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April 2 2015

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Historical Events

Sirindhorn's 60th birthday celebration
politics

Born on This Day

Died on This Day

Albert Pike
deceased
lawyer · 1809–1891
Days lived
29,679
🇮🇹Aldo Fabrizi
deceased
Italian actor and cinema and theatre director (1905-1990) · 1905–1990
Days lived
30,833

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 April 2 Died on April 2 On This Day Day Lookup

· b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

🇩🇪Annett Louisan

German singer · b. 1977

Days alive

13,879

🇵🇱Arnold Schering

deceased

writer · 1877–1941

Days lived

23,349

Arnold Schottländer

deceased

German chess player (1854-1909) · 1854–1909

Days lived

20,248

🇺🇸Barbara Jordan

American tennis player · b. 1957

Days alive

21,184

🇫🇷Brice Mach

French rugby union player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

🇬🇧Bryan Houghton

deceased

British catholic priest (1911-1992) · 1911–1992

Days lived

29,817

🇲🇽Carlos Salcido

football player · b. 1980

Days alive

12,783

🇩🇪Carola Toelle

deceased

German actress (1893–1958) · 1892–1958

Days lived

24,041

Charles Urbanus jr.

Dutch baseball player · b. 1955

Days alive

21,915

🇺🇸Clark Gregg

American actor, screenwriter and director (born 1962) · b. 1962

Days alive

19,358

🇺🇸Derick Armstrong

American football player · b. 1979

Days alive

13,149

🇩🇪Deva Premal

German singer · b. 1970

Days alive

16,436

🇬🇧Emmylou Harris

country singer · b. 1947

Days alive

24,837

🇩🇪Garrelt Duin

German politician (SPD) · b. 1968

Days alive

17,166

🇿🇦Greg Nicol

Olympic field hockey player · b. 1975

Days alive

14,610

🇩🇪Hans Rosenthal

deceased

German radio and television host of the 1970s and 80s (1925–1987) · 1925–1987

Days lived

22,594

🇸🇪Harald Andersson

deceased

Swedish discus thrower (1907–1985) · 1907–1985

Days lived

28,536

🇩🇪Hendrik Herzog

German footballer · b. 1969

Days alive

16,801

🇺🇸Hughie Jennings

deceased

Major League Baseball player and manager (1869-1928) · 1869–1928

Days lived

21,488

🇳🇱Ibrahim Afellay

Dutch footballer (born 1991 · b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

🇬🇧James Haskell

English rugby union player · b. 1985

Days alive

10,957

🇩🇪Jesko Friedrich

German actor · b. 1974

Days alive

14,975

🇩🇪Julia Dahmen

German actress · b. 1978

Days alive

13,514

🇩🇪Julian Reister

German tennis player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

🇩🇪Karl-Siegbert Rehberg

German sociologist · b. 1943

Days alive

26,298

Keshorn Walcott

Trinidadian javelin thrower · b. 1993

Days alive

8,035

🇺🇸Lee DeWyze

singer · b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

🇩🇪Mariella Ahrens

actress and model from Germany · b. 1969

Days alive

16,801

🇺🇸Marvin Gaye

deceased

singer-songwriter · 1939–1984

Days lived

16,436

🇯🇵Masahiro Sukigara

Japanese association football player · b. 1966

Days alive

17,897

🇩🇪Matthias Bachinger

German tennis player · b. 1987

Days alive

10,227

🇺🇸Max Ernst

deceased

artist · 1891–1976

Days lived

31,045

🇮🇪Michael Fassbender

German-Irish actor (born 1979) · b. 1977

Days alive

13,879

🇩🇪Nana Spier

German actress and voice actress · b. 1971

Days alive

16,071

🇳🇱Piet Besanger

deceased

Dutch baseball player · 1898–1962

Days lived

23,358

🇺🇸Prince Paul

rapper · b. 1967

Days alive

17,532

🇩🇪Rolf Buch

German manager, Chief Executive Officer of Vonovia · b. 1965

Days alive

18,262

🇺🇸Roselyn Sánchez

Puerto Rican actress, producer, writer, singer-songwriter, and model (born 1973) · b. 1973

