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January 20, 1991

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January 20 1991

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Achim Benning
deceased
German actor and theatre director (1935–2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,517
🇭🇺Andor Gábor
deceased
Hungarian writer · 1884–1953
Days lived
25,203
🇩🇪Andreas Heldrich
deceased
scientist · 1935–2007
Days lived
26,582
Armando Guebuza
military person · b. 1943
Days alive
17,532
🇫🇷Benjamin Biolay
singer-songwriter · b. 1973
Days alive
6,574
🇺🇸Bill Maher
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
12,784
🇩🇪C. W. Ceram
deceased
writer · 1915–1972
Days lived
20,902
🇬🇧Calum Chambers
English association football player · b. 1995
🇪🇸Charles III of Spain
deceased
Ruler · 1716–1788
Days lived
26,627
David Baszucki
entrepreneur · b. 1963
Days alive
10,227
🇺🇸David Lynch
deceased
actor · 1946–2025
Days lived
28,851
🇺🇸DeForest Kelley
deceased
actor · 1920–1999
Days lived
28,997
🇮🇷Ehsan Hadadi
Iranian discus thrower · b. 1985
Days alive
2,191
Ernst E. Hirsch
deceased
Turkish-German judge (1902–1985) · 1902–1985
Days lived
30,384
🇺🇸Evan Peters
Television actor · b. 1987
Days alive
1,461
🇮🇹Federico Fellini
deceased
writer · 1920–1993
Days lived
26,948
🇩🇪Felicitas Woll
German actress · b. 1980
Days alive
4,018
🇫🇷Francis Bécard
chief executive officer · b. 1960
Days alive
11,323
🇩🇪Günther Maleuda
deceased
East German politician, Communist leader (1931-2012) · 1931–2012
Days lived
29,765
🇨🇭Helena Araújo
deceased
Colombian writer (1934–2015) · 1934–2015
Days lived
29,598
🇬🇧Ian Hill
British bassist, member of Judas Priest · b. 1952
Days alive
14,245
🇨🇦Irénée Beaubien
deceased
Canadian Jesuit priest · 1916–2017
Days lived
37,006
Jan Hijzelendoorn
Dutch baseball player · b. 1957
Days alive
12,418
🇺🇸Jason Richardson
basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
3,652
🇺🇸Jeffrey Epstein
deceased
Financier, Convicted Sex Offender · 1953–2019
Days lived
24,308
Johannes V. Jensen
deceased
Danish author (1873-1950) · 1873–1950
Days lived
28,432
🇺🇸Joyce Currie Little
deceased
American computer scientist · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,488
🇰🇷Jung Soo-keun
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
5,113
🇸🇪Klas Olofsson
deceased
Swedish film producer · 1943–2024
Days lived
29,879
🇺🇸Leonard O'Brien
deceased
field hockey player (1904–1939) · 1904–1939
Days lived
12,853
🇮🇹Lucas Piazón
Brazilian footballer · b. 1994
🇮🇪Lucinda Creighton
Irish politician · b. 1980
Days alive
4,018
🇩🇪Mladen Muše
German chess player · b. 1963
Days alive
10,227
🇧🇦Momčilo Krajišnik
deceased
Bosnian Serb former politician (1945–2020) · 1945–2020
Days lived
27,632
🇬🇧Nicola White
British field hockey player · b. 1988
Days alive
1,096
🇺🇸Nikki Haley
writer · b. 1972
Days alive
6,940
🇳🇴Nora Brockstedt
deceased
Norwegian singer and musician (1923-2015) · 1923–2015
Days lived
33,892
🇩🇪Oscar Müller
deceased
German actor (1921–2003) · 1921–2003
Days lived
30,144
🇩🇪Otto Gerdes
deceased
rapper · 1920–1989
Days lived
25,349
🇻🇪Ozzie Guillén
Venezuelan Major League Baseball player, coach, manager · b. 1964
Days alive
9,862
🇺🇸Rob Bourdon
musician · b. 1979
Days alive
4,383
🇩🇪Samuel Finzi
Bulgarian-German actor · b. 1966
Days alive
9,131
🇺🇸Sid Wilson
Disc jockey · b. 1977
Days alive
5,113
🇩🇰Stein Bagger
Danish convicted criminal and former entrepreneur · b. 1967
Days alive
8,766
Stepan Krichinskiy
deceased
Russian architect (1874-1923) · 1874–1923
Days lived
18,097
🇬🇧Steve Bloomer
deceased
film director · 1874–1938
Days lived
23,461
🇩🇪Tim Schrick
German racing driver and television presenter · b. 1976
Days alive
5,479
🇳🇿Tom Biss
football player · b. 1993
🇳🇴Tryggve Gran
deceased
football player · 1888–1980
Days lived
33,590
🇩🇪Wigald Boning
German comedian and television presenter · b. 1967
Days alive
8,766
Xaver Terofal
deceased
actor · 1862–1940
Days lived
28,563

