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January 24 2012

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Beate Deininger
German field hockey player · b. 1964
Days alive
17,532
🇫🇷Bernard Perrut
member of the National Assembly of France · b. 1957
Days alive
20,088
🇺🇸Beth Hart
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Days alive
14,610
🇩🇪Bianca Weiß
field hockey player · b. 1968
Days alive
16,071
Boy Waterman
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
10,227
Chad Hurley
Tech CEOs · b. 1977
Days alive
12,783
🇦🇺Craig Horner
Australian actor and musician · b. 1983
Days alive
10,592
🇺🇸D. Todd Christofferson
apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · b. 1945
Days alive
24,471
🇺🇸Dan Shechtman
Israeli scientist · b. 1941
Days alive
25,932
🇺🇸Deon Thomas
basketball player · b. 1971
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇸Diane Birch
American musician · b. 1983
Days alive
10,592
🇺🇸Ed Helms
American actor and comedian · b. 1974
Days alive
13,879
Ernest Borgnine
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1917–2012
Days lived
34,864
🇩🇪Ernst Heinkel
deceased
entrepreneur · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,573
🇩🇪Eugen Roth
deceased
German poet (1895–1976) · 1895–1976
Days lived
29,679
🇦🇹Evelyn Regner
Austrian politician · b. 1966
Days alive
16,801
🇩🇪Franz May
deceased
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and German nation politician (1903-1969) · 1903–1969
Days lived
24,415
🇩🇪Funda Vanroy
German television presenter and actress · b. 1977
Days alive
12,783
🇬🇧Gabby Logan
Welsh gymnast, television and radio presenter · b. 1973
Days alive
14,244
🇺🇸Gene Mako
deceased
American tennis player (1916–2013) · 1916–2013
Days lived
35,571
🇧🇪Gert Verhulst
Belgian actor and film director · b. 1968
Days alive
16,071
🇨🇳Gong Lijiao
Chinese shot putter · b. 1989
Days alive
8,400
🇩🇪Guido Buchwald
German association football player and manager · b. 1961
Days alive
18,627
🇺🇸Jack Scott
deceased
Canadian singer (1936–2019) · 1936–2019
Days lived
30,638
🇫🇷Jacques Bousquet
deceased
actor, director, composer, playwright, and screenwriter (1883-1939) · 1883–1939
Days lived
20,750
🇩🇪Joachim Gauck
politician · b. 1940
Days alive
26,298
🇺🇸John Belushi
deceased
writer · 1949–1982
Days lived
12,093
🇧🇪John-John Dohmen
Belgian field hockey player · b. 1988
Days alive
8,766
Karl Hermann Frank
deceased
Notable Trials · 1898–1946
Days lived
17,649
🇨🇱Lautaro Núñez Atencio
Chilean historian · b. 1938
Days alive
27,028
🇺🇸Leonard Goldberg
deceased
American film and television producer (1934-2019) · 1934–2019
Days lived
31,360
🇩🇪Louis de Wohl
deceased
writer · 1903–1961
Days lived
21,314
🇺🇾Luis Suárez
Uruguayan association football player · b. 1987
Days alive
9,131
🇧🇷Márvio Lúcio
Brazilian comedian and reporter · b. 1976
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Matthew Lillard
actor · b. 1970
Days alive
15,340
🇮🇹Michelle Hunziker
Swiss and Italian television presenter and former model · b. 1977
Days alive
12,783
Minke Booij
field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
12,783
🇰🇷Moon Jae-in
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
21,549
🇩🇪Nastassja Kinski
German actress · b. 1961
Days alive
18,627
🇷🇺Nikolay Zontikov
Russian scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
20,454
🇩🇪Paul Julius Möbius
deceased
scientist · 1853–1907
Days lived
19,706
🇩🇪Prince Alfons of Bavaria
deceased
Member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry (1862-1933) · 1862–1933
Days lived
25,916
🇺🇸Regis Prograis
Boxer · b. 1989
Days alive
8,400
🇺🇸Scott Kazmir
film director · b. 1984
Days alive
10,227
🇬🇧Shaun Maloney
football player · b. 1983
Days alive
10,592
🇩🇪Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser
deceased
German psychiatrist (1853-1931) · 1853–1931
Days lived
28,467
🇫🇷Suzanne Gabriello
deceased
French singer (1932-1992) · 1932–1992
Days lived
22,113
🇹🇭Tassapon Bijleveld
chief executive officer · b. 1967
Days alive
16,436
🇫🇷Thierry Braillard
French politician · b. 1964
Days alive
17,532
🇬🇧Tommie Hoban
football player · b. 1994
Days alive
6,574
🇫🇷Tripy Makonda
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
8,035
🇩🇪Ulrich Holbein
German writer · b. 1953
Days alive
21,549
🇺🇸Vicki Baum
deceased
musician · 1888–1960
Days lived
26,515
🇳🇿Wyatt Crockett
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1983
Days alive
10,592
🇰🇷Yoo Ho-jeong
South Korean actress · b. 1969
Days alive
15,705

