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May 21, 2016

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May 21 2016

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Born on This Day

Al Franken🇺🇸
American comedian and politician (born 1951) · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
Alex Danson🇬🇧
British field hockey player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Andrei Sakharov🇷🇺
deceased
politician · 1921–1989
Days lived
25,044
Anika Moa🇳🇿
singer-songwriter · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Buck Buchanan🇮🇪
deceased
rugby union player (1904-1956) · 1904–1956
Days lived
19,180
Channa Horwitz🇺🇸
deceased
artist · 1932–2013
Days lived
29,563
Christian Audigier🇫🇷
deceased
French fashion designer (1958–2015) · 1958–2015
Days lived
20,868
Eddie Thompson🇨🇦
deceased
Canadian football player · 1917–1943
Days lived
9,467
Endel Ruberg🇨🇦
deceased
artist · 1917–1989
Days lived
26,520
Ewald Stadler🇦🇹
Austrian politician, MEP · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Frejat🇧🇷
singer · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Friedl Brehm🇩🇪
deceased
journalist · 1917–1983
Days lived
23,966
Gaspard Augé🇫🇷
Musician · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Gheorghe Olteanu🇷🇴
Romanian cross-country skier · b. 1926
Days alive
32,873
Graham Dunlop🇬🇧
British field hockey player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Günter Blobel🇺🇸
deceased
German American biologist (1999 Nobel Prize) · 1936–2018
Days lived
29,858
Hannah Einbinder🇺🇸
Comedian · b. 1995
Days alive
7,671
Hans Berger🇺🇸
deceased
scientist · 1873–1941
Days lived
24,847
Jeffrey Dahmer
deceased
Notable Trials · 1960–1994
Days lived
12,609
Joachim Kirst🇩🇪
East German decathlete · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
Joachim Schmid🇩🇪
artist · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
José Batlle y Ordóñez🇺🇾
deceased
politician · 1856–1929
Days lived
26,814
Karl Felix Wolff🇮🇹
deceased
journalist · 1879–1966
Days lived
31,964
Karl Schwanzer🇦🇹
deceased
architect (1918–1975) · 1918–1975
Days lived
20,910
Karl von Spreti🇩🇪
deceased
German diplomat (1907-1970) · 1907–1970
Days lived
22,965
Kastro Zizo🇦🇱
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Kurt Röthlisberger🇨🇭
Swiss football referee · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
Lars Rehmann🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Laura Loomer🇺🇸
Journalist · b. 1993
Days alive
8,401
Lucie Hradecká🇨🇿
Czech tennis player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Marcel Breuer🇭🇺
deceased
Hungarian-American architect (1902-1981) · 1902–1981
Days lived
28,896
Maryline Desbiolles🇫🇷
French novelist · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Maximilian Mutzke🇩🇪
singer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Notable Trials · b. 1937
Days alive
28,855
Niels Ruf🇩🇪
German actor and television presenter · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Nukeduck🇳🇴
Norwegian electronic sports player · b. 1996
Days alive
7,305
Oba Femi🇳🇬
Professional wrestler · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
Olivia Olson🇺🇸
American actress and singer · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
Orlando Maldonado🇺🇸
boxer · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Peter Lim
Investor & Entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Peter Phillips🇬🇧
deceased
Pop Artist · 1939–2025
Days lived
31,445
Ricardo Rodríguez🇩🇴
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Ricky Williams🇺🇸
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Russell Knipp🇺🇸
deceased
American weightlifter (1942–2006) · 1942–2006
Days lived
23,334
Sergei Shoigu🇷🇺
military person · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
Seth Klarman🇺🇸
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
Tay Zonday🇺🇸
singer · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Taylor Sheridan🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
The Notorious B.I.G.🇺🇸
deceased
American rapper (1972–1997) · 1972–1997
Days lived
9,058
Thomas Morris🇦🇹
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Uwe Rahn🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Varvara Lepchenko🇺🇸
Ukrainian-American tennis player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Victoria Petryk🇺🇦
singer · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
Yuji Yoshimi🇯🇵
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880

