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October 12 2015

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Events on This Day

Appears in 'Suffragette'
Carey Mulligan
milestone

Born on This Day

🇳🇱Adriaan Paulen
deceased
football player · 1902–1985
Days lived
30,161
🇺🇸Adrian Wilson
American football player and executive (born 1979) · b. 1979
Days alive
13,150
Alexander Wittek

Died on This Day

🇬🇧Alex Salmond
deceased
politician · 1954–2024
Days lived
25,489
🇬🇧Alfred Kerr
deceased
German writer (1867–1948) · 1867–1948
Days lived
29,512

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
59,454
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,132

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,125
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,298
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,995

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,505
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,019

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,948
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,370

Born on October 12 Died on October 12 On This Day Day Lookup

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deceased

Austrian chess player (1852–1894) · 1852–1894

Days lived

15,187

Anja Niedringhaus

🇩🇪Anja Niedringhaus

German photojournalist (1965–2014) · 1965–2014

Days lived

17,707

Anke Wild

🇩🇪Anke Wild

German field hockey player · b. 1967

Days alive

17,533

Ante Gotovina

Ante Gotovina

Notable Trials · b. 1955

Days alive

21,916

August Horch

🇩🇪August Horch

entrepreneur · 1868–1951

Days lived

30,064

Botho Graef

🇩🇪Botho Graef

German art historian and archaeologist (1857–1917) · 1857–1917

Days lived

21,729

Brad Thomas

🇦🇺Brad Thomas

film director · b. 1977

Days alive

13,880

Carlos the Jackal

Carlos the Jackal

Notable Trials · b. 1949

Days alive

24,107

Charlie Ward

🇺🇸Charlie Ward

basketball player · b. 1970

Days alive

16,437

Chen Shui-bian

Chen Shui-bian

Notable Trials · b. 1950

Days alive

23,742

Daniel Vilches Arroyo

🇪🇸Daniel Vilches Arroyo

athlete · b. 1978

Days alive

13,515

Dietrich von Hildebrand

🇩🇪Dietrich von Hildebrand

writer · 1889–1977

Days lived

31,883

Émile Parisien

🇫🇷Émile Parisien

French saxophonist · b. 1982

Days alive

12,054

Éverton Santos

🇧🇷Éverton Santos

Brazilian association football player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,593

Felix Klare

🇩🇪Felix Klare

German actor · b. 1978

Days alive

13,515

Gary Botha

🇿🇦Gary Botha

South African rugby union and rugby league footballer · b. 1981

Days alive

12,419

Hanns Seidel

🇩🇪Hanns Seidel

German politician (1901–1961) · 1901–1961

Days lived

21,848

Hans Georg Klamroth

🇩🇪Hans Georg Klamroth

entrepreneur · 1898–1944

Days lived

16,755

Helmut Losch

🇩🇪Helmut Losch

German weightlifter (1947–2005) · 1947–2005

Days lived

20,911

Inge Brück

🇩🇪Inge Brück

actor · 1936–2025

Days lived

32,474

Inge Heybroek

🇳🇱Inge Heybroek

field hockey player (1915–1956) · 1915–1956

Days lived

14,731

Jan Studnicka

🇦🇹Jan Studnicka

Austrian association footballer (1883-1967) · 1883–1967

Days lived

30,687

Janay DeLoach

🇺🇸Janay DeLoach

American track and field athlete · b. 1985

Days alive

10,958

Jane Siberry

🇨🇦Jane Siberry

Canadian singer-songwriter · b. 1955

Days alive

21,916

Jongho (Choi Jong-ho)

🇰🇷Jongho (Choi Jong-ho)

