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April 24 2016

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Events on This Day

Broadway Musical 'Waitress' Debut
Sara Bareilles
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Born on This Day

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Alejo Carpanter
deceased
Cuban-French writer and musicologist (1904–1980) · 1904–1980
Days lived
27,513
🇦🇹Alfred Polgar
deceased
journalist · 1873–1955
Days lived
29,773

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 alive

21,550

Barbra Streisand

film actor · b. 1942

Days alive

27,029

🇩🇪Bernhard Grzimek

deceased

German zoo director and author (1909–1987) · 1909–1987

Days lived

28,447

🇬🇧Bridget Riley

artist · b. 1931

Days alive

31,047

🇩🇪Dieter Grossmann

artist · b. 1926

Days alive

32,873

🇭🇷Dino Rađa

basketball player · b. 1963

Days alive

19,359

🇧🇯Djimon Hounsou

Actor · b. 1964

Days alive

18,993

🇨🇦Elisabeth Mann Borgese

deceased

Canadian German-born expert in maritime law, ecologist · 1918–2002

Days lived

30,606

🇩🇪Erna Morena

deceased

German actress (1885-1962) · 1885–1962

Days lived

28,210

🇦🇹Fatty George

deceased

Austrian musician (1927–1982) · 1927–1982

Days lived

20,063

🇩🇪Hans-Peter Seidel

Computer graphics researcher · b. 1958

Days alive

21,185

🇩🇪Harald Philipp

deceased

actor · 1921–1999

Days lived

28,561

Hashim Thaçi

military person · b. 1968

Days alive

17,532

🇩🇪Heinz Krügel

deceased

German footballer-manager (1921-2008) · 1921–2008

Days lived

31,963

🇩🇪Heinz Paula

German politician · b. 1951

Days alive

23,742

🇩🇪Horst Fuchs

deceased

German teleshopping promoter (1946–2023) · 1946–2023

Days lived

28,202

🇬🇧Ian King

British businessman · b. 1956

Days alive

21,915

🇪🇸Joan Saura i Laporta

Catalan politician · b. 1950

Days alive

24,107

🇺🇸John W. Thompson

American businessman · b. 1949

Days alive

24,472

🇪🇸José Antonio Primo de Rivera

deceased

Spanish politician and founder of Falange Española (1903–1936) · 1903–1936

Days lived

12,264

🇫🇷José Touré

French footballer · b. 1961

Days alive

20,089

🇩🇪Karl Schiller

deceased

German scientist and politician (1911-1994) · 1911–1994

Days lived

30,562

🇺🇸Kelly Clarkson

Singer · b. 1982

Days alive

12,419

Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa

Bahraini politician · b. 1960

Days alive

20,454

🇩🇪Max Himmelheber

deceased

entrepreneur · 1904–2000

Days lived

35,301

Mourik Huijser

Dutch baseball player · b. 1991

Days alive

9,132

Philippe Pétain

deceased

Notable Trials · 1856–1951

Days lived

34,787

🇺🇸Robert Knight

deceased

American singer · 1945–2017

Days lived

26,493

🇺🇸Ryan Newman

singer · b. 1998

Days alive

6,575

🇮🇳Sachin Tendulkar

politician · b. 1973

Days alive

15,706

🇺🇸Shirley MacLaine

American actress · b. 1934

Days alive

29,951

🇦🇹Siegfried Frederick Nadel

deceased

British anthropologist (1903–1956) · 1903–1956

Days lived

19,258

🇺🇸Taylor Dent

American tennis player · b. 1981

Days alive

12,784

🇪🇪Toomas Tohver

Estonian footballer (born 1973) · b. 1973

Days alive

15,706

🇸🇪Bo Leuf

deceased

Swedish politician and writer (1952-2009) · 1952–2009

Days lived

20,743

🇺🇸Bud Abbott

deceased

actor · 1897–1974

Days lived

27,962

🇨🇦Calvin Bricker

deceased

athlete · 1884–1963

Days lived

28,660

🇺🇸Carl H. Eigenmann

deceased

German-American ichthyologist (1863–1927) · 1863–1927

Days lived

23,421

🇩🇪Ernst Huberty

deceased

German sports journalist (1927–2023) · 1927–2023

Days lived

35,125

🇩🇪Ernst-Robert Grawitz

deceased

German general; Reichsarzt; facilitated medical torture and experiments on Nazi concentration camp inmates (1899–1945) · 1899–1945

