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December 4, 1990

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Anke Huber
German tennis player · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
🇩🇪Carl Zimmerer
deceased
entrepreneur · 1926–2001
Days lived
27,057
🇺🇸Cassandra Wilson
deceased
Jazz singer · 1955–2026
Days lived
25,839
🇺🇸Dick Ricketts
deceased
American baseball player (1933–1988) · 1933–1988
Days lived
19,816
🇵🇱Erwin von Witzleben
deceased
military person · 1881–1944
Days lived
22,892
🇩🇪Felix Schlag
deceased
artist · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,045
Feridun Zaimoğlu
writer · b. 1964
Days alive
9,496
🇲🇽Florencia de Saracho
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
3,287
🇪🇸Francisco Franco
deceased
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975) · 1892–1975
Days lived
30,300
🇩🇪Franz Brungs
German footballer · b. 1936
Days alive
19,723
🇺🇸Fred Armisen
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766
🇮🇹Gae Aulenti
deceased
Italian architect and designer (1927–2012) · 1927–2012
Days lived
31,013
🇩🇪Gerd Heidemann
deceased
German journalist and convicted fraudster (1931–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
33,974
🇩🇪Horst Buchholz
deceased
German actor (1933–2003) · 1933–2003
Days lived
25,291
🇺🇸Howard Eisley
basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
6,574
🇺🇸Jack Ernst
deceased
American football player (1899-1968) · 1899–1968
Days lived
24,932
🇵🇱Jarosław Gowin
Polish politician · b. 1961
Days alive
10,592
🇮🇳Javed Jaffrey
Indian actor, voice actor and dancer · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
Jay-Z
Notable Trials · b. 1969
Days alive
7,670
🇺🇸Jeannette Wing
American computer scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
12,418
Jeff Bridges
Oscar Winners · b. 1949
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇸Jesse Burkett
deceased
Major League Baseball outfielder (1868–1953) · 1868–1953
Days lived
30,854
🇨🇱Jorge Délano Frederick
deceased
journalist · 1895–1980
Days lived
30,898
🇺🇸Keith Caputo
American singer · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
🇰🇷Kim Seokjin (Jin)
K-pop Idol (BTS) · b. 1992
🇯🇵Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka
German-Japanese pianist, Olympic weightlifter and former powerlifter · b. 1976
Days alive
5,113
🇨🇦Klaus Wilmsmeyer
American football player · b. 1967
Days alive
8,401
🇸🇪Kristian Wåhlin
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
6,940
🇩🇪Marteria
football player · b. 1982
Days alive
2,922
🇺🇸Max Holloway
Mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1991
🇩🇪Mina Tander
German actress · b. 1978
Days alive
4,383
Nikolai Simonov
deceased
actor · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,070
🇦🇿Ömər Sultanov
singer · b. 2001
🇦🇺Pamela Stephenson
New Zealand clinical psychologist, writer and actress · b. 1949
Days alive
14,975
🇦🇹Pavle Zablatnik
deceased
Austrian priest (1912-1993) · 1912–1993
Days lived
29,393
Reality Winner
Whistleblower · b. 1991
Roh Tae-woo
deceased
Notable Trials · 1932–2021
Days lived
32,468
🇭🇺Sándor Gombos
deceased
Hungarian fencer (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,351
🇹🇷Sertab Erener
Turkish singer (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
9,496
🇯🇵Tadahito Iguchi
film director · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
🇵🇱Thomas Szczeponik
deceased
German politician (1860-1927) · 1860–1927
Days lived
24,162
🇺🇸Tyra Banks
singer · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
🇩🇪Uwe Kröger
German actor and singer · b. 1964
Days alive
9,496
🇮🇹Vincenzo Spampinato
Italian singer-songwriter · b. 1953
Days alive
13,514
🇫🇷Wassily Kandinsky
deceased
avant-garde painter of Russian origin (1866–1944) · 1866–1944
Days lived
28,498
🇩🇪Werner Becker
German conductor and composer · b. 1943
Days alive
17,167

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Bessler
deceased
German actor (1905–1975) · 1905–1975
Days lived
25,859
Ali Abdullah Saleh
deceased
Notable Trials · 1947–2017
Days lived
25,826

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
50,375
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,053

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
58,046

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,219
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,916

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,426
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,940

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,869
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,291

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🇩🇪Alois Kottmann

deceased

musician · 1929–2021

Days lived

33,770

Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu

politician · 1585–1642

Days lived

20,905

🇺🇸Charles Dow

American journalist (1851–1902) · 1851–1902

Days lived

18,655

Edward Binns

Actor · 1916–1990

Days lived

27,111

🇺🇸Forrest J Ackerman

actor · 1916–2008

Days lived

33,613

Frank Zappa

🇺🇸Frank Zappa

American musician (1940–1993) · 1940–1993

Days lived

19,341

🇦🇹Franz Studniczka

German archaeologist (1860-1929) · 1860–1929

Days lived

25,313

🇮🇹Giovanni Calabria

Italian saint (1873–1954) · 1873–1954

Days lived

29,641

🇦🇹H. C. Artmann

Austrian poet (1921–2000) · 1921–2000

Days lived

29,030

🇺🇸Hannah Arendt

writer · 1906–1975

Days lived

25,253

🇩🇪Jacob Pins

artist · 1917–2005

Days lived

32,463

🇪🇸Javier Aguirre

Film director · 1935–2019

Days lived

30,855

🇺🇸Karen Horney

American-German psychoanalyst · 1885–1952

Days lived

24,550

🇦🇹Karl Merkatz

actor · 1930–2022

Days lived

33,620

🇺🇸Leonard Goldberg

American film and television producer (1934-2019) · 1934–2019

Days lived

31,360

🇨🇭Meinrad Inglin

Swiss writer and journalist (1893-1971) · 1893–1971

Days lived

28,617

🇩🇪Renate Ewert

actor · 1933–1966

Days lived

12,078

🇬🇧Richard Vernon

Film, television actor (1925-1997) · 1925–1997

Days lived

26,570

🇺🇸Roger Bresnahan

American baseball player and coach (1879–1944) · 1879–1944

Days lived

23,917

🇺🇸Ron Williamson

American baseball player (1953-2004) · 1953–2004

Days lived

18,932

🇺🇸Rouben Mamoulian

American film and theatre director (1897–1987) · 1897–1987

Days lived

32,928

🇺🇸Seymour Ginsburg

American computer scientist (1927–2004) · 1927–2004

Days lived

28,117

🇷🇺Vasily Belov

writer (1932-2012) · 1932–2012

Days lived

29,262

🇪🇸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

36,401

🇩🇪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

36,064

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

55,489

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,931

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,897

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,531

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,975

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,627

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,958

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,627

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,979

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,522

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,432

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,409

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,829

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,646

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,941

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,254

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,211

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,990