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January 17, 1991

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Born on This Day

🇲🇱Abdou Traoré
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
1,096
🇫🇷Alain Badiou
French writer and philosopher · b. 1937
Days alive
19,723
🇩🇪Alev Lenz
singer-songwriter · b. 1982
Days alive
3,287
🇨🇱Anacleto Angelini
deceased
Italian-born Chilean businessman (1912-2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,922
🇩🇪Andrea Clausen
actor · b. 1959
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Andy Kaufman
deceased
American entertainer (1949–1984) · 1949–1984
Days lived
12,903
🇺🇸Anita Borg
deceased
American computer scientist (1949-2003) · 1949–2003
Days lived
19,802
🇱🇹Audronius Ažubalis
journalist · b. 1958
Days alive
12,053
🇺🇸Ayo Dosunmu
Basketball player · b. 2000
🇺🇸Betty White
deceased
Comedian · 1922–2021
Days lived
36,508
🇷🇺Boris Nikiforovich Zolotych
deceased
Russian technician, specialist in electrophysical methods of metalworkers, publications in the field · 1920–2008
Days lived
32,234
Calvin Harris
rapper · b. 1984
Days alive
2,557
🇺🇸Carl Laemmle
deceased
entrepreneur · 1867–1939
Days lived
26,547
🇺🇸Charles A. Baird
deceased
American athletic director (1870-1944) · 1870–1944
Days lived
27,345
🇷🇺Constantine Stanislavsky
deceased
actor · 1863–1938
Days lived
27,595
🇲🇽Cuauhtémoc Blanco
football player · b. 1973
Days alive
6,574
🇪🇬Dalida
deceased
Film actor · 1933–1987
Days lived
19,829
🇺🇸Dwyane Wade
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
3,287
🇺🇸Eartha Kitt
deceased
Actor · 1927–2008
Days lived
29,928
🇩🇪Edgar André
deceased
German politician (1894-1936) · 1894–1936
Days lived
15,631
🇩🇪Emmy Hennings
deceased
German poet, editor (1885–1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
23,215
Enzo Fernández
association football player · b. 2001
🇧🇪François Damiens
Belgian actor · b. 1973
Days alive
6,574
🇫🇷Françoise Hardy
deceased
singer · 1944–2024
Days lived
29,366
🇩🇪Gaby Appel
German field hockey player · b. 1958
Days alive
12,053
🇩🇪Harry Halm
deceased
actor · 1901–1980
Days lived
29,143
🇵🇱Henryk Średnicki
deceased
Amateur boxer from Poland (1955-2016) · 1955–2016
Days lived
22,364
🇩🇪Jacob Pins
deceased
artist · 1917–2005
Days lived
32,463
Jake Paul
YouTuber · b. 1997
Jan Baas
deceased
Dutch baseball player (1915–2001) · 1915–2001
Days lived
31,645
Jan Guillou
Notable Trials · b. 1944
Days alive
17,167
🇨🇦Jim Carrey
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
10,592
🇩🇪Johannes Herber
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
2,922
🇺🇸Joshua Malina
American actor (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
9,131
🇩🇪Jürgen Schmidhuber
German computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher · b. 1963
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Kai Hansen
German guitarist and singer · b. 1963
Days alive
10,227
🇯🇵Ken Hirai
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Days alive
6,940
🇺🇸Kid Rock
American musician (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
7,305
🇯🇵Kōjirō Matsukata
deceased
Japanese businessman (1865–1950) · 1865–1950
Days lived
31,203
🇫🇷Louis Couturat
deceased
philosopher · 1868–1914
Days lived
16,999
🇨🇦Mack Sennett
deceased
Canadian-American actor, producer and director (1880–1960) · 1880–1960
Days lived
29,512
🇬🇪Maia Chiburdanidze
athlete · b. 1961
Days alive
10,957
🇺🇸Matt Bouldin
American basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
1,096
🇦🇹Maximilian Daublebsky von Eichhain
deceased
Austrian military personnel · 1865–1939
Days lived
27,250
🇺🇸Michelle Obama
lawyer and former First Lady of the United States (2009-2017) President Barack Obama · b. 1964
Days alive
9,862
🇺🇸Muhammad Ali
deceased
American boxer (1942–2016) · 1942–2016
Days lived
27,166
O Jong-ae
North Korean weightlifter · b. 1984
Days alive
2,557
🇺🇸Peggy Gilbert
deceased
American musician (1905–2007) · 1905–2007
Days lived
37,281
🇲🇽Roberto Mangas
deceased
Mexican alpinist · 1914–1982
Days lived
24,862
🇬🇧Sadie Soverall
Actor · b. 2002
🇩🇪Salome Kammer
German actress, vocal soloist, singer and cellist · b. 1959
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Sammy Angott
deceased
American boxer (1915-1980) · 1915–1980
Days lived
24,020
🇩🇪Sebastian Bogner
German chess player · b. 1991
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Sonja Sutter
deceased
German actress (1931–2017) · 1931–2017
Days lived
31,547
🇦🇹Stefan Petzner
Austrian politician · b. 1981
Days alive
3,652
Steve Harvey
stand-up comedian · b. 1957
Days alive
12,418
🇩🇪Susanne Uhlen
German actress and director (1955-) · b. 1955
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇾Tabaré Vázquez
deceased
politician · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,544
🇳🇱Tiësto
disc jockey · b. 1969
Days alive
8,035
🇭🇷Tomislav Zubčić
basketball player · b. 1990
Days alive
365
🇺🇸Vidal Sassoon
deceased
British hairstylist (1928–2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,794
🇩🇪Wolfgang Volz
German photographer (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
15,706
🇦🇹Yelda Reynaud
Turkish-Austrian actress · b. 1972
Days alive
6,940
🇫🇷Yelle
French singer · b. 1983
Days alive
2,922
🇭🇺Zoltán Illés
chemist · b. 1961
Days alive
10,957

