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December 13 2008

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Amy Lee
singer · b. 1981
Days alive
9,863
🇩🇴Aneury Rodríguez
Dominican Republic baseball player · b. 1987
Days alive
7,672
🇪🇸Antonio Castillo
deceased
Spanish costume designer (1908-1984) · 1908–1984
Days lived
27,546
🇿🇦Buks Marais
deceased
South African rugby union footballer (1927-1996) · 1927–1996
Days lived
25,203
🇦🇹Christian Rainer
Austrian journalist · b. 1961
Days alive
17,168
🇩🇪Christoph Brüx
rapper · b. 1965
Days alive
15,707
Christopher Plummer
deceased
television actor · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,293
🇦🇹Curd Jürgens
deceased
German actor (1915–1982) · 1915–1982
Days lived
24,295
🇩🇪David Safier
German writer · b. 1966
Days alive
15,342
🇺🇸Dick Van Dyke
American actor and comedian (born 1925) · b. 1925
Days alive
30,317
🇺🇸Felicia Oh
American martial artist · b. 1967
Days alive
14,977
🇺🇸Gary Zimmerman
American football offensive tackle · b. 1961
Days alive
17,168
🇦🇹Gertraud Jesserer
deceased
actor · 1943–2021
Days lived
28,487
🇩🇪Günter Leifheit
deceased
German entrepreneur · 1920–2009
Days lived
32,344
Hans-Joachim Marseille
deceased
military person · 1919–1942
Days lived
8,328
🇩🇪Heino
singer · b. 1938
Days alive
25,569
🇯🇵Hide
deceased
singer · 1964–1998
Days lived
12,194
🇺🇸James Kyson
South Korean and American actor · b. 1975
Days alive
12,055
Jamie Foxx
Oscar Winners · b. 1967
Days alive
14,977
🇺🇸Joel Greenblatt
Investor & Author · b. 1957
Days alive
18,629
🇸🇮Jure Zdovc
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
15,342
🇩🇪Jutta Lampe
deceased
German actress (1937-2020) · 1937–2020
Days lived
30,307
🇩🇪Jutta Wachowiak
German actress · b. 1940
Days alive
24,838
🇩🇪Kristiane Backer
German television journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
15,707
🇬🇧Leanne Wood
politician · b. 1971
Days alive
13,516
🇳🇱Lin Jaldati
deceased
Dutch-German singer and actor (1912-1988) · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,656
🇺🇸Lou Adler
Record producer · b. 1933
Days alive
27,395
🇳🇱M. H. J. Schoenmaekers
deceased
Dutch mathematician (1875–1944) · 1875–1944
Days lived
25,208
Mykola Khvylovyi
deceased
writer · 1893–1933
Days lived
14,396
🇩🇪Paul Maar
German novelist, playwrite, translator and illustrator · b. 1937
Days alive
25,934
🇩🇪Robert Gernhardt
deceased
German artist (1937-2006) · 1937–2006
Days lived
25,037
🇺🇸Steve Buscemi
American actor · b. 1957
Days alive
18,629
AmericanTaylor Swift
Singer-songwriter · b. 1989
Days alive
6,941
🇺🇸Tom DeLonge
actor · b. 1975
Days alive
12,055
🇸🇪Ulf G. Lindén
deceased
Swedish businessman (1937-2009) · 1937–2009
Days lived
25,955
🇫🇮Veli Paloheimo
Finnish tennis player · b. 1967
Days alive
14,977
🇳🇿Wayne Shelford
New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1957
Days alive
18,629

Died on This Day

🇨🇦Alan Thicke
deceased
Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947–2016) · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,491
🇦🇹Alois Wünsche-Mitterecker
deceased
Austrian painter and sculptor (1903-1975) · 1903–1975
Days lived
26,314

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
56,960
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,638

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
64,631
🇪🇨Lonesome George
deceased
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,431

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,804
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,501

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
668,011
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,525

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,454
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,876

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Fritz Pregl

🇦🇹Fritz Pregl

Slovene-Austrian Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1869-1930) · 1869–1930

Days lived

22,381

Gerd Baltus

🇩🇪Gerd Baltus

musician · 1932–2019

Days lived

32,036

Gotthard Heinrici

🇩🇪Gotthard Heinrici

military person · 1886–1971

Days lived

31,034

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

🇷🇺Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

artist · 1890–1958

Days lived

25,076

Héctor Méndez

🇦🇷Héctor Méndez

boxer · 1897–1977

Days lived

29,354

Heinrich Maria Davringhausen

🇩🇪Heinrich Maria Davringhausen

German painter (1894-1970) · 1894–1970

Days lived

27,812

Horst Tappert

🇩🇪Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008) · 1923–2008

Days lived

31,249

Innokenty Annensky

Innokenty Annensky

philosopher · 1855–1909

Days lived

19,827

Josef Keil

🇦🇹Josef Keil

Austrian historian, epigrapher and archaeologist (1878–1963) · 1878–1963

Days lived

31,107

Julius Gehl

🇩🇪Julius Gehl

German politician (1869-1945) · 1869–1945

Days lived

27,921

Kim Simmonds

🇬🇧Kim Simmonds

British rock musician (1947–2022) · 1947–2022

Days lived

27,402

Pál Funk

🇭🇺Pál Funk

Hungarian photographer (1894–1974) · 1894–1974

Days lived

29,536

Park Tae-joon

🇰🇷Park Tae-joon

South Korean politician, army general and businessperson (1927-2011) · 1927–2011

Days lived

30,757

Sakari Salo

🇫🇮Sakari Salo

Finnish tennis player (1919–2011) · 1919–2011

Days lived

33,596

Tatyana Ivanova

🇷🇺Tatyana Ivanova

Russian philologist (1917-2011) · 1917–2011

Days lived

34,346

Vitaly Daraselia

Vitaly Daraselia

athlete · 1957–1982

Days lived

9,470

Vladas Jakubėnas

🇱🇹Vladas Jakubėnas

journalist · 1904–1976

Days lived

26,511

Wassily Kandinsky

🇫🇷Wassily Kandinsky

avant-garde painter of Russian origin (1866–1944) · 1866–1944

Days lived

28,499

Wolfgang Glück

🇦🇹Wolfgang Glück

Austrian filmmaker (1929–2023) · 1929–2023

Days lived

34,413

Woolly Wolstenholme

🇬🇧Woolly Wolstenholme

British musician (1947–2010) · 1947–2010

Days lived

23,254

Zal Yanovsky

🇺🇸Zal Yanovsky

singer · 1944–2002

Days lived

21,179

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

42,986

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

42,649

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

40,524

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

39,429

Alice Herz-Sommer

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,268

Johannes Heesters

🇦🇹Johannes Heesters

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011

Days lived

39,467

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

38,334

Emilio Navarro

🇺🇸Emilio Navarro

Puerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011

Days lived

38,568

Koko

🇺🇸Koko

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,153

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

10,274

Tilikum

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,797

Stubbs

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,406

Tama

🇯🇵Tama

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,899

Harambe

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,212

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

62,074

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

52,516

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

51,482

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

51,116

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

48,560

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

47,212

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

71,543

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

52,212

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

30,564

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

28,107

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

26,017

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

23,994

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

13,414

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

12,231

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

11,526

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,839

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,796

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

10,575