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January 27 1991

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Alan Cumming
British actor · b. 1965
Days alive
9,496
🇨🇿Antonín Mrkos
deceased
Czech astronomer (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,612
Aurélien Tchouaméni
association football player · b. 2000
🇩🇪Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre
musician · b. 1975
Days alive
5,844
🇮🇳Bobby Deol
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
8,035
🇺🇸Bruce Gradkowski
American football player (born 1983) · b. 1983
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Erich Zepler
deceased
Electronics engineer, Chess problemist (1898–1980) · 1898–1980
Days lived
30,056
🇩🇪Ernst Schröder
deceased
German actor (1915–1994) · 1915–1994
Days lived
29,035
🇩🇪Eva Padberg
singer-songwriter · b. 1980
Days alive
4,018
🇸🇬Fann Wong
Actress · b. 1971
Days alive
7,305
🇦🇹Friedrich von Georgi
deceased
Austrian general (1852-1926) · 1852–1926
Days lived
27,024
🇪🇸Georgina Rodríguez
Model · b. 1994
🇩🇪Gottfried Feder
deceased
politician · 1883–1941
Days lived
21,424
🇩🇪Hans Modrow
deceased
politician · 1928–2023
Days lived
34,713
🇧🇷Joanna
singer-songwriter · b. 1957
Days alive
12,418
🇺🇸John Roberts
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
13,149
🇦🇹Karl Stiegler
deceased
musician · 1876–1932
Days lived
20,583
🇩🇪Klaus Heuser
rapper · b. 1957
Days alive
12,418
Kō Itakura
association football player · b. 1997
🇲🇽Luciano Valero Gómez
athlete · b. 1955
Days alive
13,149
🇪🇸Lupe Fuentes
Colombian house music producer, DJ, and former pornographic actress · b. 1987
Days alive
1,461
🇨🇭Marc Forster
German-Swiss film director (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
8,035
🇬🇧Mark Owen
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Days alive
6,940
🇺🇸Matt Stover
player of American football · b. 1968
Days alive
8,401
🇩🇪Michael Ebling
German politician · b. 1967
Days alive
8,766
Michael Pluijmers
Dutch baseball player · b. 1989
Days alive
730
🇸🇺Mikhail Baryshnikov
Actor · b. 1948
Days alive
15,706
🇺🇸Patton Oswalt
Comedian, actor, writer · b. 1969
Days alive
8,035
🇩🇰Per Røntved
deceased
Danish association football player (1949-2023) · 1949–2023
Days lived
27,136
🇦🇹Reinhold Hanisch
deceased
Austrian artist (1884-1937) · 1884–1937
Days lived
19,364
🇦🇹Rudolf Klein-Rhoden
deceased
actor · 1871–1936
Days lived
23,718
🇨🇳Soong Ching-ling
deceased
politician · 1893–1981
Days lived
32,263
🇺🇸Tam O'Shaughnessy
American educator, children's science writer, professional tennis player · b. 1952
Days alive
14,245
🇩🇪Ulrich Deppendorf
German journalist · b. 1950
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇸Václav Hlavatý
deceased
Czech politician and mathematician (*1894 – †1969) · 1894–1969
Days lived
27,377
🇩🇪Valeri Brainin
writer · b. 1948
Days alive
15,706
🇺🇸Ward Howell
deceased
American chief executive officer (1910-1980) · 1910–1980
Days lived
25,783
🇩🇪Wilhelm II
deceased
as last King of Prussia German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941) · 1859–1941
Days lived
30,078
Wilhelm Morgner
deceased
German painter (1891-1917) · 1891–1917
Days lived
9,697
🇦🇹Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
deceased
Composer and musician · 1756–1791
Days lived
13,096
🇩🇪Wolfgang Böhmer
deceased
German politician (1936–2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,661
🇲🇾Zarganar
Burmese film director · b. 1961
Days alive
10,957

Died on This Day

🇵🇱Alexander Abusch
deceased
writer · 1902–1982
Days lived
29,202
Anna von Palen
deceased
actress (1875-1939) · 1875–1939
Days lived
23,256

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
50,429
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,107

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
58,100

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,273
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,970

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,480
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,994

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,923
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,345

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🇩🇪Artur Fischer

deceased

entrepreneur · 1919–2016

Days lived

35,091

🇺🇸Cloris Leachman

Actor · 1926–2021

Days lived

34,606

🇦🇹Erich Feigl

Austrian documentary producer and genocide denialist · 1931–2007

Days lived

27,519

🇩🇪Hans Münch

German physician (1911–2001) · 1911–2001

Days lived

32,766

🇺🇸Henry Winterfeld

German writer and artist (1901–1990) · 1901–1990

Days lived

32,435

Ingvar Kamprad

businessperson · 1926–2018

Days lived

33,541

🇺🇦Isaak Babel

military person · 1894–1940

Days lived

16,634

🇩🇪Johannes Rau

politician · 1931–2006

Days lived

27,405

🇩🇪Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg

German general (1886–1974) · 1886–1974

Days lived

32,107

🇨🇭Lilli Palmer

German actress (1914–1986) · 1914–1986

Days lived

26,181

Louis de Funès

🇫🇷Louis de Funès

actor · 1914–1983

Days lived

25,017

🇮🇹Luigi Tenco

singer-songwriter · 1938–1967

Days lived

10,539

🇭🇺Milovan Zoričić

athlete · 1884–1971

Days lived

31,651

🇩🇪Otto Weinkamm

German politician (1902-1968) · 1902–1968

Days lived

24,089

🇦🇹Paula Ludwig

artist · 1900–1974

Days lived

27,050

🇩🇪Prince Oskar of Prussia

Prussian prince (1888-1958) · 1888–1958

Days lived

25,385

🇫🇮Reino Kuuskoski

Prime Minister of Finland (1907-1965) · 1907–1965

Days lived

21,194

🇩🇪Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff

military person · 1905–1980

Days lived

27,334

🇭🇺Sándor Gombos

Hungarian fencer (1895-1968) · 1895–1968

Days lived

26,351

Siegfried Gumbel

German lawyer and politician (1874-1942) · 1874–1942

Days lived

24,598

🇺🇸Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007) · 1920–2007

Days lived

31,725

🇪🇸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

36,455

🇩🇪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

36,118

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

55,543

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,985

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,951

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,585

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

42,029

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,681

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

65,012

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,681

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

24,033

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,576

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,486

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,463

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,883

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,700

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,995

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,308

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,265

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

4,044