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December 23 2012

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Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Born on December 23 Died on December 23 On This Day Day Lookup

French interior and product designer (1925–2013) · 1925–2013

Days lived

31,804

🇺🇸Anna J. Harrison

deceased

American organic chemist (1912–1998) · 1912–1998

Days lived

31,274

🇩🇪Benjamin Strecker

German actor · b. 1982

Days alive

10,958

🇺🇸Bill Rodgers

athlete · b. 1947

Days alive

23,742

🇺🇸Brian Teacher

American tennis player · b. 1954

Days alive

21,185

Brice Dja Djédjé

football player · b. 1990

Days alive

8,036

🇳🇿Bryce Lawrence

New Zealand rugby union referee · b. 1970

Days alive

15,341

🇩🇪Carl Ruck

deceased

field hockey player (1912–1980) · 1912–1980

Days lived

24,480

🇮🇹Carla Bruni

singer · b. 1967

Days alive

16,437

🇪🇸Carlos Pazos

artist · b. 1949

Days alive

23,011

🇺🇸Chet Baker

deceased

singer · 1929–1988

Days lived

21,326

🇮🇹Dino Risi

deceased

Italian film director (1916-2008) · 1916–2008

Days lived

33,404

🇺🇸Eddie Vedder

singer-songwriter · b. 1964

Days alive

17,532

🇩🇪Erich Cuntz

deceased

German field hockey player (1916–1975) · 1916–1975

Days lived

21,344

🇬🇧Ernest Payne

deceased

football player · 1884–1961

Days lived

28,019

🇺🇸Esther Phillips

deceased

American singer (1935–1984) · 1935–1984

Days lived

17,760

🇵🇱Ewa Wiśnierska

German paraglider pilot · b. 1971

Days alive

14,976

🇩🇪Fabian Halbig

actor · b. 1992

Days alive

7,305

Finn Wolfhard

actor · b. 2002

Days alive

3,653

Fokke Jelsma

deceased

Dutch baseball player (1943–2012) · 1943–2012

Days lived

24,960

Friedrich Wolf

deceased

German writer (1888-1953) · 1888–1953

Days lived

23,661

🇮🇹Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

deceased

Sicilian Prince and writer (1896-1957) · 1896–1957

Days lived

22,126

🇬🇧Graham Bonnet

singer · b. 1947

Days alive

23,742

🇩🇪Hans Freiherr von Funck

deceased

military person · 1891–1979

Days lived

31,829

🇩🇪Heinrich Schneidereit

deceased

German weightlifter (1884-1915) · 1884–1915

Days lived

11,237

🇩🇪Helmut Reichmann

deceased

athlete · 1941–1992

Days lived

18,340

🇩🇪Helmut Schmidt

deceased

writer · 1918–2015

Days lived

35,386

🇺🇸Jack Ham

American football player · b. 1948

Days alive

23,376

🇩🇴Jesús Colomé

film director · b. 1977

Days alive

12,784

🇩🇪Johannes Hoffmann

deceased

German politician (1890–1967) · 1890–1967

Days lived

28,030

🇺🇸Jorma Kaukonen

singer-songwriter · b. 1940

Days alive

26,298

🇺🇸Ken Paxton

Lawyer · b. 1962

Days alive

18,263

🇬🇧Kenny Miller

football player · b. 1979

Days alive

12,054

🇸🇪Lars-Erik Berenett

deceased

actor · 1942–2017

Days lived

27,069

🇩🇪Leon Wessel-Masannek

actor · b. 1992

Days alive

7,305

Luka Jović

association football player · b. 1997

Days alive

5,479

🇩🇪Maria Reiter

deceased

Adolf Hitler's love interest (1909-1992) · 1909–1992

Days lived

30,168

🇵🇱Marta Dahlig

Polish painter · b. 1985

Days alive

9,862

🇩🇪Martin Krämer

German chess player · b. 1987

Days alive

9,132

🇦🇹Matthäus Hetzenauer

deceased

Austrian sniper (1924–2004) · 1924–2004

Days lived

29,139

🇩🇪Michael Diekmann

entrepreneur · b. 1953

Days alive

21,550

Nigo

Designer · b. 1970

Days alive

15,341

🇺🇸Paul Hornung

deceased

American football player (1935–2020) · 1935–2020

Days lived

31,007

Peter Lawson Jones

Actor · b. 1952

Days alive

21,915

🇩🇪René Tretschok

German footballer · b. 1968

Days alive

16,071

🇨🇭Renée Weibel

Swiss actors · b. 1986

Days alive

9,497

🇨🇦Sass Jordan

deceased

Singer · 1960–2026

Days lived

24,024

🇩🇪Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz

deceased

military person · 1895–1975

Days lived

29,001

🇩🇪Stefan Saliger

German field hockey player · b. 1967

Days alive

16,437

🇰🇪Stephen Muchoki

Kenyan boxer · b. 1956

Days alive

20,454

🇵🇱Tadeusz Dembończyk

deceased

Polish weightlifter · 1955–2004

Days lived

17,582

🇩🇪Waldemar Steffen

deceased

German high and long jumper (1872–1965) · 1872–1965

Days lived

33,653

🇺🇸William Bates

deceased

scientist · 1860–1931

Days lived

25,765

🇺🇸William Henry Moody

deceased

US Supreme Court justice from 1906 to 1910 · 1853–1917

Days lived

23,201

🇩🇪Wolfgang Neuss

deceased

musician · 1923–1989

Days lived

23,875

Desi Bouterse

deceased

military person · 1945–2024

Days lived

28,926

🇮🇱Eliezer Shulman

deceased

Romanian theologian · 1923–2006

Days lived

30,481

🇩🇪Ernst Francke

deceased

German journalist (1852-1921) · 1852–1921

Days lived

25,244

🇳🇿Fred Russell

deceased

