On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 27 2004
Born on This Day
Abderrahim Tounsi🇲🇦
deceasedMoroccan actor and stage actor · 1936–2023
Days lived
31,417
Adil Rami🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
6,940
Andre Tippett🇺🇸
All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker · b. 1959
Days alive
16,437
Aram Bartholl🇩🇪
artist · b. 1972
Days alive
11,688
Bill Goldberg🇺🇸
American professional wrestler, kickboxer, actor, and football player (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
13,880
Bob Hubbard🇺🇸
deceasedformer American professional basketball player (1922–2011) · 1922–2011
Days lived
32,385
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Dahntay Jones🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
Elsie Altmann-Loos🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor and autobiographer (1899-1984) · 1899–1984
Days lived
30,824
Fenwick Henri Watkins🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican athlete and coach · 1887–1943
Days lived
20,312
Florence Ekpo-Umoh🇩🇪
Nigerian-German sprinter · b. 1977
Days alive
9,862
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Fumiko Orikasa🇯🇵
singer · b. 1974
Days alive
10,958
Georg Groscurth
deceasedGerman physician (1904-1944) · 1904–1944
Days lived
14,377
Gérard Depardieu
Notable Trials · b. 1948
Days alive
20,454
Gert Smal🇿🇦
South African rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1961
Days alive
15,706
Gregory B. Waldis🇺🇸
Swiss actor · b. 1967
Days alive
13,515
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Guido Westerwelle🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1961–2016
Days lived
19,805
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Hayley Williams🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1988
Days alive
5,844
Horst Kummeth🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
17,532
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Janet Street-Porter🇬🇧
Journalist · b. 1946
Days alive
21,185
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Jean Bartik🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican ENIAC computer programmer (1924–2011) · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,497
Jes Staley🇺🇸
Former Banking CEO · b. 1956
Days alive
17,532
Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1991
Days alive
4,749
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Jørgen Mathisen🇳🇴
Jazz saxophonist · b. 1984
Days alive
7,305
Juan Luis Sanfuentes🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1858–1930
Days lived
26,133
Karl Dröse🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,214
Karl-Heinz Vorsatz🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1927–1992
Days lived
23,642
Kristina Pimenova🇷🇺
Model and Actress · b. 2005
Léon Delacroix🇧🇪
deceasedBelgian prime minister (1867-1929) · 1867–1929
Days lived
22,572
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Maaya Uchida🇯🇵
actor · b. 1989
Days alive
5,479
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Marlene Dietrich🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1901–1992
Days lived
33,003
Masi Oka
Actor · b. 1974
Days alive
10,958
Matthew Goniwe🇿🇦
deceasedHuman rights defender · 1947–1985
Days lived
13,697
Nina Moghaddam🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
Paul Leroy🇫🇷
deceasedFrench painter (1860-1942) · 1860–1942
Days lived
29,754
Richard Borrmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect and archaeologist (1852–1931) · 1852–1931
Days lived
28,577
Sabine Heinrich🇩🇪
German broadcaster · b. 1976
Days alive
10,227
Salman Khan
film actor · b. 1965
Days alive
14,245
Sam Hinds
5th Prime Minister of Guyana · b. 1943
Days alive
22,281
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Sebastian Haffner🇬🇧
deceasedGerman journalist and author (1907–1999) · 1907–1999
Days lived
33,244
Sergei Schilkin🇷🇺
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1915–2007) · 1915–2007
Days lived
33,441
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce🇯🇲
Jamaican track and field sprinter · b. 1986
Days alive
6,575
Thea von Harbou
deceasedwriter · 1888–1954
Days lived
23,926
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Timothée Chalamet
Actor · b. 1995
Days alive
3,288
Uladzimir Karoĺ
deceasedBelarusian and soviet architect (1912—1980) · 1912–1980
Days lived
24,624
Walter Kolm-Veltée🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1910–1999
Days lived
32,213
Died on This Day
Andreas Behm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1962–2021) · 1962–2021
Days lived
21,579
Arvid Järnefelt🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish jurist and writer (1861–1932) · 1861–1932
Days lived
25,973
Benazir Bhutto🇵🇰
deceasedNotable Trials · 1953–2007
Days lived
19,912
Carrie Fisher🇺🇸
deceasedFilm actor · 1956–2016
Days lived
21,982
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Clément Moreau🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1903–1988
Days lived
31,323
Edmund Clifton Stoner🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1899–1968
Days lived
25,288
F.C. Krarup
deceasedDanish theologian · 1852–1931
Days lived
29,124
Francesco Fuschini🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest and writer · 1914–2006
Days lived
33,779
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George Roy Hill🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1921–2002) · 1921–2002
Days lived
29,592
Hafizullah Amin
deceasedAfghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979) · 1929–1979
Days lived
18,410
Hans von Seeckt🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1866–1936
Days lived
25,816
Henk Bouwman🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1926-1995) · 1926–1995
Days lived
25,382
Hermann Häfker🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1873–1939
Days lived
24,312
Hervé Guibert🇫🇷
deceasedFrench writer, photographer and journalist (1955-1991) · 1955–1991
Days lived
13,162
Hugo Süchting
deceasedGerman chess player (1874-1916) · 1874–1916
Days lived
15,420
Jeffrey R. Holland🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican educator and religious leader (1940–2025) · 1940–2025
Days lived
31,070
Julius Schaub🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (NSDAP), MdR, Adolf Hitler's long-time personal chief adjutant (1898–1967) · 1898–1967
Days lived
25,330
Léon Bakst🇫🇷
deceasedRussian artist (1866–1924) · 1866–1924
Days lived
21,506
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Mary Engle Pennington🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952) · 1872–1952
Days lived
29,299
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Nils Nilsson Skum🇸🇪
deceasedSaami artist (1872–1951) · 1872–1951
Days lived
29,111
Osip Mandelstam🇵🇱
deceasedRussian poet and essayist (1891-1938) · 1891–1938
Days lived
17,513
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Richard Semon🇩🇪
deceasedGerman zoologist (1859-1918) · 1859–1918
Days lived
21,676
Richard Waldemar🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor (1869–1946) · 1869–1946
Days lived
28,361
Sára Salkaházi🇸🇰
deceasedHungarian Roman Catholic religious sister (1899-1944) · 1899–1944
Days lived
16,666
Tomaž Šalamun🇸🇮
deceasedwriter · 1941–2014
Days lived
26,839
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
55,512
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,190
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,538
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,201
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,076
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,981
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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
36,886
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
63,183
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
8,826
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
61,356
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,053
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,626
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,068
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,034
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,668
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,112
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,764
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,563
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,077
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,095
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,764
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,116
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,659
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,569
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,546
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,006
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,428
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,966
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,783
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,078
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,391
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,348
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,127