On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 24 2014
Born on This Day
Aki Rahunen🇫🇮
Finnish tennis player · b. 1971
Days alive
15,706
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Alexander Fadeyev
deceasedpolitician · 1901–1956
Days lived
19,864
Alexis Mac Allister
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
5,844
Andrzej Suski🇵🇱
Polish priest · b. 1941
Days alive
26,663
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Angelika Schrobsdorff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1927–2016) · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,361
Ava Gardner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1922–1990) · 1922–1990
Days lived
24,504
Bernd Michael Lade🇩🇪
German actor and film director · b. 1964
Days alive
18,262
Bill Dudley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1921-2010) · 1921–2010
Days lived
32,184
Brigetta Barrett🇺🇸
high jumper from the United States · b. 1990
Days alive
8,766
Cao Lei🇨🇳
weightlifter · b. 1983
Days alive
11,323
Christian Hallén-Paulsen🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian luger · 1945–2012
Days lived
24,478
Christian von Boetticher🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1970
Days alive
16,071
Christiane Schmidtmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor-model (1939-2003) · 1939–2003
Days lived
23,090
Daniel Haaksman🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1968
Days alive
16,801
Dima Bilan🇷🇺
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
12,053
Egon Biscan🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1940–2023
Days lived
29,962
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Elizabeth T. Spira🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian documentary filmmaker, television presenter (1942–2019) · 1942–2019
Days lived
27,834
Elmano Cardim🇧🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1891–1979
Days lived
31,833
Emanuel Lasker
deceasedphilosopher · 1868–1941
Days lived
26,315
Enrique Gil🇵🇭
singer · b. 1992
Days alive
8,035
František Lorenz🇧🇷
deceasedphilosopher · 1872–1957
Days lived
30,831
Geoffrey Dernis🇫🇷
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
12,418
Gerd Briese🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1897–1957) · 1897–1957
Days lived
21,781
Graham Sligo🇳🇿
New Zealand field hockey player · b. 1954
Days alive
21,915
Hamid Karzai
President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 · b. 1957
Days alive
20,819
Hans Söllner🇩🇪
singer · b. 1955
Days alive
21,550
Henny Reents🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1974
Days alive
14,610
Ilham Aliyev🇦🇿
politician · b. 1961
Days alive
19,358
Jonathan Borofsky🇺🇸
American sculptor and printmaker (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
26,298
Josef Uridil🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian footballer (1895-1962) · 1895–1962
Days lived
24,253
Joseph Höffner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal (1906-1987) · 1906–1987
Days lived
29,516
Leopold von Schroeder🇩🇪
deceasedGerman indologist (1851–1920) · 1851–1920
Days lived
24,882
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Lorielle London🇩🇪
artist · b. 1983
Days alive
11,323
Louis Tomlinson
singer · b. 1991
Days alive
8,401
Louise Giblin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist (1895-1973) · 1895–1973
Days lived
28,389
Lyse Doucet🇨🇦
Journalist · b. 1958
Days alive
20,454
Manfred Rommel🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1928–2013
Days lived
30,968
Mark Millar🇬🇧
Scottish comic book writer · b. 1969
Days alive
16,436
Michael Flynn
Notable Trials · b. 1958
Days alive
20,454
Miguel Lutonda🇦🇴
Angolan basketball player · b. 1971
Days alive
15,706
Neeraj Chopra
javelin thrower · b. 1997
Days alive
6,209
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Nicholas Meyer🇺🇸
actor · b. 1945
Days alive
25,202
Pandurang Sadashiv Sane🇮🇳
deceasedMarathi author, teacher, social activist, and freedom fighter from Maharashtra, India · 1899–1950
Days lived
18,431
Paul Mehlitz🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player · 1906–1982
Days lived
27,742
Robert Kurz🇩🇪
deceasedMarxist philosopher, social critic and journalist (1943–2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,044
Ryan Seacrest
television presenter · b. 1974
Days alive
14,610
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Serge Aurier
Notable Trials · b. 1992
Days alive
8,035
Sparrow Mkonto🌍
deceasedPolitical activist · 1951–1985
Days lived
12,239
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Steve Johnson🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,131
Tarja Halonen🇫🇮
President of Finland from 2000 to 2012 · b. 1943
Days alive
25,933
Tod Murphy🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1963
Days alive
18,628
Víctor Cruz🇩🇴
deceasedDominican Republic baseball player (1957–2004) · 1957–2004
Days lived
17,078
Willi Schlage🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess master (1888–1940) · 1888–1940
Days lived
18,759
Winfried Frey🇩🇪
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
16,801
Wolter Kroes
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
16,801
Xatar🇩🇪
deceasedKurdish German rapper · 1981–2025
Days lived
15,841
Died on This Day
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Alban Berg🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1885–1935
Days lived
18,579
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Aleksandrs Vanags🇱🇻
deceasedLatvian footballer (1919-1986) · 1919–1986
Days lived
24,750
Bernard Herrmann
deceasedcomposer · 1911–1975
Days lived
23,554
Bruno Taut🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1880–1938) · 1880–1938
Days lived
21,417
Carl Miele
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1869-1938) · 1869–1938
Days lived
25,353
Edsel Albert Ammons
deceasedAmerican Bishop of the United Methodist Church (1924-2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,722
Eugen Kogon🇦🇹
deceasedwriter · 1903–1987
Days lived
31,006
Frédéric Back🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian animator (1924–2013) · 1924–2013
Days lived
32,767
Ghulam Rasul
deceasedOlympic field hockey player (1931–1991) · 1931–1991
Days lived
22,152
Grete Stern🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1904–1999
Days lived
34,927
Harold Pinter🇬🇧
deceasedactor · 1930–2008
Days lived
28,565
Harvey Martin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and professional wrestler (1950–2001) · 1950–2001
Days lived
18,666
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Jack Klugman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1922–2012) · 1922–2012
Days lived
33,114
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Jeffrey Hayden🇺🇸
deceasedTelevision director · 1926–2016
Days lived
32,943
Johannes Heesters🇦🇹
deceasedDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
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Johnny Oates🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1946-2004) · 1946–2004
Days lived
21,522
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Jozef Adamec🇸🇰
deceasedathlete · 1942–2018
Days lived
28,060
Karl Dönitz
deceasedNotable Trials · 1891–1980
Days lived
32,606
Kazimierz Krukowski🇵🇱
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,641
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Louis Aragon🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1897–1982
Days lived
31,127
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Maria Antonia of Austria🌍
deceasedAristocrat · 1669–1692
Days lived
8,741
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Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1975
Days lived
28,578
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Rudi Dutschke🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1940–1979
Days lived
14,536
Toshirō Mifune🇯🇵
deceasedactor · 1920–1997
Days lived
28,391
Tristan Tzara🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1896–1963
Days lived
24,722
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
59,161
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,839
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,187
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
44,850
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
42,725
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,630
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
40,535
Günter Fronius🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1907–2015
Days lived
39,334
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Manoel de Oliveira🇵🇹
deceasedactor · 1908–2015
Days lived
38,828
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,832
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,475
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
65,005
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,702
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,275
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
54,717
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
53,683
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,317
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
50,761
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,413
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,212
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,726
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
73,744
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,413
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
32,765
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,308
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,218
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,195
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,655
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,077
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
15,615
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,432
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
13,727
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,040
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
12,997
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
12,776