On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 12 2015
Born on This Day
Adalbero Heussinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest (1923–2011) · 1923–2011
Days lived
32,130
Angelo Branduardi🇮🇹
actor · b. 1950
Days alive
23,741
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Anni Steuer🇩🇪
deceasedOlympic hurler · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,273
Art Kuehn🇨🇦
American football player · b. 1953
Days alive
22,645
Aylar Lie🇳🇴
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
11,323
Benjamin Sadler🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1971
Days alive
16,071
Bernard Sabrier🇲🇦
businessperson · b. 1953
Days alive
22,645
Bernie Paul🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1950
Days alive
23,741
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Bill Russell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player (1934–2022) · 1934–2022
Days lived
32,311
Caterine Ibargüen🇨🇴
Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump · b. 1984
Days alive
11,323
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Charles Quigley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1906-1964) · 1906–1964
Days lived
21,359
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Claudia Ciesla🇵🇱
Polish-German actress · b. 1987
Days alive
10,227
Ehud Barak🇮🇱
Former Prime Minister of Israel, Military Officer · b. 1942
Days alive
26,663
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Franco Zeffirelli🇮🇹
deceasedItalian director and politician (1923-2019) · 1923–2019
Days lived
35,187
George Carnoutsos🇳🇿
New Zealand field hockey player · b. 1958
Days alive
20,819
Gérard Gnanhouan🇫🇷
Ivorian and French footballer · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
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Gucci Mane
Notable Trials · b. 1980
Days alive
12,784
Gustav Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist and graphic designer (1888–1972) · 1888–1972
Days lived
30,951
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Gustl Bayrhammer🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1922–1993
Days lived
26,004
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Hansi Burg🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1898–1975
Days lived
28,153
Heinrich Triepel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist (1868–1946) · 1868–1946
Days lived
28,773
Hermine Schröder🇩🇪
deceasedGerman athletics competitor · 1911–1978
Days lived
24,650
Hoang Anh Tuan
Vietnamese weightlifter · b. 1985
Days alive
10,957
Jahon Qurbonov
athlete · b. 1986
Days alive
10,592
Josef Blösche🇩🇪
deceasedSS soldier and war criminal (1912–1969) · 1912–1969
Days lived
20,987
Josef Pešice🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1950–2017
Days lived
24,781
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Josh Brolin🇺🇸
American actor (born 1968) · b. 1968
Days alive
17,167
József Varga🇭🇺
Hungarian field hockey player (1955-) · b. 1955
Days alive
21,915
Julius Streicher
deceasedNotable Trials · 1885–1946
Days lived
22,525
Jürgen Thormann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1928–2024) · 1928–2024
Days lived
35,348
Kathleen Antonelli🇮🇪
deceasedIrish computer programmer (1921-2006) · 1921–2006
Days lived
31,113
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
association football player · b. 2001
Days alive
5,113
Krešimir Lončar🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
11,688
Leandro Montera da Silva🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1985
Days alive
10,957
Lee Cheuk-yan🇨🇳
politician · b. 1957
Days alive
21,184
Lou Andreas-Salomé🇷🇺
deceasedYouTube personality · 1861–1937
Days lived
27,751
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Ludwig Stössel🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1883–1973
Days lived
32,858
María Becerra🇦🇷
Singer · b. 2000
Days alive
5,479
Marie von Bülow🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1857–1941
Days lived
30,879
Mate Boban🇧🇦
deceasedmilitary person · 1940–1997
Days lived
20,965
Max Klinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer (1857–1920) · 1857–1920
Days lived
23,153
Michel Martelly🇭🇹
politician · b. 1961
Days alive
19,723
Nana Ioseliani🇬🇪
Georgian chess player · b. 1962
Days alive
19,358
Nils Hellner🇩🇪
German archaeologist · b. 1965
Days alive
18,262
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Patricia Field🇺🇸
American costume and fashion designer (born 1941) · b. 1941
Days alive
27,028
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Ray Manzarek🇺🇸
deceasedrapper · 1939–2013
Days lived
27,126
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Raymond Kurzweil🇺🇸
American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist and inventor (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
24,472
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Rina Kawaei🇯🇵
singer · b. 1995
Days alive
7,305
Robert P. Patterson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican federal judge, Undersecretary of War, later Secretary of War (1891-1952) · 1891–1952
Days lived
22,258
Sigmund Rascher🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Schutzstaffel doctor (1909–1945) · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,222
Stéphane Franke🇫🇷
deceasedathletics competitor (1964–2011) · 1964–2011
Days lived
17,298
