Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 31 2008
Swedish long-distance runner · b. 1978
Days alive
10,958
football player · b. 1941
Days alive
24,472
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politician · 1954–2024
Days lived
25,488
athlete · 1888–1950
Days lived
22,305
Burkinabe footballer · b. 1984
Days alive
8,766
Slovenian association football player · b. 1973
Days alive
12,784
Oscar Winners · b. 1937
Days alive
25,933
entrepreneur · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,091
Oscar Winners · b. 1943
Days alive
23,742
German chess player (1860–1928) · 1860–1928
Days lived
24,763
American scientist · b. 1946
Days alive
22,646
German film actress (1933-1979) · 1933–1979
Days lived
16,703
German journalist and politician · b. 1944
Days alive
23,376
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Entrepreneur · b. 1977
Days alive
11,323
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Singer · 1948–2012
Days lived
23,148
Dutch baseball player · b. 1970
Days alive
13,880
field hockey player and cricketer (1884-1956) · 1884–1956
Days lived
26,064
Danish field hockey player (1895-1972) · 1895–1972
Days lived
28,033
German chess player · b. 1969
Days alive
14,245
American computer scientist · b. 1953
Days alive
20,089
German journalist (1932-1992) · 1932–1992
Days lived
21,586
Australian field hockey player · b. 1981
Days alive
9,862
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American army officer and statesman (1880–1959) · 1880–1959
Days lived
28,777
Chinese-Singaporean actress · b. 1965
Days alive
15,706
football player · b. 1972
Days alive
13,149
Hungarian parson, canons · 1855–1921
Days lived
24,053
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musician · b. 1969
Days alive
14,245
American football player, linebacker · b. 1981
Days alive
9,862
German actress · 1878–1946
Days lived
24,617
artist · 1869–1954
Days lived
30,987
writer · 1878–1937
Days lived
21,234
German physician and camp doctor in the Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp (1912–1966) · 1912–1966
Days lived
19,578
American football player (1928–2022) · 1928–2022
Days lived
34,136
model · b. 1998
Days alive
3,653
German actress · b. 1983
Days alive
9,132
Azerbaijani scientist · 1915–2016
Days lived
36,723
athlete · 1979–2011
Days lived
11,573
American football player (born 1981) · b. 1981
Days alive
9,862
Finnish actor and musician · b. 1981
Days alive
9,862
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1918–1943) · 1918–1943
Days lived
8,848
singer-songwriter · 1943–1997
Days lived
19,644
Basque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991
Days lived
37,244
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
9,497
philosopher · b. 1979
Days alive
10,593
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film director · 1857–1894
Days lived
13,461
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Russian diplomat and athlete, member of International Olympic Committee (1877–1933) · 1877–1933
Days lived
20,094
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racing automobile driver · b. 2000
Days alive
2,922
Togolese footballer · b. 1988
Days alive
7,305
singer · b. 1982
Days alive
9,497
Association football player · b. 2009
singer-songwriter · 1953–1997
Days lived
16,042
American tennis player · b. 1980
Days alive
10,227
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German physician (1932–1985) · 1932–1985
Days lived
19,126
Ghanaian footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
6,940
Brazilian association football player · b. 1962
Days alive
16,802
Novelist · b. 1965
Days alive
15,706
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rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
14,245
German artist (1889-1971) · 1889–1971
Days lived
29,748
entrepreneur · 1937–2006
Days lived
24,957
actor · b. 1977
Days alive
11,323
actor · 1930–2024
Days lived
34,151
Polish weightlifter · b. 1977
Days alive
11,323
Iranian writer · b. 1969
Days alive
14,245
rapper · 1921–1967
Days lived
16,478
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musician · 1908–2005
Days lived
35,327
Singer · b. 2002
Days alive
2,192
Austrian musician · b. 1975
Days alive
12,054
Singer · 1898–1975
Days lived
27,792
French actress · b. 1964
Days alive
16,071
Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer (1877-1931) · 1877–1931
Days lived
19,491
American actress (1918–2009) · 1918–2009
Days lived
33,100
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.
French composer, teacher and writer on music · 1867–1950
Days lived
30,349
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
43,003
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,091
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,560
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,431
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