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November 21 2016

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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

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Already Released

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· 1922–2008

Days lived

31,087

🇮🇱Avri Gilad

Israeli broadcaster · b. 1962

Days alive

19,724

🇬🇧Beryl Bainbridge

deceased

artist · 1932–2010

Days lived

28,347

🇮🇸Björk

Icelandic singer (born 1965) · b. 1965

Days alive

18,628

🇺🇸Bobby Mathews

deceased

Major League Baseball player, umpire (1851-1898) · 1851–1898

Days lived

16,949

🇩🇪Bruno Schmitz

deceased

German architect (1858-1916) · 1858–1916

Days lived

20,976

Bryan Kohberger

Criminology Student · b. 1994

Days alive

8,036

🇨🇦Carly Rae Jepsen

singer · b. 1985

Days alive

11,323

🇬🇧Conor Maynard

British singer · b. 1992

Days alive

8,766

🇺🇸Cynthia Rhodes

American actress, singer and dancer · b. 1956

Days alive

21,915

🇩🇪Dettmar Cramer

deceased

German journalist (1929–2023) · 1929–2023

Days lived

34,024

🇺🇸Dr. John

deceased

singer-songwriter · 1941–2019

Days lived

28,321

🇪🇬Dusé Mohamed Ali

deceased

African nationalist (1866–1945) · 1866–1945

Days lived

28,705

🇩🇪Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski

deceased

German painter and graphic artist (1912–2012) · 1912–2012

Days lived

36,427

Franz Hessel

deceased

writer · 1880–1941

Days lived

21,960

🇬🇧Georgie Twigg

British field hockey player · b. 1990

Days alive

9,497

🇺🇸Goldie Hawn

American actress · b. 1945

Days alive

25,933

🇺🇸Gottlieb Schumacher

deceased

German-American civil engineer, architect, and archaeologist (1857–1925) · 1857–1925

Days lived

24,841

🇩🇪Gunnar Heinsohn

deceased

German sociologist and economist (1943–2023) · 1943–2023

Days lived

28,942

🇩🇰Halfdan E

rapper · b. 1965

Days alive

18,628

🇩🇪Hans Perathoner

deceased

German painter, sculptor and university teacher (1872-1946) · 1872–1946

Days lived

26,911

🇺🇸Harold Ramis

deceased

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014) · 1944–2014

Days lived

25,297

🇺🇸Harry Zohn

deceased

Austrian-American author and translator · 1923–2001

Days lived

28,319

🇩🇪Heiko Vogel

football player and manager · b. 1975

Days alive

14,976

Ina Rama

Albanian attorney · b. 1972

Days alive

16,071

🇺🇸Ira Sachs

American filmmaker (born 1965) · b. 1965

Days alive

18,628

🇱🇹Jonas Kazlauskas

basketball player · b. 1954

Days alive

22,646

József Kajmó

deceased

model · 1902–1974

Days lived

26,323

🇩🇪Jupp Besselmann

deceased

German boxer · 1909–1983

Days lived

26,704

🇨🇷Leonardo González

Costa Rican footballer · b. 1980

Days alive

13,149

🇰🇷Liz (Kim Ji-won)

K-pop Idol (IVE) · b. 2004

Days alive

4,383

🇩🇪Margrit Kennedy

deceased

German architect (1939-2013) · 1939–2013

Days lived

27,066

🇺🇸Mary Ann Horton

Usenet pioneer · b. 1955

Days alive

22,281

🇺🇸Michael Batiste

basketball player · b. 1977

Days alive

14,245

Michel Suleiman

politician · b. 1948

Days alive

24,837

🇪🇸Miguel Ángel Candil

athlete · b. 1983

Days alive

12,054

🇺🇸Mike Plant

deceased

athlete · 1950–1992

Days lived

15,016

🇩🇪Nadine Müller

German discus thrower · b. 1985

Days alive

11,323

🇳🇴Odd Børretzen

deceased

singer · 1926–2012

Days lived

31,394

🇩🇪Oskar Messter

deceased

entrepreneur · 1866–1943

Days lived

28,138

🇯🇵Rino Sashihara

Japanese female talent, former member of AKB48 and HKT48, and producer of =Love family · b. 1992

