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January 7 2016

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Born on This Day

Abdul Hamid
deceased
Pakistani field hockey player (1927–2019) · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,788
🇦🇷Adrian Schinoff
musician · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Larev
deceased
journalist · 1930–2015
Days lived
31,381
🇷🇺Alexander Dugin
Propagandist · b. 1962
Days alive
19,723
🇩🇪Alexander Kühl
basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
15,705
🇩🇴Alfonso Soriano
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
🇺🇸Aloe Blacc
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
13,514
🇵🇱Ania Dąbrowska
Polish singer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,783
🇬🇧Arnold Ridley
deceased
English playwright and actor (1896–1984) · 1896–1984
Days lived
32,206
🇺🇸August Zirner
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
🇺🇸Blue Ivy Carter
Vocalist, Dancer, Cultural Figure · b. 2012
Days alive
1,461
🇸🇪Carl-Johan Alm
athlete · b. 1969
Days alive
17,166
🇺🇸Carlos Corporán
Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
deceased
Wife · 1966–1999
Days lived
12,243
🇩🇪Christian Lindner
entrepreneur · b. 1979
Days alive
13,514
🇫🇷Christian Louboutin
French fashion designer (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
🇷🇺Denis Inkin
Russian boxer · b. 1978
Days alive
13,879
🇦🇹DJ Ötzi
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
16,436
🇺🇸Dustin Diamond
deceased
Actor · 1977–2021
Days lived
16,096
🇮🇩Edi Kurniawan
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
🇺🇸Edward Gonzalez Carroll
deceased
American bishop (1910–2000) · 1910–2000
Days lived
32,866
Elena Ceaușescu
deceased
Notable Trials · 1916–1989
Days lived
27,016
🇬🇪Elene Gedevanishvili
Georgian figure skater · b. 1990
Days alive
9,496
🇩🇪Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
deceased
German politician (1901–1986) · 1901–1986
Days lived
31,341
🇭🇺Ferenc Levente Hervay
deceased
Hungarian historian, librarian (1919-2016) · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,461
🇯🇵Ichirō Mizuki
deceased
actor · 1948–2022
Days lived
27,362
🇨🇭Ivan Glasenberg
entrepreneur · b. 1957
Days alive
21,549
🇺🇸Jeremy Renner
musician · b. 1971
Days alive
16,436
🇫🇮Jonna Tervomaa
singer · b. 1973
Days alive
15,705
🇧🇷Joubert Araújo Martins
Brazilian association football player · b. 1975
Days alive
14,975
🇮🇳K. Bhagyaraj
deceased
Actor · 1953–2026
Days lived
26,834
🇺🇸Katie Couric
Journalist, TV Host, Author · b. 1957
Days alive
21,549
🇩🇪Kurt Hielscher
deceased
German photographer (1881-1948) · 1881–1948
Days lived
24,655
🇩🇪Leonard Lansink
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
🇺🇸Mark Allen Shepherd
American actor · b. 1961
Days alive
20,088
🇩🇪Markus Naewie
tennis player · b. 1970
Days alive
16,801
🇨🇳Mu Shuangshuang
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Nicolas Cage
Oscar Winners · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
🇰🇪Raila A Odinga
deceased
Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013 · 1945–2025
Days lived
29,501
🇩🇪Reinhold Heinen
deceased
German journalist and publisher · 1894–1969
Days lived
27,590
🇬🇧Stephen R. Bourne
British computer scientist · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
🇩🇪Uwe Ochsenknecht
German actor and singer · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
🇷🇺Vasily Alekseyev
deceased
Soviet weightlifter (1942-2011) · 1942–2011
Days lived
25,524
🇩🇪Wolfgang Reichmann
deceased
German actor (1932-1991) · 1932–1991
Days lived
21,670

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Bertold Paul Wiesner
deceased
scientist · 1901–1972
Days lived
25,734
🇺🇸Bill Johnson
deceased
American football player and coach (1926-2011) · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,858

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
59,540
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,218

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,211
🇺🇸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
65,384
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,081

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,591
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,105

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,034
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,456

Born on January 7 Died on January 7 On This Day Day Lookup

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🇮🇳Bimal Roy

deceased

Indian film director (1909–1966) · 1909–1966

Days lived

20,633

🇩🇪Carlos Rasch

German writer (1932-2021) · 1932–2021

Days lived

32,418

🇬🇧Dorothea Douglass

English tennis and badminton player (1878–1960) · 1878–1960

Days lived

29,710

🇨🇦Eberhard Zeidler

Canadian architect (1926–2022) · 1926–2022

Days lived

35,060

🇺🇸Emma P. Carr

scientist · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,404

🇫🇷France Gall

French singer · 1947–2018

Days lived

25,658

🇩🇪Franz Beckenbauer

football player · 1945–2024

Days lived

28,607

🇦🇹Heinrich Harrer

Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006) · 1912–2006

Days lived

34,153

🇩🇪Heinrich Vollmer

German firearm designer (1885–1961) · 1885–1961

Days lived

27,759

🇯🇵Hirohito

military person · 1901–1989

Days lived

32,030

🇺🇸Huell Howser

Television presenter · 1945–2013

Days lived

24,553

🇫🇷Jean-Baptiste Chabot

French catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948) · 1860–1948

Days lived

32,101

Jean-Marie Le Pen

Notable Trials · 1928–2025

Days lived

35,265

🇦🇺Kep Enderby

politician · 1926–2015

Days lived

32,338

🇩🇪Mick Werup

German actor (1958-2011) · 1958–2011

Days lived

19,045

🇨🇦Neil Peart

Canadian-American drummer (1952–2020) · 1952–2020

Days lived

24,588

🇺🇸Philip Agee

writer · 1935–2008

Days lived

26,470

Slava Metreveli

athlete · 1936–1998

Days lived

22,502

🇩🇪Susanne Cramer

German actress (1936-1969) · 1936–1969

Days lived

11,723

🇮🇹Vittorio Mezzogiorno

actor · 1941–1994

Days lived

19,025

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,566

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,229

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,104

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,009

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,914

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,074

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,854

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Boo

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,691

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,654

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,096

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,062

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,696

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,140

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,792

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,123

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,792

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,144

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,687

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,597

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,574

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,994

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,811

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,106

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,419

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,376

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,155