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January 3, 1991

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January 3 1991

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Born on This Day

Ana Gonçalves
Angolan basketball player · b. 1993
🇩🇪Andreas
artist · b. 1951
Days alive
14,610
🇻🇪Antonio Estévez
deceased
Venezuelan composer, conductor and oboist (1916-1988) · 1916–1988
Days lived
26,626
🇳🇿Archie Taiaroa
deceased
politician · 1937–2010
Days lived
26,924
August Macke
deceased
German painter of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914) · 1887–1914
Days lived
10,127
🇺🇸Cheryl Miller
American basketball player and coach (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
9,862
🇺🇸Dabney Coleman
deceased
Actor · 1932–2024
Days lived
33,737
🇬🇪David Gobejishvili
athlete · b. 1963
Days alive
10,227
🇮🇱Deni Avdija
Basketball player · b. 2001
🇩🇪Dorothea Wieck
deceased
actor · 1908–1986
Days lived
28,537
🇫🇮Eeles Landström
deceased
Finnish athlete and politician (1932–2022) · 1932–2022
Days lived
33,050
🇺🇸Eli Manning
American football player (born 1981) · b. 1981
Days alive
3,652
Erik Husted
deceased
Danish field hockey player (1900-1988) · 1900–1988
Days lived
32,330
Ernst Silva Tarouca
deceased
Czech member of Czech council (1860-1936) · 1860–1936
Days lived
27,983
🇵🇱Eugeniusz Gaczkowski
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1965
Days alive
9,496
🇩🇪Ewald Schuldt
deceased
German prehistorian (1914-1987) · 1914–1987
Days lived
26,812
🇫🇷Franck Riester
French politician · b. 1974
Days alive
6,209
🇬🇧Gavin Hastings
Rugby union player from Scotland · b. 1962
Days alive
10,592
🇬🇧George Martin
deceased
English record producer (1926–2016) · 1926–2016
Days lived
32,937
🇮🇹Gianfranco Fini
journalist · b. 1952
Days alive
14,245
Gordon Moore
deceased
entrepreneur · 1929–2023
Days lived
34,413
🇺🇸Hank Stram
deceased
American football player and coach (1923-2005) · 1923–2005
Days lived
30,133
🇩🇪Heiko Schaffartzik
basketball player · b. 1984
Days alive
2,557
🇨🇳Hu Weidong
Chinese basketball player · b. 1970
Days alive
7,670
🇬🇧Ikechi Anya
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
1,096
🇸🇪Isidor Behrens
deceased
Swedish sports administrator (1868–1951) · 1868–1951
Days lived
30,597
J. R. R. Tolkien
deceased
linguist · 1892–1973
Days lived
29,827
🇮🇳Jaipal Singh
deceased
Field Hockey player and political leader (1903-1970) · 1903–1970
Days lived
24,548
🇰🇷Jisoo
Singer · b. 1995
🇬🇧John Paul Jones
British bassist · b. 1946
Days alive
16,436
🇮🇪Jonny Evans
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
1,096
🇺🇸Josephine Hull
deceased
American stage and film actress (1877-1957) · 1877–1957
Days lived
29,287
🇰🇷Kim Jisoo
K-pop Idol (BLACKPINK) · b. 1995
🇰🇷Kim Min-jae
deceased
film director · 1973–2026
Days lived
19,369
🇩🇪Klaas
rapper · b. 1981
Days alive
3,652
🇺🇸Linh Nga
American-Vietnamese film director, film producer, actress, screenwriter and news anchor · b. 1982
Days alive
3,287
🇩🇪Meinhard von Gerkan
deceased
German architect (1935–2022) · 1935–2022
Days lived
32,108
Mel Gibson
film producer · b. 1956
Days alive
12,784
Melfried Comenencia
Dutch baseball player · b. 1975
Days alive
5,844
🇬🇪Merab Gagunashvili
Georgian chess player · b. 1985
Days alive
2,191
Michael Stange
Actor · b. 1980
Days alive
4,018
Mohamed Waheed Hassan
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
13,879
🇺🇸Noelle Quinn
American basketball player and coach · b. 1985
Days alive
2,191
🇷🇸Oto Bihalji-Merin
deceased
Yugoslav writer and art historian (1904–1993) · 1904–1993
Days lived
32,861
🇨🇭Otto Beisheim
deceased
entrepreneur · 1924–2013
Days lived
32,554
🇰🇿Pavel Kotsur
Kazakhstani chess grandmaster · b. 1974
Days alive
6,209
🇺🇸Preston Jackson
deceased
American jazz trombonist (1902-1983) · 1902–1983
Days lived
29,898
Ray Milland
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1907–1986
Days lived
28,921
🇬🇧Rory Stewart
athlete · b. 1973
Days alive
6,574
🇦🇹Rudolf Koppitz
deceased
Austrian photographer (1884–1936) · 1884–1936
Days lived
19,179
Sakamoto Ryōma
deceased
Notable Trials · 1836–1867
Days lived
11,664
🇮🇹Sergio Leone
deceased
Italian filmmaker (1929–1989) · 1929–1989
Days lived
22,032
🇺🇸W. Michael Blumenthal
former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury · b. 1926
Days alive
23,741
🇮🇳Yashawant Dinkar Phadke
deceased
writer · 1931–2008
Days lived
28,132

