On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 14 2007
Born on This Day
Adolf Brand🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1874-1945) · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,647
Alma Kar🇵🇱
deceasedactress (1908-1992) · 1904–1992
Days lived
32,018
André Venter🇿🇦
South African rugby union footballer · b. 1970
Days alive
13,514
Andrzej Nartowski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish basketball player (1931–2003) · 1931–2003
Days lived
26,226
Anita Gutwell🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1931–2022
Days lived
32,924
Artur Köllensperger🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician and judge (1884-1946) · 1884–1946
Days lived
22,489
Beatrice von Dovsky🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1866–1923
Days lived
20,699
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Bernard Hinault🇫🇷
athlete · b. 1954
Days alive
19,358
Boosie Badazz🇺🇸
singer · b. 1982
Days alive
9,131
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali🇪🇬
deceasedwriter · 1922–2016
Days lived
34,062
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Christopher Nkunku
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
3,652
Dennis Ahl🇸🇪
athlete · b. 1986
Days alive
7,670
Dick Powell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1904-1963) · 1904–1963
Days lived
21,233
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Duke Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1893–1975
Days lived
29,736
Eduard Dyckhoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1880–1949) · 1880–1949
Days lived
24,944
Ernest Drezen🇱🇻
deceasedwriter · 1892–1937
Days lived
16,417
Hans Scholl🇩🇪
German astronomer (1942-) · b. 1942
Days alive
23,741
Howard W. Hunter🇺🇸
deceasedPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · 1907–1995
Days lived
31,886
Janin Ullmann🇩🇪
German television presenter and actress · b. 1981
Days alive
9,496
Janine Lindemulder🇺🇸
Pornographic actor · b. 1968
Days alive
14,244
Jawaharlal Nehru🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1889–1964
Days lived
27,222
Josh Duhamel🇺🇸
actor · b. 1972
Days alive
12,783
Mamie Eisenhower🇺🇸
deceasedDancer · 1896–1979
Days lived
30,301
Maria Kliegel🇩🇪
musician · b. 1952
Days alive
20,088
Matt Bloom🇺🇸
American football player and professional wrestler · b. 1972
Days alive
12,783
Michala Banas🇳🇿
New Zealand actor and singer · b. 1978
Days alive
10,592
Noussair Mazraoui
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
3,652
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Olga Kurylenko🇫🇷
Ukrainian-French actress and model · b. 1979
Days alive
10,227
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Park Chung-hee🇰🇷
deceased3rd President of the Republic of Korea · 1917–1979
Days lived
22,626
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Piet Sielck🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1964
Days alive
15,705
Robin van Kampen
Dutch chess grandmaster · b. 1994
Days alive
4,748
Rolf Schimpf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1924–2025) · 1924–2025
Days lived
36,653
Ron Howard🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
9,131
Rouven Roessler🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,861
Samuel Umtiti🇫🇷
football player · b. 1993
Days alive
5,113
Shafrira Goldwasser🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1958
Days alive
17,897
Sofia Assefa🇪🇹
Ethiopian long-distance runner · b. 1987
Days alive
7,305
Sofia Kenin
tennis player · b. 1998
Days alive
3,287
Sonia Delaunay🇫🇷
deceasedFrench painter (1885–1979) · 1885–1979
Days lived
34,353
Travis Barker🇺🇸
Drummer · b. 1975
Days alive
11,688
Ulrich Becker🇩🇪
writer · b. 1958
Days alive
17,897
Ulrich Dibelius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and musicologist (1924–2008) · 1924–2008
Days lived
30,480
Waltraud Nowarra🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1940–2007) · 1940–2007
Days lived
24,453
Wendy Carlos
composer · b. 1939
Days alive
24,837
Died on This Day
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada🇮🇳
deceasedIndian spiritual teacher and founder of the ISKCON · 1896–1977
Days lived
29,658
A. L. Abdul Majeed
deceasedCeylonese (Sri Lankan) politician (1932-1987) · 1932–1987
Days lived
20,087
Adib Jatene🇧🇷
deceasedscientist · 1929–2014
Days lived
31,209
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Arthur Korn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1891–1978) · 1891–1978
Days lived
31,939
Dietrich Lohmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman cinematographer (1943–1997) · 1943–1997
Days lived
19,974
Eddie Bracken🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1915–2002
Days lived
32,057
Ferdinand Heim🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–1971
Days lived
28,018
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Franz Josef Degenhardt🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1931–2011
Days lived
29,201
George Malek-Yonan
deceasedAssyrian lawyer, politician and athlete · 1924–2014
Days lived
33,190
Hans Matthöfer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (SPD) (1925-2009) · 1925–2009
Days lived
30,731
Hark Bohm🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1939–2025
Days lived
31,592
Heinrich von Brentano🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and lawyer (1904-1964) · 1904–1964
Days lived
22,076
Hilton Jefferson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz saxophonist (1903–1968) · 1903–1968
Days lived
23,849
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Jerzy Połomski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish actor and singer (1933–2022) · 1933–2022
Days lived
32,564
Karl Jansen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1908–1961) · 1908–1961
Days lived
19,528
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Kenny Easley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1959–2025) · 1959–2025
Days lived
24,410
Oliver Hasenfratz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television actor and actor (1966–2001) · 1966–2001
Days lived
12,778
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Paul Klinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1907–1971) · 1907–1971
Days lived
23,529
Pieter Menten🇳🇱
deceasedDutch war criminal, art collector and businessman (1899–1987) · 1899–1987
Days lived
32,313
Tony Richardson🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish theatre and film director and producer (1928-1991) · 1928–1991
Days lived
23,172
Vicente Zarazúa🇲🇽
deceasedMexican tennis player (1944-2025) · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,664
Walter Cramer🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1886–1944
Days lived
21,381
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
56,564
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,242
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,590
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
42,253
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
40,128
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,033
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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
37,938
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
64,235
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
9,878
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
62,408
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,105
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,678
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
52,120
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
51,086
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
50,720
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
48,164
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,816
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,615
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,129
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,147
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,816
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
30,168
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
27,711
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
25,621
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
23,598
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,058
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,480
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,018
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,835
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
11,130
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,443
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,400
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
10,179