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Born on This Day

🇦🇹Adolf Jobst
deceased
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, german nation politician, painter and restorer (1900-1974) · 1900–1974
Days lived
27,033
🇩🇪Alfred Jodl
deceased
politician · 1890–1946
Days lived
20,612
🇧🇷Arthur Bispo do Rosário
deceased
Brazilian artist (1911–1989) · 1911–1989
Days lived
28,546
🇮🇪Bono
singer-songwriter · b. 1960
Days alive
11,322
🇫🇷Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
deceased
Composer · 1760–1836
Days lived
27,805
🇺🇸Dallas Roberts
actor · b. 1970
Days alive
7,670
🇬🇧Dave Mason
deceased
Singer-songwriter · 1946–2026
Days lived
29,199
🇨🇦David Azrieli
deceased
Canadian-Israeli businessman · 1922–2014
Days lived
33,663
🇺🇸David Clennon
American actor · b. 1943
Days alive
17,532
🇰🇪David Lelei
deceased
Kenyan distance runner (1971-2010) · 1971–2010
Days lived
14,163
🇺🇸David O. Selznick
deceased
entrepreneur · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,054
🇬🇪David Turashvili
Georgian writer and translator · b. 1966
Days alive
9,131
🇬🇧Debbie Wiseman
British composer for film and television (born 1963) · b. 1963
Days alive
10,227
🇬🇧Denis Thatcher
deceased
entrepreneur · 1915–2003
Days lived
32,189
🇩🇪Dirk van den Berg
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
9,131
🇬🇧Donovan
Scottish musician (born 1946) · b. 1946
Days alive
16,436
Einar Gerhardsen
deceased
Notable Trials · 1897–1987
Days lived
33,003
🇮🇹Ettore Scola
deceased
Italian screenwriter and film director (1931–2016) · 1931–2016
Days lived
30,935
🇨🇱Felipe Miranda
Chilean water skier · b. 1986
Days alive
1,826
🇧🇷Francisco Costa
Brazilian fashion designer · b. 1964
Days alive
9,861
🇺🇸Fred Astaire
deceased
American dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987) · 1899–1987
Days lived
32,184
🇺🇸Frederick H. Rohr
deceased
American chief executive officer · 1896–1965
Days lived
25,383
🇩🇪Fritz von Unruh
deceased
German writer (1885-1970) · 1885–1970
Days lived
31,247
🇺🇸George E. Smith
deceased
scientist · 1930–2025
Days lived
34,717
🇩🇪Hans Jonas
deceased
philosopher · 1903–1993
Days lived
32,779
🇩🇪Hans Noever
Film director, Screenwriter, Actor · b. 1928
Days alive
23,010
🇩🇪Hans Reichel
deceased
German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer (1949–2011) · 1949–2011
Days lived
22,841
Ivan Cankar
deceased
writer · 1876–1918
Days lived
15,554
🇺🇸Jim Calhoun
basketball player · b. 1942
Days alive
17,897
🇸🇪Joachim Lantz
Swedish footballer · b. 1977
Days alive
5,113
Josef Felix Pompeckj
deceased
scientist · 1867–1930
Days lived
23,069
🇨🇭Joseph Gorgoni
Swiss humorist · b. 1966
Days alive
9,131
🇯🇵Kentaro Nishimura
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
2,191
🇩🇪Lothar Schmid
deceased
German chess player (1928–2013) · 1928–2013
Days lived
31,054
Mark David Chapman
Notable Trials · b. 1955
Days alive
13,149
🇩🇪Markus Zoecke
German tennis player · b. 1968
Days alive
8,400
Meto Jovanovski
deceased
Macedonian writer (1928–2016) · 1928–2016
Days lived
32,369
🇩🇪Mithat Demirel
Turkish-German basketball player (born 1978) · b. 1978
Days alive
4,748
🇮🇹Miuccia Prada
Designer & CEO · b. 1949
Days alive
15,340
🇩🇪Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff
basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
8,400
🇩🇪Nicolaus Sombart
deceased
German sociologist (1923-2008) · 1923–2008
Days lived
31,102
🇩🇪Oliver Hassencamp
deceased
actor · 1921–1988
Days lived
24,433
🇩🇪Özcan Çetinkaya
Turkish boxer (born 1978) · b. 1978
Days alive
4,748
🇧🇷Paulo Rodrigues Barc
Brazilian association football player · b. 1960
Days alive
11,322
🇩🇪Petra Hammesfahr
German writer · b. 1951
Days alive
14,610
🇩🇪Ralf Rothmann
German writer · b. 1953
Days alive
13,879
🇩🇪Ralf Zumdick
German association football player · b. 1958
Days alive
12,053
Richard Peter
deceased
German photographer (1895-1977) · 1895–1977
Days lived
30,096
🇩🇪Richard Wilhelm
deceased
writer · 1873–1930
Days lived
20,748
Richarlison
association football player · b. 1997
🇩🇪Roland Kaiser
German singer · b. 1952
Days alive
14,244
🇺🇸Rudolph Schoenheimer
deceased
German-American biochemist (1898-1941) · 1898–1941
Days lived
15,829
🇦🇹Senta Wengraf
deceased
Austrian actress (1924-2020) · 1924–2020
Days lived
35,274
🇬🇧Sid Vicious
deceased
musician · 1957–1979
Days lived
7,938
🇺🇸Tara Cunningham
American weightlifter · b. 1972
Days alive
6,939
🇺🇸Todd Lowe
actor · b. 1977
Days alive
5,113
🇨🇦Zaho
singer · b. 1980
Days alive
4,017
🇽🇰Zanfina Ismajli
singer · b. 1985
Days alive
2,191

