On This Day

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February 20 2015

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Events on This Day

Wins César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Adèle Haenel
milestone

Born on This Day

Died on This Day

🇪🇸Angel Ayala
deceased
Spanish cleric and writer (1867-1960) · 1860–1960
Days lived
36,514
🇩🇪Anita Augspurg
deceased
German jurist, actress, writer, editor, and activist (1857–1943) · 1857–1943
Days lived
31,196

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Born on February 20 Died on February 20 On This Day Day Lookup

Actor · 1954–2026

Days lived

26,399

🇨🇿Antonín Bartoníček

athlete · b. 1949

Days alive

24,106

🇯🇵Antonio Inoki

deceased

Japanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022) · 1943–2022

Days lived

29,078

🇩🇪Arthur Abraham

Armenian-German boxer · b. 1980

Days alive

12,784

🇵🇱Artur Boruc

football player · b. 1980

Days alive

12,784

🇺🇸Charles Barkley

Basketball player · b. 1963

Days alive

18,993

🇺🇸Cindy Crawford

Supermodel, Entrepreneur, Actress · b. 1966

Days alive

17,897

🇨🇦Dennis Drainville

Canadian politician · b. 1954

Days alive

22,280

🇩🇪DJ Taucher

German DJ · b. 1966

Days alive

17,897

Ekrem Celil

weightlifter · b. 1980

Days alive

12,784

🇵🇱Emilia Krakowska

Polish actress · b. 1940

Days alive

27,394

🇺🇸George Devol

deceased

American inventor (1912–2011) · 1912–2011

Days lived

36,332

🇬🇧Gordon Brown

politician · b. 1951

Days alive

23,376

🇰🇷Han Deok-hee

football player · b. 1987

Days alive

10,227

🇩🇪Hans Christian Blech

deceased

German actor (1915-1993) · 1915–1993

Days lived

28,503

🇨🇭Hans Urwyler

deceased

Chief Apostle of the Apostolic Church (1925-1997) · 1925–1997

Days lived

26,569

🇩🇪Heinz Erhardt

deceased

German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979) · 1909–1979

Days lived

25,672

🇺🇸Helen Murray Free

deceased

American chemist and educator (1923–2021) · 1923–2021

Days lived

35,865

🇩🇪Ina Barfuss

German textile artist (born 1949) · b. 1949

Days alive

24,106

🇺🇸Jack Bicknell

American football player and coach · b. 1938

Days alive

28,124

🇮🇱Jacob Perry

Israeli politician · b. 1944

Days alive

25,933

Jay Hernandez

Actor · b. 1978

Days alive

13,514

Joao Grimaldo

association football player · b. 2003

Days alive

4,383

🇲🇽Joaquín Reyes Chávez

football player · b. 1978

Days alive

13,514

🇳🇱Joop Geurts

deceased

Dutch baseball player · 1923–2009

Days lived

31,418

🇩🇪Julia Franck

writer · b. 1970

Days alive

16,436

🇩🇪Julia Jentsch

German actress · b. 1978

Days alive

13,514

🇩🇪Karl Hans Albrecht

deceased

entrepreneur · 1920–2014

Days lived

34,480

🇬🇧Kate Walsh

English singer · b. 1983

Days alive

11,688

🇺🇸Kurt Cobain

deceased

singer · 1967–1994

Days lived

9,906

🇫🇷Laurent Dauthuille

deceased

French boxer (1924–1971) · 1924–1971

Days lived

17,307

🇨🇳Lee Shau-kee

deceased

Hong Kong business magnate (1928–2025) · 1928–2025

Days lived

35,455

🇺🇸Majandra Delfino

American actress, singer · b. 1981

Days alive

12,418

🇲🇽Max Cetto

deceased

Mexican architect and historian (1903–1980) · 1903–1980

Days lived

28,169

🇩🇪Oliver Caruso

German weightlifter · b. 1974

Days alive

14,975

🇩🇪Oliver Mark

artist · b. 1963

Days alive

18,993

Olivia Rodrigo

singer-songwriter · b. 2003

Days alive

4,383

🇩🇪Philipp Neumann

basketball player · b. 1992

Days alive

8,401

🇩🇪Rainer Buhmann

German chess player (born 1981) · b. 1981

Days alive

12,418

Rihanna

Artist/Entrepreneur · b. 1988

Days alive

9,862

🇺🇸Robert Altman

deceased

American filmmaker (1925–2006) · 1925–2006

Days lived

29,858

🇩🇪Robert Huber

chemist · b. 1937

Days alive

28,489

🇮🇪Sally Rooney

Novelist · b. 1991

Days alive

8,766

🇺🇸Sidney Poitier

deceased

Oscar Winners · 1927–2022

Days lived

34,654

🇩🇪Herbert Ehrenberg

deceased

German politician (1926-2018) · 1926–2018

Days lived

33,299

🇩🇪Hermann Jansen

