On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 4 2007
Born on This Day
Anke Huber🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1974
Days alive
12,053
Carl Zimmerer🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1926–2001
Days lived
27,057
Cassandra Wilson🇺🇸
deceasedJazz singer · 1955–2026
Days lived
25,839
Dick Ricketts🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1933–1988) · 1933–1988
Days lived
19,816
Erwin von Witzleben🇵🇱
deceasedmilitary person · 1881–1944
Days lived
22,892
Felix Schlag🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,045
Feridun Zaimoğlu
writer · b. 1964
Days alive
15,705
Florencia de Saracho🇲🇽
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
9,496
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Francisco Franco🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish general and dictator (1892-1975) · 1892–1975
Days lived
30,300
Franz Brungs🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1936
Days alive
25,932
Fred Armisen🇺🇸
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
14,975
Gae Aulenti🇮🇹
deceasedItalian architect and designer (1927–2012) · 1927–2012
Days lived
31,013
Gerd Heidemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and convicted fraudster (1931–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
33,974
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Horst Buchholz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1933–2003) · 1933–2003
Days lived
25,291
Howard Eisley🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,783
Jack Ernst🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1899-1968) · 1899–1968
Days lived
24,932
Jarosław Gowin🇵🇱
Polish politician · b. 1961
Days alive
16,801
Javed Jaffrey🇮🇳
Indian actor, voice actor and dancer · b. 1962
Days alive
16,436
Jay-Z
Notable Trials · b. 1969
Days alive
13,879
Jeannette Wing🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
18,627
Jeff Bridges
Oscar Winners · b. 1949
Days alive
21,184
Jesse Burkett🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball outfielder (1868–1953) · 1868–1953
Days lived
30,854
Jorge Délano Frederick🇨🇱
deceasedjournalist · 1895–1980
Days lived
30,898
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Keith Caputo🇺🇸
American singer · b. 1973
Days alive
12,418
Kim Seokjin (Jin)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (BTS) · b. 1992
Days alive
5,478
Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka🇯🇵
German-Japanese pianist, Olympic weightlifter and former powerlifter · b. 1976
Days alive
11,322
Klaus Wilmsmeyer🇨🇦
American football player · b. 1967
Days alive
14,610
Kristian Wåhlin🇸🇪
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
13,149
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Marteria🇩🇪
football player · b. 1982
Days alive
9,131
Max Holloway🇺🇸
Mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1991
Days alive
5,844
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Mina Tander🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1978
Days alive
10,592
Nikolai Simonov
deceasedactor · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,070
Ömər Sultanov🇦🇿
singer · b. 2001
Days alive
2,191
Pamela Stephenson🇦🇺
New Zealand clinical psychologist, writer and actress · b. 1949
Days alive
21,184
Pavle Zablatnik🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian priest (1912-1993) · 1912–1993
Days lived
29,393
Reality Winner
Whistleblower · b. 1991
Days alive
5,844
Roh Tae-woo
deceasedNotable Trials · 1932–2021
Days lived
32,468
Sándor Gombos🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian fencer (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,351
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Sertab Erener🇹🇷
Turkish singer (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
15,705
Tadahito Iguchi🇯🇵
film director · b. 1974
Days alive
12,053
Thomas Szczeponik🇵🇱
deceasedGerman politician (1860-1927) · 1860–1927
Days lived
24,162
Tyra Banks🇺🇸
singer · b. 1973
Days alive
12,418
Uwe Kröger🇩🇪
German actor and singer · b. 1964
Days alive
15,705
Vincenzo Spampinato🇮🇹
Italian singer-songwriter · b. 1953
Days alive
19,723
Wassily Kandinsky🇫🇷
deceasedavant-garde painter of Russian origin (1866–1944) · 1866–1944
Days lived
28,498
Werner Becker🇩🇪
German conductor and composer · b. 1943
Days alive
23,376
Died on This Day
Albert Bessler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1905–1975) · 1905–1975
Days lived
25,859
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Ali Abdullah Saleh
deceasedNotable Trials · 1947–2017
Days lived
25,826
Alois Kottmann🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,770
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
deceasedpolitician · 1585–1642
Days lived
20,905
Charles Dow🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican journalist (1851–1902) · 1851–1902
Days lived
18,655
Edward Binns
deceasedActor · 1916–1990
Days lived
27,111
Forrest J Ackerman🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1916–2008
Days lived
33,613
Frank Zappa🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1940–1993) · 1940–1993
Days lived
19,341
Franz Studniczka🇦🇹
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1860-1929) · 1860–1929
Days lived
25,313
Giovanni Calabria🇮🇹
deceasedItalian saint (1873–1954) · 1873–1954
Days lived
29,641
H. C. Artmann🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian poet (1921–2000) · 1921–2000
Days lived
29,030
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Hannah Arendt🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1906–1975
Days lived
25,253
Jacob Pins🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1917–2005
Days lived
32,463
Javier Aguirre🇪🇸
deceasedFilm director · 1935–2019
Days lived
30,855
Karen Horney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican-German psychoanalyst · 1885–1952
Days lived
24,550
Karl Merkatz🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1930–2022
Days lived
33,620
Leonard Goldberg🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film and television producer (1934-2019) · 1934–2019
Days lived
31,360
Meinrad Inglin🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer and journalist (1893-1971) · 1893–1971
Days lived
28,617
Renate Ewert🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1933–1966
Days lived
12,078
Richard Vernon🇬🇧
deceasedFilm, television actor (1925-1997) · 1925–1997
Days lived
26,570
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Roger Bresnahan🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1879–1944) · 1879–1944
Days lived
23,917
Ron Williamson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1953-2004) · 1953–2004
Days lived
18,932
Rouben Mamoulian🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film and theatre director (1897–1987) · 1897–1987
Days lived
32,928
Seymour Ginsburg🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist (1927–2004) · 1927–2004
Days lived
28,117
Vasily Belov🇷🇺
deceasedwriter (1932-2012) · 1932–2012
Days lived
29,262
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
56,584
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,262
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,610
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
42,273
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
40,148
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,053
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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
37,958
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
64,255
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
9,898
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
62,428
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,125
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,698
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
52,140
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
51,106
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
50,740
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
48,184
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,836
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,635
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,149
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,167
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,836
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
30,188
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
27,731
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
25,641
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
23,618
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,078
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,500
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,038
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,855
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
11,150
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,463
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,420
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
10,199