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October 28 2014

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Historical Events

Cygnus CRS Orb-3
space
failed ISS resupply mission

Born on This Day

🇮🇳Aditi Rao Hydari
Actor · b. 1986
Days alive
10,227
🇬🇧Alan Smith
English footballer, born 1980 · b. 1980
Days alive
12,418
🇺🇸Amber Glenn
Figure skater · b. 1999

Died on This Day

🇺🇸A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
deceased
American politician (1923–2021) · 1923–2021
Days lived
35,832
🇩🇪Albert Grünwedel
deceased
German explorer, tibetologist (1856-1935) · 1856–1935
Days lived
28,942

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
59,104
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,782

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,775
🇺🇸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
64,948
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,645

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,155
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,669

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,598
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,020

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Days alive

5,479

🇺🇸Anthony Lerew

film director · b. 1982

Days alive

11,688

🇩🇪Anton Schlecker

entrepreneur · b. 1944

Days alive

25,567

🇷🇺Artyom Kuklev

Russian professional football player · b. 1991

Days alive

8,401

🇨🇭Bernhard Wicki

Austrian actor and film director (1919–2000) · 1919–2000

Days lived

29,289

Bernie Ecclestone

Formula One driver · b. 1930

Days alive

30,681

Bill Gates

Bill Gates

entrepreneur · b. 1955

Days alive

21,550

🇳🇿Bob Stuart

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach (1920-2005) · 1920–2005

Days lived

30,876

Brad Paisley

🇺🇸Brad Paisley

singer · b. 1972

Days alive

15,340

🇺🇸Butch van Breda Kolff

basketball player · 1922–2007

Days lived

30,979

Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner

film producer · b. 1949

Days alive

23,741

Carl Andreas Koefoed

Russian anthropologist (1855–1948) · 1855–1948

Days lived

33,704

Chris Bauer

🇺🇸Chris Bauer

actor · b. 1966

Days alive

17,532

🇩🇪Christian Berkel

German actor · b. 1957

Days alive

20,819

🇬🇧Cleo Laine

English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025) · 1927–2025

Days lived

35,699

🇫🇷Coluche

actor · 1944–1986

Days lived

15,209

🇩🇪Cornelia Froboess

German actress · b. 1943

Days alive

25,933

🇬🇧Digby Jones

politician · b. 1955

Days alive

21,550

🇮🇹Eros Ramazzotti

singer-songwriter · b. 1963

Days alive

18,628

🇦🇷Fernando Gamboa

football player · b. 1970

Days alive

16,071

Francis Bacon

🇮🇪Francis Bacon

artist · 1909–1992

Days lived

30,133

🇦🇹Friedrich Hopfner

Austrian geodesist, geophysicist and planetary scientist (1881–1949) · 1881–1949

Days lived

24,536

🇧🇷Garrincha

Brazilian association football player (1933–1983) · 1933–1983

Days lived

17,981

George Buck Flower

Actor · 1937–2004

Days lived

24,340

🇺🇸Gershon Kingsley

American composer and musician (1922–2019) · 1922–2019

Days lived

35,472

🇭🇺Géza Petényi

Hungarian physician (1889-1965) · 1889–1965

Days lived

27,704

Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch

philosopher · 1867–1941

Days lived

26,833

🇺🇸Jami Gertz

Actor · b. 1965

Days alive

17,897

🇩🇪Janne Müller-Wieland

Olympic field hockey player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,227

