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December 20 2008

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Events on This Day

Hosts 'Saturday Night Live'
James Franco
milestone

Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adelbert Schulz
deceased
military person · 1903–1944
Days lived
14,650
🇨🇭Alain de Botton
Swiss-born British philosopher and writer · b. 1969
Days alive
14,246
Alan Parsons

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Arnold Mathew
deceased
bishop of the Old Catholic Church (1852-1919) · 1852–1919
Days lived
24,607
Arthur Rubinstein
deceased
classical pianist · 1887–1982
Days lived
35,025

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
56,967
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,645

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
64,638
🇪🇨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
62,811
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,508

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
668,018
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,532

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,461
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,883

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🇬🇧

singer · b. 1948

Days alive

21,916

Arturo Alessandri

🇨🇱Arturo Alessandri

politician · 1868–1950

Days lived

29,832

Bernhard Siegert

🇩🇪Bernhard Siegert

scientist · b. 1959

Days alive

17,899

Bob Hayes

🇺🇸Bob Hayes

American football player and sprinter (1942–2003) · 1942–2002

Days lived

21,823

Branch Rickey

🇺🇸Branch Rickey

film director · 1881–1965

Days lived

30,670

David DeJesus

🇺🇸David DeJesus

film director · b. 1979

Days alive

10,594

David Levine

🇺🇸David Levine

artist · 1926–2009

Days lived

30,326

Dessa

🇨🇭Dessa

Swiss artist · b. 1948

Days alive

21,916

Eduardo Hontiveros

🇵🇭Eduardo Hontiveros

Filipino musician · 1923–2008

Days lived

30,708

Ellie Kam

🇺🇸Ellie Kam

Pairs skater · b. 2004

Days alive

1,462

Fitz Hall

🇬🇧Fitz Hall

football player · b. 1980

Days alive

10,228

Frank Peterson

🇩🇪Frank Peterson

rapper · b. 1963

Days alive

16,438

Fred Merkle

🇺🇸Fred Merkle

film director · 1888–1956

Days lived

24,544

Frederick Bradlee

🇺🇸Frederick Bradlee

American football player (1892-1970) · 1892–1970

Days lived

28,254

Gavin McKenna

🇨🇦Gavin McKenna

Ice hockey player · b. 2007

Days alive

367

George Paice

🇬🇧George Paice

Falklands Islands bowls player · 1941–2024

Days lived

29,998

George Roy Hill

🇺🇸George Roy Hill

American film director (1921–2002) · 1921–2002

Days lived

29,593

Harry Stovey

🇺🇸Harry Stovey

film director · 1856–1937

Days lived

29,494

Jaroslav Heyrovský

🇨🇿Jaroslav Heyrovský

scientist · 1890–1967

Days lived

27,856

JoJo

🇺🇸JoJo

singer · b. 1990

Days alive

6,576

Jonah Hill

🇺🇸Jonah Hill

Actor/Director · b. 1983

Days alive

9,133

Judith Samen

🇩🇪Judith Samen

German artist · b. 1970

Days alive

13,881

Judy Henske

🇺🇸Judy Henske

singer-songwriter · 1936–2022

Days lived

31,175

Kang Dong-Hee

🇰🇷Kang Dong-Hee

basketball player · b. 1966

Days alive

15,342

Larry Willis

🇺🇸Larry Willis

American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) · 1940–2019

Days lived

28,773

LenDale White

🇺🇸LenDale White

American football player · b. 1984

Days alive

8,767

Manfred Lahnstein

🇩🇪Manfred Lahnstein

German politician · b. 1937

Days alive

25,934

Márcio Rodrigues

🇧🇷Márcio Rodrigues

Brazilian association football player · b. 1978

Days alive

10,959

Martin Schulz

🇩🇪Martin Schulz

politician · b. 1955

Days alive

19,360

Martyn Lloyd-Jones

🇬🇧Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Welsh-English Christian theologian and preacher (1899-1981) · 1899–1981

