On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 12 2007
Born on This Day
Amjad Khan🇮🇳
deceasedactor · 1940–1992
Days lived
18,885
Angie Savage🇺🇸
American pornographic actress · b. 1979
Days alive
10,227
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Anne Hathaway🇺🇸
singer · b. 1982
Days alive
9,131
Annika Becker🇩🇪
German pole vaulter · b. 1981
Days alive
9,496
Aya Hisakawa🇯🇵
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
14,244
Carlos Andica🇨🇴
Colombian weightlifter · b. 1983
Days alive
8,766
Carmen Fenk🇨🇭
singer-songwriter · b. 1978
Days alive
10,592
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Charles Manson
deceasedNotable Trials · 1934–2017
Days lived
30,323
Damien Jurado🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Days alive
12,783
Daniela Rechberger🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1980
Days alive
9,861
Emilie Bouwman🇳🇱
Dutch fashion designer · b. 1943
Days alive
23,376
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Enorbel Márquez-Ramirez🇩🇪
film director · b. 1974
Days alive
12,053
Eric Martin🇺🇸
lacrosse player · b. 1981
Days alive
9,496
Frank Tunney🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian wrestling promoter · 1912–1983
Days lived
25,746
Frits Clausen🇩🇪
deceasedDanish national socialist politician (1893-1947) · 1893–1947
Days lived
19,745
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Grace Kelly🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982) · 1929–1982
Days lived
19,299
Gudrun Kugler🇦🇹
Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council, theologian (Roman Catholic), human rights activist and lawyer · b. 1976
Days alive
11,322
Haniza Mohamed Talha🇹🇼
Malaysian politician · b. 1962
Days alive
16,436
Hans Deppe🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1897–1969
Days lived
26,247
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Hans Howaldt🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1888–1970
Days lived
29,882
Henry Büttner🇩🇪
German artist, caricaturist and illustrator · b. 1928
Days alive
28,854
Henry Jerome🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1917–2011) · 1917–2011
Days lived
34,099
Jack Butler🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1927-2013) · 1927–2013
Days lived
31,227
Jacques Tourneur🇫🇷
deceasedFrench film director (1904–1977) · 1904–1977
Days lived
26,700
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Jalal Talabani
deceasedpolitician · 1933–2017
Days lived
30,641
Jo Stafford🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1917–2008) · 1917–2008
Days lived
33,116
John Walker🇬🇧
British artist (*1939) · b. 1939
Days alive
24,837
Josh Hokit🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1997
Days alive
3,652
Judith Holofernes🇩🇪
musician · b. 1976
Days alive
11,322
Jules Koundé
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
3,287
Kim Hunter🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1922-2002) · 1922–2002
Days lived
29,158
Loriot🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1923–2011
Days lived
32,060
Luguelín Santos🇩🇴
Dominican sprinter · b. 1992
Days alive
5,478
Lyudmila Gurchenko🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet and Russian theater and film actress, singer, composer, director (1935—2011) · 1935–2011
Days lived
27,532
Maria Cruickshank🇪🇸
actor · b. 1989
Days alive
6,574
Maximilian von Weichs🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1881–1954
Days lived
26,616
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Mietta🇮🇹
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
13,879
Mills Lane🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican judge, boxer, boxing referee · 1937–2022
Days lived
31,070
Miroslav Krobot🇨🇿
actor · b. 1951
Days alive
20,454
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Neil Young🇨🇦
actor · b. 1945
Days alive
22,645
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Norman Johnson🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,655
Osmo Buller🇫🇮
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
20,819
Patrice Leconte🇫🇷
French film director and screenwriter (born 1947) · b. 1947
Days alive
21,915
Roy Berrevoets
Dutch baseball player · b. 1969
Days alive
13,879
Ryan Gosling🇨🇦
Canadian actor, singer and musician · b. 1980
Days alive
9,861
Sam Jones🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican double bassist and cellist (1924-1981) · 1924–1981
Days lived
20,852
Sammy Sosa🇩🇴
film director · b. 1968
Days alive
14,244
Sun Yat-sen
deceasedpolitician · 1866–1925
Days lived
21,304
Tuffy Leemans🇺🇸
deceasedPlayer of American football (1912-1979) · 1912–1979
Days lived
24,174
Valerie Haller🇩🇪
German television presenter and journalist · b. 1970
Days alive
13,514
Viktor Hunfalvy🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1949
Days alive
21,184
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Werner Klumpp🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1928–2021) · 1928–2021
Days lived
33,660
Woody Bledsoe🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican mathematician and computer scientist (1921–1995) · 1921–1995
Days lived
26,989
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Xavier Rolet🇫🇷
British businessman · b. 1959
Days alive
17,532
Died on This Day
Aleksandr Serebrov🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1944–2013
Days lived
25,473
Bob French🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz drummer (1938–2012) · 1938–2012
Days lived
27,344
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Dorothy Round🇬🇧
deceasedBritish tennis player (1909–1982) · 1909–1982
Days lived
26,785
Edwin Mills🇬🇧
deceasedathlete · 1878–1946
Days lived
25,015
Erich Koch🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1896–1986
Days lived
33,017
Helmut Nonn🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1933–2024) · 1933–2024
Days lived
33,263
Herman Pilnik🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-Argentine chess player · 1914–1981
Days lived
24,780
Hugo Obermaier🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish-German historian and anthropologist (1877–1946) · 1877–1946
Days lived
25,488
Jaro Fürth🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1871–1945
Days lived
27,233
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Jerry Rawlings🇬🇭
deceasedmilitary person · 1947–2020
Days lived
26,807
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Karel Schwarzenberg🇨🇭
deceasedentrepreneur · 1937–2023
Days lived
31,383
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Liu Shaoqi🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1898–1969
Days lived
25,920
Ludwig Kohl-Larsen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician, anthropologist and explorer (1884-1969) · 1884–1969
Days lived
31,266
Max Hansen🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1897–1961
Days lived
23,335
Otto Nückel🇩🇪
deceasedpainter, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist (1888-1955) · 1888–1955
Days lived
24,537
Peter Steiner🇨🇭
deceasedmusic-making advertising character, e.g. “milka” chocolates · 1917–2007
Days lived
33,166
Preston Jackson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz trombonist (1902-1983) · 1902–1983
Days lived
29,898
Prince Arnulf of Bavaria🇩🇪
deceasedBavarian prince (1852-1907) · 1852–1907
Days lived
20,216
Quentin Smith🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1952–2020
Days lived
24,914
René Libeer🇫🇷
deceasedboxer (1934–2006) · 1934–2006
Days lived
26,282
Stan Lee🇺🇸
deceasedPublisher · 1922–2018
Days lived
35,018
Walter Buch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1883-1949) · 1883–1949
Days lived
24,125
William Holden
deceasedOscar Winners · 1918–1981
Days lived
23,220
Wolf Gerlach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and inventor (1928-2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,890
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
56,562
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,240
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,588
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
42,251
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
40,126
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,031
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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
37,936
Emilio Navarro🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011
Days lived
38,567
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
64,233
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
9,876
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
Tama🇯🇵
deceasedCalico cat · 1999–2015
Days lived
5,898
Harambe🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1999–2016
Days lived
6,211
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,406
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,103
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,676
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
52,118
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
51,084
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
50,718
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
48,162
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,814
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,613
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,127
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,145
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,814
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
30,166
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
27,709
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
25,619
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
23,596
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,056
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,478
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,016
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,833
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
11,128
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,441
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,398
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
10,177