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December 20, 1990

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December 20 1990

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adelbert Schulz
deceased
military person · 1903–1944
Days lived
14,649
🇨🇭Alain de Botton
Swiss-born British philosopher and writer · b. 1969
Days alive
7,670
🇬🇧Alan Parsons
singer · b. 1948
Days alive
15,340
🇨🇱Arturo Alessandri
deceased
politician · 1868–1950
Days lived
29,831
🇩🇪Bernhard Siegert
scientist · b. 1959
Days alive
11,323
🇺🇸Bob Hayes
deceased
American football player and sprinter (1942–2003) · 1942–2002
Days lived
21,822
🇺🇸Branch Rickey
deceased
film director · 1881–1965
Days lived
30,669
🇺🇸David DeJesus
film director · b. 1979
Days alive
4,018
🇺🇸David Levine
deceased
artist · 1926–2009
Days lived
30,325
🇨🇭Dessa
Swiss artist · b. 1948
Days alive
15,340
🇵🇭Eduardo Hontiveros
deceased
Filipino musician · 1923–2008
Days lived
30,707
🇺🇸Ellie Kam
Pairs skater · b. 2004
🇬🇧Fitz Hall
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
3,652
🇩🇪Frank Peterson
rapper · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
🇺🇸Fred Merkle
deceased
film director · 1888–1956
Days lived
24,543
🇺🇸Frederick Bradlee
deceased
American football player (1892-1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,253
🇨🇦Gavin McKenna
Ice hockey player · b. 2007
🇬🇧George Paice
deceased
Falklands Islands bowls player · 1941–2024
Days lived
29,997
🇺🇸George Roy Hill
deceased
American film director (1921–2002) · 1921–2002
Days lived
29,592
🇺🇸Harry Stovey
deceased
film director · 1856–1937
Days lived
29,493
🇨🇿Jaroslav Heyrovský
deceased
scientist · 1890–1967
Days lived
27,855
🇺🇸JoJo
singer · b. 1990
Days alive
0
🇺🇸Jonah Hill
Actor/Director · b. 1983
Days alive
2,557
🇩🇪Judith Samen
German artist · b. 1970
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Judy Henske
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,174
🇰🇷Kang Dong-Hee
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸Larry Willis
deceased
American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,772
🇺🇸LenDale White
American football player · b. 1984
Days alive
2,191
🇩🇪Manfred Lahnstein
German politician · b. 1937
Days alive
19,358
🇧🇷Márcio Rodrigues
Brazilian association football player · b. 1978
Days alive
4,383
🇩🇪Martin Schulz
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
12,784
🇬🇧Martyn Lloyd-Jones
deceased
Welsh-English Christian theologian and preacher (1899-1981) · 1899–1981
Days lived
29,656
🇪🇸Miguel López Abril
deceased
basketball player · 1954–2021
Days lived
24,219
🇮🇹Miro Allione
deceased
Italian executive, professor and writer · 1932–2006
Days lived
26,688
🇩🇪Otto Graf Lambsdorff
deceased
politician · 1926–2009
Days lived
30,301
🇫🇮Pekka Säilä
deceased
Finnish tennis player (1941–2009) · 1941–2009
Days lived
24,824
🇩🇪Piet Klocke
German musician, comedian, author and actor · b. 1957
Days alive
12,053
🇺🇸Rich Gannon
American football player · b. 1965
Days alive
9,131
🇮🇳Satyendra Pakhale
Indian industrial designer, technocrat, architect (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
8,401
🇬🇧Steve Coast
entrepreneur · b. 1980
Days alive
3,652
🇬🇧Uri Geller
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
16,071
🇪🇸Valeriu Lazarov
deceased
director and producer of television of Romanian and Spanish origin (1935-2009) · 1935–2009
Days lived
26,898
🇯🇵Yumi Tōma
musician · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Arnold Mathew
deceased
bishop of the Old Catholic Church (1852-1919) · 1852–1919
Days lived
24,606
Arthur Rubinstein
deceased
classical pianist · 1887–1982
Days lived
35,024

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
50,391
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,069

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
58,062

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,235
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,932

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,442
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,956

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,885
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,307

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🇬🇧Bill Brandt

deceased

journalist · 1904–1983

Days lived

29,085

🇺🇸Brittany Murphy

singer · 1977–2009

Days lived

11,728

🇺🇸Carl Sagan

writer · 1934–1996

Days lived

22,687

🇩🇪Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt

German anthropologist (1892-1965) · 1892–1965

Days lived

26,916

🇺🇸Erich Ludendorff

writer · 1865–1937

Days lived

26,552

Ferdinand Karsch

German biologist and anthropologist (1853–1936) · 1853–1936

Days lived

30,424

Gaston Waringhien

🇫🇷Gaston Waringhien

writer · 1901–1991

Days lived

33,016

🇩🇪Günter Eich

writer · 1907–1972

Days lived

24,064

Gustaf Kossinna

German archaeologist (1858–1931) · 1858–1931

Days lived

26,745

🇭🇺Gyula Halasy

athlete · 1891–1970

Days lived

29,038

🇩🇪Hans von Obstfelder

military person · 1886–1976

Days lived

32,977

🇩🇪Hans-Emil Schuster

German astronomer · 1934–2024

Days lived

32,965

🇩🇪Harald Huffmann

field hockey player (1908–1992) · 1908–1992

Days lived

30,881

🇩🇪Helmut Metzger

writer · 1917–1995

Days lived

28,656

Johannes Nielsen

actor · 1870–1935

Days lived

23,837

🇩🇪Julius Scheiner

German astronomer (1858-1913) · 1858–1913

Days lived

20,113

🇮🇳Leslie Claudius

Olympic field hockey player (1927–2012) · 1927–2012

Days lived

31,317

🇮🇱Max Brod

journalist · 1884–1968

Days lived

30,887

🇬🇪Omar Bliadze

athlete · 1942–2022

Days lived

29,484

🇬🇧Patrick Jenkin

British Conservative politician (1926-2016) · 1926–2016

Days lived

32,977

🇮🇹Piergiorgio Welby

Italian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006) · 1945–2006

Days lived

22,274

🇩🇪Ulrich Willerding

American botanist (1932-2021) · 1932–2021

Days lived

32,672

🇪🇸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

36,417

🇩🇪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

36,080

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

55,505

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,947

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,913

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,547

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,991

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,643

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,974

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,643

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,995

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,538

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,448

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,425

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,845

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,662

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,957

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,270

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,227

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

4,006