🇧Queen Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms · 1926–2022

Days lived

35,205

Radek Pilař

🇨🇿Radek Pilař

Czech illustrator and painter (1931-1993) · 1931–1993

Days lived

22,574

Sascha Hupmann

🇩🇪Sascha Hupmann

basketball player · 1970–2020

Days lived

18,255

Stefano Garris

🇩🇪Stefano Garris

basketball player · b. 1979

Days alive

4,019

Steve Owen

🇺🇸Steve Owen

American football player and coach (1898-1964) · 1898–1964

Days lived

24,133

Tita von Hardenberg

🇩🇪Tita von Hardenberg

German television presenter · b. 1968

Days alive

8,036

Toby Stephens

🇬🇧Toby Stephens

actor · b. 1969

Days alive

7,671

Tony Romo

🇺🇸Tony Romo

American football player · b. 1980

Days alive

3,653

Viktor von Weizsäcker

🇩🇪Viktor von Weizsäcker

German physiologist (1886-1957) · 1886–1957

Days lived

25,831

Walter Grotrian

🇩🇪Walter Grotrian

German astronomer and astrophysicist (1890-1954) · 1890–1954

Days lived

23,327

William Totok

🇩🇪William Totok

Romanian-born German writer and publicist (born 1951) · b. 1951

Days alive

14,246

Xavi Simons

Xavi Simons

association football player · b. 2003

Days alive

1

Bartolomeo Ferrari

🇮🇹Bartolomeo Ferrari

deceased

Italian priest of archdiocese of Genoa (1911-2007) · 1911–2007

Days lived

34,949

Elisabeth Axmann

🇩🇪Elisabeth Axmann

writer (1926–2015) · 1926–2015

Days lived

32,449

Elsie Kelly

🇬🇧Elsie Kelly

Film actor · 1936–2026

Days lived

32,826

Erté

🇫🇷Erté

Russian-born French designer (1892-1990) · 1892–1990

Days lived

35,621

Frank Brewin

🇬🇧Frank Brewin

field hockey player (1909-1976) · 1909–1976

Days lived

24,290

Fritz Arlt

🇩🇪Fritz Arlt

Nazi military personnel (1912-2004) · 1912–2004

Days lived

33,613

Fumio Narita

🇯🇵Fumio Narita

film director · 1946–2011

Days lived

23,578

George H. Heilmeier

🇺🇸George H. Heilmeier

scientist · 1936–2014

Days lived

28,459

Hannelore Elsner

🇩🇪Hannelore Elsner

German actress (1942–2019) · 1942–2019

Days lived

28,029

Hans-Valentin Hube

Hans-Valentin Hube

military person · 1890–1944

Days lived

19,533

Ivar Ahlgren

🇸🇪Ivar Ahlgren

chief executive officer · 1913–1983

Days lived

25,431

Jean-François Lyotard

🇫🇷Jean-François Lyotard

French philosopher (1924–1998) · 1924–1998

Days lived

26,918

John Maynard Keynes

🇬🇧John Maynard Keynes

politician · 1883–1946

Days lived

22,966

Jurij Pilk

Jurij Pilk

Sorbian composer and historian (1858-1926) · 1858–1926

Days lived

24,806

Karl Decker

🇩🇪Karl Decker

military person · 1897–1945

Days lived

17,309

Mwai Kibaki

🇰🇪Mwai Kibaki

politician · 1931–2022

Days lived

33,031

Nina Simone

🇺🇸Nina Simone

singer · 1933–2003

Days lived

25,627

Paul Schmidt

🇩🇪Paul Schmidt

German interpreter and translator (1899-1970) · 1899–1970

Days lived

25,870

Pope Francis

🇻🇦Pope Francis

Latin Catholic priest · 1936–2025

Days lived

32,268

Prince

Prince

film actor · 1958–2016

Days lived

21,139

Wolfgang Steinitz

🇩🇪Wolfgang Steinitz

German ethnologist (1905-1967) · 1905–1967

Days lived

22,698

🇪🇸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

36,175

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

35,838

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

55,263

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,705

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,671

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,305

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,749

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,401

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,732

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,401

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,753

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,296

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,206

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,183

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,603

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,420

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,715

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,028

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,985

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,764