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April 5, 2016

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Abe Duque
American DJ and music producer · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
🇸🇪Agnetha Fältskog
Schlager singer · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
🇬🇧Alex Cuthbert
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
🇩🇪Armin Andres
basketball player · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
🇩🇪August Frank
deceased
German SS functionary and convict at the Nuremberg trials (1898-1984) · 1898–1984
Days lived
31,396
🇺🇸Bette Davis
deceased
musician · 1908–1989
Days lived
29,769
🇦🇺Brendan Cannon
Australian rugby union player · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
🇮🇪Brian O'Meara
Irish rugby union player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
🇨🇭Carl Albert Loosli
deceased
Swiss writer (1877-1959) · 1877–1959
Days lived
29,996
🇨🇳Chen Yanqing
weightlifter · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
🇫🇷Christian Gourcuff
French football manager (born 1955) · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
🇩🇪Curt Bois
deceased
German actor (1901–1991) · 1901–1991
Days lived
33,136
🇦🇷David Chocarro
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Dean Kamen
American businessman · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
🇬🇧Dwain Chambers
English sprint athlete · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
🇬🇧Ernest Lewis
deceased
British tennis player (1867-1930) · 1867–1930
Days lived
23,024
🇪🇸Fernando Morientes
Spanish association football player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
🇨🇭Giovanni Bonalumi
deceased
Swiss writer and essayist (1920-2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,863
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
economist · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
🇩🇪Gregor Schneider
German artist (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Gregory Peck
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1916–2003
Days lived
31,844
🇫🇷Imany
singer-songwriter · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
🇩🇪Irmgard Schwaetzer
German politician · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
🇳🇴Ivar Giæver
deceased
scientist · 1929–2025
Days lived
35,140
🇨🇿Jaroslav Poláček
deceased
athlete · 1905–1927
Days lived
7,945
Jason Rees
American baseball player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
🇨🇭Joël Mall
Swiss footballer · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
🇺🇸Johan Kriek
South African-US tennis player · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
🇬🇧Jonathan Davies
Welsh rugby union footballer · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Joris Mathijsen
Dutch association football player (born 1980) · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇾Julio Ángel Fernández
Uruguayan astronomer · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
🇧🇷Júnior César Moreira da Cunha
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
🇺🇸Lisa Zane
singer · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
🇩🇪Ludwig Kohl-Larsen
deceased
German physician, anthropologist and explorer (1884-1969) · 1884–1969
Days lived
31,266
Maartje Goderie
field hockey player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
🇪🇸Manuel García Nieto
deceased
Spanish academic · 1894–1974
Days lived
29,227
🇩🇪Marc Dumitru
German actor and singer · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
🇭🇷Mario Kasun
Croatian professional basketball player · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
🇩🇪Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien
deceased
German naval officer (1879–1956) · 1879–1956
Days lived
28,262
🇩🇪Otto Benkner
deceased
German chess player · 1909–1996
Days lived
31,707
🇩🇪Paul Weinstein
deceased
German high jumper (1878-1964) · 1878–1964
Days lived
31,544
🇬🇧Peter Greenaway
Welsh film director (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
Pharrell Williams
Creative Director · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
🇮🇳Rashmika Mandanna
Actor · b. 1996
Days alive
7,305
Reinhold Seeberg
deceased
German theologian (1859–1935) · 1859–1935
Days lived
27,776
🇩🇪Roman Herzog
deceased
politician · 1934–2017
Days lived
30,231
🇺🇾Rubén Olivera
football player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Satoshi Nakamoto
Founder of Bitcoin · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
🇦🇹Soap&Skin
Austrian experimental musician and actress · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
🇬🇧Spencer Tracy
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1900–1967
Days lived
24,537
🇺🇸Stan Ridgway
singer · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
🇺🇸Steve Bardo
American basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
🇫🇮Tauno Timoska
deceased
Finnish bandy player (1932–2022) · 1932–2022
Days lived
32,943
🇹🇭Thanin Kraiwichian
deceased
Thai lawyer and politician · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,754
🇨🇳Uzi
Chinese electronic sports player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
🇨🇦Walter Huston
deceased
Canadian actor and singer (1883–1950) · 1883–1950
Days lived
24,473
🇦🇹Wilhelm Dachauer
deceased
Austrian artist (1881-1951) · 1881–1951
Days lived
25,528
🇩🇪Wolfgang Strödter
deceased
German field hockey player (1948–2021) · 1948–2021
Days lived
26,723
🇫🇷Yohann Sangare
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054

Died on This Day

🇬🇧Alan Davie
deceased
artist · 1920–2014
Days lived
34,157
🇺🇸Allen Ginsberg
deceased
writer · 1926–1997
Days lived
25,874

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
59,629
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,307

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,300
🇺🇸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
65,473
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,170

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,680
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,194

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,123
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,545

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🇨🇭Aloïse Corbaz

deceased

artist · 1886–1964

Days lived

28,405

🇺🇸Baruch Samuel Blumberg

American physician, geneticist and Nobel prize winner (1925–2011) · 1925–2011

Days lived

31,297

Bernhard Pankok

German architect and painter (1872-1943) · 1872–1943

Days lived

25,890

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Oscar Winners · 1923–2008

Days lived

30,865

Chiang Kai-shek

politician · 1887–1975

Days lived

31,932

🇺🇸Gene Pitney

singer · 1941–2006

Days lived

23,788

🇩🇪Herbert Backe

German politician (1896-1947) · 1896–1947

Days lived

18,600

Hermann Janssen

writer · 1888–1971

Days lived

30,128

🇺🇸Hermann Joseph Muller

American biologist (1890–1967) · 1890–1967

Days lived

27,863

🇬🇧I. J. Good

British statistician and cryptographer · 1916–2009

Days lived

33,720

Jörg Mager

musician · 1880–1939

Days lived

21,333

🇩🇪Karl Färber

German journalist (1888-1979) · 1888–1979

Days lived

33,223

🇩🇪Karl von Spreti

German diplomat (1907-1970) · 1907–1970

Days lived

22,965

🇩🇪Karl-Otto Koch

politician · 1897–1945

Days lived

17,412

🇺🇸Kurt Cobain

singer · 1967–1994

Days lived

9,906

🇩🇪Maria Bard

actor · 1900–1944

Days lived

15,978

🇫🇷Maurice Bellet

French presbyter, philosopher and theologian (1923–2018) · 1923–2018

Days lived

34,441

🇲🇽Max Cetto

Mexican architect and historian (1903–1980) · 1903–1980

Days lived

28,169

🇺🇸Mete Sözen

scientist · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,095

🇩🇪Monika Dannemann

German figure skater and painter (1945–1996) · 1945–1996

Days lived

18,548

🇬🇧Robert Adams

artist · 1917–1984

Days lived

24,289

🇭🇺Sándor Szalay

athlete · 1893–1965

Days lived

26,235

🇺🇸Saul Bellow

Canadian-American writer · 1915–2005

Days lived

32,807

🇩🇪Werner Maser

German historian (1922–2007) · 1922–2007

Days lived

30,948

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,655

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,318

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,193

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,098

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,003

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,163

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,943

🇺🇸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

64,743

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,185

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,151

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,785

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,229

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,881

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,212

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,881

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,233

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,776

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,686

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,663

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,083

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,900

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,195

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,508

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,465

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,244