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April 12 2014

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Events on This Day

Commander in the Siege of Sloviansk
Igor Girkin
location

Born on This Day

Alexander Ulyanov
deceased
Notable Trials · 1866–1887
Days lived
7,709
🇨🇭Armin Mohler
deceased
Swiss far-right political philosopher (1920–2003) · 1920–2003
Days lived
30,399

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adolfo Hohenstein
deceased
painter and decorative artist (1854-1928) · 1854–1928
Days lived
27,054
🇱🇻Alberts Šeibelis
deceased
football player · 1906–1972
Days lived
23,850

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
58,906
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,584

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,577
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,750
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,447

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,957
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,471

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,400
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,822

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Arsen Mekokishvili

deceased

athlete · 1912–1972

Days lived

21,880

August Endell

🇩🇪August Endell

writer · 1871–1925

Days lived

19,727

Benjamín González

🇪🇸Benjamín González

Spanish middle-distance runner (1958-2011) · 1958–2011

Days lived

19,414

Blerim Destani

🇩🇪Blerim Destani

actor · b. 1981

Days alive

12,054

Cam Sinclair

🇦🇺Cam Sinclair

Australian motocross rider · b. 1984

Days alive

10,958

Claudia Jung

🇩🇪Claudia Jung

singer · b. 1964

Days alive

18,263

David L. Beck

🇺🇸David L. Beck

General Authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · b. 1953

Days alive

22,281

David Letterman

David Letterman

television presenter · b. 1947

Days alive

24,473

Ed O'Neill

🇺🇸Ed O'Neill

American actor (born 1946) · b. 1946

Days alive

24,838

Emil Vorster

🇩🇪Emil Vorster

entrepreneur · 1910–1976

Days lived

24,136

Erik Mongrain

🇨🇦Erik Mongrain

Canadian composer and guitarist · b. 1980

Days alive

12,419

Ernest Borneman

🇦🇹Ernest Borneman

(1915-1995) German crime writer, filmmaker, anthropologist, ethnomusicologist, psychoanalyst, sexologist, communist agitator, jazz musician and critic · 1915–1995

Days lived

29,274

Evelyn Berezin

🇺🇸Evelyn Berezin

American computer scientist (1925–2018) · 1925–2018

Days lived

34,209

Frankie Masters

🇺🇸Frankie Masters

big band leader (1904-1991) · 1904–1991

Days lived

31,704

Franklin Gene Bissell

🇺🇸Franklin Gene Bissell

American football coach (1926-2016) · 1926–2016

Days lived

32,799

Frida Schuhmacher

🇩🇪Frida Schuhmacher

German writer (1892–1964) · 1892–1964

Days lived

26,431

Fritz Arlt

🇩🇪Fritz Arlt

Nazi military personnel (1912-2004) · 1912–2004

Days lived

33,613

Georg Wiarda

🇩🇪Georg Wiarda

German mathematician and chess player (1889–1971) · 1889–1971

Days lived

29,926

Gérard Herter

🇩🇪Gérard Herter

actor · 1920–2007

Days lived

31,712

Gregory Russ

🇳🇿Gregory Russ

New Zealand field hockey player · b. 1971

Days alive

15,707

Hans Rothfels

🇩🇪Hans Rothfels

scientist · 1891–1976

Days lived

31,118

Harel Moyal

🇮🇱Harel Moyal

singer · b. 1981

Days alive

12,054

Harold Lockwood

🇺🇸Harold Lockwood

American actor (1887–1918) · 1887–1918

Days lived

11,513

Herbie Hancock

🇺🇸Herbie Hancock

singer-songwriter · b. 1940

Days alive

27,029

Hermann Hoth

Hermann Hoth

Notable Trials · 1885–1971

Days lived

31,334

Imogen Cunningham

🇺🇸Imogen Cunningham

artist · 1883–1976

Days lived

34,041

Isabel Marant

🇫🇷Isabel Marant

French designer (born 1967) · b. 1967

Days alive

17,168

Jacob Zuma

Jacob Zuma

politician · b. 1942

Days alive

26,299

John Kay

🇺🇸John Kay

American rock musician · b. 1944

Days alive

25,568

Joschka Fischer

🇩🇪Joschka Fischer

politician · b. 1948

Days alive

24,107

Joyce Banda

Joyce Banda

4th President of Malawi · b. 1950

Days alive

23,377

Karel Kryl

Karel Kryl

singer-songwriter · 1944–1994

Days lived

18,223

Lisa Gerrard

🇦🇺Lisa Gerrard

singer · b. 1961

Days alive

19,359

Marcello Lippi

🇮🇹Marcello Lippi

football player · b. 1948

Days alive

24,107

Montserrat Caballé

Montserrat Caballé

Notable Trials · 1933–2018

Days lived

31,224

Movita Castaneda

🇺🇸Movita Castaneda

American actress (1916–2015) · 1916–2015

Days lived

36,101

Nils-Olav Johansen

🇳🇴Nils-Olav Johansen

singer · b. 1966

Days alive

17,533

Princess Viktoria of Prussia

🇩🇪Princess Viktoria of Prussia

politician · 1866–1929

Days lived

23,226

Rafael Albuquerque

🇧🇷Rafael Albuquerque

Brazilian comic book creator · b. 1981

Days alive

12,054

Raymond Barre

🇫🇷Raymond Barre

85th Prime Minister of France (1924-2007) · 1924–2007

Days lived

30,451

Robert Delaunay

🇫🇷Robert Delaunay

French painter (1885–1941) · 1885–1941

Days lived

20,650

Roman Dzeneladze

🇬🇪Roman Dzeneladze

athlete · 1933–1966

Days lived

12,053

Rudolf Ramek

🇦🇹Rudolf Ramek

politician · 1881–1941

Days lived

22,018

Salam Fayyad

🇺🇸Salam Fayyad

Palestinian politician, Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority under President Abbas · b. 1952

