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Born on This Day

Alex Metreveli🇷🇺
athlete · b. 1944
Days alive
23,010
Alphonso Davies
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
2,556
Andreas Bourani🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Days alive
8,766
Andy Borg🇦🇹
singer · b. 1960
Days alive
17,166
Anna Pavaga🇷🇺
Model, Social Media Influencer · b. 2009
Badri Latif🇩🇪
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,957
Bill Johnston🇺🇸
deceased
American tennis player (1894–1946) · 1894–1946
Days lived
18,807
Brandon Soo Hoo🇺🇸
Chinese-American SAG-Aftra Actor · b. 1995
Days alive
4,383
Burt Lancaster
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1913–1994
Days lived
29,572
Carlos Portugues Vieira🇧🇷
Brazilian martial artist · b. 1977
Days alive
10,957
Carolin Reiber🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1940
Days alive
24,471
David Bauer🇨🇦
deceased
Canadian ice hockey player · 1924–1988
Days lived
23,383
David Schwimmer🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1966
Days alive
14,975
Dieter Leuschner🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1947
Days alive
21,915
Earl Carroll🇺🇸
deceased
American vocalist (1937–2012) · 1937–2012
Days lived
27,417
Frank Leidenberger🇩🇪
German army general · b. 1958
Days alive
17,897
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceased
German actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Fritz Hofmann🇩🇪
deceased
chemist · 1866–1956
Days lived
32,861
Gary Zauner🇺🇸
former NFL Special Teams Coordintor, currently Professional Kicking Consultant; Coach Zauner, LLC · b. 1950
Days alive
20,819
Helmuth Weidling
deceased
Notable Trials · 1891–1955
Days lived
23,390
Hermann Ohlicher🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1949
Days alive
21,184
Jean Nicolas🇫🇷
deceased
French presbyter (1901–1984) · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,053
Joe McCann🇮🇪
deceased
Notable Person · 1947–1972
Days lived
8,931
John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover🇬🇧
deceased
British businessman (born 1927) · 1927–2022
Days lived
34,407
Julia Görges🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,939
Karl Harbacher🇦🇹
deceased
actor · 1879–1943
Days lived
23,136
Karsten Tadda🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,939
Keith Emerson🇬🇧
deceased
British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944–2016) · 1944–2016
Days lived
26,062
Kurt Koch🇩🇪
deceased
German football manager (1919–2000) · 1919–2000
Days lived
29,593
Kyoko Fukada🇯🇵
Japanese actress and singer · b. 1982
Days alive
9,131
Larry Fink🇺🇸
Investor & CEO · b. 1952
Days alive
20,088
Liesel Westermann🇩🇪
German discus thrower · b. 1944
Days alive
23,010
Luchino Visconti🇮🇹
deceased
writer · 1906–1976
Days lived
25,338
Martin Gies🇩🇪
actor · b. 1951
Days alive
20,454
Michael Buffer🇺🇸
actor · b. 1944
Days alive
23,010
Moisés Caicedo
association football player · b. 2001
Days alive
2,191
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
deceased
Pakistani judge and activist (1929–2022) · 1929–2022
Days lived
33,728
Nicki🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1966
Days alive
14,975
Olga Desmond🇩🇪
deceased
actor · 1890–1964
Days lived
26,936
Paul Carell🇩🇪
deceased
SS officer, German writer and politician (1911-1997) · 1911–1997
Days lived
31,277
Paul Johnson🇬🇧
deceased
journalist · 1928–2023
Days lived
34,404
Poul Heegaard🇳🇴
deceased
Danish mathematician (1871-1948) · 1871–1948
Days lived
27,855
Reginald Arvizu🇺🇸
American bassist · b. 1969
Days alive
13,879
Richard Serra🇺🇸
deceased
American sculptor (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,191
Romela Begaj🇦🇱
Albanian weightlifter · b. 1986
Days alive
7,670
Ron McGovney🇺🇸
American bassist · b. 1962
Days alive
16,436
Rosemary Radford Ruether🇺🇸
deceased
American theologian · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,246
Ruth Hellberg🇩🇪
deceased
German actress (1906–2001) · 1906–2001
Days lived
34,509
Shah Rukh Khan🇮🇳
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
15,340
Shere Hite🇺🇸
deceased
YouTube personality · 1942–2020
Days lived
28,436
Stefan Hussong🇩🇪
musician · b. 1962
Days alive
16,436
Sunny Sandler
Actor · b. 2008
Terry Doyle🇺🇸
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
8,035
Thore Christian Elias Fries🇸🇪
deceased
writer · 1886–1930
Days lived
16,129
Tibor Pleiß🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
6,574
Yannick Driesen🇧🇪
Belgian basketball player, born in 1988 · b. 1988
Days alive
6,939
Zack Polanski🇬🇧
Environmentalist · b. 1982
Days alive
9,131

