Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 24 2008
Finnish tennis player · b. 1971
Days alive
13,515
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politician · 1901–1956
Days lived
19,864
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
3,653
Polish priest · b. 1941
Days alive
24,472
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German writer (1927–2016) · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,361
American actress (1922–1990) · 1922–1990
Days lived
24,504
German actor and film director · b. 1964
Days alive
16,071
American football player (1921-2010) · 1921–2010
Days lived
32,184
high jumper from the United States · b. 1990
Days alive
6,575
weightlifter · b. 1983
Days alive
9,132
Norwegian luger · 1945–2012
Days lived
24,478
German politician · b. 1970
Days alive
13,880
German actor-model (1939-2003) · 1939–2003
Days lived
23,090
rapper · b. 1968
Days alive
14,610
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
9,862
actor · 1940–2023
Days lived
29,962
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Austrian documentary filmmaker, television presenter (1942–2019) · 1942–2019
Days lived
27,834
journalist · 1891–1979
Days lived
31,833
philosopher · 1868–1941
Days lived
26,315
singer · b. 1992
Days alive
5,844
philosopher · 1872–1957
Days lived
30,831
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
10,227
German actor (1897–1957) · 1897–1957
Days lived
21,781
New Zealand field hockey player · b. 1954
Days alive
19,724
President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 · b. 1957
Days alive
18,628
singer · b. 1955
Days alive
19,359
German actress · b. 1974
Days alive
12,419
politician · b. 1961
Days alive
17,167
American sculptor and printmaker (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
24,107
Austrian footballer (1895-1962) · 1895–1962
Days lived
24,253
German Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal (1906-1987) · 1906–1987
Days lived
29,516
German indologist (1851–1920) · 1851–1920
Days lived
24,882
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artist · b. 1983
Days alive
9,132
singer · b. 1991
Days alive
6,210
American chemist (1895-1973) · 1895–1973
Days lived
28,389
Journalist · b. 1958
Days alive
18,263
writer · 1928–2013
Days lived
30,968
Scottish comic book writer · b. 1969
Days alive
14,245
Notable Trials · b. 1958
Days alive
18,263
Angolan basketball player · b. 1971
Days alive
13,515
javelin thrower · b. 1997
Days alive
4,018
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actor · b. 1945
Days alive
23,011
Marathi author, teacher, social activist, and freedom fighter from Maharashtra, India · 1899–1950
Days lived
18,431
field hockey player · 1906–1982
Days lived
27,742
Marxist philosopher, social critic and journalist (1943–2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,044
television presenter · b. 1974
Days alive
12,419
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Notable Trials · b. 1992
Days alive
5,844
Political activist · 1951–1985
Days lived
12,239
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American tennis player · b. 1989
Days alive
6,940
President of Finland from 2000 to 2012 · b. 1943
Days alive
23,742
basketball player · b. 1963
Days alive
16,437
Dominican Republic baseball player (1957–2004) · 1957–2004
Days lived
17,078
German chess master (1888–1940) · 1888–1940
Days lived
18,759
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
14,610
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
14,610
Kurdish German rapper · 1981–2025
Days lived
15,841
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.
composer · 1911–1975
Days lived
23,554
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,996
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,084
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,553
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,424
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