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December 13, 2012

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December 13 2012

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Amy Lee
singer · b. 1981
Days alive
11,323
🇩🇴Aneury Rodríguez
Dominican Republic baseball player · b. 1987
Days alive
9,132
🇪🇸Antonio Castillo
deceased
Spanish costume designer (1908-1984) · 1908–1984
Days lived
27,545
🇿🇦Buks Marais
deceased
South African rugby union footballer (1927-1996) · 1927–1996
Days lived
25,202
🇦🇹Christian Rainer
Austrian journalist · b. 1961
Days alive
18,628
🇩🇪Christoph Brüx
rapper · b. 1965
Days alive
17,167
Christopher Plummer
deceased
television actor · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,292
🇦🇹Curd Jürgens
deceased
German actor (1915–1982) · 1915–1982
Days lived
24,294
🇩🇪David Safier
German writer · b. 1966
Days alive
16,802
🇺🇸Dick Van Dyke
American actor and comedian (born 1925) · b. 1925
Days alive
31,777
🇺🇸Felicia Oh
American martial artist · b. 1967
Days alive
16,437
🇺🇸Gary Zimmerman
American football offensive tackle · b. 1961
Days alive
18,628
🇦🇹Gertraud Jesserer
deceased
actor · 1943–2021
Days lived
28,486
🇩🇪Günter Leifheit
deceased
German entrepreneur · 1920–2009
Days lived
32,343
Hans-Joachim Marseille
deceased
military person · 1919–1942
Days lived
8,327
🇩🇪Heino
singer · b. 1938
Days alive
27,029
🇯🇵Hide
deceased
singer · 1964–1998
Days lived
12,193
🇺🇸James Kyson
South Korean and American actor · b. 1975
Days alive
13,515
Jamie Foxx
Oscar Winners · b. 1967
Days alive
16,437
🇺🇸Joel Greenblatt
Investor & Author · b. 1957
Days alive
20,089
🇸🇮Jure Zdovc
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
16,802
🇩🇪Jutta Lampe
deceased
German actress (1937-2020) · 1937–2020
Days lived
30,306
🇩🇪Jutta Wachowiak
German actress · b. 1940
Days alive
26,298
🇩🇪Kristiane Backer
German television journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
17,167
🇬🇧Leanne Wood
politician · b. 1971
Days alive
14,976
🇳🇱Lin Jaldati
deceased
Dutch-German singer and actor (1912-1988) · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,655
🇺🇸Lou Adler
Record producer · b. 1933
Days alive
28,855
🇳🇱M. H. J. Schoenmaekers
deceased
Dutch mathematician (1875–1944) · 1875–1944
Days lived
25,207
Mykola Khvylovyi
deceased
writer · 1893–1933
Days lived
14,395
🇩🇪Paul Maar
German novelist, playwrite, translator and illustrator · b. 1937
Days alive
27,394
🇩🇪Robert Gernhardt
deceased
German artist (1937-2006) · 1937–2006
Days lived
25,036
🇺🇸Steve Buscemi
American actor · b. 1957
Days alive
20,089
AmericanTaylor Swift
Singer-songwriter · b. 1989
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇸Tom DeLonge
actor · b. 1975
Days alive
13,515
🇸🇪Ulf G. Lindén
deceased
Swedish businessman (1937-2009) · 1937–2009
Days lived
25,954
🇫🇮Veli Paloheimo
Finnish tennis player · b. 1967
Days alive
16,437
🇳🇿Wayne Shelford
New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1957
Days alive
20,089

Died on This Day

🇨🇦Alan Thicke
deceased
Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947–2016) · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,490
🇦🇹Alois Wünsche-Mitterecker
deceased
Austrian painter and sculptor (1903-1975) · 1903–1975
Days lived
26,313

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
58,420
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,098

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,091
🇺🇸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
64,264
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,961

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,471
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,985

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,914
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,336

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🇦🇹Fritz Pregl

deceased

Slovene-Austrian Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1869-1930) · 1869–1930

Days lived

22,380

🇩🇪Gerd Baltus

musician · 1932–2019

Days lived

32,035

🇩🇪Gotthard Heinrici

military person · 1886–1971

Days lived

31,033

🇷🇺Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

artist · 1890–1958

Days lived

25,075

🇦🇷Héctor Méndez

boxer · 1897–1977

Days lived

29,353

🇩🇪Heinrich Maria Davringhausen

German painter (1894-1970) · 1894–1970

Days lived

27,811

🇩🇪Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008) · 1923–2008

Days lived

31,248

Innokenty Annensky

philosopher · 1855–1909

Days lived

19,826

🇦🇹Josef Keil

Austrian historian, epigrapher and archaeologist (1878–1963) · 1878–1963

Days lived

31,106

🇩🇪Julius Gehl

German politician (1869-1945) · 1869–1945

Days lived

27,920

🇬🇧Kim Simmonds

British rock musician (1947–2022) · 1947–2022

Days lived

27,401

🇭🇺Pál Funk

Hungarian photographer (1894–1974) · 1894–1974

Days lived

29,535

🇰🇷Park Tae-joon

South Korean politician, army general and businessperson (1927-2011) · 1927–2011

Days lived

30,756

🇫🇮Sakari Salo

Finnish tennis player (1919–2011) · 1919–2011

Days lived

33,595

🇷🇺Tatyana Ivanova

Russian philologist (1917-2011) · 1917–2011

Days lived

34,345

Vitaly Daraselia

athlete · 1957–1982

Days lived

9,469

🇱🇹Vladas Jakubėnas

journalist · 1904–1976

Days lived

26,510

🇫🇷Wassily Kandinsky

avant-garde painter of Russian origin (1866–1944) · 1866–1944

Days lived

28,498

🇦🇹Wolfgang Glück

Austrian filmmaker (1929–2023) · 1929–2023

Days lived

34,412

🇬🇧Woolly Wolstenholme

British musician (1947–2010) · 1947–2010

Days lived

23,253

🇺🇸Zal Yanovsky

singer · 1944–2002

Days lived

21,178

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,446

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,109

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,984

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,889

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,794

🇺🇸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

11,734

🇺🇸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

63,534

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,976

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,942

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,576

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,020

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,672

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,003

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,672

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,024

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,567

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,477

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,454

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,874

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,691

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,986

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,299

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,256

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,035