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October 8 2011
German actress · b. 1981
Days alive
10,957
German actor · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,432
American computer scientist and philanthropist (1949–2011) · 1949–2011
Days lived
22,651
German triathlete · b. 1957
Days alive
19,723
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda · b. 1948
Days alive
23,010
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actor · b. 1993
Days alive
6,574
Actor · b. 1997
Days alive
5,113
American football player (1909-1947) · 1909–1947
Days lived
13,612
Music · b. 1985
Days alive
9,496
American actor, comedian and writer (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
24,837
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher (1893-1965) · 1893–1965
Days lived
26,326
Finnish race driver and tennis player (1918–2005) · 1918–2005
Days lived
31,736
American actor, presenter, and businessman · b. 1944
Days alive
24,471
basketball player · b. 1987
Days alive
8,766
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German politician · b. 1941
Days alive
25,567
German industrialist, pioneer of the German Air Force (1875-1964) · 1875–1964
Days lived
32,377
Swiss jazz saxophonist (1919–2012) · 1919–2012
Days lived
33,922
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
9,131
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writer · 1920–1986
Days lived
23,867
Australian tennis player · 1938–2025
Days lived
31,560
Italian saint (1873–1954) · 1873–1954
Days lived
29,641
journalist · 1924–2013
Days lived
32,271
German actor (1921-1997) · 1921–1997
Days lived
27,604
journalist · 1928–1986
Days lived
21,175
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entrepreneur · 1890–1979
Days lived
32,281
writer · 1888–1971
Days lived
30,128
German chess player (1874-1916) · 1874–1916
Days lived
15,420
K-pop Idol (LE SSERAFIM) · b. 2001
Days alive
3,652
film director · 1887–1941
Days lived
19,640
athlete · 1871–1949
Days lived
28,428
German author, born 1964 (1964–2013) · 1964–2013
Days lived
17,633
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Dutch baseball player · b. 1947
Days alive
23,376
French footballer and manager · b. 1954
Days alive
20,819
member of the National Assembly of France · b. 1945
Days alive
24,106
Politician · 1941–2026
Days lived
30,813
American war veteran; son of Walmart founder Sam Walton (1946–2005) · 1946–2005
Days lived
21,447
Japanese hammer thrower, university professor (physical education), commissioner of the Japan sports agency · b. 1974
Days alive
13,514
writer · b. 1924
Days alive
31,776
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American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952) · 1872–1952
Days lived
29,299
film director · b. 1924
Days alive
31,776
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Film actor · b. 1970
Days alive
14,975
field hockey player (1912–1970) · 1912–1970
Days lived
21,029
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actor · b. 1993
Days alive
6,574
Actor · 1874–1965
Days lived
32,994
Sixth President of Vietnam (2006-2011) · b. 1942
Days alive
25,202
Italian actor and screenwriter · b. 1948
Days alive
23,010
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chemist · 1883–1970
Days lived
31,708
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Australian actor and comedian · b. 1939
Days alive
26,298
American actor (1965–2025) · 1965–2025
Days lived
21,980
American shot putter · b. 1977
Days alive
12,418
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German association football player (1927-2001) · 1927–2001
Days lived
26,871
American film and theatre director (1897–1987) · 1897–1987
Days lived
32,928
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American actress (born 1949) · b. 1949
Days alive
22,645
Soviet female tennis player, winner of the WTA Sportsmanship Award · b. 1962
Days alive
17,897
founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Foxconn · b. 1950
Days alive
22,280
actor · b. 1980
Days alive
11,322
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American businessman (1956-) · b. 1956
Days alive
20,088
politician · b. 1958
Days alive
19,358
Notable Trials · 1884–1942
Days lived
20,919
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
17,897
politician · 1895–1961
Days lived
23,924
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Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
Austro-Hungarian author and critic in Vienna (1869–1945) · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,790
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
44,014
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
63,102
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
72,571
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
14,442
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