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May 20 1991

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Born on This Day

🇮🇹Albano Carrisi
Italian singer and actor · b. 1943
Days alive
17,532
🇩🇪Albert Steinrück
deceased
actor · 1872–1929
Days lived
20,719
🇪🇸Alfons Alzamora
Spanish basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
4,383
Baglan Mailybaev
scientist · b. 1975
Days alive
5,844
🇩🇪Barbara Lochbihler
German lawyer and politician · b. 1959
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Brooklyn Rivera
Reality television participant · b. 1990
Days alive
365
🇺🇸Busta Rhymes
rapper · b. 1972
Days alive
6,939
🇮🇳C.K. Vineeth
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
1,095
🇩🇪Carlprit
musician · b. 1986
Days alive
1,826
Cher
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
16,436
🇩🇪Christiane F.
German author · b. 1962
Days alive
10,592
🇺🇸David Hedison
deceased
American actor (1927-2019) · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,662
🇺🇸David Paterson
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
13,514
🇮🇹Diego Abatantuono
actor · b. 1955
Days alive
13,149
🇩🇪Dieter Rams
German industrial designer (born 1932) · b. 1932
Days alive
21,549
Dietrich Mateschitz
deceased
entrepreneur · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,644
🇩🇪Eduard Buchner
deceased
German chemist (1907 Nobel Prize) · 1860–1917
Days lived
20,903
🇺🇸Emile Berliner
deceased
entrepreneur · 1851–1929
Days lived
28,564
🇻🇪Flor Isava-Fonseca
deceased
Venezuelan sportswoman and writer · 1921–2020
Days lived
36,226
🇩🇪Friedrich Oskar Giesel
deceased
chemist · 1852–1927
Days lived
27,569
🇺🇸Giorgos Vasiliou
deceased
entrepreneur · 1931–2026
Days lived
34,572
Goh Chok Tong
Emeritus Senior Minister · b. 1941
Days alive
18,262
🇩🇪Gudrun Gut
rapper · b. 1957
Days alive
12,418
🇺🇸Henry Seely White
deceased
scientist · 1862–1943
Days lived
29,584
🇪🇸Iker Casillas
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
3,652
Imata Kabua
deceased
former President of the Marshall Islands (1943-2019) · 1943–2019
Days lived
27,880
🇺🇸Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
deceased
musician · 1959–1997
Days lived
13,917
🇺🇸Jameel McCline
American boxer · b. 1970
Days alive
7,670
🇺🇸James Stewart
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1908–1997
Days lived
32,550
🇩🇪Jana Pallaske
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
4,383
🇨🇿Jiřina Kudličková
Czech pole vaulter · b. 1986
Days alive
1,826
🇬🇧Joe Cocker
deceased
English musician (1944–2014) · 1944–2014
Days lived
25,783
🇺🇾José Mujica
deceased
politician · 1935–2025
Days lived
32,866
🇩🇪Josef Schwarz
German long jumper · b. 1941
Days alive
18,262
Kaoru Mitoma
association football player · b. 1997
🇩🇪Kaya Yanar
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
6,574
🇮🇹Leo Franco
Argentine footballer · b. 1977
Days alive
5,113
🇺🇸Leonard Susskind
scientist · b. 1940
Days alive
18,627
🇬🇧Louis Theroux
Journalist · b. 1970
Days alive
7,670
🇩🇪Martina Hallmen
German hockey player, Olympic medalist · b. 1959
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Milt Gabler
deceased
American record producer (1911–2001) · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,934
🇯🇵Motoi Ōkoshi
film director · b. 1971
Days alive
7,305
Omurbek Babanov
entrepreneur · b. 1970
Days alive
7,670
🇨🇦Otto Jelinek
athlete · b. 1940
Days alive
18,627
🇩🇪Otto Rössler
scientist · b. 1940
Days alive
18,627
🇲🇽Patricia Navidad
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
6,574
🇩🇪Paul Strähle
deceased
German flying ace and photographer (1893-1985) · 1893–1985
Days lived
33,590
🇨🇿Petr Čech
Czech footballer (born 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
3,287
🇦🇹René Benko
entrepreneur · b. 1977
Days alive
5,113
🇺🇸Sally Floyd
deceased
American computer scientist (1950-2019) · 1950–2019
Days lived
25,299
🇭🇺Sándor Simon
athlete · b. 1970
Days alive
7,670
🇨🇿Šárka Kašpárková
Czech athlete · b. 1971
Days alive
7,305
🇩🇪Sky du Mont
German actor · b. 1947
Days alive
16,071
🇨🇦Stan Mikita
deceased
athlete · 1940–2018
Days lived
28,568
🇨🇿Tomáš Šmíd
athlete · b. 1956
Days alive
12,783
🇯🇵Tomoya Satozaki
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
5,478
Wilhelm Müller-Wismar
deceased
German ethnographer (1881-1916) · 1881–1916
Days lived
12,926
🇩🇴Wilson Valdez
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
4,748
🇩🇪Wolfgang Borchert
deceased
writer · 1921–1947
Days lived
9,680
🇨🇳Wu Ying
former 6th richest woman in China, sentenced to death for financial fraud · b. 1981
Days alive
3,652
🇯🇵Yoshihiko Noda
Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012 · b. 1957
Days alive
12,418
Yusuf Kasal
Turkish-German association football player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
1,095

