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February 21 1991

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Born on This Day

🇬🇧Alan Rickman
deceased
Actor, director · 1946–2016
Days lived
25,529
🇺🇸Alan Trammell
American Hall of Fame baseball player, coach and manager · b. 1958
Days alive
12,053
🇧🇾Alyaksandar Lukhvich
football player · b. 1970
Days alive
7,670
🇨🇺Anaïs Nin
deceased
Writer · 1903–1977
Days lived
26,991
🇳🇿Andrew Ellis
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1984
Days alive
2,557
🇪🇸Antonio María Javierre Ortas
deceased
Catholic cardinal, Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (1921-2007) · 1921–2007
Days lived
31,391
🇩🇪Armin Rosin
musician · b. 1939
Days alive
18,993
🇩🇪August von Wassermann
deceased
German bacteriologist (1866-1925) · 1866–1925
Days lived
21,572
🇫🇷Benoît Lesoimier
French footballer · b. 1983
Days alive
2,922
🇺🇸Brendan Sexton III
actor · b. 1980
Days alive
4,018
🇺🇸Corbin Bleu
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
730
🇮🇹Cosimo Damiano Fonseca
deceased
Italian priest and medievalist (1932-2025) · 1932–2025
Days lived
33,986
🇫🇷Daniel Ek
CEO of Spotify · b. 1983
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Daniel Fehlow
actor · b. 1975
Days alive
5,844
🇧🇷Donizete Oliveira
Brazilian association football player · b. 1968
Days alive
8,401
🇨🇭Elsie Attenhofer
deceased
Swiss entertainer (1909-1999) · 1909–1999
Days lived
32,987
🇬🇧Eniola Aluko
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
1,461
Floor Jansen
Dutch singer · b. 1981
Days alive
3,652
🇫🇷Garra Dembélé
Malian and French footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
1,826
🇩🇪Georg Lippold
deceased
German archaeologist (1885-1954) · 1885–1954
Days lived
25,353
🇳🇿Greg Dayman
field hockey player · b. 1947
Days alive
16,071
🇬🇧Hannah Fry
Science communicator · b. 1984
Days alive
2,557
🇩🇪Hans Ertl
deceased
German mountaineer and cinematographer (1908–2000) · 1908–2000
Days lived
33,848
🇦🇹Heinz Zednik
Austrian tenor · b. 1940
Days alive
18,628
🇬🇧Isaac Julien
British artist and film director (born 1960) · b. 1960
Days alive
11,323
🇺🇸Jennifer Love Hewitt
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
4,383
Jordan Peele
Actor · b. 1979
Days alive
4,383
🇪🇸José Miguel Antúnez
Spanish basketball player · b. 1967
Days alive
8,766
🇩🇪Julius Viel
deceased
German journalist and torturer · 1918–2002
Days lived
30,685
🇺🇸Kelsey Grammer
American actor · b. 1955
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Larry Pennell
deceased
American television and film actor (1928–2013) · 1928–2013
Days lived
31,235
🇰🇷Leeseo (Lee Hyun-seo)
K-pop Idol (IVE) · b. 2007
🇩🇪Margarethe von Trotta
German film director (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
17,897
Marian Anderson
deceased
opera singer · 1897–1993
Days lived
35,109
🇦🇹Max von Thun
German-Austrian actor (born 1977) · b. 1977
Days alive
5,113
🇱🇹Mykolas Sleževičius
deceased
journalist · 1882–1939
Days lived
21,081
🇺🇸Nina Simone
deceased
singer · 1933–2003
Days lived
25,626
🇺🇸Olympia Snowe
politician · b. 1947
Days alive
16,071
🇩🇪Otto Kittel
deceased
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1917–1945) · 1917–1945
Days lived
10,220
Peter Lee Lawrence
deceased
German actor (1944-1974) · 1944–1974
Days lived
11,015
🇩🇪Ralf Bartels
German shot putter · b. 1978
Days alive
4,748
🇺🇸Randy Lerner
American sports team owner · b. 1962
Days alive
10,592
Robert Mugabe
deceased
politician · 1924–2019
Days lived
34,896
🇺🇸Rue McClanahan
deceased
American actress and comedian (1934-2010) · 1934–2010
Days lived
27,861
🇺🇸Sam Peckinpah
deceased
actor · 1925–1984
Days lived
21,860
🇺🇸Steven Palazzo
U.S. Representative from Mississippi · b. 1970
Days alive
7,670
🇺🇸Thelma Estrin
deceased
American computer scientist and engineer · 1924–2014
Days lived
32,867
🇫🇮Tuomas Ketola
Finnish tennis player · b. 1975
Days alive
5,844
🇨🇭Urs Schönenberger
Swiss football manager · b. 1959
Days alive
11,688
🇩🇪Victor Schiff
deceased
German journalist (1895-1953) · 1895–1953
Days lived
21,297
🇰🇷Wendy (Son Seung-wan)
K-pop Idol (Red Velvet) · b. 1994
🌍Will Best
Television presenter · b. 1985
Days alive
2,191
🇩🇪Wolfgang Frank
deceased
German football player and manager (1951–2013) · 1951–2013
Days lived
22,844
🇬🇷Yannis Skondras
Greek footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
365

