On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 16 2015
Events on This Day
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Starred in '12 Monkeys'
Amanda Schull
Born on This Day
Aaliyah🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1979–2001
Days lived
8,257
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Albert Pujols🇺🇸
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
12,784
Alexander Acosta🇺🇸
Attorney, Former Government Official · b. 1969
Days alive
16,801
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg🇩🇪
deceasedHead of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg (1923-2014) · 1923–2014
Days lived
33,485
Béla Gajdátsy
deceasedmodel · 1887–1952
Days lived
23,982
Brandon McDonald🇺🇸
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
12,784
Carl W. Ackerman🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1890–1970
Days lived
29,485
Carlos Pellicer🇲🇽
deceasedwriter · 1897–1977
Days lived
29,250
Casey Mitchell🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
9,862
Chalkie White🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish rugby union player and coach (1929-2005) · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,767
Dan Hurley🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
15,340
Dave Brown🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican cornerback in the National Football League (1953-2006) · 1953–2006
Days lived
19,352
Debbie Allen🇺🇸
American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer (born 1950) · b. 1950
Days alive
23,741
Drago Druškovič🇦🇹
Austrian artist · b. 1950
Days alive
23,741
Eberhard Ferstl🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1933–2019) · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,676
Eduardo Frei Montalva🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1911–1982
Days lived
25,939
Eleanor Marx
deceasedEnglish-born activist and daughter of Karl Marx (1855–1898) · 1855–1898
Days lived
15,780
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Eva Habermann🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1976
Days alive
14,245
Francis Jones
deceasedBritish physicist · 1914–1988
Days lived
27,113
Fulgencio Batista🇨🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,500
Germán Orozco🇦🇷
Argentine field hockey player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,245
Glenn Ordway🇺🇸
American sportscaster · b. 1951
Days alive
23,376
Gregor Gysi🇩🇪
German lawyer and left-wing politician · b. 1948
Days alive
24,472
Guy Chamberlin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1894-1967) · 1894–1967
Days lived
26,740
Heinrich Gaedcke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman General and Knight's Cross recipient (1905–1992) · 1905–1992
Days lived
32,116
Heinz Cibulka🇦🇹
Austrian photographer (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
26,298
İsmail Konuk
Turkish association football player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
9,862
James May🇬🇧
English television presenter and journalist · b. 1963
Days alive
18,993
Jan Felix Knobel🇩🇪
German decathlete · b. 1989
Days alive
9,496
Jennie🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (BLACKPINK) · b. 1996
Days alive
6,940
Jennie Kim🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (BLACKPINK) · b. 1996
Days alive
6,940
Johannes Rau🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1931–2006
Days lived
27,405
John Carpenter🇺🇸
American filmmaker, composer and actor (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
24,472
Kate Moss🇬🇧
Supermodel, Fashion Icon, Businesswoman · b. 1974
Days alive
14,975
Leonor Michaelis🇺🇸
deceasedchemist · 1875–1949
Days lived
27,293
Michael Sprott🇬🇧
British boxer · b. 1975
Days alive
14,610
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Pau Torres
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,574
Paul Lasne🇫🇷
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,496
Ralph Gibson🇺🇸
American photographer (1939–) · b. 1939
Days alive
27,759
Reinhard Jirgl🇩🇪
writer · b. 1953
Days alive
22,645
Reinhart Ahlrichs🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1940–2016
Days lived
28,029
Reto Ziegler🇨🇭
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,592
Roberto Roena🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican musician · 1940–2021
Days lived
29,836
Sade Adu🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1959
Days alive
20,454
Sergey Kirdyapkin🇷🇺
Russian race walker · b. 1980
Days alive
12,784
Seungkwan (Boo Seung-kwan)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (SEVENTEEN) · b. 1998
Days alive
6,209
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Stephan Lichtsteiner🇨🇭
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,323
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Susan Sontag🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004) · 1933–2004
Days lived
26,279
Susanne Wiest🇩🇪
German activist · b. 1967
Days alive
17,532
Valeriane Gaprindashvili🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1982
Days alive
12,053
Walter Schellenberg🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1910–1952
Days lived
15,415
Wilhelm Normann
deceasedchemist · 1870–1939
Days lived
25,306
William Kennedy🇺🇸
journalist · b. 1928
Days alive
31,777
Died on This Day
Albert Fish
deceasedNotable Trials · 1870–1936
Days lived
23,982
Ali Dara🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1915-1981) · 1915–1981
Days lived
24,032
Arturo Toscanini🇮🇹
deceasedmusician · 1867–1957
Days lived
32,804
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Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman prince (1851–1928) · 1851–1928
Days lived
28,048
David Lynch🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1946–2025
Days lived
28,851
Dettmar Cramer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1929–2023) · 1929–2023
Days lived
34,024
Edgar Sampson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist (1907–1973) · 1907–1973
Days lived
23,880
Edith Hannam🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish tennis player (1878-1951) · 1878–1951
Days lived
26,346
Eugen Hultsch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman indologist, epigraphist and philologist (1857–1927) · 1857–1927
Days lived
25,494
Georg Heym
deceasedwriter · 1887–1912
Days lived
8,843
Gertrud Höchsmann🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian fashion designer (1902–1990) · 1902–1990
Days lived
31,885
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Gustav Leonhardt🇳🇱
deceasedmusician · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,546
Hugo Münsterberg🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1863–1916
Days lived
19,221
Jack Bogle🇺🇸
deceasedInvestor & Vanguard Founder · 1929–2019
Days lived
32,760
José Sulaimán🇲🇽
deceasedMexican businessman (1931-2014) · 1931–2014
Days lived
30,182
Julius Bamberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1880–1951) · 1880–1951
Days lived
25,871
Leonid Zvavich🇷🇺
deceasedRussian scientist · 1945–2024
Days lived
28,547
Margarete Susman🇨🇭
deceasedGerman poet, journalist and author (1872-1966) · 1872–1966
Days lived
34,061
Martial Caillebotte🇫🇷
deceasedFrench photographer, composer and philatelist (1853–1910) · 1853–1910
Days lived
20,737
Maximilian Schwedler🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1853–1940
Days lived
31,701
Peter Groeger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1933–2018) · 1933–2018
Days lived
30,910
Phil Spector
deceasedNotable Trials · 1939–2021
Days lived
29,607
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Rudolf August Oetker🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1916–2007
Days lived
32,990
Ruth Berlau🇩🇰
deceasedDanish actress (1906-1974) · 1906–1974
Days lived
24,617
Willy Burmester🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1869–1933
Days lived
23,316
Wolf Ackva🇩🇪
deceasedactor (1911-2000) · 1911–2000
Days lived
32,312
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
59,184
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,862
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,210
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
44,873
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
42,748
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,653
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
40,558
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
66,855
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,498
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
65,028
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,725
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,298
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
54,740
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
53,706
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,340
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
50,784
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,436
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,235
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,749
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
73,767
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,436
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
32,788
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,331
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,241
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,218
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,678
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,100
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
15,638
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,455
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
13,750
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,063
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,020
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
12,799