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February 16 2016

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Born on This Day

🇬🇧Agyness Deyn
English model · b. 1983
Days alive
12,053
🇺🇸Ahman Green
American football player · b. 1977
Days alive
14,244
🇦🇹Alfred Kolleritsch
deceased
philosopher · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,610
🇩🇪Annika Beck
German tennis player · b. 1994
Days alive
8,035
🇺🇸Armand Van Helden
American musician, DJ, record producer and composer · b. 1970
Days alive
16,801
🇯🇵Atsushi Aramaki
deceased
film director · 1926–1971
Days lived
16,521
🇺🇸Billy Latsko
American college football player, professional football player, fullback · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
🇬🇧Bob Evans
deceased
Welsh rugby union player (1921-2003) · 1921–2003
Days lived
30,007
🇺🇸Carl Icahn
Activist Investor · b. 1936
Days alive
29,220
🇺🇸Carl Russ
American football player · b. 1953
Days alive
23,010
🇫🇷Charles Perrot
deceased
French theologian · 1929–2013
Days lived
30,949
🇩🇪Constanze Harpen
German actress · b. 1947
Days alive
25,202
🇩🇪Dirk Dier
tennis player · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
🇨🇦Eckhart Tolle
philosopher · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
🇮🇹Edda Dell'Orso
singer · b. 1935
Days alive
29,585
🇩🇪Eva Ingeborg Scholz
deceased
German actress (1928–2022) · 1928–2022
Days lived
34,367
🇩🇪Frank-Markus Barwasser
journalist · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
🇩🇪Franz Böhm
deceased
German economist (1895-1977) · 1895–1977
Days lived
30,172
🇦🇹Gerhard Hanappi
deceased
Austrian footballer (1929-1980) · 1929–1980
Days lived
18,816
🇩🇪Hans F. K. Günther
deceased
writer · 1891–1968
Days lived
28,345
🇩🇪Heiko Schumacher
German baseball player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,418
🇩🇪Hein Hoop
deceased
writer · 1927–1986
Days lived
21,648
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
deceased
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1950) · 1922–1950
Days lived
10,376
🇫🇷Jean-Baptiste Chabot
deceased
French catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948) · 1860–1948
Days lived
32,101
🇺🇸Jimmy Tatro
Writer · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸John McEnroe
journalist · b. 1959
Days alive
20,819
🇬🇧John Schlesinger
deceased
English film and stage director (1926–2003) · 1926–2003
Days lived
28,283
🇺🇸Jon Ossoff
Politician · b. 1987
Days alive
10,592
🇦🇹Julius Tandler
deceased
Austrian physician & politician (1869–1936) · 1869–1936
Days lived
24,661
🇵🇱Katarzyna Piter
Polish tennis player · b. 1991
Days alive
9,131
Kim Jong-il
deceased
politician · 1941–2011
Days lived
25,871
🇦🇷Luis Solignac
Argentinian footballer · b. 1991
Days alive
9,131
Nicolai Boilesen
Danish footballer · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
🇸🇪Niklas Zennström
entrepreneur · b. 1966
Days alive
18,262
Pierre Durand, Jr.
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1955
Days alive
22,280
🇩🇪Reinhold Ebertin
deceased
German astrologer and physician (1901–1988) · 1901–1988
Days lived
31,803
🇩🇪Richard Jaeger
deceased
German politician (1913-1998) · 1913–1998
Days lived
31,134
🇺🇸Roberta Williams
entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
23,010
🇩🇪Rudolf Teschner
deceased
German chess player (1922–2006) · 1922–2006
Days lived
30,838
Rudolph Karstadt
deceased
German entrepreneur (1856–1944) · 1856–1944
Days lived
32,448
🇩🇪Rustamhodza Rahimov
boxer · b. 1975
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇦Serhiy Nazarenko
Ukrainian footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Sonny Bono
deceased
singer · 1935–1998
Days lived
22,969
🇨🇦The Weeknd
Music · b. 1990
Days alive
9,496
Tomasz Pajzderski
deceased
Polish architect (1864-1908) · 1864–1908
Days lived
16,348
🇷🇺Viktor Ziborov
Russian scientist · b. 1947
Days alive
25,202
🇩🇪Volker Spengler
deceased
actor · 1939–2020
Days lived
29,577
🇩🇪Wilhelm Schmidt
deceased
German anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion (1868–1954) · 1868–1954
Days lived
31,405
🇩🇪Wolfgang Nonn
deceased
West German field hockey player (1935-1959) · 1935–1959
Days lived
8,957
🇺🇦Yelena Zhirko
Ukrainian basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Yuta Nakayama
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,939

Died on This Day

Alexei Navalny
deceased
Notable Trials · 1976–2024
Days lived
17,423
🇪🇬Boutros Boutros-Ghali
deceased
writer · 1922–2016
Days lived
34,062

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
59,580
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,258

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,251
🇺🇸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
65,424
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,121

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,631
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,145

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,074
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,496

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🇩🇪Carl de Vogt

deceased

actor · 1885–1970

Days lived

30,835

🇩🇪Carl von Opel

German entrepreneur (1869–1927) · 1869–1927

Days lived

20,987

🇲🇽Carlos Pellicer

writer · 1897–1977

Days lived

29,250

🇺🇸Charley Thornton

American college athletics administrator · 1937–2004

Days lived

24,517

🇺🇸Chien-Shiung Wu

scientist · 1912–1997

Days lived

30,942

🇩🇪Erich Hückel

chemist · 1896–1980

Days lived

30,505

🇩🇪Fritz Reck-Malleczewen

German writer (1884-1945) · 1884–1945

Days lived

22,103

🇺🇸George P. Codd

film director · 1869–1927

Days lived

20,889

🇿🇦Gert van den Bergh

actor · 1920–1968

Days lived

17,289

🇩🇪Gunnar Heinsohn

German sociologist and economist (1943–2023) · 1943–2023

Days lived

28,942

🇩🇪Hans Joachim Alpers

German writer (1943–2011) · 1943–2011

Days lived

24,689

🇩🇪Heinrich Windelen

German politician (1921-2015) · 1921–2015

Days lived

34,204

🇨🇭Helen Vita

Swiss actor and singer (1928-2001) · 1928–2001

Days lived

26,491

🇦🇹Ida Ehre

actor · 1900–1989

Days lived

32,364

🇦🇹Irmfried Eberl

SS officer, first commandant of Treblinka extermination camp (1910–1948) · 1910–1948

Days lived

13,675

🇦🇹Jakov Lind

Austrian-British writer (1927-2007) · 1927–2007

Days lived

29,226

🇨🇿Josef Ludvik Fischer

philosopher · 1894–1973

Days lived

28,591

🇦🇹Jura Soyfer

journalist · 1912–1939

Days lived

9,566

🇩🇪Max Strecker

German actor (1906-1991) · 1906–1991

Days lived

30,904

🇨🇿Miloš Kopecký

Czech actor (1922-1996) · 1922–1996

Days lived

26,841

🇩🇪Otto zur Linde

German writer (1873–1938) · 1873–1938

Days lived

23,671

🇵🇪Pedro Beltrán

journalist · 1897–1979

Days lived

29,948

🇭🇺Rózsa Péter

scientist · 1905–1977

Days lived

26,297

🇩🇪Tony Marshall

German pop singer (1938–2023) · 1938–2023

Days lived

31,059

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,606

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,269

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,144

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,049

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,954

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,114

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,894

🇺🇸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

64,694

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,136

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,102

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,736

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,180

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,832

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,163

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,832

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,184

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,727

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,637

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,614

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,034

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,851

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,146

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,459

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,416

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,195