Died on This Day

🇨🇭Alfred Andersch
deceased
journalist · 1914–1980
Days lived
24,123
🇨🇭Daniel Boemle
deceased
singer · 1960–2007
Days lived
16,907

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
50,454
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,132

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
58,125

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,298
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,995

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,505
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
141,019

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,948
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,370

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🇳🇱Eddy Tiel

deceased

field hockey player (1926–1993) · 1926–1993

Days lived

24,161

🇩🇪Eugen Rex

German actor · 1884–1943

Days lived

21,411

🇩🇪Gerhard Dammann

German actor (1883–1946) · 1883–1946

Days lived

22,973

🇭🇺Gerő Buzás

model · 1904–1987

Days lived

30,103

🇩🇪Hans Reffert

musician · 1946–2016

Days lived

25,419

🇬🇧Hedwig Lachmann

German author, translator and poet (1865-1918) · 1865–1918

Days lived

19,176

🇳🇱Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

scientist · 1853–1926

Days lived

26,450

🇺🇸Henry Jordan

Player of American football (1935-1977) · 1935–1977

Days lived

15,367

🇫🇷Jacques Becker

French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960) · 1906–1960

Days lived

19,517

🇺🇸John Sherman Cooper

American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991) · 1901–1991

Days lived

32,689

🇬🇧Margot Fonteyn

British ballerina · 1919–1991

Days lived

26,212

Mikhail Sholokhov

journalist · 1905–1984

Days lived

28,762

🇮🇱Mordechai-Haim Stern

Israeli politician (1914–1975) · 1914–1975

Days lived

22,043

🇩🇪Otto Kraemer

German mechanical engineer and artist (1900–1986) · 1900–1986

Days lived

31,257

🇭🇺Sándor Márai

journalist · 1900–1989

Days lived

32,458

🇺🇸Stanley Donen

American film director and choreographer (1924-2019) · 1924–2019

Days lived

34,647

🇦🇹Stella Hohenfels

actor · 1854–1920

Days lived

24,051

🇺🇸Wilmer Mizell

American baseball player (1930-1999) · 1930–1999

Days lived

25,029

🇳🇱Wim Geestman

Dutch baseball player (1920-1991) · 1920–1991

Days lived

25,775

🇩🇪Wolfgang Baumgart

Olympic medalist (1949-2011) · 1949–2011

Days lived

22,401

🇪🇸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

36,480

🇩🇪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

36,143

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

55,568

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

46,010

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,976

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,610

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

42,054

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,706

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

65,037

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,706

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

24,058

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,601

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,511

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,488

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,908

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,725

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

5,020

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,333

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,290

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

4,069