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November 2 2012

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Born on This Day

🇷🇺Alex Metreveli
athlete · b. 1944
Days alive
24,837
Alphonso Davies
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
4,383
🇩🇪Andreas Bourani
singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Days alive
10,593
🇦🇹Andy Borg
singer · b. 1960
Days alive
18,993
🇷🇺Anna Pavaga
Model, Social Media Influencer · b. 2009
Days alive
1,096
🇩🇪Badri Latif
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
12,784
🇺🇸Bill Johnston
deceased
American tennis player (1894–1946) · 1894–1946
Days lived
18,807
🇺🇸Brandon Soo Hoo
Chinese-American SAG-Aftra Actor · b. 1995
Days alive
6,210
Burt Lancaster
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1913–1994
Days lived
29,572
🇧🇷Carlos Portugues Vieira
Brazilian martial artist · b. 1977
Days alive
12,784
🇩🇪Carolin Reiber
German television presenter · b. 1940
Days alive
26,298
🇨🇦David Bauer
deceased
Canadian ice hockey player · 1924–1988
Days lived
23,383
🇺🇸David Schwimmer
American actor · b. 1966
Days alive
16,802
🇩🇪Dieter Leuschner
German association football player · b. 1947
Days alive
23,742
🇺🇸Earl Carroll
deceased
American vocalist (1937–2012) · 1937–2012
Days lived
27,417
🇩🇪Frank Leidenberger
German army general · b. 1958
Days alive
19,724
🇩🇪Fritz Achterberg
deceased
German actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
🇩🇪Fritz Hofmann
deceased
chemist · 1866–1956
Days lived
32,861
🇺🇸Gary Zauner
former NFL Special Teams Coordintor, currently Professional Kicking Consultant; Coach Zauner, LLC · b. 1950
Days alive
22,646
Helmuth Weidling
deceased
Notable Trials · 1891–1955
Days lived
23,390
🇩🇪Hermann Ohlicher
German footballer · b. 1949
Days alive
23,011
🇫🇷Jean Nicolas
deceased
French presbyter (1901–1984) · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,053
🇮🇪Joe McCann
deceased
Notable Person · 1947–1972
Days lived
8,931
🇬🇧John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
deceased
British businessman (born 1927) · 1927–2022
Days lived
34,407
🇩🇪Julia Görges
German tennis player · b. 1988
Days alive
8,766
🇦🇹Karl Harbacher
deceased
actor · 1879–1943
Days lived
23,136
🇩🇪Karsten Tadda
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
8,766
🇬🇧Keith Emerson
deceased
British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944–2016) · 1944–2016
Days lived
26,062
🇩🇪Kurt Koch
deceased
German football manager (1919–2000) · 1919–2000
Days lived
29,593
🇯🇵Kyoko Fukada
Japanese actress and singer · b. 1982
Days alive
10,958
🇺🇸Larry Fink
Investor & CEO · b. 1952
Days alive
21,915
🇩🇪Liesel Westermann
German discus thrower · b. 1944
Days alive
24,837
🇮🇹Luchino Visconti
deceased
writer · 1906–1976
Days lived
25,338
🇩🇪Martin Gies
actor · b. 1951
Days alive
22,281
🇺🇸Michael Buffer
actor · b. 1944
Days alive
24,837
Moisés Caicedo
association football player · b. 2001
Days alive
4,018
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
deceased
Pakistani judge and activist (1929–2022) · 1929–2022
Days lived
33,728
🇩🇪Nicki
German singer · b. 1966
Days alive
16,802
🇩🇪Olga Desmond
deceased
actor · 1890–1964
Days lived
26,936
🇩🇪Paul Carell
deceased
SS officer, German writer and politician (1911-1997) · 1911–1997
Days lived
31,277
🇬🇧Paul Johnson
deceased
journalist · 1928–2023
Days lived
34,404
🇳🇴Poul Heegaard
deceased
Danish mathematician (1871-1948) · 1871–1948
Days lived
27,855
🇺🇸Reginald Arvizu
American bassist · b. 1969
Days alive
15,706
🇺🇸Richard Serra
deceased
American sculptor (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,191
🇦🇱Romela Begaj
Albanian weightlifter · b. 1986
Days alive
9,497
🇺🇸Ron McGovney
American bassist · b. 1962
Days alive
18,263
🇺🇸Rosemary Radford Ruether
deceased
American theologian · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,246
🇩🇪Ruth Hellberg
deceased
German actress (1906–2001) · 1906–2001
Days lived
34,509
🇮🇳Shah Rukh Khan
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
17,167
🇺🇸Shere Hite
deceased
YouTube personality · 1942–2020
Days lived
28,436
🇩🇪Stefan Hussong
musician · b. 1962
Days alive
18,263
Sunny Sandler
Actor · b. 2008
Days alive
1,461
🇺🇸Terry Doyle
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
9,862
🇸🇪Thore Christian Elias Fries
deceased
writer · 1886–1930
Days lived
16,129
🇩🇪Tibor Pleiß
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
8,401
🇧🇪Yannick Driesen
Belgian basketball player, born in 1988 · b. 1988
Days alive
8,766
🇬🇧Zack Polanski
Environmentalist · b. 1982
Days alive
10,958

