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April 18 2016

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Born on This Day

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Einstein
deceased
Theoretical physicist · 1879–1955
Days lived
27,793
🇩🇪Arthur Böckenhauer
deceased
German politician and judge (1899-1953) · 1899–1953
Days lived
19,575

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

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Days lived

31,386

🇪🇸Álvaro Rubio

football player · b. 1979

Days alive

13,515

🇹🇼Audrey Tang

politician · b. 1981

Days alive

12,784

🇺🇸Brian Buscher

film director · b. 1981

Days alive

12,784

🇺🇸Christian Menefee

Politician · b. 1988

Days alive

10,227

🇺🇸Conan O'Brien

Television presenter · b. 1963

Days alive

19,359

🇺🇸Derrick Brooks

American football player and executive (born 1973) · b. 1973

Days alive

15,706

🇺🇸Eli Roth

Film producer · b. 1972

Days alive

16,071

🇩🇪Erwin Gehrts

deceased

German journalist (1890-1943) · 1890–1943

Days lived

19,290

🇩🇪Esther Schweins

actor · b. 1970

Days alive

16,802

🇩🇪Friedrich von Thiersch

deceased

German architect (1852-1921) · 1852–1921

Days lived

25,449

🇺🇸GoonRock

singer-songwriter · b. 1975

Days alive

14,976

🇷🇺Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

deceased

artist · 1890–1958

Days lived

25,075

🇩🇪Günter Meisner

deceased

German actor (1926–1994) · 1926–1994

Days lived

25,068

🇩🇪Hartmut Griesmayr

German film director and screenwriter · b. 1945

Days alive

25,933

Ivan Ljavinec

deceased

Catholic bishop (1923–2012) · 1923–2012

Days lived

32,743

🇺🇸Jeff Dunham

American ventriloquist and comedian · b. 1962

Days alive

19,724

🇵🇱Jerzy Stuhr

deceased

Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter (1947–2024) · 1947–2024

Days lived

28,207

🇺🇸Jessica Lu

American actress · b. 1985

Days alive

11,323

🇦🇹Johanna Loisinger

deceased

actor · 1865–1951

Days lived

31,503

🇬🇭Karim Abdul Razak

Ghanaian football manager and former player · b. 1956

Days alive

21,915

🇩🇪Karl Färber

deceased

German journalist (1888-1979) · 1888–1979

Days lived

33,223

Kourtney Kardashian

model · b. 1979

Days alive

13,515

Ludwig Levy

deceased

German Jewish architect (1854-1907) whose wife Flora was killed in the Theresienstadt concentration camp · 1854–1907

Days lived

19,583

🇵🇱Łukasz Fabiański

football player · b. 1985

Days alive

11,323

🇮🇪Michael D. Higgins

politician · b. 1941

Days alive

27,394

🇩🇪Michael Felke

deceased

German furniture manufacturer (1895-1977) · 1895–1977

Days lived

29,940

🇷🇸Milan Jovanović

football player · b. 1981

Days alive

12,784

🇩🇪Neo Rauch

German painter (born 1960) · b. 1960

Days alive

20,454

🇨🇿Oldřich Machač

deceased

athlete · 1946–2011

Days lived

23,855

🇫🇷Olivier Besancenot

French politician · b. 1974

Days alive

15,341

Robert Hanssen

deceased

Former FBI Agent · 1944–2023

Days lived

28,902

🇺🇸Robert Kelker-Kelly

deceased

Actor · 1964–2026

Days lived

22,813

🇬🇧Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Model · b. 1987

Days alive

10,593

🇳🇬Ruth Ogbeifo

Nigerian weightlifter · b. 1972

Days alive

16,071

🇵🇱Tadeusz Mazowiecki

deceased

Polish politician and prime minister (1927-2013) · 1927–2013

Days lived

31,605

🇫🇷Teddy Sadaoui

French rugby league footballer · b. 1983

Days alive

12,054

🇩🇪Thomas Haffa

entrepreneur · b. 1952

Days alive

23,376

🇩🇪Wend von Wietersheim

deceased

military person · 1900–1975

Days lived

27,547

🇫🇷Zazie

singer-songwriter · b. 1964

Days alive

18,993

Zeki Alasya

deceased

Turkish actor and director (1943–2015) · 1943–2015

Days lived

26,318

🇬🇧Benny Hill

deceased

British comedian and actor (1924–1992) · 1924–1992

Days lived

24,925

🇷🇺Boris Nikiforovich Zolotych

deceased

Russian technician, specialist in electrophysical methods of metalworkers, publications in the field · 1920–2008