Days lived

16,756

Fokke Jelsma

deceased

Dutch baseball player (1943–2012) · 1943–2012

Days lived

24,960

🇦🇹Franz Jonas

deceased

seventh President of Austria (1899–1974) · 1899–1974

Days lived

27,230

🇩🇪Friedrich Baumbach

deceased

German chess player · 1935–2025

Days lived

32,736

🇳🇴Fritz R. Huitfeldt

deceased

Norwegian sports official (1851-1938) · 1851–1938

Days lived

31,751

Georg Bredig

deceased

chemist · 1868–1944

Days lived

27,598

🇷🇺Georgy Zograf

deceased

Russian scientist · 1928–1993

Days lived

23,750

🇩🇪Gerhard Domagk

deceased

German bacteriologist (1895-1964) · 1895–1964

Days lived

25,013

🇩🇪Gustl Bayrhammer

deceased

singer · 1922–1993

Days lived

26,004

🇦🇹Hans Hollein

deceased

Austrian architect and designer (1934-2014) · 1934–2014

Days lived

29,245

🇩🇪Hans Koch

deceased

German resistance fighter (1893–1945) · 1893–1945

Days lived

18,878

🇺🇸Heartley Anderson

deceased

American football player and coach (1898-1978) · 1898–1978

Days lived

29,068

Iosif Bumagin

deceased

military person · 1907–1945

Days lived

13,704

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

deceased

military person · 1878–1943

Days lived

23,585

🇧🇪Louis Bernacchi

deceased

politician · 1876–1942

Days lived

23,907

🇩🇪Margot Trooger

deceased

German actress (1923-1994) · 1923–1994

Days lived

25,894

🇩🇪Oscar Blumenthal

deceased

German playwright and drama critic (1852–1917) · 1852–1917

Days lived

23,782

🇫🇮Pentti Kirstilä

deceased

Finnish writer · 1948–2021

Days lived

26,631

🇩🇪Wilhelm Ernst I, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

deceased

Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach · 1876–1923

Days lived

17,118

🇦🇹Willi Resetarits

deceased

actor · 1948–2022

Days lived

26,787

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,674

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,337

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,212

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,117

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,022

🇷🇺Barys Kit

deceased

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,182

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

deceased

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,962

🇺🇸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

64,762

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,204

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,170

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,804

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,248

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,900

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,231

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,900

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,252

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,795

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,705

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,682

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,102

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,919

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,214

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,527

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,484

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,263

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇷🇺Anton Krasnobayev

🇦🇺Ashleigh Barty

🇦🇱Bamir Topi

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Alejo Carpanter

🇦🇹Alfred Polgar

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

Barbra Streisand

🇩🇪Bernhard Grzimek

🇬🇧Bridget Riley

🇩🇪Dieter Grossmann

🇭🇷Dino Rađa

🇧🇯Djimon Hounsou

🇨🇦Elisabeth Mann Borgese

🇩🇪Erna Morena

🇦🇹Fatty George

🇩🇪Hans-Peter Seidel

🇩🇪Harald Philipp

Hashim Thaçi

🇩🇪Heinz Krügel

🇩🇪Heinz Paula

🇩🇪Horst Fuchs

🇬🇧Ian King

🇪🇸Joan Saura i Laporta

🇺🇸John W. Thompson

🇪🇸José Antonio Primo de Rivera

🇫🇷José Touré

🇩🇪Karl Schiller

🇺🇸Kelly Clarkson

Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa

🇩🇪Max Himmelheber

Mourik Huijser

Philippe Pétain

🇺🇸Robert Knight

🇺🇸Ryan Newman

🇮🇳Sachin Tendulkar

🇺🇸Shirley MacLaine

🇦🇹Siegfried Frederick Nadel

🇺🇸Taylor Dent

🇪🇪Toomas Tohver

🇸🇪Bo Leuf

🇺🇸Bud Abbott

🇨🇦Calvin Bricker

🇺🇸Carl H. Eigenmann

🇩🇪Ernst Huberty

🇩🇪Ernst-Robert Grawitz

Fokke Jelsma

🇦🇹Franz Jonas

🇩🇪Friedrich Baumbach

🇳🇴Fritz R. Huitfeldt

Georg Bredig

🇷🇺Georgy Zograf

🇩🇪Gerhard Domagk

🇩🇪Gustl Bayrhammer

🇦🇹Hans Hollein

🇩🇪Hans Koch

🇺🇸Heartley Anderson

Iosif Bumagin

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

🇧🇪Louis Bernacchi

🇩🇪Margot Trooger

🇩🇪Oscar Blumenthal

🇫🇮Pentti Kirstilä