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December 3, 2016

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Born on This Day

Abimael Guzmán
deceased
Notable Trials · 1934–2021
Days lived
31,694
🇨🇺Alberto Juantorena
Cuban track athlete · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
🇩🇪Alice Schwarzer
journalist · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
🇺🇸Amanda Seyfried
singer-songwriter · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
🇹🇼Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim
Malaysian weightlifter · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
🇩🇪Andreas Rumpf
deceased
German archaeologist (1890-1966) · 1890–1966
Days lived
27,594
🇺🇸Andy Williams
deceased
singer · 1927–2012
Days lived
30,978
🇺🇸Ann Bonfoey Taylor
deceased
American aviator and fashion designer (1910-2007) · 1910–2007
Days lived
35,393
🇺🇸Atlas Herrion
American football offensive lineman · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Bernhard Lichtenberg
deceased
German Roman Catholic priest, theologian, martyr and blessed (1875–1943) · 1875–1943
Days lived
24,808
Bradley Langenhoven
Namibian rugby union player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Brendan Fraser
Oscar Winners · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
🇺🇸Brian Robiskie
American football player · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
🇩🇪Bruno Jonas
actor · b. 1952
Days alive
23,376
🇺🇸Carl Ramos
deceased
entrepreneur · 1902–1960
Days lived
21,092
🇩🇪Carlo Schmid
deceased
writer · 1896–1979
Days lived
30,322
🇷🇴Cătălin Botezatu
Romanian model · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
🇩🇪Charles M. Huber
German actor and politician · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
🇰🇷Chey Tae-won
entrepreneur · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
🇺🇸Chummy Broomhall
deceased
American cross-country skier · 1919–2017
Days lived
35,822
🇳🇱Corry Brokken
deceased
Dutch singer, judge (1932–2016) · 1932–2016
Days lived
30,495
🇺🇸Danielle Colby-Cushman
American reality television personality · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
🇺🇸Daryl Hannah
Film actor · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
🇺🇸David K. Shipler
American author who won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1987 · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
🇺🇸Edwin Ernest Salpeter
deceased
Austrian–Australian–American astrophysicist (1924–2008) · 1924–2008
Days lived
30,674
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Georgian tennis player · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
Eric de Vries
Dutch baseball player · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
🇳🇱Ernst van den Berg
deceased
Dutch field hockey player (1915-1989) · 1915–1989
Days lived
26,923
🇺🇸Ferlin Husky
deceased
American country music singer · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,150
František Vaněk
deceased
athlete · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,416
🇩🇪Franz Josef Degenhardt
deceased
musician · 1931–2011
Days lived
29,201
🇺🇸Fred Taylor
deceased
basketball player · 1924–2002
Days lived
28,158
🇺🇸Gary Glover
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
🇳🇱Herman Heijermans
deceased
journalist · 1864–1924
Days lived
21,903
🇺🇸Holly Marie Combs
American actress · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
🇩🇪Isabel Cueto
German tennis player · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
🇺🇸James Laurinaitis
American football player (born 1986) · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
🇺🇸Jaye P. Morgan
deceased
Singer · 1931–2026
Days lived
34,598
🇨🇭Jean-Luc Godard
deceased
French and Swiss film director (1930–2022) · 1930–2022
Days lived
33,522
🇺🇸Jeffrey R. Holland
deceased
American educator and religious leader (1940–2025) · 1940–2025
Days lived
31,070
🇺🇸Jenna Dewan
Actor · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
🇵🇭Jessy Mendiola
actor · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸John Backus
deceased
American computer scientist (1924–2007) · 1924–2007
Days lived
30,054
🇺🇸Jonathan Palmer
player of American football · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
🇵🇱Joseph Conrad
deceased
Polish-British writer (1857–1924) · 1857–1924
Days lived
24,349
🇧🇪Jules Renkin
deceased
politician · 1862–1934
Days lived
26,156
🇺🇸Julianne Moore
British-American actress and author · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
🇯🇵Kishin Shinoyama
deceased
Japanese photographer (1940–2024) · 1940–2024
Days lived
30,347
🇨🇭Klaus Johann Jacobs
deceased
entrepreneur · 1936–2008
Days lived
26,215
Marques Brownlee
Tech Reviewer · b. 1993
Days alive
8,401
🇪🇸Max Cahner
deceased
Spanish writer and politician (1936-2013) · 1936–2013
Days lived
28,074
🇬🇧Ozzy Osbourne
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1948–2025
Days lived
27,990
René Sparenberg
deceased
Dutch field hockey player · 1918–2013
Days lived
34,544
🇩🇪Rolf Ellmer
rapper · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
🇩🇪Susanne Cramer
deceased
German actress (1936-1969) · 1936–1969
Days lived
11,723
🇩🇪Wilhelm Sievers
deceased
German geologist (1860-1921) · 1860–1921
Days lived
22,104
🇩🇪Wolfgang Wahl
deceased
German actor and voice actor (1925–2006) · 1925–2006
Days lived
29,506
🇬🇷Yannis Amanatidis
Greek footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
🇧🇷Željko Loparić
philosopher · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adam Stegerwald
deceased
German politician (1874-1945) · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,921
🇷🇺Alzhan Zharmukhamedov
deceased
Kazakh basketball player (1944–2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,551

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
59,871
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,549

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,542
🇺🇸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
65,715
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,412

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,922
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,436

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,365
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,787

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🇫🇷Annette Kolb

deceased

German writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967

Days lived

35,731

Babrak Karmal

3rd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1929–1996) · 1929–1996

Days lived

24,803

🇫🇷Jean-Louis Guillaud

French journalist (1929–2015) · 1929–2015

Days lived

31,684

🇩🇪Jutta Lampe

German actress (1937-2020) · 1937–2020

Days lived

30,306

🇸🇳Lamine Diack

politician · 1933–2021

Days lived

32,321

🇺🇾Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco

politician · 1897–1954

Days lived

21,092

🇮🇳Major Dhyan Chand Singh

Indian field hockey player (1905–1979) · 1905–1979

Days lived

27,124

🇩🇪Markus Beyer

German boxer (1971–2018) · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,386

🇩🇪Mirco Nontschew

musician · 1969–2021

Days lived

19,028

🇩🇪Norbert Kuchinke

German journalist and actor (1940–2013) · 1940–2013

Days lived

27,000

🇧🇪Prosper Poullet

politician · 1868–1937

Days lived

25,474

🌍Robert Louis Stevenson

Poet · 1850–1894

Days lived

16,091

🇺🇸Rudolf Kompfner

Austrian-born engineer and physicist (1909-1977) · 1909–1977

Days lived

25,038

🇩🇪Siegfried Jacobsohn

German writer (1881–1926) · 1881–1926

Days lived

16,744

🇩🇪Wilhelm Schieber

artist · 1887–1974

Days lived

31,788

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,897

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,560

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,435

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,340

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,245

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,405

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,185

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Boo

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,691

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

3,481

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,985

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,427

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,393

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,027

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,471

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,123

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,454

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,123

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,475

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,018

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,928

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,905

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,325

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,142

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,437

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,750

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,707

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,486