New Zealand lawn bowls competitor (1890-1972) · 1890–1972

Days lived

30,075

🇨🇭Gertrude Blom

deceased

Swiss Mesoamericanists (1901–1993) · 1901–1993

Days lived

33,772

🇺🇸Hank Mizell

deceased

singer · 1923–1992

Days lived

25,247

Hideki Tojo

deceased

Notable Trials · 1884–1948

Days lived

23,368

🇺🇸James P. McGranery

deceased

American politician and United States Army officer (1895-1962) · 1895–1962

Days lived

24,639

🇪🇸Josep Puig i Cadafalch

deceased

Catalan architect (1867-1957) · 1867–1956

Days lived

32,574

Kōki Hirota

deceased

Notable Trials · 1878–1948

Days lived

25,879

Meto Jovanovski

deceased

Macedonian writer (1928–2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

32,369

🇨🇦Mike Daski

deceased

Canadian ice hockey player and basketball player (1929–2021) · 1929–2021

Days lived

33,816

🇩🇪Rainer Bertram

deceased

German actor and television director (1932-2004) · 1932–2004

Days lived

26,302

🇩🇪Rainer Zepperitz

deceased

musician · 1930–2009

Days lived

28,975

🇮🇳Shyam Benegal

deceased

Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024) · 1934–2024

Days lived

32,882

🇬🇧Vasili Eroshenko

deceased

writer · 1890–1952

Days lived

22,990

🇩🇪Wilhelm Spiegelberg

deceased

German Egyptologist (1870–1930) · 1870–1930

Days lived

22,095

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,456

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,119

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,994

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,899

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

deceased

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,804

🇺🇸Eldred G. Smith

deceased

American Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1907-2013) · 1907–2013

Days lived

38,802

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

deceased

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

11,744

🇺🇸Tilikum

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇯🇵Tama

deceased

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

🇺🇸Harambe

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

63,544

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,986

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,952

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,586

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,030

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,682

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,013

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,682

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,034

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,577

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,487

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,464

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,884

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,701

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,996

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,309

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,266

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,045

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Born on This Day

🇨🇦Al Tuck

🇨🇭Andrea Prader

🇫🇷Andrée Putman

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Anthony Fokker

🇩🇪Arthur Eichengrün

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

🇸🇭Jonathan

🇺🇸Koko

Companies That Existed

🇫🇷Hermes

🇺🇸Procter & Gamble

Already Published

🇮🇹Meditations

🇪🇸Don Quixote

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

🇺🇸12 Angry Men

🇺🇸Anna J. Harrison

🇩🇪Benjamin Strecker

🇺🇸Bill Rodgers

🇺🇸Brian Teacher

Brice Dja Djédjé

🇳🇿Bryce Lawrence

🇩🇪Carl Ruck

🇮🇹Carla Bruni

🇪🇸Carlos Pazos

🇺🇸Chet Baker

🇮🇹Dino Risi

🇺🇸Eddie Vedder

🇩🇪Erich Cuntz

🇬🇧Ernest Payne

🇺🇸Esther Phillips

🇵🇱Ewa Wiśnierska

🇩🇪Fabian Halbig

Finn Wolfhard

Fokke Jelsma

Friedrich Wolf

🇮🇹Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

🇬🇧Graham Bonnet

🇩🇪Hans Freiherr von Funck

🇩🇪Heinrich Schneidereit

🇩🇪Helmut Reichmann

🇩🇪Helmut Schmidt

🇺🇸Jack Ham

🇩🇴Jesús Colomé

🇩🇪Johannes Hoffmann

🇺🇸Jorma Kaukonen

🇺🇸Ken Paxton

🇬🇧Kenny Miller

🇸🇪Lars-Erik Berenett

🇩🇪Leon Wessel-Masannek

Luka Jović

🇩🇪Maria Reiter

🇵🇱Marta Dahlig

🇩🇪Martin Krämer

🇦🇹Matthäus Hetzenauer

🇩🇪Michael Diekmann

Nigo

🇺🇸Paul Hornung

Peter Lawson Jones

🇩🇪René Tretschok

🇨🇭Renée Weibel

🇨🇦Sass Jordan

🇩🇪Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz

🇩🇪Stefan Saliger

🇰🇪Stephen Muchoki

🇵🇱Tadeusz Dembończyk

🇩🇪Waldemar Steffen

🇺🇸William Bates

🇺🇸William Henry Moody

🇩🇪Wolfgang Neuss

Desi Bouterse

🇮🇱Eliezer Shulman