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November 15 2012

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Born on This Day

A. L. Abdul Majeed
deceased
Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) politician (1932-1987) · 1932–1987
Days lived
20,087
🇩🇪Adolf Bartels
deceased
German writer (1862–1945) · 1862–1945
Days lived
30,062
🇵🇱Aleksander Kwaśniewski
President of Poland from 1995 to 2005 · b. 1954
Days alive
21,185
🇸🇪Anders Nygren
deceased
Swedish bishop (1890–1978) · 1890–1978
Days lived
32,115
🇫🇷Anna de Noailles
deceased
writer · 1876–1933
Days lived
20,619
🇩🇪Armin Brinkmann
model · b. 1948
Days alive
23,376
🇩🇪Auguste Hargus
deceased
German field hockey player, sportsperson and athletics competitor (1909-1995) · 1909–1995
Days lived
31,094
🇺🇸B.o.B
singer · b. 1988
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸Bill Richardson
deceased
Former Governor, Diplomat · 1947–2023
Days lived
27,684
🇺🇸Bo Matthews
American football player · b. 1951
Days alive
22,281
🇦🇺Brent Cockbain
Australian rugby union player · b. 1974
Days alive
13,880
🇩🇪Burhan Qurbani
actor · b. 1980
Days alive
11,688
🇨🇦Carolyne Oughton
Olympic alpine skier · b. 1952
Days alive
21,915
🇺🇸Charles Godfrey
player of American football · b. 1985
Days alive
9,862
🇺🇸Charles Thias
deceased
athlete · 1879–1922
Days lived
15,709
🇺🇸Curtis LeMay
deceased
politician · 1906–1990
Days lived
30,636
🇺🇸Cynthia Breazeal
American computer scientist · b. 1967
Days alive
16,437
Daniel Barenboim
pianist · b. 1942
Days alive
25,568
Derek Hodgson
deceased
British Archdeacon · 1931–2007
Days lived
27,766
🇺🇸E-40
American rapper · b. 1967
Days alive
16,437
🇺🇸Ed Asner
deceased
American actor (1929–2021) · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,525
🇬🇧Eddie Harvey
deceased
British pianist, music educator and jazz musician (1925-2012) · 1925–2012
Days lived
31,740
🇵🇱Eugeniusz Kłopotek
Polish politician · b. 1953
Days alive
21,550
🇮🇹Francesco Rosi
deceased
Italian film director (1922–2015) · 1922–2015
Days lived
33,659
🇩🇪Georg Ringsgwandl
actor · b. 1948
Days alive
23,376
Gerhart Hauptmann
deceased
German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946) · 1862–1946
Days lived
30,518
🇩🇪Hans Michael Jebsen
Hong Kong businessman, 1956- · b. 1956
Days alive
20,454
🇩🇪Helmut Fischer
deceased
actor · 1926–1997
Days lived
25,779
🇰🇷Huh Gak
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
10,227
Hung Tin Chiu
Hong Kong actor · b. 1979
Days alive
12,054
🇨🇿Jan Řehula
Czech triathlete · b. 1973
Days alive
14,245
Jimmy Choo
Shoe Designer · b. 1948
Days alive
23,376
🇺🇸Joe Bataan
rapper · b. 1942
Days alive
25,568
🇺🇸Jonny Lee Miller
actor · b. 1972
Days alive
14,610
🇩🇪Judith Richter
German actress · b. 1978
Days alive
12,419
🇦🇹Karl Günther
deceased
Austrian actor (1885-1951) · 1885–1951
Days lived
23,964
🇺🇸Karl-Anthony Towns
Basketball player · b. 1995
Days alive
6,210
🇺🇸Kevin S. Bright
actor · b. 1954
Days alive
21,185
🇩🇪Konrad Baumann
German actor · b. 1991
Days alive
7,671
🇰🇪Mwai Kibaki
deceased
politician · 1931–2022
Days lived
33,030
🇩🇪Otto Baum
deceased
military person · 1911–1998
Days lived
31,627
🇵🇹Pedro Caixinha
Portuguese football manager · b. 1970
Days alive
15,341
Petar Drapšin
deceased
military person · 1914–1945
Days lived
11,310
🇩🇪Peter Tiepold
boxer · b. 1945
Days alive
24,472
🇺🇸Quanitra Hollingsworth
Turkish basketball player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸Randy Savage
deceased
film director · 1952–2011
Days lived
21,370
🇺🇸Robert Kendrick
American tennis player · b. 1979
Days alive
12,054
🇩🇪Roland Schmaltz
German chess player · b. 1974
Days alive
13,880
🇺🇸Ryan Jackson
film director · b. 1971
Days alive
14,976
🇵🇹Sérgio Conceição
Portuguese professional football manager and former player · b. 1974
Days alive
13,880
🇮🇳Shirish Atre-Pai
deceased
social worker and writer from Maharashtra, India (1929-2017) · 1929–2017
Days lived
32,068
🇮🇩Sule
actor · b. 1976
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Sylvan Goldman
deceased
American inventor (1898–1984) · 1898–1984
Days lived
31,421
🇬🇷Tiit Sokk
basketball player · b. 1964
Days alive
17,532
🇩🇪Werner Eichhorn
deceased
German actor (1922-2005) · 1922–2005
Days lived
30,192
Yaphet Kotto
deceased
television actor · 1939–2021
Days lived
29,706
🇰🇷Yi U
deceased
military person · 1912–1945
Days lived
11,953
🇭🇷Zlatko Kranjčar
deceased
football player · 1956–2021
Days lived
23,482

