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May 21 2015

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Al Franken
American comedian and politician (born 1951) · b. 1951
Days alive
23,376
🇬🇧Alex Danson
British field hockey player · b. 1985
Days alive
10,957
🇷🇺Andrei Sakharov
deceased
politician · 1921–1989
Days lived
25,044
🇳🇿Anika Moa
singer-songwriter · b. 1980
Days alive
12,783
🇮🇪Buck Buchanan
deceased
rugby union player (1904-1956) · 1904–1956
Days lived
19,180
🇺🇸Channa Horwitz
deceased
artist · 1932–2013
Days lived
29,563
🇫🇷Christian Audigier
deceased
French fashion designer (1958–2015) · 1958–2015
Days lived
20,868
🇨🇦Eddie Thompson
deceased
Canadian football player · 1917–1943
Days lived
9,467
🇨🇦Endel Ruberg
deceased
artist · 1917–1989
Days lived
26,520
🇦🇹Ewald Stadler
Austrian politician, MEP · b. 1961
Days alive
19,723
🇧🇷Frejat
singer · b. 1962
Days alive
19,358
🇩🇪Friedl Brehm
deceased
journalist · 1917–1983
Days lived
23,966
🇫🇷Gaspard Augé
Musician · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
🇷🇴Gheorghe Olteanu
Romanian cross-country skier · b. 1926
Days alive
32,507
🇬🇧Graham Dunlop
British field hockey player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,244
🇺🇸Günter Blobel
deceased
German American biologist (1999 Nobel Prize) · 1936–2018
Days lived
29,858
🇺🇸Hannah Einbinder
Comedian · b. 1995
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Hans Berger
deceased
scientist · 1873–1941
Days lived
24,847
Jeffrey Dahmer
deceased
Notable Trials · 1960–1994
Days lived
12,609
🇩🇪Joachim Kirst
East German decathlete · b. 1947
Days alive
24,837
🇩🇪Joachim Schmid
artist · b. 1955
Days alive
21,915
🇺🇾José Batlle y Ordóñez
deceased
politician · 1856–1929
Days lived
26,814
🇮🇹Karl Felix Wolff
deceased
journalist · 1879–1966
Days lived
31,964
🇦🇹Karl Schwanzer
deceased
architect (1918–1975) · 1918–1975
Days lived
20,910
🇩🇪Karl von Spreti
deceased
German diplomat (1907-1970) · 1907–1970
Days lived
22,965
🇦🇱Kastro Zizo
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
11,322
🇨🇭Kurt Röthlisberger
Swiss football referee · b. 1951
Days alive
23,376
🇩🇪Lars Rehmann
tennis player · b. 1975
Days alive
14,610
🇺🇸Laura Loomer
Journalist · b. 1993
Days alive
8,035
🇨🇿Lucie Hradecká
Czech tennis player · b. 1985
Days alive
10,957
🇭🇺Marcel Breuer
deceased
Hungarian-American architect (1902-1981) · 1902–1981
Days lived
28,896
🇫🇷Maryline Desbiolles
French novelist · b. 1959
Days alive
20,454
🇩🇪Maximilian Mutzke
singer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,418
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Notable Trials · b. 1937
Days alive
28,489
🇩🇪Niels Ruf
German actor and television presenter · b. 1973
Days alive
15,340
🇳🇴Nukeduck
Norwegian electronic sports player · b. 1996
Days alive
6,939
🇳🇬Oba Femi
Professional wrestler · b. 1998
Days alive
6,209
🇺🇸Olivia Olson
American actress and singer · b. 1992
Days alive
8,400
🇺🇸Orlando Maldonado
boxer · b. 1959
Days alive
20,454
Peter Lim
Investor & Entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
22,645
🇬🇧Peter Phillips
deceased
Pop Artist · 1939–2025
Days lived
31,445
🇩🇴Ricardo Rodríguez
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
13,514
🇺🇸Ricky Williams
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
13,879
🇺🇸Russell Knipp
deceased
American weightlifter (1942–2006) · 1942–2006
Days lived
23,334
🇷🇺Sergei Shoigu
military person · b. 1955
Days alive
21,915
🇺🇸Seth Klarman
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1957
Days alive
21,184
🇺🇸Tay Zonday
singer · b. 1982
Days alive
12,053
🇺🇸Taylor Sheridan
Actor · b. 1970
Days alive
16,436
🇺🇸The Notorious B.I.G.
deceased
American rapper (1972–1997) · 1972–1997
Days lived
9,058
🇦🇹Thomas Morris
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
17,897
🇩🇪Uwe Rahn
German association football player · b. 1962
Days alive
19,358
🇺🇸Varvara Lepchenko
Ukrainian-American tennis player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,592
🇺🇦Victoria Petryk
singer · b. 1997
Days alive
6,574
🇯🇵Yuji Yoshimi
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
13,514