Died on This Day

🇬🇧Acker Bilk
deceased
English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014) · 1929–2014
Days lived
31,324
🇺🇸Bill Lawrence
deceased
entrepreneur · 1931–2013
Days lived
30,174

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
58,379
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,057

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,050
🇺🇸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
64,223
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,920

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,430
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,944

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,873
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,295

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🇺🇸Bobby LaMotte

deceased

Major League Baseball infielder (1898–1970) · 1898–1970

Days lived

26,557

🇺🇸Greasy Neale

film director · 1891–1973

Days lived

29,947

🇺🇸Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,817

🇬🇧Han Suyin

writer · 1916–2012

Days lived

35,115

🇩🇪Hannes Messemer

actor (1924-1991) · 1924–1991

Days lived

24,640

🇺🇸James Thurber

American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright (1894–1961) · 1894–1961

Days lived

24,435

🇩🇪Jochen von Lang

German journalist and writer (1925-2003) · 1925–2003

Days lived

28,661

🇮🇱Joseph Almogi

Israeli politician (1910-1991) · 1910–1991

Days lived

29,766

🇺🇸Milt Campbell

American decathlete (1933-2012) · 1933–2012

Days lived

28,818

Petar Drapšin

military person · 1914–1945

Days lived

11,310

🇺🇸Peter Debye

scientist · 1884–1966

Days lived

30,172

🇮🇹Pier Paolo Pasolini

actor · 1922–1975

Days lived

19,600

🇺🇸Ray Pitts

American musician (1932–2012) · 1932–2012

Days lived

29,253

🇺🇸Richard H. Simpson

Politician · 1905–1968

Days lived

23,308

🇳🇱Rijk de Gooyer

Dutch actor (1925-2011) · 1925–2011

Days lived

31,366

🇺🇸Simon Guggenheim

American businessman and politician (1867–1941) · 1867–1941

Days lived

26,970

🇦🇹Toni Hiebeler

Austrian photographer, mountain climber and writer (1930–1984) · 1930–1984

Days lived

19,966

🇧🇾Vaĺmien Aladaŭ

Belarusian architect · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,501

🇩🇪Walter Niephaus

German chess player (1923-1992) · 1923–1992

Days lived

25,420

🇺🇸William Travilla

American costume designer (1920-1990) · 1920–1990

Days lived

25,792

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,405

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,068

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,943

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,848

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,753

🇺🇸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

11,693

🇺🇸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

63,493

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,935

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,901

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,535

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,979

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,631

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,962

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,631

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,983

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,526

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,436

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,413

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,833

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,650

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,945

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,258

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,215

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,994