Days lived

29,657

Miguel López Abril

🇪🇸Miguel López Abril

basketball player · 1954–2021

Days lived

24,220

Miro Allione

🇮🇹Miro Allione

Italian executive, professor and writer · 1932–2006

Days lived

26,689

Otto Graf Lambsdorff

🇩🇪Otto Graf Lambsdorff

politician · 1926–2009

Days lived

30,302

Pekka Säilä

🇫🇮Pekka Säilä

Finnish tennis player (1941–2009) · 1941–2009

Days lived

24,825

Piet Klocke

🇩🇪Piet Klocke

German musician, comedian, author and actor · b. 1957

Days alive

18,629

Rich Gannon

🇺🇸Rich Gannon

American football player · b. 1965

Days alive

15,707

Satyendra Pakhale

🇮🇳Satyendra Pakhale

Indian industrial designer, technocrat, architect (born 1967) · b. 1967

Days alive

14,977

Steve Coast

🇬🇧Steve Coast

entrepreneur · b. 1980

Days alive

10,228

Uri Geller

🇬🇧Uri Geller

actor · b. 1946

Days alive

22,647

Valeriu Lazarov

🇪🇸Valeriu Lazarov

director and producer of television of Romanian and Spanish origin (1935-2009) · 1935–2009

Days lived

26,899

Yumi Tōma

🇯🇵Yumi Tōma

musician · b. 1966

Days alive

15,342

🇬🇧Bill Brandt

deceased

journalist · 1904–1983

Days lived

29,086

Brittany Murphy

🇺🇸Brittany Murphy

singer · 1977–2009

Days lived

11,729

Carl Sagan

🇺🇸Carl Sagan

writer · 1934–1996

Days lived

22,688

Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt

🇩🇪Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt

German anthropologist (1892-1965) · 1892–1965

Days lived

26,917

Erich Ludendorff

🇺🇸Erich Ludendorff

writer · 1865–1937

Days lived

26,553

Ferdinand Karsch

Ferdinand Karsch

German biologist and anthropologist (1853–1936) · 1853–1936

Days lived

30,425

Gaston Waringhien

🇫🇷Gaston Waringhien

writer · 1901–1991

Days lived

33,017

Günter Eich

🇩🇪Günter Eich

writer · 1907–1972

Days lived

24,065

Gustaf Kossinna

Gustaf Kossinna

German archaeologist (1858–1931) · 1858–1931

Days lived

26,746

Gyula Halasy

🇭🇺Gyula Halasy

athlete · 1891–1970

Days lived

29,039

Hans von Obstfelder

🇩🇪Hans von Obstfelder

military person · 1886–1976

Days lived

32,978

Hans-Emil Schuster

🇩🇪Hans-Emil Schuster

German astronomer · 1934–2024

Days lived

32,966

Harald Huffmann

🇩🇪Harald Huffmann

field hockey player (1908–1992) · 1908–1992

Days lived

30,882

Helmut Metzger

🇩🇪Helmut Metzger

writer · 1917–1995

Days lived

28,657

Johannes Nielsen

Johannes Nielsen

actor · 1870–1935

Days lived

23,838

Julius Scheiner

🇩🇪Julius Scheiner

German astronomer (1858-1913) · 1858–1913

Days lived

20,114

Leslie Claudius

🇮🇳Leslie Claudius

Olympic field hockey player (1927–2012) · 1927–2012

Days lived

31,318

Max Brod

🇮🇱Max Brod

journalist · 1884–1968

Days lived

30,888

Omar Bliadze

🇬🇪Omar Bliadze

athlete · 1942–2022

Days lived

29,485

Patrick Jenkin

🇬🇧Patrick Jenkin

British Conservative politician (1926-2016) · 1926–2016

Days lived

32,978

Piergiorgio Welby

🇮🇹Piergiorgio Welby

Italian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006) · 1945–2006

Days lived

22,275

Ulrich Willerding

🇩🇪Ulrich Willerding

American botanist (1932-2021) · 1932–2021

Days lived

32,673

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

42,993

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

42,656

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

40,531

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

39,436

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

38,341

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

10,281

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

62,081

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

52,523

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

51,489

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

51,123

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

48,567

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

47,219

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

71,550

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

52,219

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

30,571

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

28,114

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

26,024

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

24,001

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

13,421

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

12,238

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

11,533

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,846

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,803

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

10,582