On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 12 2016
Born on This Day
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Adriaan Paulen🇳🇱
deceasedfootball player · 1902–1985
Days lived
30,160
Adrian Wilson🇺🇸
American football player and executive (born 1979) · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Alexander Wittek
deceasedAustrian chess player (1852–1894) · 1852–1894
Days lived
15,186
Anja Niedringhaus🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photojournalist (1965–2014) · 1965–2014
Days lived
17,706
Anke Wild🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Ante Gotovina
Notable Trials · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
August Horch🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1868–1951
Days lived
30,063
Botho Graef🇩🇪
deceasedGerman art historian and archaeologist (1857–1917) · 1857–1917
Days lived
21,728
Brad Thomas🇦🇺
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
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Carlos the Jackal
Notable Trials · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Charlie Ward🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
Chen Shui-bian
Notable Trials · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
Daniel Vilches Arroyo🇪🇸
athlete · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
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Dietrich von Hildebrand🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1889–1977
Days lived
31,882
Émile Parisien🇫🇷
French saxophonist · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Éverton Santos🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Felix Klare🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Gary Botha🇿🇦
South African rugby union and rugby league footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Hanns Seidel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1901–1961) · 1901–1961
Days lived
21,847
Hans Georg Klamroth🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1898–1944
Days lived
16,754
Helmut Losch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1947–2005) · 1947–2005
Days lived
20,910
Inge Brück🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,473
Inge Heybroek🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1915–1956) · 1915–1956
Days lived
14,730
Jan Studnicka🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian association footballer (1883-1967) · 1883–1967
Days lived
30,686
Janay DeLoach🇺🇸
American track and field athlete · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Jane Siberry🇨🇦
Canadian singer-songwriter · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
Jongho (Choi Jong-ho)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (ATEEZ) · b. 2000
Days alive
5,844
Jorane🇨🇦
singer-songwriter · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Ledley King🇬🇧
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Luca Carboni🇮🇹
singer-songwriter · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Luciano Pavarotti🌍
deceasedOpera singer · 1935–2007
Days lived
26,262
Manuchar Kvirkvelia
athlete · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Marion Jones
Notable Trials · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Martin Corry🇬🇧
English rugby union footballer · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Nikola Milenković
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
Nina Andreyeva🇷🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1938–2020
Days lived
29,871
Ole-Johan Dahl🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian computer scientist (1931–2002) · 1931–2002
Days lived
25,828
Origa🇯🇵
deceasedRussian singer · 1970–2015
Days lived
16,168
Peter Betz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman SS-member · 1913–1974
Days lived
22,034
Raúl Goni🇪🇸
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Rick Ferrell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1905–1995) · 1905–1995
Days lived
32,795
Roland Mack🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Shanta Shelke🇮🇳
deceasedMarathi poet and writer (1922–2002) · 1922–2002
Days lived
29,092
Soledad Pastorutti🇦🇷
Argentine folk singer · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
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Sönke Möhring🇩🇪
actor · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Tony Fiore🇺🇸
film director · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
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Truxtun Hare🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956) · 1878–1956
Days lived
28,236
Urs Remond🇨🇭
Swiss actor · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Will Berthold🇩🇪
deceasedGerman screenwriter (1924–2000) · 1924–2000
Days lived
27,641
Yang Lei🇨🇳
Chinese singer · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Yves Blein🇫🇷
French politician · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
Željko Milinovič🇸🇮
Slovenian association football player · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Died on This Day
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Alex Salmond🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1954–2024
Days lived
25,488
Alfred Kerr🇬🇧
deceasedGerman writer (1867–1948) · 1867–1948
Days lived
29,511
Arkady Strugatsky🇬🇪
deceasedwriter · 1925–1991
Days lived
24,151
Bernhard Minetti🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1905–1998
Days lived
34,227
Bruno Beger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman racial anthropologist (1911–2009) · 1911–2009
Days lived
35,963
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Gene Vincent🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1935–1971
Days lived
13,392
Gillo Pontecorvo🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1919–2006) · 1919–2006
Days lived
31,739
Günther Blumentritt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1892–1967) · 1892–1967
Days lived
27,637
Harry Valérien🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1923–2012
Days lived
32,485
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Isidor Behrens🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish sports administrator (1868–1951) · 1868–1951
Days lived
30,597
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Jan Willem Wegstapel
deceasedDutch politician (1924–2020) · 1924–2020
Days lived
35,252
João Bosco Burnier🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian priest (1917–1976) · 1917–1976
Days lived
21,673
John Denver
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1943–1997
Days lived
19,644
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Katharine Burr Blodgett🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican physicist (1898-1979) · 1898–1979
Days lived
29,859
Ken Murray🇺🇸
deceasedEntertainer, producer, author (1903-1988) · 1903–1988
Days lived
31,137
Litokwa Tomeing
deceasedformer President of the Marshall Islands (1939-2020) · 1939–2020
Days lived
29,584
Lucie Englisch🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,257
Max Winkler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman nazi politician (1875-1961) · 1875–1961
Days lived
31,446
Oscar Baumann🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian cartographer (1864-1899) · 1864–1899
Days lived
12,892
Reinhart Ahlrichs🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1940–2016
Days lived
28,029
René Lacoste🇫🇷
deceasedFrench tennis player · 1904–1996
Days lived
33,705
RJ Mitte🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1992–2026
Days lived
12,470
Rudolf Warnecke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,791
Werner Kubitzki🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1915-1994) · 1915–1994
Days lived
29,040
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
59,819
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,497
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,845
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,508
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,383
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,288
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,193
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,353
Toko Shinoda🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021
Days lived
39,420
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,490
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,133
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
April🇺🇸
deceasedReticulated giraffe · 2000–2021
Days lived
7,762
Boo🇺🇸
deceasedPomeranian · 2006–2019
Days lived
4,691
Maru🇯🇵
Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007
Days alive
3,429
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,663
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,360
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,933
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,375
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,341
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,975
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,419
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,071
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,870
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,384
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,402
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,071
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,423
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,966
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,876
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,853
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,313
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,735
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,273
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,090
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,385
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,698
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,655
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,434