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April 13, 2015

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Born on This Day

Alessandro Bastoni
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
5,844
🇩🇪Alexander Voigt
German footballer · b. 1978
Days alive
13,514
🇨🇺Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven
deceased
scientist · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,543
🇦🇺Arthur Fadden
deceased
politician · 1894–1973
Days lived
28,862
🇺🇸Baron Davis
American basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Bernard Rudofsky
deceased
Austrian architect (1905-1988) · 1905–1988
Days lived
30,284
🇫🇷Bertrand Laquait
French footballer · b. 1977
Days alive
13,879
🇺🇸Cardia Jackson
American football player · b. 1988
Days alive
9,861
🇪🇸Carles Puyol
football player · b. 1978
Days alive
13,514
🇺🇸Christopher Hitchens
deceased
English American author and journalist (1949–2011) · 1949–2011
Days lived
22,891
🇺🇸Don Joseph
deceased
American musician (1923-1994) · 1923–1994
Days lived
25,901
🇩🇪Efim Bogoljubov
deceased
Russian chess player (1889–1952) · 1889–1952
Days lived
23,076
🇦🇹Elisabeth Trissenaar
deceased
Austrian actress (1944–2024) · 1944–2024
Days lived
29,130
🇦🇹Elisabeth Waldheim
deceased
politician · 1922–2017
Days lived
34,655
🇩🇪Emilie Snethlage
deceased
German-Brazilian naturalist and ornithologist (1868-1929) · 1868–1929
Days lived
22,505
🇲🇽Enrique González Martínez
deceased
Mexican poet, diplomat and doctor (1871–1952) · 1871–1952
Days lived
29,531
🇺🇸Eudora Welty
deceased
artist · 1909–2001
Days lived
33,704
🇩🇪Ferdinand Gregori
deceased
German actor (1870–1928) · 1870–1928
Days lived
21,427
🇩🇪Ferdinand von Alten
deceased
German film actor (1885-1933) · 1885–1933
Days lived
17,504
🇮🇹Gaetano Mauro
deceased
Italian priest (1888-1969) · 1888–1969
Days lived
29,846
🇷🇺Garry Kasparov
journalist · b. 1963
Days alive
18,993
🇩🇪Gottfried Wagner
writer · b. 1947
Days alive
24,837
🇭🇺Gréta Arn
Hungarian tennis player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
🇦🇹Hans Gansch
musician · b. 1953
Days alive
22,645
🇩🇪Horst Stechbarth
deceased
German politician (1925-2016) · 1925–2016
Days lived
33,294
🇺🇸Hunter Pence
American baseball player (born 1983) · b. 1983
Days alive
11,688
🇷🇺Irina Khakamada
Russian politician(born in 1955) · b. 1955
Days alive
21,915
🇧🇪James Ensor
deceased
artist · 1860–1949
Days lived
32,726
🇫🇷Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio
YouTube personality · b. 1940
Days alive
27,393
🇪🇸José Ignacio Tellechea Idígoras
deceased
Spanish theologian (1928-2008) · 1928–2008
Days lived
29,184
🇺🇸Josh Gordon
American football player (born 1991) · b. 1991
Days alive
8,766
🇦🇹Konrad Paul Liessmann
Austrian literature reviewer · b. 1953
Days alive
22,645
🇩🇪Lou Bega
German singer · b. 1975
Days alive
14,610
🇨🇭Ludwig Binswanger
deceased
Swiss psychiatrist and essayist (1881-1966) · 1881–1966
Days lived
30,978
🇺🇸Meghann Shaughnessy
American tennis player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
🇨🇿Michal Bílek
athlete · b. 1965
Days alive
18,262
🇸🇪Nils Nilsson Skum
deceased
Saami artist (1872–1951) · 1872–1951
Days lived
29,111
🇩🇪Ole von Beust
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
21,915
🇷🇺Omar Dokka
deceased
Chechen warlord (1964-2013) · 1964–2013
Days lived
18,044
🇺🇸Peabo Bryson
deceased
Singer · 1951–2026
Days lived
27,444
🇩🇪Rudi Völler
German footballer and manager · b. 1960
Days alive
20,088
🇫🇷Safet Sušić
Bosnian footballer · b. 1955
Days alive
21,915
🇮🇪Samuel Beckett
deceased
Irish writer (1906–1989) · 1906–1989
Days lived
30,569
🇮🇪Seamus Heaney
deceased
Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013) · 1939–2013
Days lived
27,168
Sergey Shnurov
Actor · b. 1973
Days alive
15,340
🇩🇪Simon Greul
German tennis player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,418
🇺🇸Stanley Donen
deceased
American film director and choreographer (1924-2019) · 1924–2019
Days lived
34,647
🇩🇪Thomas Schumacher
rapper · b. 1972
Days alive
15,705
🇺🇸Tony Wroten
basketball player · b. 1993
Days alive
8,035
🇫🇮Ville Sorvali
singer · b. 1980
Days alive
12,783

Died on This Day

🇮🇹Carlo Carrà
deceased
artist · 1881–1966
Days lived
31,106
🇩🇪Christian Stock
deceased
German politician (1884-1967) · 1884–1967
Days lived
30,417

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
59,271
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,949

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,942
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,115
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,812

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,322
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,836

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,765
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,187

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🇺🇸Don Blasingame

film director · 1932–2005

Days lived

26,691

🇪🇸Eduardo Galeano

YouTube personality · 1940–2015

Days lived

27,250

🇸🇪Ernst Cassirer

philosopher · 1874–1945

Days lived

25,887

🇫🇷Georges Duhamel

writer · 1884–1966

Days lived

29,871

🇩🇪Günter Grass

YouTube personality · 1927–2015

Days lived

31,956

🇩🇪Henning Schwarz

politician (1928-1993) · 1928–1993

Days lived

23,547

Johann Wilhelm Spengel

🇩🇪Johann Wilhelm Spengel

German zoologist (1852–1921) · 1852–1921

Days lived

25,255

🇩🇪Jürgen Serke

German journalist and writer (1938–2024) · 1938–2024

Days lived

31,406

Lang Jingshan

artist · 1892–1995

Days lived

37,506

🇪🇸Manuel García Nieto

Spanish academic · 1894–1974

Days lived

29,227

🇪🇸Mario Vargas Llosa

YouTube personality · 1936–2025

Days lived

32,523

🇩🇪Matthias Hinze

actor · 1969–2007

Days lived

13,944

🇺🇸Miloš Forman

Czech American director, screenwriter, and professor (1932–2018) · 1932–2018

Days lived

31,466

🇮🇪Moya Brennan

Singer · 1952–2026

Days lived

26,915

🇩🇪Richard Riemerschmid

German architect, painter, designer, and city planner (1868-1957) · 1868–1957

Days lived

32,438

Sergo Hambardzumyan

Armenian weightlifter (1910-1983) · 1910–1983

Days lived

26,712

🇩🇪Traugott Herr

military person · 1890–1976

Days lived

31,255

🇩🇪Veit Harlan

German film director (1899-1964) · 1899–1964

Days lived

23,579

Willi Stoph

politician · 1914–1999

Days lived

30,959

🇮🇱Zvi Alderoti

Israeli politician · 1934–2018

Days lived

30,655

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,297

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,960

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,835

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,740

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,645

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

37,805

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,585

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇯🇵Tama

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,385

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,827

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,793

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,427

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,871

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,523

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,854

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,523

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,875

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,418

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,328

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,305

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,725

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,542

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,837

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,150

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,107

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,886