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February 22 2015

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Born on This Day

Died on This Day

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 22 Died on February 22 On This Day Day Lookup

Days alive

10,957

🇦🇹Alf Poier

singer · b. 1967

Days alive

17,532

🇬🇪Archil Arveladze

athlete · b. 1973

Days alive

15,340

🇹🇿Bayume Mohamed Husen

deceased

German actor and victim of National Socialism (1904-1944) · 1904–1944

Days lived

14,886

🇺🇸Ben Sasse

Politician · b. 1972

Days alive

15,706

🇺🇸Bill Frist

American physician, businessman, and politician · b. 1952

Days alive

23,011

🇦🇹Chakuza

Austrian rapper · b. 1981

Days alive

12,418

🇩🇪Christine Theiss

German kickboxer · b. 1980

Days alive

12,784

🇩🇪Claudia Hiersche

German actress · b. 1977

Days alive

13,879

🇺🇸Connor Storrie

Actor · b. 2000

Days alive

5,479

🇺🇸Dan Millman

athlete · b. 1946

Days alive

25,202

🇺🇸Danja

American record producer and songwriter from Virginia · b. 1982

Days alive

12,053

🇺🇸Drew Barrymore

Actor · b. 1975

Days alive

14,610

🇺🇸Edna St. Vincent Millay

deceased

writer · 1892–1950

Days lived

21,423

Edward Frossard

deceased

Anglican Priest · 1887–1948

Days lived

22,452

🇦🇹Engelbert Hundertpfund

deceased

Austrian cross-country skier · 1918–1999

Days lived

29,653

🇩🇪Ernst Huberty

deceased

German sports journalist (1927–2023) · 1927–2023

Days lived

35,125

🇺🇸Ernst Jäckh

deceased

Journalist and Orientalist (1875–1959) · 1875–1959

Days lived

30,856

🇩🇪Florian Kunz

field hockey player · b. 1972

Days alive

15,706

🇫🇷François Cavanna

deceased

French writer, journalist, cartoonist, publisher and press owner (1923-2014) · 1923–2014