Died on This Day

Alexander Ulyanov
deceased
Notable Trials · 1866–1887
Days lived
7,708
🇩🇪Arthur Mallwitz
deceased
athlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115

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
50,542
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,220

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
58,213

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,386
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,083

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,593
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
141,107

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
19,036
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,458

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🇬🇧Barbara Hepworth

deceased

artist · 1903–1975

Days lived

26,428

🇺🇸Carrie Smith

American singer · 1925–2012

Days lived

31,680

🇨🇺Douglas Rodríguez

boxer (1950-2012) · 1950–2012

Days lived

22,632

🇩🇪Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller

military person · 1897–1947

Days lived

18,160

🇮🇩Gesang Martohartono

singer · 1917–2010

Days lived

33,834

🇺🇸Henry Seely White

scientist · 1862–1943

Days lived

29,584

🇺🇸Jean E. Sammet

American computer scientist (1928-2017) · 1928–2017

Days lived

32,565

🇦🇹Josef Uridil

Austrian footballer (1895-1962) · 1895–1962

Days lived

24,253

🇰🇷Koo Bon-moo

South Korean business executive · 1945–2018

Days lived

26,762

🇺🇸Malik Sealy

basketball player · 1970–2000

Days lived

11,066

🇪🇸Miguel de La Quadra-Salcedo

Spanish discus thrower (1932-2016) · 1932–2016

Days lived

30,701

🇦🇹Niki Lauda

entrepreneur · 1949–2019

Days lived

25,654

🇦🇹Oswald Tschirtner

Austrian artist (1920-2007) · 1920–2007

Days lived

31,916

Otto Ritter von Dandl

German politician (1868-1942) · 1868–1942

Days lived

27,034

🇫🇷Paul Ricœur

French philosopher (1913–2005) · 1913–2005

Days lived

33,685

🇺🇸Randy Savage

film director · 1952–2011

Days lived

21,370

🇺🇸Ray Manzarek

rapper · 1939–2013

Days lived

27,126

🇬🇧Robin Gibb

singer-songwriter · 1949–2012

Days lived

22,795

🇩🇪Willi Daume

basketball player · 1913–1996

Days lived

30,312

🇪🇸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

36,568

🇩🇪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

36,231

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

55,656

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

46,098

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

45,064

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,698

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

42,142

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,794

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

65,125

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,794

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

24,146

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,689

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,599

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,576

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,996

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,813

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

5,108

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,421

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,378

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

4,157