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May 15, 2016

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May 15 2016

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Ahmet Zappa
Film producer · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
🇯🇵Akina Minami
Japanese idol · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
🇬🇧Alice Everett
deceased
British astronomer and engineer (1865–1949) · 1865–1949
Days lived
30,747
🇬🇧Andy Murray
British tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
🇦🇹Arthur Schnitzler
deceased
Austrian writer (1862–1931) · 1862–1931
Days lived
25,360
🇬🇧Athene Donald
scientist · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
deceased
Prime Minister of Swaziland (1942-2018) · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,895
🇩🇪Ben
German singer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
🇩🇪Claus Roxin
deceased
German jurist (1931–2025) · 1931–2025
Days lived
34,248
🇩🇪Claus Spahn
German television presenter · b. 1940
Days alive
27,759
🇺🇸Desmond Howard
American football player (born 1970) · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
🇬🇧Dick Keith
deceased
Northern Irish footballer (1933-1967) · 1933–1967
Days lived
12,342
🇺🇸Dorothy Hansine Andersen
deceased
scientist · 1901–1963
Days lived
22,572
🇺🇸Ellen Axson Wilson
deceased
artist · 1860–1914
Days lived
19,805
🇳🇱Erik van den Doel
Dutch chess player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Frank de Boer
football player · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
🇭🇺György Margó
deceased
Hungarian field hockey player (1912–1988) · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,937
🇰🇷Haerin (Kang Hae-rin)
K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2006
Days alive
3,653
🇩🇪Hagen von Ortloff
German television personality · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
🇩🇪Heinz Haber
deceased
German physicist (1913–1990) · 1913–1990
Days lived
28,033
🇩🇪Herta Oberheuser
deceased
Nazi physician (1911–1978) · 1911–1978
Days lived
24,361
🇵🇱Jan Frycz
Polish actor · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
🇨🇿Jan Trefulka
deceased
Czech bookwriter (1929–2012) · 1929–2012
Days lived
30,507
🇺🇸Jasper Johns
artist · b. 1930
Days alive
31,412
🇺🇸Jonathan Dekker
player of American football · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
🇦🇹Josef Weninger
deceased
Austrian anthropologist (1886–1959) · 1886–1959
Days lived
26,614
🇺🇸Joseph Cotten
deceased
American actor (1905–1994) · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,409
🇺🇸Josh Beckett
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
🇩🇪Judith Hermann
German writer · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
🇨🇦Justin Morneau
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
🇮🇩Jusuf Kalla
entrepreneur · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
🇺🇸Kathleen Sebelius
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
🇩🇪Klaus Michler
German field hockey player · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
🇩🇪Klaus-Peter Siegloch
German television presenter, journalist and news presenter · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
🇩🇪Konrad Meyer-Hetling
deceased
German SS Officer (1901-1973) : defendant in the RuSHA Trial (NMT 8) · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,278
🇱🇧Layal Abboud
Composer · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
🇬🇧Lena Martell
Scottish singer · b. 1940
Days alive
27,759
🇺🇸Leonard B. Jordan
deceased
politician · 1899–1983
Days lived
30,726
🇨🇳Li Xueying
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
🇨🇳Li Yanfeng
Chinese discus thrower · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
🇮🇳Madhuri Dixit
Film actor · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Marcell Turi
athlete · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
🇩🇪Martin Sonneborn
German satirist, journalist and politician · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
🇺🇸Melle Mel
musician · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
🇫🇷Michel Audiard
deceased
writer · 1920–1985
Days lived
23,815
🇬🇧Mike Oldfield
singer · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
🇺🇦Mikhail Bulgakov
deceased
actor · 1891–1940
Days lived
17,831
🇪🇸Naroa Agirre
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
🇵🇰Naseer Bunda
deceased
field hockey player (1932–1993) · 1932–1993
Days lived
22,224
🇦🇲Norayr Vardanyan
Armenian weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
Ousmane Dembélé
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
🇫🇷Patrice Evra
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
🇩🇪Patricia Ott
German field hockey player · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
🇩🇪Peter Hussing
deceased
boxer (1948-2012) · 1948–2012
Days lived
23,492
🇸🇬Rachel Wee
Socialite, Entrepreneur, Luxury Lifestyle Consultant · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
🇺🇸Ray Lewis
American football player (born 1975) · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
🇩🇪Reinhard Süring
deceased
scientist · 1866–1950
Days lived
30,908
🇮🇹Renato Dirnei Florêncio
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
🇵🇱Romuald Mainka
German chess player · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
🇺🇸Ron Simmons
American football player and professional wrestler (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
🇺🇸Ryan Leaf
American football player (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
🇪🇨Segundo Castillo De Barberan
Ecuadorian footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
🇦🇹Stephan Palla
Association footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
🇩🇪Ursula Thiess
deceased
German actress (1924-2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,446
🇱🇹Vladas Jakubėnas
deceased
journalist · 1904–1976
Days lived
26,510
🇩🇪Wilhelm von Opel
deceased
German industrialist and Nazi party member (1871-1948) · 1871–1948
Days lived
28,111
🇨🇳Zhan Xugang
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Adolf Jobst
deceased
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, german nation politician, painter and restorer (1900-1974) · 1900–1974
Days lived
27,033
Alfred Berkeley
deceased
Bishop of Barbados and of the Windward Islands; Anglican bishop (1862-1938) · 1862–1938
Days lived
27,825