deceased

German architect (1869-1945) · 1869–1945

Days lived

27,661

🇵🇱Juliusz Bursche

deceased

Polish bishop (1862–1942) · 1862–1942

Days lived

29,011

🇰🇷Kim Seong-jip

deceased

South Korean weightlifter (1919-2016) · 1919–2016

Days lived

35,467

🇺🇸Maria Goeppert Mayer

deceased

scientist · 1906–1972

Days lived

23,978

🇩🇪Max Schreck

deceased

German actor (1879-1936) · 1879–1936

Days lived

20,620

🇩🇪Reinhard Mannesmann

deceased

German engineer and entrepreneur (1856–1922) · 1856–1922

Days lived

24,023

🇬🇧Robert Bolt

deceased

actor · 1924–1995

Days lived

25,756

🇩🇪Ulrich Roski

deceased

German singer songwriter (1944-2003) · 1944–2003

Days lived

21,537

🇺🇸Zachary Breaux

deceased

American jazz guitarist (1960–1997) · 1960–1997

Days lived

13,388

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,245

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,908

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,783

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,688

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,593

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

deceased

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇵🇹Manoel de Oliveira

deceased

actor · 1908–2015

Days lived

38,828

🇷🇺Barys Kit

deceased

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,533

🇺🇸Tilikum

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇯🇵Tama

deceased

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

🇺🇸Harambe

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,333

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,775

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,741

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,375

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,819

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,471

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,802

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,471

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,823

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,366

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,276

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,253

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,673

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,490

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,785

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,098

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,055

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,834

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇪🇸Abel Gómez Moreno

🇺🇸Ansel Adams

🇬🇧Anthony Head

Died on This Day

🇪🇸Angel Ayala

🇩🇪Anita Augspurg

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

🇸🇭Jonathan

🇺🇸Koko

Companies That Existed

🇫🇷Hermes

🇺🇸Procter & Gamble

Already Published

🇮🇹Meditations

🇪🇸Don Quixote

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

🇺🇸12 Angry Men

🇨🇿Antonín Bartoníček

🇯🇵Antonio Inoki

🇩🇪Arthur Abraham

🇵🇱Artur Boruc

🇺🇸Charles Barkley

🇺🇸Cindy Crawford

🇨🇦Dennis Drainville

🇩🇪DJ Taucher

Ekrem Celil

🇵🇱Emilia Krakowska

🇺🇸George Devol

🇬🇧Gordon Brown

🇰🇷Han Deok-hee

🇩🇪Hans Christian Blech

🇨🇭Hans Urwyler

🇩🇪Heinz Erhardt

🇺🇸Helen Murray Free

🇩🇪Ina Barfuss

🇺🇸Jack Bicknell

🇮🇱Jacob Perry

Jay Hernandez

Joao Grimaldo

🇲🇽Joaquín Reyes Chávez

🇳🇱Joop Geurts

🇩🇪Julia Franck

🇩🇪Julia Jentsch

🇩🇪Karl Hans Albrecht

🇬🇧Kate Walsh

🇺🇸Kurt Cobain

🇫🇷Laurent Dauthuille

🇨🇳Lee Shau-kee

🇺🇸Majandra Delfino

🇲🇽Max Cetto

🇩🇪Oliver Caruso

🇩🇪Oliver Mark

Olivia Rodrigo

🇩🇪Philipp Neumann

🇩🇪Rainer Buhmann

Rihanna

🇺🇸Robert Altman

🇩🇪Robert Huber

🇮🇪Sally Rooney

🇺🇸Sidney Poitier

🇩🇪Herbert Ehrenberg

🇩🇪Hermann Jansen

🇵🇱Juliusz Bursche

🇰🇷Kim Seong-jip

🇺🇸Maria Goeppert Mayer

🇩🇪Max Schreck

🇩🇪Reinhard Mannesmann

🇬🇧Robert Bolt

🇩🇪Ulrich Roski

🇺🇸Zachary Breaux

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

Lajos Perley

🇺🇸George Polley