Steve Hackett🇬🇧
British guitarist and singer · b. 1950
Days alive
23,741
Tara Strong🇨🇦
Canadian-American actress · b. 1973
Days alive
15,340
Thilo Sarrazin🇩🇪
YouTube personality · b. 1945
Days alive
25,567
Thubten Gyatso
deceased13th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1876-1933) · 1876–1933
Days lived
21,127
Tim Redding🇺🇸
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
13,514
Vaĺmien Aladaŭ🇧🇾
deceasedBelarusian architect · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,501
Vladimír Suchánek🇨🇿
deceasedCzech artist (1933-2021) · 1933–2021
Days lived
32,124
Wilhelm Pfannenstiel🇩🇪
deceasedPhysician and SS-Standartenführer (1890-1982) · 1890–1982
Days lived
33,864
Will Glahé🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician · 1902–1989
Days lived
32,059
Yoshiko Yamaguchi🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese singer and actress (1920-2014) · 1920–2014
Days lived
34,541
Zoran Mušič🇮🇹
deceasedartist · 1909–2005
Days lived
35,166
Died on This Day
Al Jarreau🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1940–2017
Days lived
28,096
Albert von Schrenck-Notzing🇩🇪
deceasedGerman parapsychologist & psychotherapist (1862-1929) · 1862–1929
Days lived
24,376
Domenica Niehoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman dominatrix, prostitute and activist (1945–2009) · 1945–2009
Days lived
23,204
Donald Judd🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1928–1994
Days lived
23,995
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Dziga Vertov🇵🇱
deceasedRussian-Soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker (1896-1954) · 1896–1954
Days lived
21,225
Edwin Holt Hughes
deceasedAmerican Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church · 1866–1950
Days lived
30,382
Fritz Klatte🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1880–1934
Days lived
19,678
Gerald Gardner🇬🇧
deceasedBritish Wiccan leader (1884–1964) · 1884–1964
Days lived
29,097
Gisela Bleibtreu-Ehrenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sociologist · 1929–2025
Days lived
34,893
Harold Gilman
deceasedartist · 1876–1919
Days lived
15,706
Iginio Rogger🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest and Church historian (1919-2014) · 1919–2014
Days lived
34,510
Jacques Crickillon🇧🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1940–2021
Days lived
29,372
Jean Renoir🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1894–1979
Days lived
30,830
Julius Bab🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1880–1955
Days lived
27,090
Mat Mathews🇳🇱
deceasedDutch musician (1924-2009) · 1924–2009
Days lived
30,920
Movita Castaneda🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1916–2015) · 1916–2015
Days lived
36,100
Nodar Kumaritashvili
deceasedathlete · 1988–2010
Days lived
7,749
Oskar von Hindenburg🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1883–1960
Days lived
28,135
Peggy Gilbert🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1905–2007) · 1905–2007
Days lived
37,281
Peter Alexander🇦🇹
deceasedsinger · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,908
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Thomas Bernhard🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989) · 1931–1989
Days lived
21,188
Waldemar Steffen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman high and long jumper (1872–1965) · 1872–1965
Days lived
33,653
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
59,211
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,889
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,237
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
44,900
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
42,775
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,680
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
40,585
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
66,882
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,525
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
65,055
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,752
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,325
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
54,767
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
53,733
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,367
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
50,811
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,463
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,262
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,776
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
73,794
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,463
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
32,815
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,358
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,268
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,245
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,705
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,127
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
15,665
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,482
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
13,777
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,090
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,047
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
12,826