Died on This Day

Adam Dario Keel🇨🇭
deceased
Swiss artist (1924–2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,154
Arnold Hottinger🇨🇭
deceased
Swiss journalist (1926-2019) · 1926–2019
Days lived
33,769

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
59,675
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,353

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,346
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
65,519
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,216

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,726
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,240

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,169
12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,591

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Arthur Dinter🇩🇪

deceased

German writer, botanist and Nazi politician (1876–1948) · 1876–1948

Days lived

26,260

Carlos Lacerda🇧🇷

politician · 1914–1977

Days lived

23,032

Erich Mielke

Notable Trials · 1907–2000

Days lived

33,748

Ernst Zermelo🇩🇪

philosopher · 1871–1953

Days lived

29,883

Géza Havass🇭🇺

model · 1913–2001

Days lived

32,045

Géza Lakatos🇭🇺

general in Hungary (1890–1967) · 1890–1967

Days lived

28,144

Hans Goldschmidt🇩🇪

entrepreneur · 1861–1923

Days lived

22,767

Hans-Adolf Prützmann🇩🇪

German general (1901-1945) · 1901–1945

Days lived

15,969

Kurt Halbritter🇩🇪

German illustrator (1924–1978) · 1924–1978

Days lived

19,599

Kurt Waitzmann🇩🇪

actor (1905–1985) · 1905–1985

Days lived

29,331

Marcel Jacques Boulenger🇫🇷

journalist · 1873–1932

Days lived

21,438

Marie Schlei🇩🇪

German politician (1919–1983) · 1919–1983

Days lived

23,187

Michael Mayr🇦🇹

politician · 1864–1922

Days lived

21,224

Neville Mitchell🇳🇿

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach · 1913–1981

Days lived

24,652

Oliver Chace

Actor · 1769–1852

Days lived

30,220

Rajiv Gandhi🇮🇳

politician · 1944–1991

Days lived

17,075

Remig Békefi🇭🇺

Hungarian Latin Catholic priest, historian (1858–1924) · 1858–1924

Days lived

24,032

Ricard Opisso🇪🇸

cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and painter from Spain (1880-1966) · 1880–1966

Days lived

31,227

Rosemary Radford Ruether🇺🇸

American theologian · 1936–2022

Days lived

31,246

Sammy Davis, Sr.🇺🇸

American dancer · 1900–1988

Days lived

31,937

Sultanmahmut Toraygirov

Kazakhstani writer · 1893–1920

Days lived

9,700

Vasilis N. Triantafillidis🇬🇷

Greek actor (1940-2018) · 1940–2018

Days lived

28,503

Wilhelm Kuntner🇦🇹

Austrian soldier (1915–2001) · 1915–2001

Days lived

31,232

Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,701

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,364

George Polley🇺🇸

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,239

Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Shaherose Charania🇨🇦

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Clifford Swann🇦🇺

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Keith Padgett🇬🇧

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Fee Plumley🇬🇧

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

David Segal🇺🇸

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,144

Pete Briggs🇺🇸

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,049

Barys Kit🇷🇺

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

Henk Vissers🇳🇱

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,209

Toko Shinoda🇯🇵

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

Kanzi🇺🇸

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,989

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

64,789

HSBC🇬🇧

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,231

Tata Group

Tata Group🇮🇳

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,197

Goldman Sachs🇺🇸

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,831

Eli Lilly🇺🇸

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,275

Chevron🇺🇸

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,927

Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,258

Crime and Punishment🇷🇺

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,927

The Great Gatsby🇺🇸

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,279

Brave New World🇬🇧

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,822

The Hobbit🇬🇧

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,732

The Little Prince🇫🇷

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,709

The Godfather🇺🇸

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,129

Jaws🇺🇸

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,946

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,241

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,554

Alien🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,511

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,290