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September 13 2012

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Amelie Beese
deceased
artist · 1886–1925
Days lived
14,343
🇩🇪Andreas Staier
musician · b. 1955
Days alive
20,820
🇳🇿Andrew Hore
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1978
Days alive
12,419
Anutin Charnvirakul
politician · b. 1966
Days alive
16,802
🇺🇸Arnold Schoenberg
deceased
artist · 1874–1951
Days lived
28,061
🇩🇪Arthur Böckenhauer
deceased
German politician and judge (1899-1953) · 1899–1953
Days lived
19,575
🇦🇹Benjamin Schmid
musician · b. 1968
Days alive
16,071
🇺🇸Bill Monroe
deceased
singer · 1911–1996
Days lived
31,043
🇩🇪Bolko von Richthofen
deceased
German prehistorian (1899-1983) · 1899–1983
Days lived
30,501
🇵🇭Bongbong Marcos
Politician · b. 1957
Days alive
20,089
🇺🇸Brad Johnson
basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
16,071
🇩🇪Burghart Klaußner
German actor · b. 1949
Days alive
23,011
🇺🇸Chris Hansen
Journalist · b. 1959
Days alive
19,359
🇬🇧Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan
British politician and rower (born 1955) · b. 1955
Days alive
20,820
🇩🇪Dagmar Bremer
German field hockey player · b. 1963
Days alive
17,898
🇯🇵Daisuke Matsuzaka
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Dave Mustaine
American musician · b. 1961
Days alive
18,628
🇺🇸Erich Schmidt
deceased
American archaeologist and photographer (1897-1964) · 1897–1964
Days lived
24,491
🇫🇮Erika Nyström
athlete · b. 1983
Days alive
10,593
🇺🇸Erin Way
actor · b. 1987
Days alive
9,132
🇩🇪Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
deceased
Regent of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1863-1950) · 1863–1950
Days lived
31,865
Fabio Cannavaro
Notable Trials · b. 1973
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸Fiona Apple
American musician (born 1977) · b. 1977
Days alive
12,784
🇬🇧Fraizer Campbell
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
9,132
🇺🇸Frank Cashen
deceased
American baseball executive · 1925–2014
Days lived
32,432
🇮🇹Giovanni Pastrone
deceased
Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician (1883-1959) · 1883–1959
Days lived
27,680
🇩🇪Günther Krause
German academic, engineer, politician and businessman · b. 1953
Days alive
21,550
🇱🇻Guntis Ulmanis
politician · b. 1939
Days alive
26,664
Henry Kuprashvili
Georgian swimmer and coach · b. 1946
Days alive
24,107
🇧🇪Jacques Crickillon
deceased
YouTube personality · 1940–2021
Days lived
29,372
🇫🇮Joel Pohjanpalo
Finnish association football player · b. 1994
Days alive
6,575
🇫🇮Juhani Salakka
deceased
Finnish weightlifter (1950-2015) · 1950–2015
Days lived
23,533
🇩🇪Katharina Müller-Elmau
musician · b. 1965
Days alive
17,167
🇩🇪Katrin Kauschke
field hockey player · b. 1971
Days alive
14,976
🇮🇪Keith Andrews
Irish footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Lili Reinhart
Actor · b. 1996
Days alive
5,844
🇩🇪Lina Van de Mars
German TV moderator · b. 1979
Days alive
12,054
🇩🇰Lucas Andersen
Danish footballer · b. 1994
Days alive
6,575
🇮🇪Luke Fitzgerald
Irish rugby union player · b. 1987
Days alive
9,132
🇹🇼M. Manoharan
Malaysian politician · b. 1961
Days alive
18,628
🇩🇪Maria Furtwängler
musician · b. 1966
Days alive
16,802
Niall Horan
singer · b. 1993
Days alive
6,940
🇷🇺Nikolay Serafimovich Zefirov
deceased
researcher (1935–2017) · 1935–2017
Days lived
29,813
Norman Alden
deceased
Actor · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,094
🇫🇷Oumar Sissoko
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
9,132
🇩🇪Paul Daimler
deceased
entrepreneur · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,851
🇩🇪Peter Carstens
deceased
German geneticist (1903-1945) · 1903–1945
Days lived
15,086
🇺🇸Peter Cetera
singer-songwriter · b. 1944
Days alive
24,837
🇩🇪Peter Hommelhoff
German jurist · b. 1942
Days alive
25,568
🇬🇧Ray Bowden
deceased
English footballer (1909-1998) · 1909–1998
Days lived
32,517
🇳🇴Roald Dahl
deceased
British writer and poet (1916–1990) · 1916–1990
Days lived
27,099
🇺🇸Robert Indiana
deceased
artist · 1928–2018
Days lived
32,755
🇬🇧Robert Robinson
deceased
English chemist (1886-1975) · 1886–1975
Days lived
32,289
Salva Kiir Mayardit
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
22,281
🇩🇪Sonja Lehmann
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1979
Days alive
12,054
🇬🇧Stella McCartney
British fashion designer (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
14,976
🇦🇺Steve Kilbey
singer-songwriter · b. 1954
Days alive
21,185
🇩🇪Thomas Müller
German association football player · b. 1989
Days alive
8,401
Tyler Perry
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
15,706
🇦🇹Ulrike Kaufmann
deceased
actor · 1953–2014
Days lived
22,377
🇩🇪Wilhelm Filchner
deceased
writer · 1877–1957
Days lived
29,090

