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November 16 2015

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Events on This Day

Release of 'Oh My Venus'
So Ji-sub
milestone

Born on This Day

🇨🇭Adam Dario Keel
deceased
Swiss artist (1924–2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,155
🇩🇪Alexander Bangiev
German chess player · b. 1946
Days alive
25,203
Amar'e Stoudemire

Died on This Day

🇨🇿Antonín Hájek
deceased
athlete · 1916–1983
Days lived
24,757
🇫🇷Charles Maurras
deceased
writer · 1868–1952
Days lived
30,891

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
59,489
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,167

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,160
🇺🇸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
65,333
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,030

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,540
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,054

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,983
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,405

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🇺🇸

American basketball player · b. 1982

Days alive

12,054

Arie Haan

Arie Haan

Dutch footballer and manager · b. 1948

Days alive

24,472

Arvid Järnefelt

🇫🇮Arvid Järnefelt

Finnish jurist and writer (1861–1932) · 1861–1932

Days lived

25,974

Björn Emmerling

🇩🇪Björn Emmerling

field hockey player · b. 1975

Days alive

14,611

Brendan Laney

🇳🇿Brendan Laney

Scottish rugby union footballer · b. 1973

Days alive

15,341

Brigitte Zypries

🇩🇪Brigitte Zypries

politician · b. 1953

Days alive

22,646

Bruno Guimarães

Bruno Guimarães

association football player · b. 1997

Days alive

6,575

Carlos Nevado

🇩🇪Carlos Nevado

field hockey player · b. 1982

Days alive

12,054

Chinua Achebe

🇳🇬Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013) · 1930–2013

Days lived

30,077

Dietrich Kraiss

🇩🇪Dietrich Kraiss

military person · 1889–1944

Days lived

19,983

Ebby Thust

🇩🇪Ebby Thust

German boxing promoter · b. 1947

Days alive

24,838

Eric Crouch

🇺🇸Eric Crouch

American football player · b. 1978

Days alive

13,515

Eric Swalwell

🇺🇸Eric Swalwell

Politician · b. 1980

Days alive

12,784

Fernando Cabrera

🇺🇸Fernando Cabrera

film director · b. 1981

Days alive

12,419

Frederick Stambrook

🇨🇦Frederick Stambrook

Canadian soccer administrator · 1929–2005

Days lived

27,441

Gary Mounfield

🇬🇧Gary Mounfield

British bassist (1962–2025) · 1962–2025

Days lived

23,016

George S. Kaufman

🇺🇸George S. Kaufman

American writer (1889-1961) · 1889–1961

Days lived

26,131

Gerardo Chávez

Gerardo Chávez

artist · 1937–2025

Days lived

31,996

Gerhard Kegel

🇩🇪Gerhard Kegel

German politician and jurist (1907-1989) · 1907–1989

Days lived

29,952

Glenn Burke

🇺🇸Glenn Burke

film director · 1952–1995

Days lived

15,536

Han Yan

Han Yan

Actor · b. 1986

Days alive

10,593

Harvey Martin

🇺🇸Harvey Martin

American football player and professional wrestler (1950–2001) · 1950–2001

Days lived

18,667

Hermann Oncken

🇩🇪Hermann Oncken

German historian (1869-1945) · 1869–1945

Days lived

27,801

Hisashi Inoue

🇯🇵Hisashi Inoue

writer · 1934–2010

Days lived

27,539

John William Tebbel

🇺🇸John William Tebbel

American journalist and media historian (1912-2004) · 1912–2004

Days lived

33,567

José Saramago

🇵🇹José Saramago

YouTube personality · 1922–2010

Days lived

31,992

Jürgen Kröger

🇩🇪Jürgen Kröger

German architect (1856–1928) · 1856–1928

Days lived

26,035

Karen Read

Karen Read

Financial Analyst · b. 1952

Days alive

23,011

Lothar Späth

🇩🇪Lothar Späth

German politician of the CDU (1937-2016) · 1937–2016

Days lived

28,613

Marco Pezzaiuoli

🇩🇪Marco Pezzaiuoli

German association football player and manager · b. 1968

Days alive

17,167

Michael Arlen

🇬🇧Michael Arlen

Bulgarian-born British writer (1895–1956) · 1895–1956

Days lived

22,135

Mick Werup

🇩🇪Mick Werup

German actor (1958-2011) · 1958–2011

Days lived

19,046

Mika Aaltonen

🇫🇮Mika Aaltonen

football player · b. 1965

Days alive

18,263

Nastassia Novikava

🇧🇾Nastassia Novikava

Belarusian weightlifter · b. 1981

Days alive

12,419

Nilo Faldon

🇮🇹Nilo Faldon

Italian priest and writer (1921–2016) · 1921–2016

Days lived

34,519

Norbert Lammert

🇩🇪Norbert Lammert

politician · b. 1948

Days alive

24,472