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albin Eser
deceased
German judge (1935–2023) · 1935–2023
Days lived
32,136
Audrey Hepburn
deceased
stage actor · 1929–1993
Days lived
23,272

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
50,422
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,100

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
58,093

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,266
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,963

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,473
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,987

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,916
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,338

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🇺🇸Barbara Stanwyck

deceased

American actress (1907–1990) · 1907–1990

Days lived

30,139

Claudio Abbado

🇮🇹Claudio Abbado

conductor · 1933–2014

Days lived

29,428

🇺🇸Dante Lavelli

American football player (1923-2009) · 1923–2009

Days lived

31,378

🇺🇸Don Abney

American musician (1923-2000) · 1923–2000

Days lived

28,075

🇮🇹Duilio Loi

Italian boxer (1929–2008) · 1929–2008

Days lived

28,765

🇺🇸Etta James

singer-songwriter · 1938–2012

Days lived

27,023

🇺🇸Eudoxia Woodward

American artist and researcher (1919–2008) · 1919–2008

Days lived

32,362

🇧🇷Garrincha

Brazilian association football player (1933–1983) · 1933–1983

Days lived

17,981

🇩🇪Hermann Giesler

German architect (1898-1987) · 1898–1987

Days lived

32,312

🇩🇪Hermann Heemsoth

German chess player (1909-2006) · 1909–2006

Days lived

35,094

🇩🇪Ilse Thouret

German motorcycle racer (1897–1969) · 1897–1969

Days lived

26,086

🇷🇺Izabella Yurieva

Soviet singer (1899-2000) · 1899–2000

Days lived

36,659

🇨🇿Jiří Raška

Czechoslovak skijumpers and skijumpers (1941–2012) · 1941–2012

Days lived

25,917

🇱🇺Joseph Gredt

philosopher · 1863–1940

Days lived

27,932

🇩🇪Joseph Hannesschläger

actor · 1962–2020

Days lived

21,051

🇦🇹Louis Nerz

actor · 1866–1938

Days lived

26,271

🇩🇪Lukas Koch

German television presenter · 1980–2025

Days lived

16,092

🇺🇸Meat Loaf

singer-songwriter · 1947–2022

Days lived

27,144

🇮🇹Paolo Ettorre

Italian chief executive officer (1946-2007) · 1946–2007

Days lived

22,052

🇩🇪Rudolf Metzmacher

musician · 1906–2004

Days lived

35,654

🇩🇪Sexy Cora

German pornographic actress (1987–2011) · 1987–2011

Days lived

8,664

🇬🇧William Roberts

British painter (1895-1980) · 1895–1980

Days lived

30,909

🇪🇸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

36,448

🇩🇪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

36,111

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

55,536

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,978

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,944

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,578

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

42,022

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,674

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

65,005

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,674

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

24,026

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,569

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,479

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,456

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,876

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,693

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,988

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,301

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,258

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

4,037