On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 29 2007
Born on This Day
Albert Pike
deceasedlawyer · 1809–1891
Days lived
29,679
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Alfred Vohrer🇩🇪
deceasedFilm director, Actor (1914–1986) · 1914–1986
Days lived
25,969
Ann Demeulemeester🇧🇪
Belgian fashion designer (born 1959) · b. 1959
Days alive
17,532
Arthur Daniel Healey🇺🇸
deceasedUnited States federal judge (1889-1948) · 1889–1948
Days lived
21,445
Brendan Venter🇿🇦
South African rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1969
Days alive
13,879
Brice Salobert🇫🇷
rugby union player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,861
Bruce Beutler🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1957
Days alive
18,262
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Charlotte Riley🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1981
Days alive
9,496
Chris Barnes🇺🇸
American death metal vocalist · b. 1966
Days alive
14,975
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Christian Kracht🇨🇭
Swiss novelist and journalist (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
14,975
Cordula Trantow🇩🇪
German film director · b. 1942
Days alive
23,741
Danny McBride🇺🇸
American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter · b. 1976
Days alive
11,322
Derek Chisora🇬🇧
Boxer · b. 1983
Days alive
8,766
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Dina Merrill🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1923–2017) · 1923–2017
Days lived
34,113
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Eddy Tiel🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1926–1993) · 1926–1993
Days lived
24,161
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Else von Möllendorff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1913-1982) · 1913–1982
Days lived
25,048
Graciano Rocchigiani🇩🇪
deceasedGerman boxer (1963–2018) · 1963–2018
Days lived
20,000
Helmut Gollwitzer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Protestant (Lutheran) theologian and author (1908–1993) · 1908–1993
Days lived
30,973
Holger Apfel🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1970
Days alive
13,514
Jack Wilson🇺🇸
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
10,957
Jari Europaeus🇫🇮
Finnish footballer · b. 1962
Days alive
16,436
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John Hutchinson
Maltese association football player and manager · b. 1979
Days alive
10,227
Jon Voight
Oscar Winners · b. 1938
Days alive
25,202
Josef Beran🇨🇿
deceasedCzech cardinal, professor and theologist (1888–1969) · 1888–1969
Days lived
29,358
Keshav Dutt🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Field hockey player (1925–2021) · 1925–2021
Days lived
34,889
Kevin Granata🇺🇸
deceasedprofessor and researcher (1961-2007) · 1961–2007
Days lived
16,544
King Size Dick🇩🇪
singer · b. 1942
Days alive
23,741
Klaus Fuchs
deceasedNotable Trials · 1911–1988
Days lived
27,789
Lionel Giles🇬🇧
deceasedphilosopher · 1875–1958
Days lived
29,974
Marvic Leonen🇵🇭
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines · b. 1962
Days alive
16,436
Mary Tyler Moore🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1936–2017
Days lived
29,247
Matthias Platzeck🇩🇪
German politician (SPD) · b. 1953
Days alive
19,723
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Natalia Jiménez🇪🇸
singer · b. 1981
Days alive
9,496
Neil Giraldo🇺🇸
Songwriter · b. 1955
Days alive
18,993
Patrice Verchère🇫🇷
member of the National Assembly of France · b. 1973
Days alive
12,418
Philip Ridley🇬🇧
British artist and author · b. 1964
Days alive
15,705
Romina Becks🇩🇪
German actress and television presenter · b. 1987
Days alive
7,305
Sana (Minatozaki Sana)🇯🇵
K-pop Idol (TWICE) · b. 1996
Days alive
4,017
Susie Garrett🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1929–2002) · 1929–2002
Days lived
26,444
Victor Osimhen
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
3,287
Wynton Rufer🇨🇭
New Zealand association football player · b. 1962
Days alive
16,436
Died on This Day
Andrei Tarkovsky🇮🇹
deceasedactor · 1932–1986
Days lived
19,992
Bob Gould🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh rugby union player (1863-1931) · 1863–1931
Days lived
25,017
David Levine🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1926–2009
Days lived
30,325
Endel Ruberg🇨🇦
deceasedartist · 1917–1989
Days lived
26,520
Frederick Wolters🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican field hockey player (1904–1990) · 1904–1990
Days lived
31,609
Grete Mosheim🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,940
Henning Wolff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and publisher · 1929–2006
Days lived
28,224
Hermann Baumann🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,657
Hermann Regner🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1928–2008
Days lived
29,451
Horst Lechner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect · 1959–2014
Days lived
20,282
Jimmy Carter🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1924–2024
Days lived
36,614
José Cláudio dos Reis🇧🇷
deceasedathlete · 1939–1999
Days lived
22,200
Julius Axelrod🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1912–2004
Days lived
33,816
Karl Meixner🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1903–1976
Days lived
26,983
Kurt Richter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1900–1969) · 1900–1969
Days lived
25,237
Lita Grey🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1908–1995
Days lived
32,034
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Lothar Bolz
deceasedGerman politician (1903-1986) · 1903–1986
Days lived
30,433
Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps🇧🇾
deceasedSoviet ceramic artist, director of the National Art Museum of Belarus (1886-1979) · 1886–1979
Days lived
34,212
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Pelé🇧🇷
deceasedactor · 1940–2022
Days lived
30,017
Reinhard Süring🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1866–1950
Days lived
30,908
Ted Lapidus🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer (1929-2008) · 1929–2008
Days lived
29,044
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
56,609
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,287
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,635
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
42,298
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
40,173
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,078
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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
37,983
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
64,280
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
9,923
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
62,453
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,150
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,723
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
52,165
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
51,131
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
50,765
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
48,209
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,861
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,660
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,174
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,192
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,861
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
30,213
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
27,756
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
25,666
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
23,643
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,103
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,525
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,063
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,880
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
11,175
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,488
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,445
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
10,224