Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 17 2008
German actor · b. 1979
Days alive
10,594
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Norwegian jazz pianist · b. 1974
Days alive
12,420
Finnish author and priest (1883–1939) · 1883–1939
Days lived
20,259
politician · 1860–1946
Days lived
31,130
athlete · 1922–1967
Days lived
16,087
Notable Trials · b. 1987
Days alive
7,672
actor · b. 1967
Days alive
14,977
athlete · b. 1969
Days alive
14,246
actor · b. 1971
Days alive
13,516
Online streamer · b. 2005
Days alive
1,097
Boxer · b. 1996
Days alive
4,384
Kenyan middle distance runner · b. 1988
Days alive
7,306
Swedish bishop (1878-1954) · 1878–1954
Days lived
27,510
Scottish field hockey player · b. 1987
Days alive
7,672
American philosopher (1923-2002) · 1923–2002
Days lived
28,800
German theatre director (1893–1966) · 1893–1966
Days lived
26,401
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Canadian actor and comedian · b. 1946
Days alive
22,647
American fisherman · b. 1969
Days alive
14,246
American actor · b. 1974
Days alive
12,420
French footballer · b. 1983
Days alive
9,133
philosopher · 1899–1960
Days lived
22,040
journalist · 1891–1962
Days lived
25,637
Notable Trials · b. 1970
Days alive
13,881
aristocrat · b. 2007
Days alive
367
Polish-American "Polish National Catholic Church" bishop · 1937–2012
Days lived
27,109
Catalan astronomer (1868-1937) · 1868–1937
Days lived
25,187
Austrian writer and poet (1932–1964) · 1932–1964
Days lived
11,621
Austrian singer · b. 1988
Days alive
7,306
German tennis player · b. 1984
Days alive
8,767
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
3,654
British musician, born 1946 · 1946–1997
Days lived
18,339
American baseball player · b. 1959
Days alive
17,899
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singer · b. 1975
Days alive
12,055
Ukrainian politician (born 1947) · b. 1947
Days alive
22,282
Actor · b. 1994
Days alive
5,115
Romanian footballer (1940-2017) · 1940–2017
Days lived
28,023
Actor · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,384
chemist · 1851–1935
Days lived
30,569
Latin Catholic priest · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,268
German writer, physician and colonial administrator (1867-1918) · 1867–1918
Days lived
18,396
Dutch actor (1925-2011) · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,367
German-Swiss architect · 1859–1925
Days lived
23,986
Austrian actress · b. 1965
Days alive
15,707
Turkish-German film director and producer (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
13,516
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German politician (1885-1967) · 1885–1967
Days lived
29,899
singer · b. 1966
Days alive
15,342
Swedish Righteous Among the Nations, publisher and Esperantist (1872-1960) · 1872–1960
Days lived
32,080
SS officer and lawyer (1901–1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
15,856
Actor · b. 1947
Days alive
22,282
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German photographer (1901-1984) · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,115
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
English crime writer, playwright, essayist and Christian writer (1893-1957) · 1893–1957
Days lived
23,563
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,990
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,078
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,547
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,418
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