On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 22 2015
Born on This Day
Albert Neisser
deceasedGerman physician (1855-1916) · 1855–1916
Days lived
22,469
Aloys Wobben🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1952–2021
Days lived
25,393
Annabelle Lee🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1922–2008
Days lived
31,574
Balthazar Getty🇺🇸
American actor and musician · b. 1975
Days alive
14,610
Bernd Heynemann🇩🇪
German football referee · b. 1954
Days alive
22,280
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Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla🇨🇺
journalist · b. 1958
Days alive
20,819
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Carlos Ruiz
film director · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
Charles White🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (born 1958) · 1958–2023
Days lived
23,730
Conrad Veidt🇬🇧
deceasedGerman actor (1893–1943) · 1893–1943
Days lived
18,332
D. W. Griffith🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1875–1948
Days lived
26,845
Franz Josef Huber🇩🇪
deceasedGerman SS general (1902–1975) · 1902–1975
Days lived
26,671
Galina Zybina🇷🇺
deceasedRussian shot-putter, javelin thrower, and coach (1931–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
34,169
Gertrud Pätsch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnologist and philologist (1910–1994) · 1910–1994
Days lived
31,007
Gitta Saxx🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1965
Days alive
18,262
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
deceasedNotable Trials · 1729–1781
Days lived
19,017
Greg Oden🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
9,862
Hidetoshi Nakata🇯🇵
Japanese association football player · b. 1977
Days alive
13,879
István Dobai
deceasedHungarian poet (1899–1938) · 1899–1938
Days lived
14,469
Joe Perry🇺🇸
deceasedPlayer of American football (1927-2011) · 1927–2011
Days lived
30,774
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Joseph Hill
deceasedsinger and songwriter for the reggae group Culture (1949-2006) · 1949–2006
Days lived
21,028
Josh Spence🇦🇺
film director · b. 1988
Days alive
9,862
Lizz Wright🇺🇸
American jazz and gospel singer · b. 1980
Days alive
12,784
Melanie Winiger🇨🇭
Swiss model-actor · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
Mohamed Sissoko🇫🇷
Malian-French footballer (born 1985) · b. 1985
Days alive
10,957
Mukhran Vakhtangadze🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1973
Days alive
15,340
Nyan Win🇲🇾
Military General and Chief Minister of Bago Region · b. 1953
Days alive
22,645
Pau Cubarsí
association football player · b. 2007
Days alive
2,922
Peter Lohmeyer🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1962
Days alive
19,358
Peter Steiner🇨🇭
deceasedmusic-making advertising character, e.g. “milka” chocolates · 1917–2007
Days lived
33,166
Philipp Blom🇩🇪
musician · b. 1970
Days alive
16,436
Sebastián Morquio🇺🇾
football player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,245
Sergei Eisenstein🇱🇻
deceasedSoviet filmmaker (1898–1948) · 1898–1948
Days lived
18,281
Shahram Entekhabi🇮🇷
Iranian artist (born 1963) · b. 1963
Days alive
18,993
Shaun Cody🇺🇸
All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman · b. 1983
Days alive
11,688
Simone Bacciocchi
football player · b. 1977
Days alive
13,879
Sinéad Mulvey🇮🇪
Irish singer · b. 1988
Days alive
9,862
Steve Perry🇺🇸
singer · b. 1949
Days alive
24,106
Tamás Cseh🇭🇺
deceasedsinger · 1943–2009
Days lived
24,304
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President of Singapore · b. 1957
Days alive
21,184
Tilo Medek🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1940–2006
Days lived
24,119
Tony Campise🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1943–2010) · 1943–2010
Days lived
24,516
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U Thant🇲🇾
deceasedwriter · 1909–1974
Days lived
24,048
Wilhelm Genazino🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1943–2018
Days lived
27,718
Willa Ford🇺🇸
American actor, model, singer, composer, dancer and musician · b. 1981
Days alive
12,418
Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz🇵🇱
deceasedartist · 1861–1917
Days lived
20,550
Died on This Day
Andy Marte🇩🇴
deceasedfilm director · 1983–2017
Days lived
12,147
Anselmo Sacasas🇨🇺
deceasedCuban bandleader · 1912–1998
Days lived
31,106
Bernhard Sprengel🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1899–1985
Days lived
31,326
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Carl Martin Edsman🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish theologian · 1911–2010
Days lived
35,975
Claire Waldoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman singer (1884-1957) · 1884–1957
Days lived
26,390
Claude Piron🇨🇭
deceasedYouTube personality · 1931–2008
Days lived
28,089
Clive Sarstedt🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,491
Eduardo Frei Montalva🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1911–1982
Days lived
25,939
Else Lasker-Schüler🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,738
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Francis Buchholz🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1954–2026
Days lived
26,270
Hartmut Becker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1938–2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,577
Heath Ledger🇦🇺
deceasedactor · 1979–2008
Days lived
10,520
Hubert Mohr🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest, historian of religion and medievalist (1914-2011) · 1914–2011
Days lived
35,328
Jaki Liebezeit🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician (1938–2017) · 1938–2017
Days lived
28,731
Jean Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedBritish-American actress (1929–2010) · 1929–2010
Days lived
29,576
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Jimmy Armfield🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish footballer (1935-2018) · 1935–2018
Days lived
30,074
Karl Nessler🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1872–1951
Days lived
28,753
Lionel Giles🇬🇧
deceasedphilosopher · 1875–1958
Days lived
29,974
Lyndon B. Johnson🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1908–1973
Days lived
23,524
Paul Walden🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1863–1957
Days lived
34,148
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Ralph Barton Perry🇺🇸
deceasedphilosopher · 1876–1957
Days lived
29,422
Robert P. Patterson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican federal judge, Undersecretary of War, later Secretary of War (1891-1952) · 1891–1952
Days lived
22,258
Telly Savalas🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1922–1994
Days lived
26,299
Wolfgang Thonke🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1938–2019
Days lived
29,245
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
59,190
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,868
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,216
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
44,879
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
42,754
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
41,659
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
40,564
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
66,861
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,504
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
65,034
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,731
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,304
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
54,746
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
53,712
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,346
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
50,790
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,442
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,241
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,755
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
73,773
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,442
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
32,794
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,337
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,247
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,224
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,684
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,106
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
15,644
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,461
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
13,756
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,069
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,026
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
12,805