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October 15 2013

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Born on This Day

🇮🇳A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
deceased
politician · 1931–2015
Days lived
30,601
🇪🇸Álex Fernández
Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid Castilla as a midfielder · b. 1992
Days alive
7,670
🇺🇸Alfred Neumann
deceased
German writer (1895-1952) · 1895–1952
Days lived
20,807
🇬🇧Alice Greene
deceased
British tennis player (1879–1956) · 1879–1956
Days lived
28,135
🇺🇸Arron Afflalo
American basketball player · b. 1985
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Benjamin Trinks
German actor · b. 1990
Days alive
8,401
🇨🇦Chauncey Kirby
deceased
Canadian ice hockey player · 1871–1950
Days lived
28,862
🇮🇪Chris de Burgh
singer-songwriter · b. 1948
Days alive
23,741
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
student · b. 2005
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Eugen Nosko
German photographer and journalist · b. 1938
Days alive
27,394
🇵🇱Ewa Błaszczyk
Polish actress · b. 1955
Days alive
21,185
🇨🇦Fouad Abiad
athlete · b. 1978
Days alive
12,784
🇺🇸Fred Hoiberg
American basketball player and coach · b. 1972
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇸Freddy Cole
deceased
American jazz singer and pianist · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,398
🇮🇩Freddy Numberi
Indonesian politician · b. 1947
Days alive
24,107
Hani Al-Dhabit
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
12,419
🇩🇪Harry Frank
deceased
actor · 1896–1947
Days lived
18,684
🇫🇷Henri Verneuil
deceased
French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker (1920-2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,673
🇩🇪Hoimar von Ditfurth
deceased
German physician and journalist (1921–1989) · 1921–1989
Days lived
24,854
🇮🇹Italo Calvino
deceased
Italian journalist and writer (1923-1985) · 1923–1985
Days lived
22,620
🇺🇸Jeffrey Hayden
deceased
Television director · 1926–2016
Days lived
32,943
🇨🇦Jesse Levine
American-Canadian tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
9,497
🇺🇸Jessica Rey
American actress and designer · b. 1982
Days alive
11,323
🇬🇧Jessie Ware
British singer · b. 1984
Days alive
10,592
🇺🇸Jim Palmer
film director · b. 1945
Days alive
24,837
🇺🇸John Chapman
deceased
American baseball player (1899-1953) · 1899–1953
Days lived
19,742
🇨🇿Karl Weinbrenner
deceased
Austrian architect (1856–1942) · 1856–1942
Days lived
31,123
🇺🇸Ken Griffin
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1968
Days alive
16,436
Keyshia Cole
singer · b. 1981
Days alive
11,688
🇯🇵Kiko Mizuhara
American-Japanese actress, singer and model · b. 1990
Days alive
8,401
🇰🇵Kim Ju-song
North Korean footballer · b. 1993
Days alive
7,305
🇰🇷Kwon Oh-hyun
South Korean entrepreneur · b. 1952
Days alive
22,280
Ladislav Heller
deceased
athlete · 1938–1970
Days lived
11,432
🇺🇸Lauren Betts
Basketball player · b. 2003
Days alive
3,653
🇰🇷Lee Dong-hae
singer-songwriter · b. 1986
Days alive
9,862
🇨🇺Maels Rodríguez
film director · b. 1979
Days alive
12,419
🇩🇴Mendy López
film director · b. 1974
Days alive
14,245
🇫🇷Michel Foucault
deceased
philosopher · 1926–1984
Days lived
21,073
🇩🇪Michél Mazingu-Dinzey
Democratic Republic of the Congo footballer · b. 1972
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇸Mickey Baker
deceased
American jazz and rock guitarist (1925–2012) · 1925–2012
Days lived
31,820
🇮🇳Narayan Gangaram Surve
deceased
Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India · 1926–2010
Days lived
30,621
🇵🇾Néstor Camacho
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
9,497
Nikodim
deceased
Russian archbishop · 1929–1978
Days lived
17,857
🌍Patrick Muldoon
Basketball player · b. 1996
Days alive
6,209
🇺🇸Penny Marshall
deceased
Film director · 1943–2018
Days lived
27,457
🇫🇷Robert Nivelle
deceased
military person · 1856–1924
Days lived
24,629
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner
US tennis player · b. 1951
Days alive
22,646
Sali Berisha
Albanian politician · b. 1944
Days alive
25,202
🇦🇺Troy Elder
Australian field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
13,149
Tursunbek Chyngyshev
Kyrgyz politician; Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, 1992-1993 · b. 1942
Days alive
25,933
🇮🇹Vittorio De Seta
deceased
Italian cinema director and screenwriter (1923–2011) · 1923–2011
Days lived
32,186
🇩🇪Vitus B. Dröscher
deceased
German television presenter, author and zoologist (1925–2010) · 1925–2010
Days lived
31,071
🇩🇪Walther Amelung
deceased
German archaeologist (1865–1927) · 1865–1927
Days lived
22,611
🇨🇳Wang Shengjun
Chinese politician · b. 1946
Days alive
24,472
🇰🇷Yoon Jong-shin
singer · b. 1969
Days alive
16,071

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Arthur Zborzil
deceased
Austrian tennis player (1885-1937) · 1885–1937
Days lived
19,084
🇬🇭Eddie Blay
deceased
Ghanaian boxer (1937–2006) · 1937–2006
Days lived
25,177

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
58,726
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,404

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,397
🇺🇸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
64,570
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,267

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,777
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,291

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,220
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,642

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🇦🇹Felice Rix-Ueno

deceased

artist · 1893–1967

Days lived

27,163

🇩🇪Gerd Ruge

German journalist (1928–2021) · 1928–2021

Days lived

34,035

🇦🇹Hans Riegel

entrepreneur · 1923–2013

Days lived

33,092

Hermann Göring

Notable Trials · 1893–1946

Days lived

19,633

🇩🇪Johann Wilhelm Ernst Sommer

German Methodist missionary (1881–1952) · 1881–1952

Days lived

26,130

🇩🇪Jürgen Dueball

German chess player (1945-2002) · 1945–2002

Days lived

21,019

🇩🇪Karl Friedrich Küstner

German astronomer (1856–1936) · 1856–1936

Days lived

29,507

Konrad Emil Bloch

🇺🇸Konrad Emil Bloch

German American biochemist (1912–2000) · 1912–2000

Days lived

32,410

🇧🇪Léon Delacroix

Belgian prime minister (1867-1929) · 1867–1929

Days lived

22,572

🇪🇸Lluís Companys

politician · 1882–1940

Days lived

21,300

Mata Hari

Notable Trials · 1876–1917

Days lived

15,043

🇯🇵Nitobe Inazō

writer · 1862–1933

Days lived

25,976

🇰🇭Norodom Sihanouk

Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012) · 1922–2012

Days lived

32,857

🇺🇸Paul Allen

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018) · 1953–2018

Days lived

24,008

🇵🇱Paul Scheerbart

writer · 1863–1915

Days lived

19,272

Pierre Laval

Notable Trials · 1883–1945

Days lived

22,754

🇰🇪Raila A Odinga

Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013 · 1945–2025

Days lived

29,501

🇺🇸Richard Riehle

Stage actor · 1948–2026

Days lived

28,645

🇰🇷Song Soon-chun

South Korean boxer (1934-2019) · 1934–2019

Days lived

31,319

Zhang Xueliang

politician · 1901–2001

Days lived

36,659

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,752

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,415

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,290

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,195

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,100

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇵🇹Manoel de Oliveira

actor · 1908–2015

Days lived

38,828

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,040

🇺🇸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

63,840

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,282

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,248

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,882

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,326

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,978

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,309

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,978

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,330

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,873

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,783

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,760

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,180

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,997

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,292

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,605

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,562

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,341