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Born on This Day

🇺🇸A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
deceased
American politician (1923–2021) · 1923–2021
Days lived
35,832
🇵🇰Abdur Rahman Chughtai
deceased
painter (1894-1975) · 1894–1975
Days lived
29,337
Alexander Isak
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
1,827
Anton Piëch
deceased
Actor · 1894–1952
Days lived
21,161
🇺🇸Bill Murray
American actor and comedian · b. 1950
Days alive
19,724
🇺🇸Brady Poppinga
American football player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,132
🇺🇸Caleb Deschanel
American cinematographer and director of film and television · b. 1944
Days alive
21,915
🇨🇦Charlotte Froese Fischer
deceased
Canadian-American applied mathematician and computer scientist · 1929–2024
Days lived
34,473
🇰🇷Chen (Kim Jong-dae)
K-pop Idol (EXO) · b. 1992
Days alive
4,383
Cheryl Hines
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
14,245
🇫🇷Christian Streiff
French businessman · b. 1954
Days alive
18,263
🇬🇷Christos Tapoutos
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
🇺🇸Elden Auker
deceased
film director · 1910–2006
Days lived
35,016
🇩🇪Erna Scheffler
deceased
German judge; the first woman judge at the German Federal Constitutional Court (1893–1983) · 1893–1983
Days lived
32,749
Friedrich Robert von Beringe
deceased
German Army officer (1865-1940) · 1865–1940
Days lived
27,315
🇭🇺Gerő Buzás
deceased
model · 1904–1987
Days lived
30,103
🇦🇹Gertraud Wagner-Schöppl
Austrian politician · b. 1956
Days alive
17,532
🇬🇧H. G. Wells
deceased
journalist · 1866–1946
Days lived
29,180
🇳🇱Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
deceased
scientist · 1853–1926
Days lived
26,450
🇩🇪Heinz Drossel
deceased
German Righteous Among the Nations (1916–2008) · 1916–2008
Days lived
33,457
🇩🇪Hella Roth
German field hockey player · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
🇦🇹Hermann Knoflacher
scientist · b. 1940
Days alive
23,376
🇩🇪Horst Buhtz
deceased
German association football player and manager (1923–2015) · 1923–2015
Days lived
33,420
🇩🇪Jean Pütz
German science journalist and television presenter · b. 1936
Days alive
24,837
🇬🇧Jimmy Armfield
deceased
English footballer (1935-2018) · 1935–2018
Days lived
30,074
🇩🇪Josef Harpe
deceased
German general (1887–1968) · 1887–1968
Days lived
29,394
🇪🇸Julio González
deceased
Spanish artist (1876–1942) · 1876–1942
Days lived
23,927
🇮🇳Kareena Kapoor Khan
Film actor · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
🇩🇪Karen Webb
German television presenter · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
Kwame Nkrumah
deceased
writer · 1909–1972
Days lived
22,864
🇺🇸Larry Hagman
deceased
American actor (1931–2012) · 1931–2012
Days lived
29,649
🇨🇦Leonard Cohen
deceased
singer · 1934–2016
Days lived
29,998
🇬🇧Liam Gallagher
singer · b. 1972
Days alive
11,688
🇩🇪Ludwig Georg Braun
entrepreneur · b. 1943
Days alive
22,281
🇺🇸Luke Wilson
American actor (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
🇨🇭Martin Christoffel
deceased
chess player (1922-2001) · 1922–2001
Days lived
28,684
🇩🇪Max Immelmann
deceased
German flying ace (1890–1916) · 1890–1916
Days lived
9,401
🇭🇷Milan Mladenović
deceased
rapper · 1958–1994
Days lived
13,194
🇺🇸Nicole Richie
American television personality and actress · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
🇮🇹Ombretta Colli
Italian politician, actress and singer · b. 1943
Days alive
22,281
🇨🇦Paulo Costanzo
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
9,497
🇺🇸Preston Tucker
deceased
American businessman (1903-1956) · 1903–1956
Days lived
19,455
🇩🇪Rainer Rupp
German spy · b. 1945
Days alive
21,550
🇺🇸Ricki Lake
American television host and actress (born 1968) · b. 1968
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇦Rinat Akhmetov
businessperson · b. 1966
Days alive
13,880
🇺🇸Rudy Youngblood
Mexican-born Native American actor · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
🇺🇸Sidney Moncrief
basketball player · b. 1957
Days alive
17,167
🌍Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Film director · b. 1931
Days alive
26,664
🇺🇸Stephen King
actor · b. 1947
Days alive
20,820
🇮🇳Sudha Chandran
actor · b. 1964
Days alive
14,610
Tadej Pogačar
sport cyclist · b. 1998
Days alive
2,192
🇺🇸Taral Hicks
American actress and singer · b. 1974
Days alive
10,958
🇩🇪Vera Int-Veen
German journalist and TV presenter · b. 1967
Days alive
13,515
🇨🇭Vico Torriani
deceased
Swiss actor and singer (1920-1998) · 1920–1998
Days lived
28,281
🇷🇺Yury Luzhkov
deceased
scientist · 1936–2019
Days lived
30,395