Days alive

22,646

Sehun (Oh Se-hun)

🇰🇷Sehun (Oh Se-hun)

K-pop Idol (EXO) · b. 1994

Days alive

7,306

Shintaro Fujinami

🇯🇵Shintaro Fujinami

film director · b. 1994

Days alive

7,306

Stephan Baeck

🇩🇪Stephan Baeck

basketball player · b. 1965

Days alive

17,898

Suzanna von Nathusius

🇵🇱Suzanna von Nathusius

Polish child TV actress · b. 2000

Days alive

5,114

Theodore Wharton

🇺🇸Theodore Wharton

American film director (1875-1931) · 1875–1931

Days lived

20,684

Tim Walberg

🇺🇸Tim Walberg

American politician (born 1951) · b. 1951

Days alive

23,012

Toby Gad

🇩🇪Toby Gad

rapper · b. 1968

Days alive

16,802

Yannick Sagbo

🇫🇷Yannick Sagbo

football player · b. 1988

Days alive

9,497

Yefim Kopelyan

Yefim Kopelyan

Soviet actor (1912-1975) · 1912–1975

Days lived

22,974

Alois Musil

Alois Musil

Czech theologian, orientalist and explorer (1868–1944) · 1868–1944

Days lived

27,680

August Rodenberg

🇺🇸August Rodenberg

athlete · 1873–1933

Days lived

21,811

Avtandil Koridze

🇬🇪Avtandil Koridze

athlete · 1935–1966

Days lived

11,321

C. W. Ceram

🇩🇪C. W. Ceram

writer · 1915–1972

Days lived

20,903

Carl Jaffe

🇩🇪Carl Jaffe

German actor (1902-1974) · 1902–1974

Days lived

26,321

Clemens Wilmenrod

🇩🇪Clemens Wilmenrod

actor · 1906–1967

Days lived

22,178

Dieter Eppler

🇩🇪Dieter Eppler

German actor (1927–2008) · 1927–2008

Days lived

29,647

Dominic Frimpong

🇬🇭Dominic Frimpong

Association football player · 2005–2026

Days lived

7,533

Doug Turnbull

🇺🇸Doug Turnbull

lacrosse player (1903–1993) · 1903–1993

Days lived

32,772

Edvard Magnus Rodhe

🇸🇪Edvard Magnus Rodhe

Swedish bishop (1878-1954) · 1878–1954

Days lived

27,510

Feodor Chaliapin

🇺🇸Feodor Chaliapin

Russian opera singer and actor (1873-1938) · 1873–1938

Days lived

23,799

Franz Pfeffer von Salomon

🇩🇪Franz Pfeffer von Salomon

military person · 1888–1968

Days lived

29,273

Heinrich Nordhoff

🇩🇪Heinrich Nordhoff

entrepreneur · 1899–1968

Days lived

25,299

Hermann Dessau

🇩🇪Hermann Dessau

German ancient historian and epigrapher (1856–1931) · 1856–1931

Days lived

27,399

Josephine Baker

🇺🇸Josephine Baker

singer · 1906–1975

Days lived

25,151

Lionel Logue

🇦🇺Lionel Logue

scientist · 1880–1953

Days lived

26,709

Michael Scott

Michael Scott

Actor · 1945–2025

Days lived

29,281

🇨🇿Miroslav Tichý

Czech photographer and painter (1926-2011) · 1926–2011

Days lived

30,825

Nathaniel Peffer

🇺🇸Nathaniel Peffer

journalist · 1890–1964

Days lived

26,950

Olga Fikotová

🇺🇸Olga Fikotová

basketball player · 1932–2024

Days lived

33,389

Otto Neumann

🇩🇪Otto Neumann

German sprinter (1902-1990) · 1902–1990

Days lived

32,005

Sascha Hupmann

🇩🇪Sascha Hupmann

basketball player · 1970–2020

Days lived

18,255

Sitara Achakzai

🇩🇪Sitara Achakzai

Afghan women's rights activist (1957–2009) · 1957–2009

Days lived

19,095

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson

boxer · 1921–1989

Days lived

24,817

Tim Brooke-Taylor

🇬🇧Tim Brooke-Taylor

Actor · 1940–2020

Days lived

29,125

Werner Schroeter

🇩🇪Werner Schroeter

writer · 1945–2010

Days lived

23,747

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,932

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,595

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,470

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,375

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,280

Günter Fronius

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,335

Manoel de Oliveira

🇵🇹Manoel de Oliveira

actor · 1908–2015

Days lived

38,829

Barys Kit

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,384

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,220

Tilikum

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,797

Stubbs

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,406

Tama

🇯🇵Tama

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,899

Harambe

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,212

April

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,763

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,020

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,462

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,428

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,062

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,506

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,158

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,489

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,158

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,510

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,053

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,963

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,940

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,360

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,177

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,472

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,785

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,742

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,521