Orlando Salido

🇲🇽Orlando Salido

Mexican boxer · b. 1980

Days alive

12,784

Papa French

🇺🇸Papa French

American musician · 1910–1977

Days lived

24,424

Paul Scholes

🇬🇧Paul Scholes

English association football player (born 1974) · b. 1974

Days alive

14,976

René Steinke

🇩🇪René Steinke

German actor · b. 1963

Days alive

18,994

Roderich Fick

🇩🇪Roderich Fick

German architect (1886–1955) · 1886–1955

Days lived

25,076

Rufino Lecca

🇵🇪Rufino Lecca

Peruvian association football player (1920-2002) · 1920–2002

Days lived

29,776

Salvatore Riina

Salvatore Riina

Notable Trials · 1930–2017

Days lived

31,779

Seth Glier

🇺🇸Seth Glier

singer-songwriter · b. 1988

Days alive

9,862

Şevval Sam

🇹🇷Şevval Sam

singer · b. 1972

Days alive

15,706

Shigeru Miyamoto

🇯🇵Shigeru Miyamoto

Japanese video game designer (born 1952) · b. 1952

Days alive

23,011

Thomas Schütte

🇩🇪Thomas Schütte

German artist (born 1954) · b. 1954

Days alive

22,281

Ton Richter

Ton Richter

field hockey player (1919–2009) · 1919–2009

Days lived

32,776

Werner Sellhorn

🇩🇪Werner Sellhorn

German journalist, literary editor and musicologist (1930–2009) · 1930–2009

Days lived

28,673

Wilhelm Stuckart

🇩🇪Wilhelm Stuckart

writer · 1902–1953

Days lived

18,628

William Bonner

🇧🇷William Bonner

writer · b. 1963

Days alive

18,994

Zina Garrison

🇺🇸Zina Garrison

American tennis player · b. 1963

Days alive

18,994

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

deceased

Oscar Winners · 1901–1960

Days lived

21,839

Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg

🇦🇹Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg

Austrian politician and nobleman (1861-1927) · 1861–1927

Days lived

24,092

Georg Brunner

🇩🇪Georg Brunner

field hockey player (1897-1959) · 1897–1959

Days lived

22,616

Gerhard Kegel

🇩🇪Gerhard Kegel

German politician and jurist (1907-1989) · 1907–1989

Days lived

29,952

Guido Herzfeld

🇩🇪Guido Herzfeld

actor · 1870–1923

Days lived

19,352

Jagjit Singh

🇮🇳Jagjit Singh

field hockey player (1944–2010) · 1944–2010

Days lived

24,427

Jay Wright Forrester

🇺🇸Jay Wright Forrester

American operations researcher (1918–2016) · 1918–2016

Days lived

35,921

Joseph Schmidt

🇷🇴Joseph Schmidt

Jewish Romanian opera singer (1904-1942) · 1904–1942

Days lived

14,137

Louis Riel

Louis Riel

Notable Trials · 1844–1885

Days lived

15,001

Queenie McKenzie

🇦🇺Queenie McKenzie

artist · 1930–1998

Days lived

25,157

Robert Wartenberg

🇺🇸Robert Wartenberg

American neurologist (1886–1956) · 1886–1956

Days lived

25,718

Roberto Risso

🇮🇹Roberto Risso

actor (1925-2010) · 1925–2010

Days lived

31,041

Wera Engels

🇬🇧Wera Engels

German actress (1904–1988) · 1904–1988

Days lived

30,870

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,515

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,178

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,053

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,958

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,863

Barys Kit

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,384

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,023

Toko Shinoda

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,421

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,803

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

64,603

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,045

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,011

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,645

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,089

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,741

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,072

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,741

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,093

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,636

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,546

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,523

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,943

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,760

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,055

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,368

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,325

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,104