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Abraham Flexner
deceased
American educator · 1866–1959
Days lived
33,914
🇦🇺Angry Anderson
deceased
Singer · 1947–2026
Days lived
28,902

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
55,415
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,093

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
63,086

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,259
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
60,956

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,466
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
145,980

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,909
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,331

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🇳🇿Archie Taiaroa

deceased

politician · 1937–2010

Days lived

26,924

🇷🇴Artur Phleps

military person · 1881–1944

Days lived

22,941

🇬🇧Benjamin Graham

Investor & Author · 1894–1976

Days lived

30,085

🇺🇸Benny Golson

American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024) · 1929–2024

Days lived

34,938

🇩🇪Bertha Krupp

entrepreneur · 1886–1957

Days lived

26,108

🇩🇪Claus Holm

German actor (1918–1996) · 1918–1996

Days lived

28,538

🇬🇧Eleanor Bone

English wiccan (1911–2001) · 1910–2001

Days lived

33,153

🇺🇸Florence Griffith Joyner

athlete · 1959–1998

Days lived

14,154

🇨🇭Herbert Meier

Swiss author (1928-2018) · 1928–2018

Days lived

32,895

🇫🇷Hubert Rouger

journalist · 1875–1958

Days lived

30,300

🇩🇪Johannes Hoffmann

German politician (1890–1967) · 1890–1967

Days lived

28,030

🇦🇹Karl Heinz Klee

athlete · 1930–2008

Days lived

28,594

🇯🇵Kenji Miyazawa

Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896-1933) · 1896–1933

Days lived

13,538

🇺🇸Kurt Adler

musician · 1907–1977

Days lived

25,772

Liliane Bettencourt

entrepreneur · 1922–2017

Days lived

34,669

🇫🇮Magnus Lavonius

Finnish politician and business magnate · 1870–1948

Days lived

28,444

Otto Grotewohl

German politician (1894–1964) · 1894–1964

Days lived

25,761

🇩🇪Richard Schorr

German astronomer (1867–1951) · 1867–1951

Days lived

30,712

🇺🇸Robert Lowie

American anthropologist (1883–1957) · 1883–1957

Days lived

27,129

🇦🇺Yoram Gross

Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2005) · 1926–2015

Days lived

32,480

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

41,441

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

41,104

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

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

Days lived

40,557

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

38,979

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

37,884

🇮🇱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

36,789

🇪🇨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

8,729

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

60,529

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

50,971

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

49,937

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

49,571

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

47,015

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

45,667

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

69,998

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

50,667

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

29,019

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

26,562

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

24,472

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

22,449

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

11,869

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

10,686

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

9,981

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,294

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,251

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

9,030