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Born on This Day

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia🇸🇦
deceased
politician · 1924–2015
Days lived
33,047
Albert Höfer🇦🇹
deceased
theologian (1932–2022) · 1932–2022
Days lived
32,700
Álex Abrines🇪🇸
Spanish basketball player · b. 1993
Arthur Mahler🇨🇿
deceased
Austrian archeologist and sionist politician (1871-1944) murdered in Holocaust · 1871–1916
Days lived
16,345
Axel Milberg🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
12,418
Bastian Schweinsteiger🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1984
Days alive
2,191
Carlos Alexandre Souza Silva🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
1,461
Carmen Stephan🇩🇪
German journalist and novelist · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
Charles Winslow🇿🇦
deceased
South African tennis player (1888–1963) · 1888–1963
Days lived
27,437
Chris Iwelumo🇬🇧
football player · b. 1978
Days alive
4,383
Christoph Baumgartner
association football player · b. 1999
Dan Donegan🇺🇸
musician · b. 1968
Days alive
8,035
David James🇬🇧
football player · b. 1970
Days alive
7,305
Dennis Lawrence
football player · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
Ernst Jandl🇦🇹
deceased
Austrian poet, dramatic and writer (1925–2000) · 1925–2000
Days lived
27,341
Frank Livingstone🇳🇿
deceased
New Zealand lawn bowls competitor · 1886–1966
Days lived
29,235
Gaston Castel🇫🇷
deceased
French architect (1886-1971) · 1886–1971
Days lived
30,872
Gene Chen🇨🇳
deceased
American martial artist (1938-2001) · 1938–2001
Days lived
22,954
George de Hevesy🇭🇺
deceased
chemist · 1885–1966
Days lived
29,557
Grant Schubert🇦🇺
field hockey player · b. 1980
Days alive
3,652
Hafizullah Amin
deceased
Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979) · 1929–1979
Days lived
18,410
Hajo Herrmann🇩🇪
deceased
German bomber pilot (1913–2010) · 1913–2010
Days lived
35,525
Héctor Méndez🇦🇷
deceased
boxer · 1897–1977
Days lived
29,353
Heinz Ellenberg🇩🇪
deceased
German botanist (1913–1997) · 1913–1997
Days lived
30,590
Hermann Baumann🇩🇪
deceased
musician · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,657
iago Aspas🇪🇸
Spanish association football player · b. 1987
Days alive
1,096
İdil Üner🇩🇪
German-Turkish actress · b. 1971
Days alive
6,940
Jack Kramer🇺🇸
deceased
American tennis player (1921–2009) · 1921–2009
Days lived
32,184
James Gleick🇺🇸
American author and historian of science (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
13,149
James Mourilyan Tanner🇬🇧
deceased
scientist · 1920–2010
Days lived
32,882
Jason Momoa🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1979
Days alive
4,018
Jean-Pierre Torrell🇫🇷
deceased
French theologian · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,822
Jörn Schlönvoigt🇩🇪
German actor and singer · b. 1986
Days alive
1,461
Karen Carney🇬🇧
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
1,096
Kim Chaewon🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (LE SSERAFIM) · b. 2000
Marcel Schlutt🇩🇪
journalist · b. 1977
Days alive
4,748
María Ignacia Benítez🇨🇱
deceased
politician · 1958–2019
Days lived
22,126
Masaichi Kaneda🇯🇵
deceased
film director · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,477
Mike Wallace🇺🇸
American football player (born 1986) · b. 1985
Days alive
1,826
Oona Laurence
Actor · b. 2002
Otto Kästner🇩🇪
deceased
German boxer · 1909–2002
Days lived
33,756
Reinhold Wulle🇩🇪
deceased
German politician (1882-1950) · 1882–1950
Days lived
24,820
Selina Cadell🇬🇧
British actress · b. 1953
Days alive
13,514
Sergei Mandreko🇦🇹
deceased
Russian footballer (1971–2022) · 1971–2022
Days lived
18,482
Tendai Mtawarira🇿🇼
South African rugby union footballer · b. 1985
Days alive
1,826
Tiffany Young🇺🇸
K-pop Idol (Solo Artist / Girls' Generation) · b. 1989
Days alive
365
Tina Bachmann🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1978
Days alive
4,383
Uri Cohen-Mintz🇮🇱
basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
Walter Gerlach🇩🇪
deceased
scientist · 1889–1979
Days lived
32,880
Yaşar Yakış
deceased
Turkish diplomat (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,376
Zhang Yang🇨🇳
deceased
Chinese general of the People's Liberation Army (1951-2017) · 1951–2017
Days lived
24,221