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Emil Vorster
deceased
entrepreneur · 1910–1976
Days lived
24,135
🇩🇪Erich Engel
deceased
actor · 1891–1966
Days lived
27,478

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
50,532
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,210

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
58,203

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,376
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,073

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,583
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
141,097

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
19,026
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,448

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🇳🇴Erik Borge

deceased

Norwegian filmmaker (1924–2008) · 1924–2008

Days lived

30,516

🇨🇦Frank Tunney

Canadian wrestling promoter · 1912–1983

Days lived

25,746

🇯🇵Futabatei Shimei

writer · 1864–1909

Days lived

16,507

🇩🇪Gerhard Boldt

military person · 1918–1981

Days lived

23,120

🇩🇪Günther Kaufmann

German actor (1947-2012) · 1947–2012

Days lived

23,705

Hans Bjerrum

Danish field hockey player · 1899–1979

Days lived

29,098

🇨🇦Ian Hacking

Canadian philosopher · 1936–2023

Days lived

31,858

Jim Simons

Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · 1938–2024

Days lived

31,427

🇺🇸Joan Crawford

actor · 1905–1977

Days lived

26,346

John Wayne Gacy

Notable Trials · 1942–1994

Days lived

19,047

🇩🇪Konrad Henlein

politician · 1898–1945

Days lived

17,170

🇩🇪Kurt von Tippelskirch

military person · 1891–1957

Days lived

23,954

🇩🇪Ludwig Schunk

entrepreneur · 1884–1947

Days lived

23,018

🇪🇸Luis Ibarra Landete

mayor of Vitòria (1917-1983) · 1917–1983

Days lived

24,037

🇫🇷Mikhail Larionov

Russian artist (1881–1964) · 1881–1964

Days lived

30,291

🇸🇪Peter Weiss

YouTube personality · 1916–1982

Days lived

23,924

🇩🇪Thomas Luckmann

philosopher · 1927–2016

Days lived

32,351

🇩🇪Utz Aichinger

German hockey player (1938–2023) · 1938–2023

Days lived

31,012

Vladimir Bogoraz

Russian writer and anthropologist (1865-1936) · 1865–1936

Days lived

25,945

🇪🇸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

36,558

🇩🇪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

36,221

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

🇮🇹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

Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson

opera singer · 1897–1993

Days lived

35,109

🇪🇨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

55,646

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

46,088

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

45,054

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,688

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

42,132

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,784

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

65,115

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,784

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

24,136

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,679

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,589

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,566

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,986

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,803

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

5,098

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,411

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,368

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

4,147