On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 15 2004
Born on This Day
A. P. Carter🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican country musician · 1891–1960
Days lived
25,164
Alana Haim🇺🇸
Musician · b. 1991
Days alive
4,749
Ali Zeidan
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
19,724
Anton Stres🇸🇮
philosopher · b. 1942
Days alive
22,646
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Barbara Valentin🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1940-2002) · 1940–2002
Days lived
22,349
Brooke Fraser🇳🇿
singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
Camilla Luddington🇬🇧
Actress · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
Carl Gustaf Hellqvist🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish artist (1851-1890) · 1851–1890
Days lived
14,219
Chantal Petitclerc🇨🇦
athlete · b. 1969
Days alive
12,784
Curt Haase
deceasedmilitary person · 1881–1943
Days lived
22,335
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David McBride🇦🇺
Lawyer · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
Denis Scheck🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1964
Days alive
14,610
Eleanor Bone🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish wiccan (1911–2001) · 1910–2001
Days lived
33,153
Emily Head🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1988
Days alive
5,844
Ernst Goldenbaum🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1898-1990) · 1898–1990
Days lived
33,325
Georg Brunner🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1897-1959) · 1897–1959
Days lived
22,615
Henri Becquerel🇫🇷
deceasedFrench physicist (1852–1908) · 1852–1908
Days lived
20,341
Jagna Marczułajtis🇵🇱
Polish snowboarder · b. 1978
Days alive
9,497
Jamie Heaslip🇮🇪
Rugby union player from Ireland · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
Josef Hoffmann🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian architect and product designer (1870-1956) · 1870–1956
Days lived
31,189
Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1884–1965
Days lived
29,274
L. L. Zamenhof🇵🇱
deceasedPolish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917) · 1859–1917
Days lived
20,939
Lois Bancroft Long🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1901–1974
Days lived
26,524
Nadija Hordijenko Andrianova🇺🇦
deceasedwriter · 1921–1998
Days lived
27,861
Nick Buoniconti🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1940-2019) · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,716
Niels Ryberg Finsen
deceasedscientist · 1860–1904
Days lived
15,988
Randy Parton🇺🇸
deceasedSinger-songwriter · 1953–2021
Days lived
24,509
Rodolfo Rombaldoni🇮🇹
Italian basketball player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,227
Rolf Gerling🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1954
Days alive
18,263
Romilly Weeks🇬🇧
Journalist · b. 1972
Days alive
11,688
Suvendu Adhikari🇮🇳
Politician · b. 1970
Days alive
12,419
Theodor Busse🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1897–1986
Days lived
32,451
Thomas Herrion🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1981-2005) · 1981–2005
Days lived
8,649
Tim Conway🇺🇸
deceasedComedian · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,196
Uziel Gal🇩🇪
deceasedIsraeli firearm designer (1923-2002) · 1923–2002
Days lived
28,756
Walter Werzowa🇦🇹
musician · b. 1960
Days alive
16,071
Will Robson Emilio Andrade🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,323
William Orbit🇬🇧
deceasedRecord producer · 1956–2026
Days lived
25,422
Zlatan Ljubijankič🇸🇮
football player · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
Died on This Day
Bohdan Smoleń🇵🇱
deceasedPolish comedian (1947-2016) · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,392
Charles Laughton
deceasedOscar Winners · 1899–1962
Days lived
23,177
Christopher Hitchens🇺🇸
deceasedEnglish American author and journalist (1949–2011) · 1949–2011
Days lived
22,891
Constant Olivier🇫🇷
deceasedmodel · 1862–1919
Days lived
21,106
Dummy Hoy🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1862–1961
Days lived
36,365
Eugen Theodor Martin🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1925–2010
Days lived
31,033
Friedrich Jahn🇨🇭
deceasedentrepreneur · 1923–1998
Days lived
27,742
Girma Wolde-Giorgis🇪🇹
deceasedmilitary person · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,320
Joan Fontaine🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actress (1917–2013) · 1917–2013
Days lived
35,118
Karl Erckert🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1894–1955
Days lived
22,475
Leonid Andrussow🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1896–1988
Days lived
33,619
Paul Daimler🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,851
Romaine Fielding🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1867–1927) · 1867–1927
Days lived
22,121
Sam Jones🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican double bassist and cellist (1924-1981) · 1924–1981
Days lived
20,852
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel🇮🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1875–1950
Days lived
27,438
Walt Disney🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1901–1966
Days lived
23,751
Zakir Hussain🇮🇳
deceasedIndian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer (1951–2024) · 1951–2024
Days lived
26,945
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
55,500
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,178
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,526
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,189
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,064
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,969
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267
Johannes Heesters🇦🇹
deceasedDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
36,874
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
63,171
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Alex🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican grey parrot · 1976–2007
Days lived
11,433
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
8,814
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,344
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,041
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,614
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,056
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,022
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,656
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,100
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,752
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,551
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,065
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,083
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,752
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,104
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,647
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,557
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,534
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,994
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,416
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,954
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,771
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,066
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,379
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,336
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,115