Died on This Day

Acker Bilk🇬🇧
deceased
English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014) · 1929–2014
Days lived
31,324
Bill Lawrence🇺🇸
deceased
entrepreneur · 1931–2013
Days lived
30,174

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
56,552
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,230

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
64,223
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceased
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,396
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,093

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,603
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,117

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,046
12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,468

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Bobby LaMotte🇺🇸

deceased

Major League Baseball infielder (1898–1970) · 1898–1970

Days lived

26,557

Greasy Neale🇺🇸

film director · 1891–1973

Days lived

29,947

Hal Roach🇺🇸

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,817

Han Suyin🇬🇧

writer · 1916–2012

Days lived

35,115

Hannes Messemer🇩🇪

actor (1924-1991) · 1924–1991

Days lived

24,640

James Thurber🇺🇸

American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright (1894–1961) · 1894–1961

Days lived

24,435

Jochen von Lang🇩🇪

German journalist and writer (1925-2003) · 1925–2003

Days lived

28,661

Joseph Almogi🇮🇱

Israeli politician (1910-1991) · 1910–1991

Days lived

29,766

Milt Campbell🇺🇸

American decathlete (1933-2012) · 1933–2012

Days lived

28,818

Petar Drapšin

military person · 1914–1945

Days lived

11,310

Peter Debye🇺🇸

scientist · 1884–1966

Days lived

30,172

Pier Paolo Pasolini🇮🇹

actor · 1922–1975

Days lived

19,600

Ray Pitts🇺🇸

American musician (1932–2012) · 1932–2012

Days lived

29,253

Richard H. Simpson🇺🇸

Politician · 1905–1968

Days lived

23,308

Rijk de Gooyer🇳🇱

Dutch actor (1925-2011) · 1925–2011

Days lived

31,366

Simon Guggenheim🇺🇸

American businessman and politician (1867–1941) · 1867–1941

Days lived

26,970

Toni Hiebeler🇦🇹

Austrian photographer, mountain climber and writer (1930–1984) · 1930–1984

Days lived

19,966

Vaĺmien Aladaŭ🇧🇾

Belarusian architect · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,501

Walter Niephaus🇩🇪

German chess player (1923-1992) · 1923–1992

Days lived

25,420

William Travilla🇺🇸

American costume designer (1920-1990) · 1920–1990

Days lived

25,792

Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

42,578

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

42,241

George Polley🇺🇸

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

40,116

Keith Padgett🇬🇧

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

Fee Plumley🇬🇧

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

Shaherose Charania🇨🇦

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

Clifford Swann🇦🇺

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

David Segal🇺🇸

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,021

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

37,926

Emilio Navarro🇺🇸

Puerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011

Days lived

38,567

Koko🇺🇸

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

Kanzi🇺🇸

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

9,866

Tilikum🇺🇸

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

Stubbs🇺🇸

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

Tama🇯🇵

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

Harambe🇺🇸

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

61,666

HSBC🇬🇧

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

52,108

Tata Group

Tata Group🇮🇳

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

51,074

Goldman Sachs🇺🇸

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

50,708

Eli Lilly🇺🇸

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

48,152

Chevron🇺🇸

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

46,804

Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

71,135

Crime and Punishment🇷🇺

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

51,804

The Great Gatsby🇺🇸

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

30,156

Brave New World🇬🇧

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

27,699

The Hobbit🇬🇧

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

25,609

The Little Prince🇫🇷

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

23,586

The Godfather🇺🇸

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

13,006

Jaws🇺🇸

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

11,823

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

11,118

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,431

Alien🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,388

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

10,167