Died on This Day

Alex Dupont🇫🇷
deceased
football player · 1954–2020
Days lived
24,139
Anton Pfrogner🇦🇹
deceased
Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and German nation politician (1886-1961) · 1886–1961
Days lived
27,335

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
50,250
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,928

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
57,921

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,094
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,791

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,301
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,815

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,744
12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,166

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Ascan Lutteroth🇩🇪

German judge · 1874–1960

Days lived

31,284

Corazon Aquino🇵🇭

politician · 1933–2009

Days lived

27,947

Fakir Musafar🇺🇸

American body piercer, photographer and BDSM figure · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,133

Francis Gary Powers

Notable Trials · 1929–1977

Days lived

17,516

Gertrude Welcker🇩🇪

German actress (1896-1988) · 1896–1988

Days lived

33,618

Israel Zangwill🇬🇧

British Zionist author (1864–1926) · 1864–1926

Days lived

22,837

Joseph Schacht🇬🇧

writer · 1902–1969

Days lived

24,611

Kevin Lynch🇮🇪

Irish hunger striker (1956-1981) · 1956–1981

Days lived

9,199

Lidia Zamenhof🇵🇱

writer · 1904–1942

Days lived

14,064

Manuel L. Quezon🇵🇭

politician · 1878–1944

Days lived

24,088

Otto Bayer🇩🇪

chemist · 1902–1982

Days lived

29,125

Otto Heinrich Warburg🇩🇪

chemist · 1883–1970

Days lived

31,708

Paul Hirsch

German politician (1868-1940) · 1868–1940

Days lived

26,189

Pierre Claverie🇫🇷

Algerian bishop (1938–1996) · 1938–1996

Days lived

21,270

Rainer Brandt🇩🇪

German actor (1936–2024) · 1936–2024

Days lived

32,337

Sándor Szabó🇭🇺

athlete · 1948–2018

Days lived

25,584

Sviatoslav Richter

Sviatoslav Richter

pianist · 1915–1997

Days lived

30,085

Tadeusz Reichstein🇵🇱

scientist · 1897–1996

Days lived

36,171

Vincent Pastore🇺🇸

Actor · 1946–2026

Days lived

29,238

Walter Ulbricht🇩🇪

politician · 1893–1973

Days lived

29,251

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

36,276

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

35,939

Lang Jingshan

artist · 1892–1995

Days lived

37,506

Zośka Vieras🇱🇹

Belarusian writer and poet (1892-1991) · 1892–1991

Days lived

36,166

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

Lilia Skala🇺🇸

Austrian-American actress (1896-1994) · 1896–1994

Days lived

35,813

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky🇦🇹

Austrian architect (1897–2000) · 1897–2000

Days lived

37,614

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

55,364

HSBC🇬🇧

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,806

Tata Group

Tata Group🇮🇳

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,772

Goldman Sachs🇺🇸

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,406

Eli Lilly🇺🇸

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,850

Chevron🇺🇸

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,502

Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,833

Crime and Punishment🇷🇺

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,502

The Great Gatsby🇺🇸

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,854

Brave New World🇬🇧

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,397

The Hobbit🇬🇧

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,307

The Little Prince🇫🇷

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,284

The Godfather🇺🇸

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,704

Jaws🇺🇸

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,521

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,816

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,129

Alien🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,086

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,865