Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 15 2009
Japanese idol · b. 1989
Days alive
7,306
British astronomer and engineer (1865–1949) · 1865–1949
Days lived
30,748
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British tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
8,037
Austrian writer (1862–1931) · 1862–1931
Days lived
25,361
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scientist · b. 1953
Days alive
20,455
Prime Minister of Swaziland (1942-2018) · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,896
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German singer · b. 1981
Days alive
10,228
German jurist (1931–2025) · 1931–2025
Days lived
34,249
German television presenter · b. 1940
Days alive
25,203
American football player (born 1970) · b. 1970
Days alive
14,246
Northern Irish footballer (1933-1967) · 1933–1967
Days lived
12,343
scientist · 1901–1963
Days lived
22,573
artist · 1860–1914
Days lived
19,806
Dutch chess player · b. 1979
Days alive
10,959
football player · b. 1970
Days alive
14,246
Hungarian field hockey player (1912–1988) · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,938
K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2006
Days alive
1,097
German television personality · b. 1949
Days alive
21,916
German physicist (1913–1990) · 1913–1990
Days lived
28,034
Nazi physician (1911–1978) · 1911–1978
Days lived
24,362
Polish actor · b. 1954
Days alive
20,090
Czech bookwriter (1929–2012) · 1929–2012
Days lived
30,508
artist · b. 1930
Days alive
28,856
player of American football · b. 1983
Days alive
9,498
Austrian anthropologist (1886–1959) · 1886–1959
Days lived
26,615
American actor (1905–1994) · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,410
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
10,593
German writer · b. 1970
Days alive
14,246
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
10,228
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entrepreneur · b. 1942
Days alive
24,473
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services · b. 1948
Days alive
22,281
German field hockey player · b. 1970
Days alive
14,246
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German television presenter, journalist and news presenter · b. 1946
Days alive
23,012
German SS Officer (1901-1973) : defendant in the RuSHA Trial (NMT 8) · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,279
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Composer · b. 1982
Days alive
9,863
Scottish singer · b. 1940
Days alive
25,203
politician · 1899–1983
Days lived
30,727
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1990
Days alive
6,941
Chinese discus thrower · b. 1979
Days alive
10,959
Film actor · b. 1967
Days alive
15,342
athlete · b. 1991
Days alive
6,576
German satirist, journalist and politician · b. 1965
Days alive
16,072
musician · b. 1962
Days alive
17,168
writer · 1920–1985
Days lived
23,816
singer · b. 1953
Days alive
20,455
actor · 1891–1940
Days lived
17,832
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
10,959
field hockey player (1932–1993) · 1932–1993
Days lived
22,225
Armenian weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
8,037
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association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
4,384
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football player · b. 1981
Days alive
10,228
German field hockey player · b. 1960
Days alive
17,898
boxer (1948-2012) · 1948–2012
Days lived
23,493
Socialite, Entrepreneur, Luxury Lifestyle Consultant · b. 1985
Days alive
8,767
American football player (born 1975) · b. 1975
Days alive
12,420
scientist · 1866–1950
Days lived
30,909
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
10,959
German chess player · b. 1963
Days alive
16,803
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American football player and professional wrestler (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
18,629
American football player (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
12,054
Ecuadorian footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
9,863
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Association footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
7,306
German actress (1924-2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,447
journalist · 1904–1976
Days lived
26,511
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German industrialist and Nazi party member (1871-1948) · 1871–1948
Days lived
28,112
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1974
Days alive
12,785
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.
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
43,139
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,227
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,696
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,567
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