Days alive

15,340

🇬🇧Roshan Seth

actor · b. 1942

Days alive

26,663

🇫🇷Serge Gainsbourg

deceased

actor · 1928–1991

Days lived

22,979

🇩🇪Sonja Gerhardt

German film and television actress · b. 1989

Days alive

9,496

🇨🇳Tang Deshang

Olympic weightlifter · b. 1991

Days alive

8,766

🇦🇹Thomas Glavinic

Austrian writer · b. 1972

Days alive

15,705

🇩🇪Tine Wittler

German writer, television presenter, actor and businesswoman · b. 1973

Days alive

15,340

🇩🇪Ulrich Schumacher

German chief executive officer · b. 1958

Days alive

20,819

Walter Chaffe

deceased

athlete · 1870–1918

Days lived

17,551

🇨🇳Zhang Yimou

Chinese filmmaker · b. 1950

Days alive

23,741

🇵🇱Antoni Naumczyk

deceased

Polish priest (1925–1969) · 1925–1969

Days lived

16,162

🇮🇹Antonio Livi

deceased

Italian philosopher, priest and editor (1938–2020) · 1938–2020

Days lived

29,806

🇺🇸Buddy Rich

deceased

American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987) · 1917–1987

Days lived

25,386

🇺🇸Estelle Harris

deceased

Actor · 1928–2022

Days lived

34,313

🇩🇪Franz Halder

deceased

military person · 1884–1972

Days lived

32,052

🇦🇹Franz von Bayros

deceased

Austrian artist, illustrator, and painter (1866–1924) · 1866–1924

Days lived

21,138

🇫🇷Georges Pompidou

deceased

politician · 1911–1974

Days lived

22,917

🇺🇸Gil Hodges

deceased

film director · 1924–1972

Days lived

17,530

🇸🇪Hannes Alfvén

deceased

Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and science fiction author (1908–1995), winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Physics · 1908–1995

Days lived

31,718

🇩🇪Hans Wilhelm Hagen

deceased

German art historian and journalist (1907–1969) · 1907–1969

Days lived

22,609

🇵🇱John Paul II

deceased

writer · 1920–2005

Days lived

31,000

🇵🇹Manoel de Oliveira

deceased

actor · 1908–2015

Days lived

38,828

🇺🇸Maud Barger-Wallach

deceased

US tennis player (1870-1959) · 1870–1959

Days lived

32,432

🇩🇪Notker Wolf

deceased

musician · 1940–2024

Days lived

30,601

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

deceased

Notable Trials · 1936–2018

Days lived

29,773

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,286

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,949

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,824

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,729

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,634

🇦🇹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

12,574

🇺🇸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

64,374

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,816

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,782

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,416

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,860

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,512

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,843

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,512

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,864

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,407

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,317

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,294

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,714

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,531

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,826

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,139

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,096

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,875

On This Day

Historical Events

Born on This Day

Alec Guinness

🇩🇪Alexandra Kluge

🇺🇸Ángel Daniel Vassallo

Died on This Day

Albert Pike

🇮🇹Aldo Fabrizi

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

🇩🇪Annett Louisan

🇵🇱Arnold Schering

Arnold Schottländer

🇺🇸Barbara Jordan

🇫🇷Brice Mach

🇬🇧Bryan Houghton

🇲🇽Carlos Salcido

🇩🇪Carola Toelle

Charles Urbanus jr.

🇺🇸Clark Gregg

🇺🇸Derick Armstrong

🇩🇪Deva Premal

🇬🇧Emmylou Harris

🇩🇪Garrelt Duin

🇿🇦Greg Nicol

🇩🇪Hans Rosenthal

🇸🇪Harald Andersson

🇩🇪Hendrik Herzog

🇺🇸Hughie Jennings

🇳🇱Ibrahim Afellay

🇬🇧James Haskell

🇩🇪Jesko Friedrich

🇩🇪Julia Dahmen

🇩🇪Julian Reister

🇩🇪Karl-Siegbert Rehberg

Keshorn Walcott

🇺🇸Lee DeWyze

🇩🇪Mariella Ahrens

🇺🇸Marvin Gaye

🇯🇵Masahiro Sukigara

🇩🇪Matthias Bachinger

🇺🇸Max Ernst

🇮🇪Michael Fassbender

🇩🇪Nana Spier

🇳🇱Piet Besanger

🇺🇸Prince Paul

🇩🇪Rolf Buch

🇺🇸Roselyn Sánchez

🇬🇧Roshan Seth

🇫🇷Serge Gainsbourg

🇩🇪Sonja Gerhardt

🇨🇳Tang Deshang

🇦🇹Thomas Glavinic

🇩🇪Tine Wittler

🇩🇪Ulrich Schumacher

Walter Chaffe

🇨🇳Zhang Yimou

🇵🇱Antoni Naumczyk

🇮🇹Antonio Livi

🇺🇸Buddy Rich

🇺🇸Estelle Harris

🇩🇪Franz Halder

🇦🇹Franz von Bayros

🇫🇷Georges Pompidou

🇺🇸Gil Hodges

🇸🇪Hannes Alfvén