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January 28 2012

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Born on This Day

🇬🇧Acker Bilk
deceased
English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014) · 1929–2014
Days lived
31,324
Adrian Paci
Albanian artist (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
15,705
🇺🇸Alan Alda
American actor (born 1936) · b. 1936
Days alive
27,759
🇺🇸Andre Iguodala
basketball player · b. 1984
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Andrea Berg
German singer · b. 1966
Days alive
16,801
🇬🇧Anne Panter
English field hockey player · b. 1984
Days alive
10,227
Ariel Winter
television actor · b. 1998
Days alive
5,113
Arminas Narbekovas
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1965
Days alive
17,166
Arthur Rubinstein
deceased
classical pianist · 1887–1982
Days lived
35,024
🇮🇹Augusto Genina
deceased
Italian film director and producer (1892-1957) · 1892–1957
Days lived
23,974
🇩🇪Bringfried Müller
deceased
German association football player (1931-2016) · 1931–2016
Days lived
31,119
🇺🇸Camila Alves
Brazilian model and designer (born 1983) · b. 1982
Days alive
10,957
Carlos Slim
business magnate · b. 1940
Days alive
26,298
🇩🇪Christian Jensen
deceased
writer · 1857–1936
Days lived
28,885
🌍Clement IX
deceased
Diplomat · 1600–1669
Days lived
25,518
🇦🇺David Buckingham
deceased
chemist · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,245
Dušan Vlahović
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
4,383
🇫🇮Elias Simojoki
deceased
Finnish priest and politician (1899–1940) · 1899–1940
Days lived
14,971
🇦🇺Eloise Amberger
Australian synchronized swimmer · b. 1987
Days alive
9,131
🇨🇭Franck Jotterand
deceased
Swiss journalist, screenwriter and writer (1923-2000) · 1923–2000
Days lived
28,353
🇺🇸Fred Vinson
American basketball player-coach · b. 1971
Days alive
14,975
🇩🇪Friedl Hardt
deceased
actor · 1919–1991
Days lived
26,432
Hamad II of Bahrain
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
22,645
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
singer · b. 1942
Days alive
25,567
🇦🇹Helga Vlahović
deceased
Croatian journalist, producer, and television personality (1945–2012) · 1945–2012
Days lived
24,501
🇩🇪Hermann Kesten
deceased
YouTube personality · 1900–1996
Days lived
35,159
Hiroki Abe
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
4,748
🇺🇸J. Cole
American rapper and record producer (born 1985) · b. 1985
Days alive
9,861
🇩🇪Jens Kujawa
basketball player · b. 1965
Days alive
17,166
Jeroen Deken
Dutch baseball player · b. 1969
Days alive
15,705
🇬🇧Jessica Ennis-Hill
British heptathlete · b. 1986
Days alive
9,496
🇪🇸José Martí
deceased
Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895) · 1853–1895
Days lived
15,451
🇫🇷Julius Bauschinger
deceased
German astronomer (1860–1934) · 1860–1934
Days lived
27,021
🇩🇪Karl Bögelein
deceased
German football goalkeeper and coach (1927-2016) · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,701
🇩🇪Kurt Biedenkopf
deceased
German politician (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,434
🇭🇺Laszlo Fekete
athlete · b. 1958
Days alive
19,723
🇺🇸Lou Barletta
entrepreneur · b. 1956
Days alive
20,454
🇺🇸Mallory Burdette
American tennis player · b. 1991
Days alive
7,670
🇺🇾Marcelo Lipatín
Uruguayan association football player · b. 1977
Days alive
12,783
🇬🇧Mark Regan
English rugby union footballer · b. 1972
Days alive
14,610
🇨🇦Marnie McBean
athlete · b. 1968
Days alive
16,071
🇺🇸Michael Hastings
deceased
journalist · 1980–2013
Days lived
12,195
🇺🇸Nick Carter
singer · b. 1980
Days alive
11,688
Nicolas Sarkozy
Notable Trials · b. 1955
Days alive
20,819
🇦🇹Olga Ruder-Zeynek
deceased
Austrian politician (1871-1948) · 1871–1948
Days lived
28,333
🇬🇧Oliver Gurney
deceased
scientist · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,856
🇩🇪Peter Schilling
musician · b. 1956
Days alive
20,454
🇮🇳Raja Ramanna
deceased
Indian nuclear scientist (1925-2004) · 1925–2004
Days lived
29,094
🇺🇸Rick Ross
American rapper and record executive (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
13,149
🇧🇷Sandy
Brazilian singer and actress · b. 1983
Days alive
10,592
🇨🇦Sarah McLachlan
Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter · b. 1968
Days alive
16,071
🇷🇺Serguei Adoniev
Russian entrepreneur, executive manager · b. 1961
Days alive
18,627
🇩🇪Siegfried Jacobsohn
deceased
German writer (1881–1926) · 1881–1926
Days lived
16,744
🇺🇸Stephen Gostkowski
American football player (born 1984) · b. 1984
Days alive
10,227
Tany Youne
deceased
Soviet actor (1903-1977) · 1903–1977
Days lived
27,280
🇩🇪Tatjana Sais
deceased
actress (1910-1981) · 1910–1981
Days lived
25,962