Days lived

32,234

Dick Clark

deceased

actor · 1929–2012

Days lived

30,090

🇺🇸Ernie Pyle

deceased

journalist · 1900–1945

Days lived

16,329

🇩🇪Frank Dostal

deceased

rapper · 1945–2017

Days lived

26,056

🇩🇪Gert Schramm

deceased

Black German concentration camp survivor; the only black prisoner at Buchenwald concentration camp (1928–2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

31,918

🇩🇪Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

deceased

German World War II U-boat captain (1911-1986) · 1911–1986

Days lived

27,157

🇩🇪Heinz Radzikowski

deceased

West German field hockey player (1925-2017) · 1925–2017

Days lived

33,461

🇦🇹John M. Oesterreicher

deceased

Catholic priest, academic and author (1904–1993) · 1904–1993

Days lived

32,583

🇭🇺Jozef Tiso

deceased

Slovak politician, priest and president of the Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945 · 1887–1947

Days lived

21,736

József Kő

deceased

model · 1902–1956

Days lived

19,828

🇬🇧Ken Jones

deceased

Welsh sprinter and rugby union footballer (1921-2006) · 1921–2006

Days lived

30,790

🇵🇱Max von Gallwitz

deceased

writer · 1852–1937

Days lived

31,031

🇫🇷Pierre Desproges

deceased

journalist · 1939–1988

Days lived

17,877

🇺🇸Wahoo McDaniel

deceased

American football player and professional wrestler (1938-2002) · 1938–2002

Days lived

23,314

🇩🇪Werner Schumacher

deceased

German actor (1921-2004) · 1921–2004

Days lived

30,300

William, Prince of Albania

deceased

military person · 1876–1945

Days lived

25,224

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,668

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,331

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,206

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,111

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,016

🇷🇺Barys Kit

deceased

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,176

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

deceased

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,956

🇺🇸Tilikum

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇺🇸Harambe

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Boo

deceased

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,691

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,756

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,198

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,164

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,798

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,242

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,894

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,225

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,894

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,246

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,789

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,699

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,676

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,096

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,913

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,208

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,521

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,478

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,257

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

Abd-ru-shin

🇺🇸Alia Shawkat

🇵🇱Alina Margolis-Edelman

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Einstein

🇩🇪Arthur Böckenhauer

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

🇸🇭Jonathan

🇺🇸Koko

Companies That Existed

🇫🇷Hermes

🇺🇸Procter & Gamble

Already Published

🇮🇹Meditations

🇪🇸Don Quixote

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

🇺🇸12 Angry Men

🇪🇸Álvaro Rubio

🇹🇼Audrey Tang

🇺🇸Brian Buscher

🇺🇸Christian Menefee

🇺🇸Conan O'Brien

🇺🇸Derrick Brooks

🇺🇸Eli Roth

🇩🇪Erwin Gehrts

🇩🇪Esther Schweins

🇩🇪Friedrich von Thiersch

🇺🇸GoonRock

🇷🇺Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

🇩🇪Günter Meisner

🇩🇪Hartmut Griesmayr

Ivan Ljavinec

🇺🇸Jeff Dunham

🇵🇱Jerzy Stuhr

🇺🇸Jessica Lu

🇦🇹Johanna Loisinger

🇬🇭Karim Abdul Razak

🇩🇪Karl Färber

Kourtney Kardashian

Ludwig Levy

🇵🇱Łukasz Fabiański

🇮🇪Michael D. Higgins

🇩🇪Michael Felke

🇷🇸Milan Jovanović

🇩🇪Neo Rauch

🇨🇿Oldřich Machač

🇫🇷Olivier Besancenot

Robert Hanssen

🇺🇸Robert Kelker-Kelly

🇬🇧Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

🇳🇬Ruth Ogbeifo

🇵🇱Tadeusz Mazowiecki

🇫🇷Teddy Sadaoui

🇩🇪Thomas Haffa

🇩🇪Wend von Wietersheim

🇫🇷Zazie

Zeki Alasya

🇬🇧Benny Hill

🇷🇺Boris Nikiforovich Zolotych

Dick Clark

🇺🇸Ernie Pyle

🇩🇪Frank Dostal

🇩🇪Gert Schramm

🇩🇪Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

🇩🇪Heinz Radzikowski

🇦🇹John M. Oesterreicher

🇭🇺Jozef Tiso

József Kő

🇬🇧Ken Jones

🇵🇱Max von Gallwitz

🇫🇷Pierre Desproges

🇺🇸Wahoo McDaniel

🇩🇪Werner Schumacher