Died on This Day

🇨🇭Annemarie Schwarzenbach
deceased
Swiss writer, journalist and photographer (1908–1942) · 1908–1942
Days lived
12,594
🇺🇸Eddie Elias
deceased
American sports executive · 1928–1998
Days lived
25,540

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
58,392
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,070

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,063
🇺🇸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
64,236
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,933

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,443
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,957

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,886
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,308

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🇸🇪Einar Albinsson

deceased

athlete · 1893–1967

Days lived

27,263

🇫🇷Émile Durkheim

philosopher · 1858–1917

Days lived

21,763

🇬🇧Eric Fraser

artist · 1902–1983

Days lived

29,742

🇩🇪Ferdinand Dümmler

German philologist and archaeologist (1859-1896) · 1859–1896

Days lived

13,793

🇫🇷Jean Gabin

singer · 1904–1976

Days lived

26,480

Lionel Barrymore

Oscar Winners · 1878–1954

Days lived

27,959

🇺🇸Margaret Mead

Anthropologist · 1901–1978

Days lived

28,093

🇨🇭Meret Oppenheim

artist · 1913–1985

Days lived

26,338

Nathuram Godse

Notable Trials · 1910–1949

Days lived

14,425

🇦🇹Robert Oerley

Austrian architect (1876-1945) · 1876–1945

Days lived

25,284

🇬🇧Rod Thomas

football player · 1947–2025

Days lived

28,798

Rudolf Abel

Notable Trials · 1903–1971

Days lived

24,964

🇩🇪Rudolf Kippenhahn

German astrophysicist (1926–2020) · 1926–2020

Days lived

34,509

🇭🇺Sándor Giesswein

Hungarian priest, politician, Esperantist, writer, social reformist and pacifist (1856-1923) · 1856–1923

Days lived

24,755

🇩🇪Trudel Wulle

German actress (1925–2021) · 1925–2021

Days lived

35,100

🇮🇳Vinoba Bhave

writer · 1895–1982

Days lived

31,841

🇨🇭Walter Heitler

philosopher · 1904–1981

Days lived

28,442

🇩🇪Wilhelm Stuckart

writer · 1902–1953

Days lived

18,627

🇬🇧William Turnbull

Scottish artist (1922-2012) · 1922–2012

Days lived

33,181

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,418

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,081

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,956

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,861

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,766

🇺🇸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

11,706

🇺🇸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

63,506

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,948

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,914

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,548

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,992

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,644

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,975

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,644

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,996

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,539

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,449

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,426

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,846

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,663

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,958

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,271

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,228

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,007