Died on This Day

🇨🇭Adam Dario Keel
deceased
Swiss artist (1924–2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,154
🇨🇭Arnold Hottinger
deceased
Swiss journalist (1926-2019) · 1926–2019
Days lived
33,769

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
59,309
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,987

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,980
🇺🇸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
65,153
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,850

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,360
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,874

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,803
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,225

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🇩🇪Arthur Dinter

deceased

German writer, botanist and Nazi politician (1876–1948) · 1876–1948

Days lived

26,260

🇧🇷Carlos Lacerda

politician · 1914–1977

Days lived

23,032

Erich Mielke

Notable Trials · 1907–2000

Days lived

33,748

🇩🇪Ernst Zermelo

philosopher · 1871–1953

Days lived

29,883

🇭🇺Géza Havass

model · 1913–2001

Days lived

32,045

🇭🇺Géza Lakatos

general in Hungary (1890–1967) · 1890–1967

Days lived

28,144

🇩🇪Hans Goldschmidt

entrepreneur · 1861–1923

Days lived

22,767

🇩🇪Hans-Adolf Prützmann

German general (1901-1945) · 1901–1945

Days lived

15,969

🇩🇪Kurt Halbritter

German illustrator (1924–1978) · 1924–1978

Days lived

19,599

🇩🇪Kurt Waitzmann

actor (1905–1985) · 1905–1985

Days lived

29,331

🇫🇷Marcel Jacques Boulenger

journalist · 1873–1932

Days lived

21,438

🇩🇪Marie Schlei

German politician (1919–1983) · 1919–1983

Days lived

23,187

🇦🇹Michael Mayr

politician · 1864–1922

Days lived

21,224

🇳🇿Neville Mitchell

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach · 1913–1981

Days lived

24,652

Oliver Chace

Actor · 1769–1852

Days lived

30,220

🇮🇳Rajiv Gandhi

politician · 1944–1991

Days lived

17,075

🇭🇺Remig Békefi

Hungarian Latin Catholic priest, historian (1858–1924) · 1858–1924

Days lived

24,032

🇪🇸Ricard Opisso

cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and painter from Spain (1880-1966) · 1880–1966

Days lived

31,227

🇺🇸Rosemary Radford Ruether

American theologian · 1936–2022

Days lived

31,246

🇺🇸Sammy Davis, Sr.

American dancer · 1900–1988

Days lived

31,937

Sultanmahmut Toraygirov

Kazakhstani writer · 1893–1920

Days lived

9,700

🇬🇷Vasilis N. Triantafillidis

Greek actor (1940-2018) · 1940–2018

Days lived

28,503

🇦🇹Wilhelm Kuntner

Austrian soldier (1915–2001) · 1915–2001

Days lived

31,232

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,335

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,998

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,873

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,778

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,683

🇦🇹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

37,843

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,623

🇺🇸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

64,423

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,865

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,831

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,465

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,909

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,561

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,892

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,561

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,913

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,456

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,366

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,343

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,763

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,580

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,875

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,188

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,145

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,924