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December 7 2016

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Events on This Day

Birth of son Ocean King PenaVega
Alexa PenaVega
milestone

Born on This Day

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Art Larsen
deceased
American tennis player (1925-2012) · 1925–2012
Days lived
32,011
Arthur Milchhöfer
deceased
German archaeologist (1852–1903) · 1852–1903
Days lived
18,887

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

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Born on December 7 Died on December 7 On This Day Day Lookup

18,993

🇦🇹Anton Richter

deceased

Austrian weightlifter · 1911–1989

Days lived

28,150

🇩🇪Charlotte Beradt

deceased

German writer and journalist (1907-1986) · 1907–1986

Days lived

28,649

🇩🇪Claire Rommer

deceased

German actress (1904-1996) · 1904–1996

Days lived

33,493

🇧🇪David Goffin

Belgian tennis player · b. 1990

Days alive

9,497

🇩🇪Denise Zich

German actress · b. 1975

Days alive

14,976

Edwin Holt Hughes

deceased

American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church · 1866–1950

Days lived

30,382

🇺🇸Eli Wallach

deceased

American actor (1915–2014) · 1915–2014

Days lived

35,994

🇺🇸George P. Codd

deceased

film director · 1869–1927

Days lived

20,889

🇩🇪Hermann Balck

deceased

German general (1893-1982) · 1893–1982

Days lived

32,498

🇩🇪Holger C. Gotha

actor · b. 1960

Days alive

20,454

🇺🇸John Doeg

deceased

American tennis player (1908-1978) · 1908–1978

Days lived

25,343

🇬🇧John Terry

English association football player (born 1980) · b. 1980

Days alive

13,149

🇺🇸Jon Moxley

American professional wrestler and actor · b. 1985

Days alive

11,323

🇺🇸Jon Moxley

Professional wrestler · b. 1985

Days alive

11,323

🇫🇷Julian Palmieri

football player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,958

🇺🇸Kaffe Fassett

American artist (born 1937) · b. 1937

Days alive

28,855

🇩🇪Klaus Tschira

deceased

entrepreneur · 1940–2015

Days lived

27,142

🇫🇷Landry Chauvin

French association football manager (born 1968) · b. 1968

Days alive

17,532

🇬🇧Leon Kossoff

deceased

painter (1926-2019) · 1926–2019

Days lived

33,812

🇩🇪Martin Heidenhain

deceased

German anatomist (1864–1949) · 1864–1949

Days lived

31,052

🇬🇧Ned Haig

deceased

Inventor of rugby sevens (1858–1939) · 1858–1939

Days lived

29,331

🇺🇸Noam Chomsky

writer · b. 1928

Days alive

32,142

🇮🇱Orli Shoshan

actor · b. 1976

Days alive

14,610

Otto Rasch

deceased

Nazi Holocaust perpetrator (1891–1948) · 1891–1948

Days lived

20,783

🇺🇸Patrice O'Neal

deceased

actor · 1969–2011

Days lived

15,332

🇩🇪Peter Chatel

deceased

actor · 1943–1986

Days lived

15,602

Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange

princess · b. 2003

Days alive

4,749

🇦🇹Roland Hattenberger

Austrian footballer · b. 1948

Days alive

24,837

🇺🇸Sara Bareilles

Singer · b. 1979

Days alive

13,515

🇷🇺Sergey Belyavsky

deceased

Soviet/Russian astronomer (1883-1953) · 1883–1953

Days lived

25,512

🇺🇸Susan Collins

politician · b. 1952

Days alive

23,376

🇯🇵Takashi Umezawa

Japanese association football player · b. 1972

Days alive

16,071

Theo Snelders

Dutch footballer · b. 1963

Days alive

19,359

🇩🇪Theophil Wurm

deceased

German Lutheran bishop (1868-1953) · 1868–1953

Days lived

30,732

🇺🇸Tom Waits

singer-songwriter · b. 1949

Days alive

24,472

🇨🇿Václav Chalupa

athlete · b. 1967

Days alive

17,898

🇩🇪Wilhelm Dörr

deceased

German discus thrower (1881-1955) · 1881–1955

Days lived

26,780

Artur Esche

deceased

German politician and judge (1857-1940) · 1857–1940

Days lived

30,405

🇿🇦Bob Loubser

deceased

South African rugby union player · 1884–1962

Days lived

28,611

🇺🇸Cal Lepore

deceased

American football official · 1919–2002

Days lived

30,656

🇩🇪Carl Hinrichs

deceased

German actor (1907-1967) · 1907–1967

Days lived

21,995

🇩🇪Carl Schuchhardt

deceased

German archaeologist (1859–1943) · 1859–1943

Days lived

30,803

🇺🇸Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.