K-pop Idol (ATEEZ) · b. 2000

Days alive

5,479

Jorane

🇨🇦Jorane

singer-songwriter · b. 1975

Days alive

14,611

Ledley King

🇬🇧Ledley King

football player · b. 1980

Days alive

12,784

Luca Carboni

🇮🇹Luca Carboni

singer-songwriter · b. 1962

Days alive

19,359

Luciano Pavarotti

🌍Luciano Pavarotti

Opera singer · 1935–2007

Days lived

26,263

Manuchar Kvirkvelia

Manuchar Kvirkvelia

athlete · b. 1978

Days alive

13,515

Marion Jones

Marion Jones

Notable Trials · b. 1975

Days alive

14,611

Martin Corry

🇬🇧Martin Corry

English rugby union footballer · b. 1973

Days alive

15,341

Nikola Milenković

Nikola Milenković

association football player · b. 1997

Days alive

6,575

Nina Andreyeva

🇷🇺Nina Andreyeva

politician · 1938–2020

Days lived

29,872

Ole-Johan Dahl

🇳🇴Ole-Johan Dahl

Norwegian computer scientist (1931–2002) · 1931–2002

Days lived

25,829

Origa

🇯🇵Origa

Russian singer · 1970–2015

Days lived

16,169

Peter Betz

🇩🇪Peter Betz

German SS-member · 1913–1974

Days lived

22,035

Raúl Goni

🇪🇸Raúl Goni

football player · b. 1988

Days alive

9,862

Rick Ferrell

🇺🇸Rick Ferrell

American baseball player and coach (1905–1995) · 1905–1995

Days lived

32,796

Roland Mack

🇩🇪Roland Mack

entrepreneur · b. 1949

Days alive

24,107

Shanta Shelke

🇮🇳Shanta Shelke

Marathi poet and writer (1922–2002) · 1922–2002

Days lived

29,093

Soledad Pastorutti

🇦🇷Soledad Pastorutti

Argentine folk singer · b. 1980

Days alive

12,784

Sönke Möhring

🇩🇪Sönke Möhring

actor · b. 1972

Days alive

15,706

Tony Fiore

🇺🇸Tony Fiore

film director · b. 1971

Days alive

16,072

Truxtun Hare

🇺🇸Truxtun Hare

American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956) · 1878–1956

Days lived

28,237

Urs Remond

🇨🇭Urs Remond

Swiss actor · b. 1964

Days alive

18,628

Will Berthold

🇩🇪Will Berthold

German screenwriter (1924–2000) · 1924–2000

Days lived

27,642

Yang Lei

🇨🇳Yang Lei

Chinese singer · b. 1984

Days alive

11,323

Yves Blein

🇫🇷Yves Blein

French politician · b. 1954

Days alive

22,281

Željko Milinovič

🇸🇮Željko Milinovič

Slovenian association football player · b. 1969

Days alive

16,802

Arkady Strugatsky

🇬🇪Arkady Strugatsky

deceased

writer · 1925–1991

Days lived

24,152

Bernhard Minetti

🇩🇪Bernhard Minetti

musician · 1905–1998

Days lived

34,228

Bruno Beger

🇩🇪Bruno Beger

German racial anthropologist (1911–2009) · 1911–2009

Days lived

35,964

Fritz Achterberg

🇩🇪Fritz Achterberg

German actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971

Days lived

33,216

Gene Vincent

🇺🇸Gene Vincent

singer-songwriter · 1935–1971

Days lived

13,393

Gillo Pontecorvo

🇮🇹Gillo Pontecorvo

Italian film director (1919–2006) · 1919–2006

Days lived

31,740

Günther Blumentritt

🇩🇪Günther Blumentritt

German general (1892–1967) · 1892–1967

Days lived

27,638

Harry Valérien

🇩🇪Harry Valérien

journalist · 1923–2012

Days lived

32,486

Isidor Behrens

🇸🇪Isidor Behrens

Swedish sports administrator (1868–1951) · 1868–1951

Days lived

30,598

Jan Willem Wegstapel

Jan Willem Wegstapel

Dutch politician (1924–2020) · 1924–2020

Days lived

35,253

João Bosco Burnier

🇧🇷João Bosco Burnier

Brazilian priest (1917–1976) · 1917–1976

Days lived

21,674

John Denver

John Denver

singer-songwriter · 1943–1997

Days lived

19,645

Katharine Burr Blodgett

🇺🇸Katharine Burr Blodgett

American physicist (1898-1979) · 1898–1979

Days lived

29,860

Ken Murray

🇺🇸Ken Murray

Entertainer, producer, author (1903-1988) · 1903–1988

Days lived

31,138

Litokwa Tomeing

Litokwa Tomeing

former President of the Marshall Islands (1939-2020) · 1939–2020

Days lived

29,585

Lucie Englisch

🇦🇹Lucie Englisch

actor · 1902–1965

Days lived

23,258

Max Winkler

🇩🇪Max Winkler

German nazi politician (1875-1961) · 1875–1961

Days lived

31,447

Oscar Baumann

🇦🇹Oscar Baumann

Austrian cartographer (1864-1899) · 1864–1899

Days lived

12,893

Reinhart Ahlrichs

🇩🇪Reinhart Ahlrichs

chemist · 1940–2016

Days lived

28,030

René Lacoste

🇫🇷René Lacoste

French tennis player · 1904–1996

Days lived

33,706

Rudolf Warnecke

🇩🇪Rudolf Warnecke

German artist · 1905–1994

Days lived

32,792

Werner Kubitzki

🇩🇪Werner Kubitzki

field hockey player (1915-1994) · 1915–1994

Days lived

29,041

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,480

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,143

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,018

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,923

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,828

Barys Kit

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,384

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

37,988

Toko Shinoda

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,421

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,768

Tilikum

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,797

Stubbs

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,406

Harambe

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,212

April

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,763

Boo

🇺🇸Boo

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,692

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,568

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,010

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,976

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,610

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,054

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,706

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,037

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,706

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,058

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,601

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,511

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,488

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,908

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,725

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,020

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,333

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,290

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,069