Died on This Day

🇵🇰Abdur Rahman Chughtai
deceased
painter (1894-1975) · 1894–1975
Days lived
29,337
🇺🇸Bobby Fischer
deceased
American chess player (1943–2008) · 1943–2008
Days lived
23,690

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
50,419
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,097

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
58,090

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,263
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,960

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,470
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,984

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,913
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,335

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🇪🇸Camilo José Cela

deceased

Spanish writer (1916–2002) · 1916–2002

Days lived

31,297

🇸🇪Einar Dahl

writer · 1904–1979

Days lived

27,350

🇬🇧Eric Crockford

field hockey player (1888-1958) · 1888–1958

Days lived

25,297

🇺🇸Helen Stephens

athletics competitor (1918–1994) · 1918–1994

Days lived

27,742

🇩🇪Herbert Henck

musician · 1948–2025

Days lived

27,932

🇩🇪Jakob Arjouni

German author, born 1964 (1964–2013) · 1964–2013

Days lived

17,633

🇦🇹Jean-Pierre Zola

actor · 1916–1979

Days lived

22,992

🇲🇽Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo

Mexican saint (1886–1927) · 1886–1927

Days lived

14,729

🇦🇹Lothar Rendulic

military person · 1887–1971

Days lived

30,401

🇩🇪Matthias Rath

German physician, alternative medicine practitioner, AIDS denier, and conspiracy theorist · 1955–2026

Days lived

25,949

🇵🇹Miguel Torga

Portuguese writer (1907-1995) · 1907–1995

Days lived

31,935

🇯🇵Origa

Russian singer · 1970–2015

Days lived

16,168

🇺🇸Sammy Nestico

American composer and arranger (1924–2021) · 1924–2021

Days lived

35,410

🇬🇧Tom Kilburn

British electrical engineer (1921–2001) · 1921–2001

Days lived

29,014

🇩🇪Uwe Nettelbeck

rapper · 1940–2007

Days lived

24,269

Walter von Reichenau

Notable Trials · 1884–1942

Days lived

20,919

🇺🇸Yvette Mimieux

American actress (1942–2022) · 1942–2022

Days lived

29,229

🇪🇸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

36,445

🇩🇪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

36,108

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

55,533

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,975

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,941

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,575

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

42,019

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,671

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

65,002

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,671

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

24,023

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,566

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,476

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,453

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,873

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,690

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,985

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,298

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,255

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

4,034