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Ady Berber
deceased
actor · 1913–1966
Days lived
19,326
🇬🇧Alexander Munro
deceased
athlete · 1870–1934
Days lived
23,044

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
50,405
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,083

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
58,076

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,249
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,946

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,456
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,970

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,899
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,321

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🇩🇪Alfred Braun

deceased

German actor and director (1888–1978) · 1888–1978

Days lived

32,751

🇦🇹Alfred Proksch

Austrian thrower (1908-2011) · 1908–2011

Days lived

37,278

🇺🇸Bid McPhee

American baseball player, manager (1859–1943) · 1859–1943

Days lived

30,378

🇩🇪Carl Gustav Witt

German astronomer (1866–1946) · 1866–1946

Days lived

28,920

🇮🇹Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

Italian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998

Days lived

37,799

🇰🇷Choi Yo-sam

South Korean boxer (1973–2008) · 1973–2008

Days lived

12,497

🇩🇪Eva Strittmatter

German poet (1930-2011) · 1930–2011

Days lived

29,549

🇦🇹Gabriel Anton

Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (1858–1933) · 1858–1933

Days lived

27,156

🇧🇪Gaston Eyskens

politician · 1905–1988

Days lived

30,227

🇩🇪George Bălan

musician · 1929–2022

Days lived

33,901

🇩🇪Günther Fielmann

entrepreneur · 1939–2024

Days lived

30,789

🇩🇪Hans Reinowski

German politician (1900-1977) · 1900–1977

Days lived

28,098

🇳🇱Henk de Looper

field hockey player (1912-2006) · 1912–2006

Days lived

33,976

Iosif Langbard

Soviet Belarus architect (1882–1951) · 1882–1951

Days lived

25,186

🇨🇿Jaroslav Hašek

writer · 1883–1923

Days lived

14,492

🇺🇸Jeff Baena

Screenwriter · 1977–2025

Days lived

17,355

🇩🇪Joseph Wirth

politician · 1879–1956

Days lived

27,877

Liffa Gregoriussen

Danish fashion designer · 1904–1992

Days lived

31,974

🇺🇸Mary Daly

American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010) · 1928–2010

Days lived

29,664

🇩🇰Peter Naur

Danish computer scientist (1928–2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

31,846

🇩🇪Rolf Crummenauer

German artist and university professor (1925–1999) · 1925–1999

Days lived

26,856

🇺🇸Rose Ausländer

writer · 1901–1988

Days lived

31,648

🇩🇪Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser

German psychiatrist (1853-1931) · 1853–1931

Days lived

28,467

🇩🇪Sven Simon

German journalist (1941–1980) · 1941–1980

Days lived

14,209

🇸🇪Ulf G. Lindén

Swedish businessman (1937-2009) · 1937–2009

Days lived

25,954

🇸🇪Victor Sjöström

Swedish film director, screenwriter and actor (1879-1960) · 1879–1960

Days lived

29,324

🇺🇸Walter Cunningham

scientist · 1932–2023

Days lived

33,165

🇩🇪Wilhelm Schäperclaus

scientist · 1899–1995

Days lived

34,875

🇪🇸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

36,431

🇩🇪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

36,094

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

55,519

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,961

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,927

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,561

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

42,005

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,657

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,988

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,657

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

24,009

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,552

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,462

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,439

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,859

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,676

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,971

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,284

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,241

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

4,020