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Alexander Kanoldt
deceased
German artist (1881-1939) · 1881–1939
Days lived
20,935
🇦🇹Arik Brauer
deceased
Austrian painter, graphic artist, stage designer, singer and poet (1929–2021) · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,623

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
58,096
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
46,774

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
65,767
🇪🇨Lonesome George
deceased
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,940
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,637

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,147
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,661

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,590
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,012

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🇵🇱Arthur Liebehenschel

military person · 1901–1948

Days lived

16,861

🇮🇳Bhimsen Joshi

Indian Hindustani classical vocalist (1922–2011) · 1922–2011

Days lived

32,496

🇺🇸Caresse Crosby

American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970) · 1892–1970

Days lived

28,402

🇺🇸Carl Andre

American artist (1935-2024) · 1935–2024

Days lived

32,272

🇬🇧Chalkie White

English rugby union player and coach (1929-2005) · 1929–2005

Days lived

27,767

🇺🇸Chris Penn

American actor (1965–2006) · 1965–2006

Days lived

14,716

🇳🇱Cor Wilders

Dutch football player (1914-1998) · 1914–1998

Days lived

30,527

🇩🇪Detlef Okrent

field hockey player (1909-1983) · 1909–1983

Days lived

26,753

🇩🇪Eduard Rothauser

German actor (1876-1956) · 1876–1956

Days lived

28,900

🇩🇪Erich Kempka

chauffeur to Adolf Hitler (1910-1975) · 1910–1975

Days lived

23,506

🇩🇪Gert Hof

artist · 1951–2012

Days lived

22,303

🇩🇪Herta Oberheuser

Nazi physician (1911–1978) · 1911–1978

Days lived

24,361

🇵🇱Krystyna Feldman

Polish actress (1916–2007) · 1916–2007

Days lived

33,201

🇺🇸Marvin Minsky

Computer Scientist, AI Pioneer · 1927–2016

Days lived

32,310

🇩🇪Otto Carius

German pharmacist, military officer and highly decorated tank commander (1922-2015) · 1922–2015

Days lived

33,845

🇫🇷Paul Feller

French soldier and catholic priest (1913–1979) · 1913–1979

Days lived

23,798

🇮🇳Peter Paul Fernandes

Indian field hockey player (1916-1981) · 1916–1981

Days lived

23,507

🇩🇪Siegfried Wischnewski

German actor (1922–1989) · 1922–1989

Days lived

24,391

Ted Bundy

Notable Trials · 1946–1989

Days lived

15,402

🇬🇷Thodoros Angelopoulos

Greek film director, screenwriter and film producer (1935–2012) · 1935–2012

Days lived

28,031

🇩🇪Vadim Glowna

German actor (1941-2012) · 1941–2012

Days lived

25,687

🇬🇧Winston Churchill

politician · 1874–1965

Days lived

32,927

🇩🇪Wolfgang Iser

writer · 1926–2007

Days lived

29,406

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,122

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

43,785

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,660

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,565

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,470

🇺🇸Eldred G. Smith

American Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1907-2013) · 1907–2013

Days lived

38,802

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇺🇸Koko

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

11,410

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇯🇵Tama

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

63,210

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,652

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,618

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,252

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,696

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,348

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,679

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,348

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,700

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,243

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,153

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,130

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,550

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,367

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,662

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,975

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,932

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,711