Days alive

8,766

🇩🇪Sabine Busch

East German athlete · b. 1962

Days alive

19,724

🇩🇪Scarlett Werner

German tennis player · b. 1984

Days alive

11,688

🇺🇸Sid Luckman

deceased

film director · 1916–1998

Days lived

29,811

🇸🇪Sigfrid Edström

deceased

politician · 1870–1964

Days lived

34,085

🇺🇸Stan Musial

deceased

film director · 1920–2013

Days lived

33,662

🇨🇭Stefan Glarner

Swiss footballer · b. 1987

Days alive

10,593

🇩🇪Tobias Sammet

German musician · b. 1977

Days alive

14,245

🇺🇸Troy Aikman

American professional football player · b. 1966

Days alive

18,263

🇺🇸Wayne Odesnik

American tennis player · b. 1985

Days alive

11,323

🇩🇪Wilhelm Schieber

deceased

artist · 1887–1974

Days lived

31,788

🇩🇪Wolfgang Gockel

deceased

German archaeologist (1945–2005) · 1945–2005

Days lived

21,652

🇺🇸Edward L. Kimball

deceased

American legal scholar · 1930–2016

Days lived

31,471

🇮🇱Eli Hurvitz

deceased

Israeli businessman · 1932–2011

Days lived

29,179

🇺🇸Ernst Graf zu Reventlow

deceased

German politician (1869-1943) · 1869–1943

Days lived

27,122

🇩🇪Friedrich Wilhelm von Loebell

deceased

German politician (1855-1931) · 1855–1931

Days lived

27,823

🇩🇪Harald Leipnitz

deceased

German actor (1926–2000) · 1926–2000

Days lived

27,242

🇩🇪Hermann Sudermann

deceased

German dramatist and novelist (1857–1928) · 1857–1928

Days lived

25,984

🇬🇧John Hargrave

deceased

British social credit leader (1894-1982) · 1894–1982

Days lived

32,309

🇺🇸Johnny Perry

deceased

American strongman (1972–2002) · 1972–2002

Days lived

10,985

🇩🇪Lothar Buchmann

deceased

football player · 1936–2023

Days lived

31,874

🇩🇪Matthias Mauritz

deceased

German football and tennis player (1924-2016) · 1924–2016

Days lived

33,611

🇩🇪Peter Berling

deceased

German actor and writer (1934–2017) · 1934–2017

Days lived

30,562

🇩🇪Walter Rilla

deceased

actor · 1894–1980

Days lived

31,502

🇨🇳Wang Houjun

deceased

Chinese football player and coach (1943-2012) · 1943–2012

Days lived

25,269

🇩🇪Will Glahé

deceased

German musician · 1902–1989

Days lived

32,059

🇺🇸Willem Jacob Luyten

deceased

Dutch-American astronomer (1899–1994) · 1899–1994

Days lived

34,957

Władysław Pobóg-Malinowski

deceased

Polish historian (1899–1962) · 1899–1962

Days lived

23,008

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,885

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,548

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,423

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,328

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,233

🇷🇺Barys Kit

deceased

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,393

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

deceased

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,173

🇺🇸Tilikum

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇺🇸April

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Boo

deceased

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,691

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

3,469

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,973

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,415

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,381

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,015

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,459

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,111

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,442

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,111

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,463

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,006

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,916

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,893

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,313

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,130

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,425

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,738

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,695

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,474

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

Alexander Berkman

🇳🇴Annie

🇩🇪Anton Leuthe

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Agnes Pockels

🇺🇸Austin Peralta

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

🇮🇱Avri Gilad

🇬🇧Beryl Bainbridge

🇮🇸Björk

🇺🇸Bobby Mathews

🇩🇪Bruno Schmitz

Bryan Kohberger

🇨🇦Carly Rae Jepsen

🇬🇧Conor Maynard

🇺🇸Cynthia Rhodes

🇩🇪Dettmar Cramer

🇺🇸Dr. John

🇪🇬Dusé Mohamed Ali

🇩🇪Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski

Franz Hessel

🇬🇧Georgie Twigg

🇺🇸Goldie Hawn

🇺🇸Gottlieb Schumacher

🇩🇪Gunnar Heinsohn

🇩🇰Halfdan E

🇩🇪Hans Perathoner

🇺🇸Harold Ramis

🇺🇸Harry Zohn

🇩🇪Heiko Vogel

Ina Rama

🇺🇸Ira Sachs

🇱🇹Jonas Kazlauskas

József Kajmó

🇩🇪Jupp Besselmann

🇨🇷Leonardo González

🇰🇷Liz (Kim Ji-won)

🇩🇪Margrit Kennedy

🇺🇸Mary Ann Horton

🇺🇸Michael Batiste

Michel Suleiman

🇪🇸Miguel Ángel Candil

🇺🇸Mike Plant

🇩🇪Nadine Müller

🇳🇴Odd Børretzen

🇩🇪Oskar Messter

🇯🇵Rino Sashihara

🇩🇪Sabine Busch

🇩🇪Scarlett Werner

🇺🇸Sid Luckman

🇸🇪Sigfrid Edström

🇺🇸Stan Musial

🇨🇭Stefan Glarner

🇩🇪Tobias Sammet

🇺🇸Troy Aikman

🇺🇸Wayne Odesnik

🇩🇪Wilhelm Schieber

🇩🇪Wolfgang Gockel

🇺🇸Edward L. Kimball

🇮🇱Eli Hurvitz

🇺🇸Ernst Graf zu Reventlow

🇩🇪Friedrich Wilhelm von Loebell

🇩🇪Harald Leipnitz