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October 26 2012

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Born on This Day

🇨🇳Aaron Kwok
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
17,167
🇺🇸Anthony Rapp
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
14,976
🇺🇸Bob Golic
American football player, actor, sports commentator · b. 1957
Days alive
20,089
🇬🇧Bob Hoskins
deceased
English actor (1942–2014) · 1942–2014
Days lived
26,118
🇿🇦Braam Immelman
rugby union player · b. 1981
Days alive
11,323
🇯🇵Chiaki
singer, actress, comedian, baby clothes designer · b. 1971
Days alive
14,976
🇺🇸CM Punk
Writer · b. 1978
Days alive
12,419
🇩🇪Detlef Okrent
deceased
field hockey player (1909-1983) · 1909–1983
Days lived
26,753
🇬🇧Dov Gabbay
Israeli logician (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
24,472
🇺🇸Dylan McDermott
American actor · b. 1961
Days alive
18,628
🇸🇰Erik Jendrišek
Slovak footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
9,497
🇵🇱Ewelina Nowicka
Polish actress · b. 1982
Days alive
10,958
🇫🇷François Mitterrand
deceased
politician · 1916–1996
Days lived
28,928
🇩🇪Frido Frey
deceased
basketball player · 1921–2000
Days lived
28,692
🇫🇷Georges Fenech
French politician and magistrate · b. 1954
Days alive
21,185
Hanns Braun
deceased
German athlete and sculptor (1886–1918) · 1886–1918
Days lived
11,670
🇫🇷Henri Saivet
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
8,036
🇺🇸Hillary Clinton
politician · b. 1947
Days alive
23,742
Ignacy Daszyński
deceased
writer · 1866–1936
Days lived
25,572
🇺🇸James Pickens
actor · b. 1954
Days alive
21,185
🇩🇪Joseph Schneider
deceased
German judge and jurist (1900-1986) · 1900–1986
Days lived
31,270
🇩🇪Jürgen Thorwald
deceased
German writer (1915-2006) · 1915–2006
Days lived
33,033
🇨🇳Li Heping
civil rights lawyer · b. 1970
Days alive
15,341
Lilli Henoch
deceased
German track and field athlete (1899–1942) · 1899–1942
Days lived
15,657
🇬🇧Margaret Wycherly
deceased
English stage and film actress (1881-1956) · 1881–1956
Days lived
27,251
Miloš Crnjanski
deceased
YouTube personality · 1893–1977
Days lived
30,715
🌍Mohammad Reza I of Iran
deceased
Politician · 1919–1980
Days lived
22,190
🇺🇸Nancy Davis Griffeth
American computer scientist and mathematician · b. 1945
Days alive
24,472
🇮🇹Primo Carnera
deceased
Italian boxer (1906-1967) · 1906–1967
Days lived
22,161
🇺🇸Rod Hundley
deceased
basketball player · 1934–2015
Days lived
29,372
🇬🇧Rupert Wyatt
English writer and film director · b. 1972
Days alive
14,610
🇷🇺Sergey Karasev
Russian basketball player · b. 1993
Days alive
6,940
🇺🇸Seth MacFarlane
American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973) · b. 1973
Days alive
14,245
🇩🇪Sven Väth
rapper · b. 1964
Days alive
17,532
🇩🇪Ulrich Plenzdorf
deceased
writer · 1934–2007
Days lived
26,585
🇩🇪Wolfgang Ziffer
deceased
German actor (1941–2022) · 1940–2022
Days lived
29,997
🇧🇾Zoya Belohvostik
Belarusian actress · b. 1959
Days alive
19,359

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Agnes Miegel
deceased
fascist German writer and poet (1879-1964) · 1879–1964
Days lived
31,277
🇬🇧Alice Greene
deceased
British tennis player (1879–1956) · 1879–1956
Days lived
28,135

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
58,372
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,050

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,043
🇺🇸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
64,216
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,913

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,423
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,937

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,866
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,288

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🇩🇪Carolin van Bergen

deceased

actor · 1964–1990

Days lived

9,709

Edgardo González

football player · 1936–2007

Days lived

25,958

František Dvořák

Czechoslovak fencer · 1871–1939

Days lived

25,114

🇧🇷Hans Stern

entrepreneur · 1922–2007

Days lived

31,071

🇺🇸Hattie McDaniel

American actress (1895-1952) · 1893–1952

Days lived

21,687

🇺🇸Hoyt Axton

singer-songwriter · 1938–1999

Days lived

22,495

🇵🇱Irena Conti Di Mauro

Polish journalist, poet and writer (1924–2009) · 1924–2009

Days lived

31,041

🇩🇪Jutta Jol

actor · 1896–1981

Days lived

31,310

🇲🇾Khun Sa

Burmese mobster (1934-2007) · 1934–2007

Days lived

26,909

🇺🇸Larry Aldrich

American fashion designer, art collector, and founder of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (1906-2001) · 1906–2001

Days lived

34,834

🇰🇷Park Chung-hee

3rd President of the Republic of Korea · 1917–1979

Days lived

22,626

🇩🇪Rex Gildo

German singer (1936–1999) · 1936–1999

Days lived

23,126

🇩🇪Richard Adjei

German bobsledder (1983–2020) · 1983–2020

Days lived

13,784

Roh Tae-woo

Notable Trials · 1932–2021

Days lived

32,468

🇮🇹Valerio Zurlini

Italian film director and screenwriter (1926–1982) · 1926–1982

Days lived

20,675

🇺🇸Wilbert Harrison

American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player (1929-1994) · 1929–1994

Days lived

24,035

🇺🇸William Anderson Coffin

journalist · 1855–1925

Days lived

25,835

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,398

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,061

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,936

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,841

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,746

🇺🇸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

11,686

🇺🇸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

63,486

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,928

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,894

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,528

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,972

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,624

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,955

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,624

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,976

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,519

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,429

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,406

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,826

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,643

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,938

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,251

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,208

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,987