Died on This Day

🇧🇷Austregésilo de Athayde
deceased
writer · 1898–1993
Days lived
34,686
🇩🇪Benno Sterzenbach
deceased
German actor (1916-1985) · 1916–1985
Days lived
25,396

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
58,329
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,007

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,000
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,173
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,870

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,380
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,894

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,823
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,245

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🇺🇸Berthold Laufer

deceased

German academic (1874-1934) · 1874–1934

Days lived

21,886

🇺🇸Edward McKeever

football player · 1910–1974

Days lived

23,395

🇫🇷Fernand Vieilledent

French chief executive officer · 1942–2025

Days lived

30,365

🇨🇭Franck Jotterand

Swiss journalist, screenwriter and writer (1923-2000) · 1923–2000

Days lived

28,353

🇨🇦Garry Young

Ice Hockey coach and general manager · 1936–1994

Days lived

21,439

🇺🇸George Wallace

45th Governor of Alabama (1919–1998) · 1919–1998

Days lived

28,874

🇮🇹Gino De Sanctis

Italian journalist and screenwriter (1912–2001) · 1912–2001

Days lived

32,439

🇨🇭Jean-Luc Godard

French and Swiss film director (1930–2022) · 1930–2022

Days lived

33,522

🇩🇪Johannes Franz Hartmann

German astronomer (1865–1936) · 1865–1936

Days lived

26,177

🇺🇸Ken Starr

American judge and educational administrator (1946–2022) · 1946–2022

Days lived

27,813

🇩🇪Paul Friedrich Wolfskehl

German physician and mathematician · 1856–1906

Days lived

18,336

🇲🇽Paul Kirchhoff

German anthropologist (1900-1972) · 1900–1972

Days lived

26,325

🇺🇸Peter Tevis

singer · 1937–2006

Days lived

25,417

🇬🇧Richard Hamilton

artist · 1922–2011

Days lived

32,708

🇭🇺Tamás Széchy

athlete · 1931–2004

Days lived

26,834

Tupac Shakur

🇺🇸Tupac Shakur

Cultural Icon · 1971–1996

Days lived

9,221

🇺🇸Tupac Shakur

Rapper · 1971–1996

Days lived

9,221

🇮🇹Walter Bonatti

Italian mountaineer (1930–2011) · 1930–2011

Days lived

29,668

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,355

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,018

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,893

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,798

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,703

🇺🇸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

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

11,643

🇺🇸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

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

63,443

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,885

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,851

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,485

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,929

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,581

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,912

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,581

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,933

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,476

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,386

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,363

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,783

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,600

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,895

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,208

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,165

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,944