Days lived

33,214

🇦🇹Franz Kutschera

deceased

Austrian policeman and war criminal (1904-1944) · 1904–1944

Days lived

14,589

🇩🇪Fritz Strassmann

deceased

chemist · 1902–1980

Days lived

28,549

🇮🇹Giuliano Montaldo

deceased

Italian film director (1930–2023) · 1930–2023

Days lived

34,164

🇨🇭Hakan Yakın

Turkish-Swiss association football player (born 1977) · b. 1977

Days alive

13,879

🇯🇵Harumi Miyako

Japanese singer and actress (1948-) · b. 1948

Days alive

24,472

🇩🇪Heinrich Hertz

deceased

philosopher · 1857–1894

Days lived

13,462

🇩🇪Hildegard Maria Rauchfuß

deceased

German writer (1918–2000) · 1918–2000

Days lived

30,046

🇵🇱Horst Köhler

deceased

politician · 1943–2025

Days lived

29,930

🇩🇪Hugo Ball

deceased

German author, poet and one of the leading Dada artists (1886–1927) · 1886–1927

Days lived

15,178

🇬🇧James Blunt

singer-songwriter · b. 1974

Days alive

14,975

Jean-Bedel Bokassa

deceased

Notable Trials · 1921–1996

Days lived

27,648

🇩🇪Joachim Witt

German rock musician · b. 1949

Days alive

24,106

🇺🇸Jonathan Demme

deceased

actor · 1944–2017

Days lived

26,727

🇺🇸Julius Erving

American basketball player (born 1950) · b. 1950

Days alive

23,741

🇩🇪Karl Koller

deceased

German Wehrmacht general Officer in the Wehrmacht’s Luftwaffe Branch · 1898–1951

Days lived

19,660

🇩🇪Karl Otto Götz

deceased

artist · 1914–2017

Days lived

37,799

🇲🇾Khun Sa

deceased

Burmese mobster (1934-2007) · 1934–2007

Days lived

26,909

🇩🇪Kurt Haverbeck

deceased

German field hockey player and physician (1899–1988) · 1899–1988

Days lived

32,529

🇩🇪Louise Dumont

deceased

actor · 1862–1932

Days lived

25,650

🇪🇸Luis Buñuel

deceased

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983) · 1900–1983

Days lived

30,472

🇺🇸Michael Chang

American tennis player · b. 1972

Days alive

15,706

🇺🇸Michael Johnston

Film actor · b. 1996

Days alive

6,940

🇺🇸Nelson Bunker Hunt

deceased

American businessman (1926-2014) · 1926–2014

Days lived

32,383

🇦🇹Niki Lauda

deceased

entrepreneur · 1949–2019

Days lived

25,654

🇭🇺Olga Orgonista

deceased

athlete · 1901–1978

Days lived

28,395

Otto Modersohn

deceased

German painter (1865-1943) · 1865–1943

Days lived

28,504

🇦🇷Pedro Ochoa

deceased

football player · 1900–1947

Days lived

17,361

🇩🇪Pulsedriver

rapper · b. 1974

Days alive

14,975

🇺🇸Rajon Rondo

American basketball player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

🇬🇧Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

deceased

writer · 1857–1941

Days lived

30,635

🇩🇪Rüdiger Rainer Minor

deceased

German bishop (1939–2017) · 1939–2017

Days lived

28,683

🇬🇪Shota Arveladze

athlete · b. 1973

Days alive

15,340

🇦🇺Steve Irwin

deceased

Conservationist, zookeeper, television personality · 1962–2006

Days lived

16,265

🇦🇲Taron Voskanyan

Armenian footballer · b. 1993

Days alive

8,035

🇺🇸Thomas Jane

writer · b. 1969

Days alive

16,801

🇩🇪Thomas Wessinghage

German distance runner · b. 1952

Days alive

23,011

Timothy Weah

association football player · b. 2000

Days alive

5,479

🇬🇧Tommy Bowe

Rugby union player and television presenter from Ireland · b. 1984

Days alive

11,323

🇺🇸Tony Jaros

deceased

American basketball player (1920–1995) · 1920–1995

Days lived

27,453

🇺🇸Andy Warhol

deceased

artist · 1928–1987

Days lived

21,384

🇩🇪Annemarie Hase

deceased

singer · 1900–1971

Days lived

25,820

🇸🇪Axel Hambraeus

deceased

Swedish writer and priest (1890–1983) · 1890–1983

Days lived

34,019

🇦🇹Barbara Valentin

deceased

Austrian actress (1940-2002) · 1940–2002

Days lived

22,349

🇺🇸Curtis Bernhardt

deceased

German film director (1899–1981) · 1899–1981

Days lived

29,898

Ernst Günther II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

deceased

Titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1863-1921) · 1863–1921

Days lived

21,014

🇦🇹Heinz Peter Mayer

deceased

Austrian artist (1944-2012) · 1944–2012

Days lived

24,656

🇭🇷Ivan Picelj

deceased

Croatian painter and sculptor (1924-2011) · 1924–2011

Days lived

31,620

Joe Brandt

deceased

Actor · 1882–1939

Days lived

20,670

Johannes Dieckmann

deceased

German politician (1893-1969) · 1893–1969

Days lived

27,792

🇦🇹Lore Lorentz

deceased

actor · 1920–1994

Days lived

26,826

🇩🇪Margret van Munster

deceased

German actress (1919–2010) · 1919–2010

Days lived

32,974

🇺🇸Nanette Fabray

deceased

Actor · 1920–2018

Days lived

35,547

🇬🇧Nicholas Courtney

deceased

British actor (1929–2011) · 1929–2011

Days lived

29,653

Nol Houtkamp

deceased

Dutch baseball player (1928–2018) · 1928–2018

Days lived

32,591

🇦🇹Oskar Kokoschka

deceased

artist · 1886–1980

Days lived

34,325

Sophie Scholl

deceased

Notable Trials · 1921–1943

Days lived

7,959

🇦🇹Stefan Zweig

deceased

YouTube personality · 1881–1942

Days lived

22,000

🇭🇺Tivadar Soros

deceased

writer · 1893–1968

Days lived

27,348

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,247

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,910

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,785

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,690

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,595

🇦🇹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

12,535

🇺🇸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

64,335

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,777

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,743

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,377

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,821

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,473

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,804

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,473

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,825

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,368

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,278

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,255

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,675

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,492

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,787

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,100

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,057

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,836

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇺🇸Abe Attell

🇪🇸Abraham Minero

🇦🇺Adam Blackley

Died on This Day

🇫🇮Aarno Ruusuvuori

🇮🇹Alois Pupp

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

🇦🇹Alf Poier

🇬🇪Archil Arveladze

🇹🇿Bayume Mohamed Husen

🇺🇸Ben Sasse

🇺🇸Bill Frist

🇦🇹Chakuza

🇩🇪Christine Theiss

🇩🇪Claudia Hiersche

🇺🇸Connor Storrie

🇺🇸Dan Millman

🇺🇸Danja

🇺🇸Drew Barrymore

🇺🇸Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edward Frossard

🇦🇹Engelbert Hundertpfund

🇩🇪Ernst Huberty

🇺🇸Ernst Jäckh

🇩🇪Florian Kunz

🇫🇷François Cavanna

🇦🇹Franz Kutschera

🇩🇪Fritz Strassmann

🇮🇹Giuliano Montaldo

🇨🇭Hakan Yakın

🇯🇵Harumi Miyako

🇩🇪Heinrich Hertz

🇩🇪Hildegard Maria Rauchfuß

🇵🇱Horst Köhler

🇩🇪Hugo Ball

🇬🇧James Blunt

Jean-Bedel Bokassa

🇩🇪Joachim Witt

🇺🇸Jonathan Demme

🇺🇸Julius Erving

🇩🇪Karl Koller

🇩🇪Karl Otto Götz

🇲🇾Khun Sa

🇩🇪Kurt Haverbeck

🇩🇪Louise Dumont

🇪🇸Luis Buñuel

🇺🇸Michael Chang

🇺🇸Michael Johnston

🇺🇸Nelson Bunker Hunt

🇦🇹Niki Lauda

🇭🇺Olga Orgonista

Otto Modersohn

🇦🇷Pedro Ochoa

🇩🇪Pulsedriver

🇺🇸Rajon Rondo

🇬🇧Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

🇩🇪Rüdiger Rainer Minor

🇬🇪Shota Arveladze

🇦🇺Steve Irwin

🇦🇲Taron Voskanyan

🇺🇸Thomas Jane

🇩🇪Thomas Wessinghage

Timothy Weah