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October 17 2012

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Alan Jackson
Country singer · b. 1958
Days alive
19,724
🇦🇹Alfred Polgar
deceased
journalist · 1873–1955
Days lived
29,773
🇩🇪Bertha Zillessen
deceased
German photographer and painter (1872-1936) · 1872–1936
Days lived
23,097
🇺🇸Bill Anders
deceased
entrepreneur · 1933–2024
Days lived
33,106
🇺🇸Buck Ewing
deceased
film director · 1859–1906
Days lived
17,169
🇫🇮Burton
musician · b. 1974
Days alive
13,880
🇻🇪Carlos González
baseball player · b. 1985
Days alive
9,862
🇧🇷Charles Oliveira Da Silva
Mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1989
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇸Chocolate Myers
NASCAR team principal; championship gasman · b. 1948
Days alive
23,376
🇺🇸Danny Ferry
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
16,802
🇺🇸Eminem
Rapper · b. 1972
Days alive
14,610
🇩🇪Falko Bindrich
German chess grandmaster · b. 1990
Days alive
8,036
🇩🇪Freimut Börngen
deceased
German astronomer (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,118
🇦🇹Hans Haas
deceased
Austrian weightlifter (1906-1973) · 1906–1973
Days lived
24,316
🇩🇪Herbert Böhme
deceased
German poet (1907–1971) · 1907–1971
Days lived
23,382
Iosif Bumagin
deceased
military person · 1907–1945
Days lived
13,704
🇺🇸Jacob Artist
actor · b. 1992
Days alive
7,305
🇩🇪Jana Thiel
deceased
German television presenter and journalist (1971-2016) · 1971–2016
Days lived
16,339
🇦🇺Jared Tallent
Australian race walker · b. 1984
Days alive
10,227
🇬🇧Jimmy Cricket
deceased
Comedian · 1945–2026
Days lived
29,510
🇪🇸Josep Puig i Cadafalch
deceased
Catalan architect (1867-1957) · 1867–1956
Days lived
32,574
🇺🇸Julie Adams
deceased
actor · 1926–2019
Days lived
33,712
🇩🇪Karl-Hermann Flach
deceased
German journalist and politician (1929-1973) · 1929–1973
Days lived
16,018
🇨🇦Lars Hirschfeld
Canadian soccer player · b. 1978
Days alive
12,419
🇺🇸Mae Jemison
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
20,454
🇺🇸Mitch Talbot
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
10,593
🇺🇸Rita Hayworth
deceased
actor · 1918–1987
Days lived
25,046
🇺🇸Robert Kempner
deceased
German-American lawyer (1899–1993) · 1899–1993
Days lived
34,270
🇫🇷Salim Moizini
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
9,862
🇺🇸Seth Etherton
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
13,149
🇯🇵Soichi Fujita
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
14,610
🇺🇸Steve McMichael
deceased
American football player and professional wrestler (1957–2025) · 1957–2025
Days lived
24,660
🇲🇰Vlada Urošević
Macedonian translator, university teacher and writer · b. 1934
Days alive
28,490
Wyclef Jean
Haitian rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
15,706

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Alberta Hunter
deceased
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984) · 1895–1984
Days lived
32,706
🇦🇹Angelika Werthmann
deceased
Austrian politician (1963-2019) · 1963–2019
Days lived
20,433

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
58,363
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,041

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,034
🇺🇸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
64,207
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,904

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,414
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,928

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,857
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,279

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Anton Magnis

deceased

entrepreneur · 1862–1944

Days lived

30,111

August Landmesser

Notable Trials · 1910–1944

Days lived

12,565

🇨🇳Ba Jin

writer · 1904–2005

Days lived

36,851

Bernhard Kellermann

YouTube personality · 1879–1951

Days lived

26,524

🇦🇹Carmen Cartellieri

actor · 1891–1953

Days lived

22,756

🇺🇸Fred Scolari

basketball player · 1922–2002

Days lived

29,450

🇩🇪Fritz Wittmann

German politician (1933-2018) · 1933–2018

Days lived

31,256

Giovanni Gronchi

🇮🇹Giovanni Gronchi

politician · 1887–1978

Days lived

33,274

🇨🇦Gord Downie

Singer · 1964–2017

Days lived

19,612

🇩🇪Helmut Gollwitzer

German Protestant (Lutheran) theologian and author (1908–1993) · 1908–1993

Days lived

30,973

🇩🇪Hermann auf der Heide

German Olympian in field hockey · 1911–1984

Days lived

26,802

🇫🇷Hermann Vogel

French painter (1856-1918) · 1856–1918

Days lived

22,782

🇭🇺Imre Kozma

Hungarian catholic priest, activist (1940–2024) · 1940–2024

Days lived

30,816

🇦🇹Ingeborg Bachmann

YouTube personality · 1926–1973

Days lived

17,281

🇦🇹Jean Améry

writer · 1912–1978

Days lived

24,092

🇺🇸Joey Bishop

American entertainer (1918–2007) · 1918–2007

Days lived

32,763

🇩🇪Manfred Gerlach

politician · 1928–2011

Days lived

30,477

🇯🇵Masaru Emoto

Japanese writer · 1943–2014

Days lived

26,020

🇫🇷Natalia Goncharova

artist · 1881–1962

Days lived

29,690

🇺🇸Olaf Henriksen

Danish-American baseball player (1888-1962) · 1888–1962

Days lived

27,201

🇩🇪Paul Westermeier

German actor (1892–1972) · 1892–1972

Days lived

29,319

🇪🇸Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Spanish scientist (1852-1934) · 1852–1934

Days lived

30,118

🇮🇱Shimon Bejarno

Israeli politician (1910-1971) · 1910–1971

Days lived

22,299

🇺🇸Stanford R. Ovshinsky

entrepreneur · 1922–2012

Days lived

32,835

🇩🇪Wieland Wagner

writer · 1917–1966

Days lived

18,182

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,389

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,052

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,927

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,832

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,737

🇺🇸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

11,677

🇺🇸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

63,477

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,919

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,885

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,519

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,963

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,615

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,946

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,615

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,967

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,510

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,420

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,397

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,817

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,634

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,929

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,242

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,199

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,978