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adelbert Schulz
deceased
military person · 1903–1944
Days lived
14,649
🇩🇪Carola Toelle
deceased
German actress (1893–1958) · 1892–1958
Days lived
24,041

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
58,100
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
46,778

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
65,771
🇪🇨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
63,944
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,641

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,151
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,665

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,594
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,016

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Cicely Tyson

deceased

stage actor · 1924–2021

Days lived

35,104

🇩🇪Coco Schumann

German jazz musician (1924–2018) · 1924–2018

Days lived

34,227

🇺🇸Elroy Hirsch

film director · 1923–2004

Days lived

29,445

🇺🇸Franklin Gene Bissell

American football coach (1926-2016) · 1926–2016

Days lived

32,798

Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich of Russia

military person · 1860–1919

Days lived

21,412

🇩🇪Gunther Plüschow

German explorer (1886-1931) · 1886–1931

Days lived

16,424

🇺🇸Hannah Wilke

artist · 1940–1993

Days lived

19,320

🌍Henry VIII of England

Monarch · 1491–1547

Days lived

20,302

🇦🇹Hermann Wlach

actor · 1884–1962

Days lived

28,293

🇦🇺James Scullin

politician · 1876–1953

Days lived

27,890

🇩🇪Jockel Finck

German photographer (1962-2006) · 1962–2006

Days lived

16,014

🇺🇸Joseph Brodsky

writer · 1940–1996

Days lived

20,337

🇨🇿Karel Svoboda

Czech composer (1938—2007) · 1938–2007

Days lived

24,877

🇰🇷Kim Il-yeop

journalist · 1896–1971

Days lived

27,302

Klaus Fuchs

Notable Trials · 1911–1988

Days lived

27,789

🇫🇷Michel Carage

chief executive officer · 1921–2008

Days lived

31,744

🇦🇹Rudolf Gamsjäger

musician · 1909–1985

Days lived

27,705

🇿🇦Sibongile Khumalo

South African opera singer (1957–2021) · 1957–2021

Days lived

23,137

🇩🇪Theophil Wurm

German Lutheran bishop (1868-1953) · 1868–1953

Days lived

30,732

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939) · 1865–1939

Days lived

26,983

🇨🇳Xu Liangying

philosopher · 1920–2013

Days lived

33,873

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,126

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

43,789

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,664

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,569

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,474

🇺🇸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

11,414

🇺🇸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

63,214

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,656

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,622

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,256

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,700

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,352

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,683

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,352

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,704

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,247

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,157

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,134

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,554

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,371

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,666

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,979

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,936

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,715