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June 24 2004

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Born on This Day

🇳🇱Adriaan Katte
deceased
field hockey player (1900-1991) · 1900–1991
Days lived
33,217
🇮🇹Agostino Lanfranchi
deceased
Italian bobsledder and skeleton racer (1892–1963) · 1892–1963
Days lived
25,802
🇩🇪Alexander Beyer
German actor · b. 1973
Days alive
11,323
🇩🇪Angela Roy
German actress · b. 1957
Days alive
17,167
🇩🇪Armin Dollinger
German boxer · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
🇫🇷Brigitte Fontaine
actor · b. 1939
Days alive
23,742
🇺🇸Carole Caldwell Graebner
deceased
American tennis player (1943–2008) · 1943–2008
Days lived
23,890
🇺🇸Chip Cox
Player of American and Canadian football · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
🇬🇧Chris Wood
deceased
singer · 1944–1983
Days lived
14,262
🇩🇪Christine Neubauer
German actress and writer · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
🇬🇧Dafydd Jones
Welsh rugby union footballer · b. 1979
Days alive
9,132
Darwin Núñez
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
1,827
🇦🇹David Alaba
football player · b. 1992
Days alive
4,383
🇬🇷Dimos Dikoudis
basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
9,862
🇩🇪DJ Tonka
German musician · b. 1973
Days alive
11,323
🇨🇭Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
politician · b. 1942
Days alive
22,646
🇩🇪Erika Rosenberg
Argentine-German Writer and journalist (born 1951) · b. 1951
Days alive
19,359
🇳🇴Eskil Rønningsbakken
Norwegian tightrope walker · b. 1979
Days alive
9,132
🇬🇭Francis Bossman
Ghanaian soccer player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,305
🇩🇪Francisco Benkö
deceased
German-Argentine chess player (1910-2010) · 1910–2010
Days lived
36,361
🇫🇷Gaëtan Varenne
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,114
Gautam Adani
businessperson · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
🇺🇸George Pataki
politician · b. 1945
Days alive
21,550
🇦🇹Gerhard Roth
deceased
Austrian writer and screenwriter (1942-2022) · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,084
🇦🇺Graham Wood
Australian field hockey player · b. 1936
Days alive
24,837
🇩🇪HA Schult
German conceptual artist · b. 1939
Days alive
23,742
🇩🇪Hannes Schöner
musician · b. 1953
Days alive
18,628
🇦🇹Hans Jaray
deceased
actor · 1906–1990
Days lived
30,512
🇩🇪Hermann Busch
deceased
musician · 1897–1975
Days lived
28,467
🇷🇴Ilie Bărbulescu
deceased
Romanian footballer (1957-2020) · 1957–2020
Days lived
22,867
🇨🇦Irwin Crosthwait
deceased
Canadian artist (1914-1981) · 1914–1981
Days lived
24,541
🇺🇸Jack Dempsey
deceased
American boxer (1895-1983) · 1895–1983
Days lived
32,117
🇳🇱Jan Brand
deceased
field hockey player (1908-1969) · 1908–1969
Days lived
22,285
🇬🇧Jeff Beck
deceased
English guitarist (1944–2023) · 1944–2023
Days lived
28,689
🇺🇸Jessica Davenport
American basketball player · b. 1985
Days alive
6,940
🇦🇷Juan Manuel Fangio
deceased
entrepreneur · 1911–1995
Days lived
30,704
🇺🇸Kevin Hodges
film director · b. 1973
Days alive
11,323
Lionel Messi
Sports · b. 1987
Days alive
6,210
🇩🇪Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
deceased
German prince (1862-1885) · 1862–1885
Days lived
8,379
🇩🇪Michael Kessler
actor · b. 1967
Days alive
13,515
🇩🇪Michael Knauth
German field hockey player · b. 1965
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸Michele Lee
American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director · b. 1942
Days alive
22,646
🇺🇸Minka Kelly
Actor · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
🇩🇪Monika Dannemann
deceased
German figure skater and painter (1945–1996) · 1945–1996
Days lived
18,548
🇶🇦Mutaz Essa Barshim
Qatari track and field athlete (1991-) · b. 1991
Days alive
4,749
🇦🇿Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
athlete · b. 1933
Days alive
25,933
🇨🇭Patrick Moraz
Swiss musician · b. 1948
Days alive
20,454
🇵🇱Paweł Kukiz
singer · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
🇰🇪Priscah Jeptoo
Kenyan female Olympic long-distance/marathon runner · b. 1984
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Randy Jones
American bobsledder · b. 1969
Days alive
12,784
🇧🇷Ricardo Alexandre dos Santos
Brazilian association football player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Richard Kruspe
German rock musician · b. 1967
Days alive
13,515
🇳🇱Robbert Kemperman
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,114
🇩🇪Rolf Crummenauer
deceased
German artist and university professor (1925–1999) · 1925–1999
Days lived
26,856
🇩🇪Saralisa Volm
actress · b. 1985
Days alive
6,940
🇺🇸Solange Knowles
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986) · b. 1986
Days alive
6,575
🇺🇸Wally Yonamine
deceased
film director · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,295
🇩🇪Wastl Fanderl
deceased
German musician (1915–1991) · 1915–1991
Days lived
27,699
🇯🇵Yusuke Nomura
film director · b. 1989
Days alive
5,479

Died on This Day

🇵🇱Alfred Döblin
deceased
YouTube personality · 1878–1957
Days lived
28,807
🇵🇭Benigno Aquino III
deceased
politician · 1960–2021
Days lived
22,417

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
55,326
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,004

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
62,997

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,170
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
60,867

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,377
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
145,891

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,820
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,242

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🇨🇦Camille Roy

deceased

Canadian academic (1870-1943) · 1870–1943

Days lived

26,542

🇬🇧Chris Langham

Comedian · 1949–2026

Days lived

28,195

🇺🇸Ed Thomas

American high school football coach, shot by former player · 1950–2009

Days lived

21,527

🇺🇸Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014) · 1915–2014

Days lived

35,994

🇧🇦Emerik Blum

Bosnian Jewish businessman and politician · 1911–1984

Days lived

26,620

🇨🇭Hans Jenny

scientist · 1904–1972

Days lived

24,784

🇯🇵Hibari Misora

singer · 1937–1989

Days lived

19,019

🇯🇵Kōjirō Matsukata

Japanese businessman (1865–1950) · 1865–1950

Days lived

31,203

🇵🇱Konrad Alberti

German journalist (1862–1918) · 1862–1918

Days lived

20,438

🇩🇪Ludwig Aschoff

German physician/pathologist (1866–1942) · 1866–1942

Days lived

27,923

🇩🇰Natasja Saad

artist · 1974–2007

Days lived

11,924

Rodrigo Bueno

🇦🇷Rodrigo Bueno

Argentine singer (1973-2000) · 1973–2000

Days lived

9,893

🇯🇵Tokuji Hayakawa

Japanese businessman (1893-1980) · 1893–1980

Days lived

31,644

🇺🇸Willy Ley

journalist · 1906–1969

Days lived

22,911

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

41,352

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

41,015

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

American baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006

Days lived

40,557

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

38,890

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,795

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇦🇹Johannes Heesters

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011

Days lived

39,466

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

36,700

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

🇺🇸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

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

8,640

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

60,440

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

50,882

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

49,848

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

49,482

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

46,926

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

45,578

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

69,909

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

50,578

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

28,930

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

26,473

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

24,383

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

22,360

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

11,780

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

10,597

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

9,892

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,205

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,162

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

8,941