deceased

politician · 1940–2005

Days lived

23,877

🇩🇪Elga Andersen

deceased

German actress and singer (1935–1994) · 1935–1994

Days lived

21,858

🇺🇸Frederic Kimber Seward

deceased

American lawyer (1878–1943) · 1878–1943

Days lived

23,999

🇮🇳Grahanandan Singh

deceased

field hockey player (1926–2014) · 1926–2014

Days lived

32,434

🇨🇭Hanny Fries

deceased

artist · 1918–2009

Days lived

33,248

🇵🇭Juan Luna

deceased

Filipino painter, sculptor and political activist (1857-1899) · 1857–1899

Days lived

15,383

🇩🇪Konrad Dreher

deceased

actor · 1859–1944

Days lived

31,084

Michel Ney

deceased

Notable Trials · 1769–1815

Days lived

17,131

🇩🇪Paul Mehlitz

deceased

field hockey player · 1906–1982

Days lived

27,742

🇫🇮Pekka Säilä

deceased

Finnish tennis player (1941–2009) · 1941–2009

Days lived

24,824

🇨🇭Peter Mieg

deceased

Swiss composer, painter and journalist (1906-1990) · 1906–1990

Days lived

30,774

🇩🇪Reinhard Bonnke

deceased

German Pentecostal evangelist (1940–2019) · 1940–2019

Days lived

29,086

🇩🇪Walter Noddack

deceased

chemist · 1893–1960

Days lived

24,583

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,901

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,564

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,439

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,344

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,249

🇷🇺Barys Kit

deceased

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,409

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

deceased

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,189

🇺🇸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

3,485

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,989

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,431

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,397

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,031

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,475

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,127

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,458

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,127

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,479

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,022

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,932

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,909

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,329

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,146

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,441

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,754

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,711

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,490

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Florath

🇩🇪Alex Rădulescu

🇩🇪Andrea Breder

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Art Larsen

Arthur Milchhöfer

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

🇦🇹Anton Richter

🇩🇪Charlotte Beradt

🇩🇪Claire Rommer

🇧🇪David Goffin

🇩🇪Denise Zich

Edwin Holt Hughes

🇺🇸Eli Wallach

🇺🇸George P. Codd

🇩🇪Hermann Balck

🇩🇪Holger C. Gotha

🇺🇸John Doeg

🇬🇧John Terry

🇺🇸Jon Moxley

🇺🇸Jon Moxley

🇫🇷Julian Palmieri

🇺🇸Kaffe Fassett

🇩🇪Klaus Tschira

🇫🇷Landry Chauvin

🇬🇧Leon Kossoff

🇩🇪Martin Heidenhain

🇬🇧Ned Haig

🇺🇸Noam Chomsky

🇮🇱Orli Shoshan

Otto Rasch

🇺🇸Patrice O'Neal

🇩🇪Peter Chatel

Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange

🇦🇹Roland Hattenberger

🇺🇸Sara Bareilles

🇷🇺Sergey Belyavsky

🇺🇸Susan Collins

🇯🇵Takashi Umezawa

Theo Snelders

🇩🇪Theophil Wurm

🇺🇸Tom Waits

🇨🇿Václav Chalupa

🇩🇪Wilhelm Dörr

Artur Esche

🇿🇦Bob Loubser

🇺🇸Cal Lepore

🇩🇪Carl Hinrichs

🇩🇪Carl Schuchhardt

🇺🇸Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.

🇩🇪Elga Andersen

🇺🇸Frederic Kimber Seward

🇮🇳Grahanandan Singh

🇨🇭Hanny Fries

🇵🇭Juan Luna

🇩🇪Konrad Dreher

Michel Ney

🇩🇪Paul Mehlitz

🇫🇮Pekka Säilä

🇨🇭Peter Mieg

🇩🇪Reinhard Bonnke

🇩🇪Walter Noddack

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner