On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 14 2013
Born on This Day
Adam Stegerwald🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1874-1945) · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,921
Andrew Tate
Content Creator · b. 1986
Days alive
9,862
Anna Maria Jopek🇵🇱
rapper · b. 1970
Days alive
15,706
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August von Hayek🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian botanist (1871-1928) · 1871–1928
Days lived
20,633
Bela B🇩🇪
musician · b. 1962
Days alive
18,628
Catherine Coleman🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1960
Days alive
19,358
Cliff Williams🇬🇧
English musician · b. 1949
Days alive
23,376
Diane Williams🇺🇸
American sprinter (born 1960) · b. 1960
Days alive
19,358
Didier Zokora🇨🇮
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
12,053
Edwin Le Grice
deceasedEnglish priest · 1911–1992
Days lived
29,414
Eva Mattes🇦🇹
German-Austrian actress · b. 1954
Days alive
21,550
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Francisco Conceição
association football player · b. 2002
Days alive
4,018
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Gerd Kaminski🇦🇹
deceasedscientist · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,091
Hal Williams🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1934–2026
Days lived
33,451
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Danish retired politician, former Prime Minister of Denmark · b. 1966
Days alive
17,167
Herbert Tobias🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1924–1982
Days lived
20,943
Hervé Guibert🇫🇷
deceasedFrench writer, photographer and journalist (1955-1991) · 1955–1991
Days lived
13,162
James Comey🇺🇸
Lawyer · b. 1960
Days alive
19,358
Jane Birkin🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1946–2023
Days lived
27,973
Janet Brown🇬🇧
deceasedScottish actress and impersonator (1923-2011) · 1923–2011
Days lived
31,941
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Johannes Flum🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1987
Days alive
9,497
John Paulson🇺🇸
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1955
Days alive
21,185
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Jung Woo-young🇰🇷
South Korean association football player, born 1989 · b. 1989
Days alive
8,766
Karl Carstens🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1914–1992
Days lived
28,292
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker
deceasedchemist · 1879–1940
Days lived
22,030
Karl Renner🇦🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1870–1950
Days lived
29,236
Kazuya Fukuura🇯🇵
film director · b. 1975
Days alive
13,880
Klaus Weinand🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1940
Days alive
26,663
Klaus-Peter Thiele🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1940–2011
Days lived
25,867
Linda Hopkins🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017) · 1924–2017
Days lived
33,720
Michael Owen🇬🇧
English association football player · b. 1979
Days alive
12,419
Mike Krüger🇩🇪
German comedian · b. 1951
Days alive
22,646
Nan Hayworth🇺🇸
American politician · b. 1959
Days alive
19,724
Patrick Jansen🇮🇳
deceasedIndian field hockey player (1920–2003) · 1920–2003
Days lived
30,294
Patty Duke
deceasedtelevision actor · 1946–2016
Days lived
25,308
Raj Kapoor🇮🇳
deceasedIndian film actor, producer and director · 1924–1988
Days lived
23,181
Ruth Fuchs🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,039
Shaun Marcum🇺🇸
American baseball player · b. 1981
Days alive
11,688
Shyam Benegal🇮🇳
deceasedIndian director and screenwriter (1934–2024) · 1934–2024
Days lived
32,882
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Sophie Monk🇬🇧
Australian actor and singer · b. 1979
Days alive
12,419
Stan Smith🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1946
Days alive
24,472
Tanja Wedhorn🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1971
Days alive
15,341
Tata Young🇹🇭
Thai musician · b. 1980
Days alive
12,053
Wilhelm Keppler🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1882–1960
Days lived
28,305
Wolf Haas🇦🇹
writer · b. 1960
Days alive
19,358
Died on This Day
Andrei Sakharov🇷🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1921–1989
Days lived
25,044
Carsten Peter Thiede🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1952–2004) · 1952–2004
Days lived
19,121
Charles III of Spain🇪🇸
deceasedRuler · 1716–1788
Days lived
26,627
Dick Tiger🇳🇬
deceasedNigerian boxer · 1929–1971
Days lived
15,462
Elston Howard🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1929–1980
Days lived
18,922
Friedrich Dürrenmatt🇨🇭
deceasedwriter · 1921–1990
Days lived
25,545
Gertrud Pätsch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnologist and philologist (1910–1994) · 1910–1994
Days lived
31,007
Johan Asker🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish equestrian (1915-2000) · 1915–2000
Days lived
31,283
Leopoldine Konstantin🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1886-1965) · 1886–1965
Days lived
29,131
Martin Heidenhain🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anatomist (1864–1949) · 1864–1949
Days lived
31,052
Paddy Mayne🇬🇧
deceasedBritish Soldier (1915-1955) · 1915–1955
Days lived
14,947
Paul Saladin Leonhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1877-1934) · 1877–1934
Days lived
20,849
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Paulo Evaristo Arns🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian archbishop, cardinal and theologian (1921-2016) · 1921–2016
Days lived
34,790
Peter O'Toole🇮🇪
deceasedBritish-Irish actor (1932–2013) · 1932–2013
Days lived
29,719
Richard Konwiarz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1883–1960) · 1883–1960
Days lived
28,426
Rob Reiner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker and actor (1947–2025) · 1947–2025
Days lived
28,773
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
58,786
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,464
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
44,812
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
44,475
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
42,350
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,255
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
40,160
Günter Fronius🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1907–2015
Days lived
39,334
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Manoel de Oliveira🇵🇹
deceasedactor · 1908–2015
Days lived
38,828
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,457
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,100
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
Tama🇯🇵
deceasedCalico cat · 1999–2015
Days lived
5,898
Harambe🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1999–2016
Days lived
6,211
April🇺🇸
deceasedReticulated giraffe · 2000–2021
Days lived
7,762
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,630
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,327
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
63,900
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
54,342
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
53,308
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
52,942
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
50,386
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,038
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,837
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,351
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
73,369
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,038
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
32,390
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
29,933
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
27,843
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
25,820
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,280
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,702
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
15,240
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,057
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
13,352
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
12,665
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
12,622
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
12,401