On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 22 2007
Born on This Day
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Abel Ferreira🇵🇹
Portuguese football player/manager · b. 1978
Days alive
10,592
Ali Lohan🇺🇸
American fashion model, singer, and actress · b. 1993
Days alive
5,113
Antti Everi🇫🇮
Finnish weightlifter · b. 1981
Days alive
9,496
Arthur Charles Hind🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1904-1991) · 1904–1991
Days lived
31,744
Basshunter🇸🇪
Singer · b. 1984
Days alive
8,400
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Bernd Schuster🇩🇪
German association football manager and former player · b. 1959
Days alive
17,532
Bunny Levine🌍
deceasedStage actor · 1928–2026
Days lived
35,670
Charles Sands🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican golfer, tennis and real tennis player (1865–1945) · 1865–1945
Days lived
29,084
Christian Duffy🇺🇸
American pornographic actor, bodybuilder, personal trainer, stripper, adult and fitness model · b. 1960
Days alive
17,166
Claude Lavoie Richer🇨🇦
deceasedcross-country skier · 1929–2014
Days lived
30,828
Diane Sawyer
journalist · b. 1945
Days alive
22,645
Dina Meyer
Actor · b. 1968
Days alive
14,244
Eduard Uspensky🇷🇺
deceasedwriter · 1937–2018
Days lived
29,455
Ernst Graf Strachwitz🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician (1919–1998) · 1919–1998
Days lived
28,693
Ernst Jaeger
deceasedGerman jurist and judge (1869-1944) · 1869–1944
Days lived
27,383
Federico Gamboa🇲🇽
deceasedwriter · 1864–1939
Days lived
27,263
Felicitas Hoppe🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1960
Days alive
17,166
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G Hannelius
actor · b. 1998
Days alive
3,287
Giacomo Puccini
deceasedpolitician · 1858–1924
Days lived
24,083
Gianluigi Bonelli🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1908–2001
Days lived
33,624
Guido De Angelis🇮🇹
Italian singer-songwriter and composer · b. 1944
Days alive
23,010
Gustaf Gründgens🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor, director, intendant (1899-1963) · 1899–1963
Days lived
23,299
Hugo Loetscher🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1929-2009) · 1929–2009
Days lived
29,094
Jean-Michel Basquiat🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1960–1988) · 1960–1988
Days lived
10,095
John Sebastian Marlowe Ward🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish writer on the subjects of Freemasonry and esotericism (1885–1949) · 1885–1949
Days lived
23,202
Jordin Sparks🇺🇸
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
6,574
Josef Hopmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1890–1975) · 1890–1975
Days lived
30,973
Joseph Maria Olbrich
deceasedAustrian architect (1867–1908) · 1867–1908
Days lived
14,839
Joshua Bassett
singer · b. 2000
Days alive
2,556
Laura Drasbæk🇩🇰
Danish actress · b. 1974
Days alive
12,053
Manfred Burgsmüller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1949-2019) · 1949–2019
Days lived
25,349
Mario Veit🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1973
Days alive
12,418
Mathias Ahrens🇩🇪
German sports coach · b. 1963
Days alive
16,071
Max Hansen🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1897–1961
Days lived
23,335
Mieczysław Nowak🇵🇱
deceasedPolish weightlifter (1936–2006) · 1936–2006
Days lived
25,348
Nicolae Timofti
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
21,549
Óscar Valdez🇲🇽
Mexican boxer (born 1990) · b. 1990
Days alive
6,209
Patricia Hayes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actress (1909–1998) · 1909–1998
Days lived
32,413
Peter Lorenz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1922-1987) · 1922–1987
Days lived
23,725
Poorna Jagannathan🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1972
Days alive
12,783
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
politician · b. 1947
Days alive
21,915
Ralph Fiennes🇬🇧
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
16,436
Robin Gibb🇬🇧
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1949–2012
Days lived
22,795
Ruth Roman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1922-1999) · 1922–1999
Days lived
28,020
Sandra Forgues
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1969
Days alive
13,879
Steve Carlton🇺🇸
film director · b. 1944
Days alive
23,010
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Tania Morales🇲🇽
Mexican association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
7,670
Tomás Valík
deceasedActor · 1964–2016
Days lived
18,918
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Trude Fleischmann🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-born American photographer (1895-1990) · 1895–1990
Days lived
34,363
Vanessa Paradis🇫🇷
actor · b. 1972
Days alive
12,783
Vladimír Martinec🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1949
Days alive
21,184
Vlasta Depetrisová🇨🇿
deceasedCzechoslovak table tennis player · 1920–2003
Days lived
30,255
Wes Obermueller🇺🇸
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
11,322
Died on This Day
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Albert Fraenkel
deceasedGerman physician (1864-1938) · 1864–1938
Days lived
27,229
Alfred Lücker🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1931–2008) · 1931–2008
Days lived
28,393
Anton Tkáč🇸🇰
deceasedathlete · 1951–2022
Days lived
26,200
Arkady Vorobyov🇷🇺
deceasedathlete · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,222
Bennie Ellender🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1925-2011) · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,706
Chris Rea🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish male singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951–2025) · 1951–2025
Days lived
27,322
Darryl F. Zanuck
deceasedActor · 1902–1979
Days lived
28,232
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Dmitry Zimin🇷🇺
deceasedRussian entrepreneur and researcher (1933–2021) · 1933–2021
Days lived
32,380
Fred Guy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1897–1971) · 1897–1971
Days lived
27,240
Friedrich von Thiersch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1852-1921) · 1852–1921
Days lived
25,449
Heinrich Waentig
deceasedGerman politician and economist (1870–1943) · 1870–1943
Days lived
26,938
Ignace Gelb🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican historian (1907-1985) · 1907–1985
Days lived
28,559
Ingrid Steeger🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1947–2023
Days lived
28,024
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Joe Cocker🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish musician (1944–2014) · 1944–2014
Days lived
25,783
Karl Koller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general Officer in the Wehrmacht’s Luftwaffe Branch · 1898–1951
Days lived
19,660
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Libertas Schulze-Boysen🇫🇷
deceasedGerman opponent of the Nazis who belonged to the Red Orchestra (1913-1942) · 1913–1942
Days lived
10,624
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Oto Bihalji-Merin🇷🇸
deceasedYugoslav writer and art historian (1904–1993) · 1904–1993
Days lived
32,861
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Otto Weidt🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1883–1947
Days lived
23,609
Rochus Gliese🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film director and actor (1891-1978) · 1891–1978
Days lived
32,126
Roman Matveevich Semashkevich
deceasedRussian painter and graphic artist (1900-1937) · 1900–1937
Days lived
13,596
Ryan Freel🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1976–2012) · 1976–2012
Days lived
13,438
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Samuel Beckett🇮🇪
deceasedIrish writer (1906–1989) · 1906–1989
Days lived
30,569
Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
deceasedmember of the House of Saud (1931-2018) · 1930–2018
Days lived
32,271
Uwe Kockisch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,911
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
56,602
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,280
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,628
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
42,291
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
40,166
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
39,071
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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
37,976
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
64,273
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
9,916
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
62,446
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,143
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,716
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
52,158
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
51,124
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
50,758
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
48,202
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,854
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,653
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,167
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,185
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,854
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
30,206
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
27,749
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
25,659
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
23,636
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,096
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,518
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,056
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,873
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
11,168
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,481
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,438
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
10,217