On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 27 2015
Born on This Day
Alan Cumming🇺🇸
British actor · b. 1965
Days alive
18,262
Antonín Mrkos🇨🇿
deceasedCzech astronomer (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,612
Aurélien Tchouaméni
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
5,479
Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre🇩🇪
musician · b. 1975
Days alive
14,610
Bobby Deol🇮🇳
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
16,801
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Bruce Gradkowski🇺🇸
American football player (born 1983) · b. 1983
Days alive
11,688
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Erich Zepler🇩🇪
deceasedElectronics engineer, Chess problemist (1898–1980) · 1898–1980
Days lived
30,056
Ernst Schröder🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1915–1994) · 1915–1994
Days lived
29,035
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Eva Padberg🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1980
Days alive
12,784
Fann Wong🇸🇬
Actress · b. 1971
Days alive
16,071
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Friedrich von Georgi🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian general (1852-1926) · 1852–1926
Days lived
27,024
Georgina Rodríguez🇪🇸
Model · b. 1994
Days alive
7,670
Gottfried Feder🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1941
Days lived
21,424
Hans Modrow🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2023
Days lived
34,713
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Joanna🇧🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1957
Days alive
21,184
John Roberts🇺🇸
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
21,915
Karl Stiegler🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1876–1932
Days lived
20,583
Klaus Heuser🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1957
Days alive
21,184
Kō Itakura
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,574
Luciano Valero Gómez🇲🇽
athlete · b. 1955
Days alive
21,915
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Lupe Fuentes🇪🇸
Colombian house music producer, DJ, and former pornographic actress · b. 1987
Days alive
10,227
Marc Forster🇨🇭
German-Swiss film director (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
16,801
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Mark Owen🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Days alive
15,706
Matt Stover🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1968
Days alive
17,167
Michael Ebling🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1967
Days alive
17,532
Michael Pluijmers
Dutch baseball player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,496
Mikhail Baryshnikov🇸🇺
Actor · b. 1948
Days alive
24,472
Patton Oswalt🇺🇸
Comedian, actor, writer · b. 1969
Days alive
16,801
Per Røntved🇩🇰
deceasedDanish association football player (1949-2023) · 1949–2023
Days lived
27,136
Reinhold Hanisch🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian artist (1884-1937) · 1884–1937
Days lived
19,364
Rudolf Klein-Rhoden🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1871–1936
Days lived
23,718
Soong Ching-ling🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1893–1981
Days lived
32,263
Tam O'Shaughnessy🇺🇸
American educator, children's science writer, professional tennis player · b. 1952
Days alive
23,011
Ulrich Deppendorf🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1950
Days alive
23,741
Václav Hlavatý🇺🇸
deceasedCzech politician and mathematician (*1894 – †1969) · 1894–1969
Days lived
27,377
Valeri Brainin🇩🇪
writer · b. 1948
Days alive
24,472
Ward Howell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chief executive officer (1910-1980) · 1910–1980
Days lived
25,783
Wilhelm II🇩🇪
deceasedas last King of Prussia German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941) · 1859–1941
Days lived
30,078
Wilhelm Morgner
deceasedGerman painter (1891-1917) · 1891–1917
Days lived
9,697
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart🇦🇹
deceasedComposer and musician · 1756–1791
Days lived
13,096
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Wolfgang Böhmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1936–2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,661
Zarganar🇲🇾
Burmese film director · b. 1961
Days alive
19,723
Died on This Day
Alexander Abusch🇵🇱
deceasedwriter · 1902–1982
Days lived
29,202
Anna von Palen
deceasedactress (1875-1939) · 1875–1939
Days lived
23,256
Artur Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,091
Cloris Leachman🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1926–2021
Days lived
34,606
Erich Feigl🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian documentary producer and genocide denialist · 1931–2007
Days lived
27,519
Hans Münch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1911–2001) · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,766
Henry Winterfeld🇺🇸
deceasedGerman writer and artist (1901–1990) · 1901–1990
Days lived
32,435
Ingvar Kamprad
deceasedbusinessperson · 1926–2018
Days lived
33,541
Isaak Babel🇺🇦
deceasedmilitary person · 1894–1940
Days lived
16,634
Johannes Rau🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1931–2006
Days lived
27,405
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1886–1974) · 1886–1974
Days lived
32,107
Lilli Palmer🇨🇭
deceasedGerman actress (1914–1986) · 1914–1986
Days lived
26,181
Louis de Funès🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1914–1983
Days lived
25,017
Luigi Tenco🇮🇹
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1938–1967
Days lived
10,539
Milovan Zoričić🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1884–1971
Days lived
31,651
Otto Weinkamm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1902-1968) · 1902–1968
Days lived
24,089
Paula Ludwig🇦🇹
deceasedartist · 1900–1974
Days lived
27,050
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Prince Oskar of Prussia🇩🇪
deceasedPrussian prince (1888-1958) · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,385
Reino Kuuskoski🇫🇮
deceasedPrime Minister of Finland (1907-1965) · 1907–1965
Days lived
21,194
Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1905–1980
Days lived
27,334
Sándor Gombos🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian fencer (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,351
Siegfried Gumbel
deceasedGerman lawyer and politician (1874-1942) · 1874–1942
Days lived
24,598
Tige Andrews🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1920-2007) · 1920–2007
Days lived
31,725
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
59,195
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,873
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,221
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
44,884
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
42,759
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,664
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
40,569
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
66,866
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,509
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
65,039
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,736
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,309
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
54,751
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
53,717
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,351
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
50,795
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,447
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,246
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,760
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
73,778
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,447
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
32,799
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,342
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,252
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,229
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,689
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,111
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
15,649
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,466
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
13,761
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,074
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,031
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
12,810