🇺🇸Jawed Karim

entrepreneur · b. 1979

Days alive

12,784

Joaquin Phoenix

🇵🇷Joaquin Phoenix

Oscar Winners · b. 1974

Days alive

14,610

🇨🇺José Ignacio Rivero

Cuban journalist (1920–2011) · 1920–2011

Days lived

33,003

🇩🇴Juan Guzmán

film director · b. 1966

Days alive

17,532

🇺🇸Julia Roberts

actor · b. 1967

Days alive

17,167

🇦🇹Karl Farkas

Austrian actor and writer (1893–1971) · 1893–1971

Days lived

28,323

🇩🇰Kim J. Henriksen

singer · b. 1960

Days alive

19,723

🇩🇪Linda Maria Koldau

entrepreneur · b. 1971

Days alive

15,706

🇮🇷Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

University teacher · b. 1956

Days alive

21,184

🇺🇸Michael Joiner

American basketball player · b. 1981

Days alive

12,053

🇨🇿Milan Baroš

Czech association football player · b. 1981

Days alive

12,053

🇩🇪Mirco Reseg

actor · b. 1972

Days alive

15,340

🇺🇸Montel Vontavious Porter

American professional wrestler · b. 1973

Days alive

14,975

🇩🇪Moritz Fürste

German field hockey player · b. 1984

Days alive

10,957

Obafemi Martins

🇳🇬Obafemi Martins

football player · b. 1984

Days alive

10,957

🇰🇷Park Kyung-ni

South Korean writer (1926-2008) · 1926–2008

Days lived

29,775

Richard Bona

singer · b. 1967

Days alive

17,167

Roza Rymbayeva

actor · b. 1957

Days alive

20,819

🇪🇸Sergio Ruiz Mulas

athlete · b. 1986

Days alive

10,227

Troian Bellisario

🇺🇸Troian Bellisario

actor · b. 1985

Days alive

10,592

🇩🇪Uwe Tellkamp

German writer and physician · b. 1968

Days alive

16,801

🇫🇷Wilhelm Uhde

German art historian, dealer and collector (1874-1947) · 1874–1947

Days lived

26,590

AB

🇺🇸Ann Bonfoey Taylor

deceased

American aviator and fashion designer (1910-2007) · 1910–2007

Days lived

35,393

🇪🇸Camilo Cienfuegos

Cuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla (1932–1959) · 1932–1959

Days lived

10,126

🇫🇷Charles Despiau

artist · 1874–1946

Days lived

26,290

🇺🇸Dean L. Larsen

Mormon leader · 1927–2019

Days lived

33,760

🇺🇸Edith Peters

American singer and actress (1926-2000) · 1926–2000

Days lived

27,226

🇩🇪Ernst Gräfenberg

German gynaecologist and medical researcher (1881–1957) · 1881–1957

Days lived

27,790

🇬🇧Jack Robinson

film director · 1870–1931

Days lived

22,468

🇺🇸Jerry Lee Lewis

singer-songwriter · 1935–2022

Days lived

31,806

🇩🇪Jiří Gruša

Czech diplomat, poet and writer (1938-2011) · 1938–2011

Days lived

26,650

🇩🇪Marianne Kehlau

German actress (1925-2002) · 1925–2002

Days lived

28,394

🇨🇦Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023) · 1969–2023

Days lived

19,793

Oswald Boelcke

military person · 1891–1916

Days lived

9,293

🇺🇸Porter Wagoner

Singer · 1927–2007

Days lived

29,297

🇪🇸Rafael Alberti

Spanish poet (1902–1999) · 1902–1999

Days lived

35,380

🇺🇸Richard Smalley

scientist · 1943–2005

Days lived

22,790

🇵🇱Tadeusz Mazowiecki

Polish politician and prime minister (1927-2013) · 1927–2013

Days lived

31,605

🇩🇪Theodor Reuss

singer · 1855–1923

Days lived

24,958

🇺🇸Tina Aumont

French actress (1946–2006) · 1946–2006

Days lived

22,171

Walter Held

German journalist (1910-1942) · 1910–1942

Days lived

11,629

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,130

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,793

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,668

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,573

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,478

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇵🇹Manoel de Oliveira

actor · 1908–2015

Days lived

38,828

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,418

🇺🇸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

64,218

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,660

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,626

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,260

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,704

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,356

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,687

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,356

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,708

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,251

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,161

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,138

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,558

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,375

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,670

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,983

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,940

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,719