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
59,669
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,347

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,340
🇺🇸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
65,513
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,210

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,720
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,234

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,163
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,585

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🇪🇸Alfredo R. Placencia Jauregui

deceased

poet · 1875–1930

Days lived

19,965

🇦🇹Archduke Rudolf of Austria

Austrian Imperial and Royal (1919–2010) · 1919–2010

Days lived

33,125

🇩🇪Arno Lustiger

German historian and author of Jewish origin (1924-2012) · 1924–2012

Days lived

32,150

🇩🇪Charlotte Beradt

German writer and journalist (1907-1986) · 1907–1986

Days lived

28,649

🇺🇸Edward Hopper

American realist painter and printmaker (1882-1967) · 1882–1967

Days lived

30,977

Edwin Charles Boulton

American bishop (1928-2000) · 1928–2000

Days lived

26,328

🇮🇹Franco Nenci

Italian boxer (1935-2020) · 1935–2020

Days lived

31,157

🇫🇷Georges Bonnenfant

model · 1876–1955

Days lived

28,845

🇺🇸Goose Goslin

film director · 1900–1971

Days lived

25,778

🇵🇱Henryk Ehrlich

journalist · 1882–1942

Days lived

22,048

🇵🇱Irena Skwierczyńska

actress (1897-1984) · 1897–1984

Days lived

31,795

🇨🇦Irénée Beaubien

Canadian Jesuit priest · 1916–2017

Days lived

37,006

🇧🇪Jean-Luc Dehaene

politician · 1940–2014

Days lived

26,944

Josef Silný

athlete · 1902–1981

Days lived

28,967

🇩🇪Karl-Otto Apel

philosopher · 1922–2017

Days lived

34,760

🇨🇿Ladislav Kareš

Czechoslovak soccer player (1919–2001) · 1919–2001

Days lived

29,763

🇩🇰Per Røntved

Danish association football player (1949-2023) · 1949–2023

Days lived

27,136

🇩🇪Richard Jaeger

German politician (1913-1998) · 1913–1998

Days lived

31,134

Ru van der Haar

field hockey player (1913–1943) · 1913–1943

Days lived

10,813

Theo Griep

writer · 1916–2007

Days lived

33,072

🇩🇪Walther Bierkamp

SS officer and lawyer (1901–1945) · 1901–1945

Days lived

15,855

🇵🇱Wanda Jarszewska

actress (1888-1964) · 1888–1964

Days lived

27,586

🇵🇱Zbigniew Tadeusz Kaczmarek

Polish-German weightlifter (1946-2023) · 1946–2023

Days lived

28,087

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,695

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,358

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,233

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,138

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,043

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,203

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,983

🇺🇸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

64,783

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,225

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,191

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,825

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,269

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,921

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,252

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,921

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,273

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,816

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,726

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,703

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,123

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,940

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,235

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,548

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,505

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,284