On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 26 2004
Born on This Day
Aksel Lund Svindal🇳🇴
Norwegian alpine skier · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
Alberts Šeibelis🇱🇻
deceasedfootball player · 1906–1972
Days lived
23,849
Alejo Carpanter🇫🇷
deceasedCuban-French writer and musicologist (1904–1980) · 1904–1980
Days lived
27,513
Alexander Wang
Fashion Designer · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
Artur Dębski🇵🇱
Polish entrepreneur · b. 1969
Days alive
12,784
Carl Ahues🇩🇪
deceasedchess player (1883–1968) · 1883–1968
Days lived
31,051
Charles Fazzino🇺🇸
American artist · b. 1955
Days alive
17,898
Chris Chambliss🇺🇸
film director · b. 1948
Days alive
20,454
Dustin Moseley🇺🇸
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
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Eden Sher🇺🇸
actor · b. 1991
Days alive
4,749
Eshel Meir🇫🇷
deceasedIsraeli artist (1964–1993) · 1964–1993
Days lived
10,515
Franz Hawlata🇩🇪
musician · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
Henk de Looper🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1912-2006) · 1912–2006
Days lived
33,976
Henry Miller🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican novelist (1891–1980) · 1891–1980
Days lived
32,305
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Hugo Lloris🇫🇷
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,575
Iosif Sifakis🇬🇷
Greek-French computer scientist · b. 1946
Days alive
21,185
Irma von Cube🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1899–1977
Days lived
28,335
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James Kottak🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1962–2024
Days lived
22,294
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Jean Ferrat🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1930–2010
Days lived
28,932
Joe Osmanski🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1917–1993) · 1917–1993
Days lived
27,604
Johann Kremer
deceasedprofessor of anatomy (1883-1965) · 1883–1965
Days lived
29,598
José Ramos-Horta
politician · b. 1949
Days alive
20,089
Kama Massampu🇫🇷
French football player · b. 1991
Days alive
4,749
Karl Brown🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican cinematographer (1896-1990) · 1896–1990
Days lived
34,056
Kenneth Darby🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
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Kit Harington🇬🇧
Stage actor · b. 1986
Days alive
6,575
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Konstantinos Georgakopoulos🇬🇷
deceasedPrime Minister of Greece (1890-1973) · 1890–1973
Days lived
30,162
Lars Ulrich🇩🇰
Drummer · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
Lola Petticrew🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1995
Days alive
3,288
Ludolf von Krehl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1861-1937) · 1861–1937
Days lived
27,544
Mao Zedong🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1893–1976
Days lived
30,207
Matthias Manasi🇩🇪
German conductor and pianist · b. 1969
Days alive
12,784
Mel McGaha🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player and manager (1926–2002) · 1926–2002
Days lived
27,433
Ozzie Smith🇺🇸
film director · b. 1954
Days alive
18,263
Paul Molitor🇱🇺
scientist · b. 1959
Days alive
16,437
Phil Spector
deceasedNotable Trials · 1939–2021
Days lived
29,607
Piergiorgio Welby🇮🇹
deceasedItalian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006) · 1945–2006
Days lived
22,274
Radka Zrubáková🇸🇰
Slovak retired tennis player and coach · b. 1970
Days alive
12,419
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
entrepreneur · b. 1950
Days alive
19,724
Ron Jeffries🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1939
Days alive
23,742
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Thomas Linke🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1969
Days alive
12,784
Toomas Hendrik Ilves🇪🇪
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
18,628
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Volker Kutscher🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
Walter Held
deceasedGerman journalist (1910-1942) · 1910–1942
Days lived
11,629
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
deceasedGerman architect and archaeologist (1853–1940) · 1853–1940
Days lived
31,531
William Boyd Dawkins🇬🇧
deceasedGeologist · 1837–1929
Days lived
33,257
Willy Meisl🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian footballer and journalist (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,466
Yohan Blake🇫🇷
Jamaican athletics competitor · b. 1989
Days alive
5,479
Yun Ch'iho
deceasedKorean independence activist (1864-1945) · 1864–1945
Days lived
29,564
Died on This Day
Anatoly Lunacharsky
deceasedactor · 1875–1933
Days lived
21,217
Burhan Karkutli🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1932–2003
Days lived
26,292
Dietrich Eckart🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1868–1923
Days lived
20,365
Erich Topp🇩🇪
deceasedGerman admiral and U-boat commander during World War II · 1914–2005
Days lived
33,415
Frank Steketee🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player · 1900–1951
Days lived
18,871
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Gerald Ford🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1913–2006
Days lived
34,133
Hans-Georg Pflaum🇫🇷
deceasedGerman-born French historian (1902–1979) · 1902–1979
Days lived
28,330
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Harry S. Truman🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1884–1972
Days lived
32,373
Heinz Raack🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1917–2002) · 1917–2002
Days lived
31,268
Herbert Otto Gille🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1897–1966
Days lived
25,494
Howard Hawks🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director, producer and screenwriter (1896–1977) · 1896–1977
Days lived
29,794
István Sándorfi🇫🇷
deceasedHungarian artist (1948–2007) · 1948–2007
Days lived
21,746
Jack Benny🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican comedic entertainer (1894–1974) · 1894–1974
Days lived
29,534
Joseph Helffrich🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1890–1971) · 1890–1971
Days lived
29,932
Julius Brandt🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1873–1949
Days lived
28,054
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Karl Schiller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman scientist and politician (1911-1994) · 1911–1994
Days lived
30,562
Karolos Papoulias🇬🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,808
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Leo Tindemans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1922–2014
Days lived
33,857
Margarete Schön🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1895-1985) · 1895–1985
Days lived
33,135
Melvil Dewey🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1851–1931
Days lived
29,235
Otto Zdansky🇸🇪
deceasedAustrian paleontologist (1894–1988) · 1894–1988
Days lived
34,361
Parveen Shakir🇵🇰
deceasedPakistani writer and poet (1952–1994) · 1952–1994
Days lived
15,372
Phil Niekro🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1939–2020
Days lived
29,855
Preston Tucker🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican businessman (1903-1956) · 1903–1956
Days lived
19,455
Wolfgang Schäuble🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1942–2023
Days lived
29,684
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
55,511
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,189
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,537
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,200
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,075
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,980
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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
36,885
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
63,182
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
8,825
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
61,355
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,052
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,625
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,067
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,033
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,667
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,111
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,763
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,562
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,076
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,094
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,763
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,115
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,658
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,568
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,545
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,005
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,427
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,965
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,782
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,077
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,390
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,347
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,126