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Born on This Day

🇮🇷Abbas Araghchi
Diplomat · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
🇫🇷André-Pierre Gignac
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Bhumibol Adulyadej
deceased
statesperson · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,455
🇺🇸Carl Ferdinand Cori
deceased
Czech Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984) · 1896–1984
Days lived
32,095
🇺🇸Charlie Batch
American football player (born 1974) · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Derek Hole
deceased
Provost of Leicester Cathedral · 1933–2021
Days lived
32,050
🇩🇪Dieter Falk
German musician · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
🇭🇺Emeric Pressburger
deceased
Hungarian-British screenwriter, director and producer (1902–1988) · 1902–1988
Days lived
31,108
🇩🇪Fritz Lang
deceased
actor · 1890–1976
Days lived
31,286
🇭🇺Gábor Béla Fodor
deceased
chemist from Hungary · 1915–2000
Days lived
31,015
🇺🇸J.J. Cale
deceased
singer · 1938–2013
Days lived
27,262
🇺🇸Jack Russell
deceased
American singer (1960–2024) · 1960–2024
Days lived
23,264
🇺🇸Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio
Dancer · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
🇳🇱Jeroen Krabbé
Dutch actor, film director (born 1944) · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
🇨🇦Jessica Paré
Canadian actress · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
🇦🇹Johannes Heesters
deceased
Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
Józef Piłsudski
deceased
politician · 1867–1935
Days lived
24,629
🇸🇬Kane Lim
Reality Television Star, Investor, Real Estate Developer · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
🇭🇺Kati Oláh
Hungarian artist · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
🇰🇷Lee Seung-chul
singer · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
🇺🇸Little Richard
deceased
musician · 1932–2020
Days lived
31,932
🇨🇭Ludwig Minelli
deceased
Swiss lawyer and former journalist (1932–2025) · 1932–2025
Days lived
33,962
🇵🇪Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra
deceased
politician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
🇷🇸Miralem Sulejmani
Serbian footballer · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Moshe Katsav
Notable Trials · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
Nick Jameson
Actor · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
🇺🇸Otto Preminger
deceased
American director, producer and actor (1905–1986) · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,359
🇫🇷Patricia Kaas
French singer · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Randal Kolo Muani
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
🇨🇱Raquel Argandoña
Chilean entertainer and mayor · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
🇺🇸Sheldon Glashow
scientist · b. 1932
Days alive
30,681
🇩🇪Teoman Öztürk
basketball player · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
🇺🇸Trey Hendrickson
American football player · b. 1994
Days alive
8,036
🇫🇮Vesa Hakala
Finnish ski jumper · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
🇺🇸Walt Disney
deceased
actor · 1901–1966
Days lived
23,751
🇬🇧William Greggan
deceased
athlete · 1882–1976
Days lived
34,031
🇧🇾Yakov Kivovich Syrkin
deceased
scientist · 1894–1974
Days lived
28,888
🇷🇺Yury Vlasov
deceased
Soviet weightlifter (1935–2021) · 1935–2021
Days lived
31,117

Died on This Day

🇷🇴Anca Parghel
deceased
singer, music teacher · 1957–2008
Days lived
18,708
🇮🇳Aurobindo Ghosh
deceased
Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950) · 1872–1950
Days lived
28,600

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
59,873
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,551

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,544
🇺🇸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
65,717
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,414

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,924
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,438

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,367
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,789

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🇫🇷Claudius Dornier

deceased

entrepreneur · 1884–1969

Days lived

31,250

🇺🇦Dajos Béla

(1897–1978) fiddle-player and band-leader · 1897–1978

Days lived

29,570

🇺🇸Dave Brubeck

American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012) · 1920–2012

Days lived

33,602

🇮🇳Dharam Singh

field hockey player (1919–2001) · 1919–2001

Days lived

30,271

🇨🇦Frank Maurice Stinson Jenkins

Canadian ice hockey player (1859-1930) · 1859–1930

Days lived

26,084

🇩🇪Frits Clausen

Danish national socialist politician (1893-1947) · 1893–1947

Days lived

19,745

🇫🇷Georges Bayrou

French footballer (1883-1953) · 1883–1953

Days lived

25,551

🇩🇪Günter Meisner

German actor (1926–1994) · 1926–1994

Days lived

25,068

Hashim al-Atassi

politician · 1875–1960

Days lived

31,045

🇺🇸Hazel Bishop

American chemist and cosmetics company founder (1906–1998) · 1906–1998

Days lived

33,713

🇩🇪Heinz Auerswald

German member of the SS (1908-1970) · 1908–1970

Days lived

22,777

🇩🇪Herbert W. Roesky

chemist · 1935–2025

Days lived

32,902

🇨🇭Jean-Luc Benoziglio

Swiss writer and publishing editor (1941-2013) · 1941–2013

Days lived

26,314

🇫🇷Johnny Hallyday

singer · 1943–2017

Days lived

27,202

🇺🇸Joseph Rock

Austrian-American scientist-explorer (1884-1962) · 1884–1962

Days lived

28,815

🇫🇮Kaisa Sere

Finnish computer scientist · 1954–2012

Days lived

21,370

🇸🇪Lennart Gabrielsson

Swedish CEO · 1909–1988

Days lived

29,049

Lucy Everest Boole

British chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904) · 1862–1904

Days lived

15,462

Nelson Mandela

🇿🇦Nelson Mandela

Anti-apartheid leader and statesman · 1918–2013

Days lived

34,839

🇩🇪Oskar von Hutier

military person · 1857–1934

Days lived

28,223

🇩🇪Otto Graf Lambsdorff

politician · 1926–2009

Days lived

30,301

🇮🇹Pietro Germi

Italian screenwriter, director, actor (1914–1974) · 1914–1974

Days lived

21,997

🇩🇪Rudolf Bahro

German politician and writer (1935-1997) · 1935–1997

Days lived

22,663

🇫🇷Sonia Delaunay

French painter (1885–1979) · 1885–1979

Days lived

34,353

🇵🇱Violetta Villas

Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011) · 1938–2011

Days lived

26,841

Walter Stocker

Actor · 1925–2003

Days lived

28,584

🇦🇹Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Composer and musician · 1756–1791

Days lived

13,096

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,899

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,562

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,437

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,342

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,247

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,407

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,187

🇺🇸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

3,483

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,987

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,429

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,395

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,029

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,473

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,125

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,456

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,125

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,477

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,020

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,930

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,907

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,327

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,144

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,439

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,752

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,709

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,488