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December 21 2016

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Events on This Day

Release of 'Master'
So Ji-sub
milestone
Starred in 'Passengers'
Chris Pratt
milestone

Born on This Day

Died on This Day

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 21 Died on December 21 On This Day Day Lookup

🇺🇸Brandon Banks

American football player for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats · b. 1987

Days alive

10,593

🇺🇸Cameron Brown

American musician · b. 1945

Days alive

25,933

Cem Özdemir

Turkish-German environmentalist and statesperson (born 1965) · b. 1965

Days alive

18,628

🇺🇸Chris Evert

American former tennis player (born 1954) · b. 1954

Days alive

22,646

🇫🇷Emmanuel Macron

Investment banker · b. 1977

Days alive

14,245

🇩🇪Felix Huby

deceased

German author and director (1938–2022) · 1938–2022

Days lived

30,557

🇺🇸Florence Griffith Joyner

deceased

athlete · 1959–1998

Days lived

14,154

🇺🇸Frank Zappa

deceased

American musician (1940–1993) · 1940–1993

Days lived

19,341

🇩🇪Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

deceased

military person · 1893–1971

Days lived

28,327

🇦🇹Friedrich Ohmann

deceased

Austrian architect and university educator (1858-1927) · 1858–1927

Days lived

24,942

🇦🇹Fritz Karl

actor · b. 1967

Days alive

17,898

🇫🇷Georges Bayrou

deceased

French footballer (1883-1953) · 1883–1953

Days lived

25,551

🇫🇷Hans-Joachim Klein

deceased

German left-wing militant (1947–2022) · 1947–2022

Days lived

27,352

🇩🇪Heinrich Böll

deceased

German writer (1917–1985) · 1917–1985

Days lived

24,679

🇩🇪Herbert Ehrenberg

deceased

German politician (1926-2018) · 1926–2018

Days lived

33,299

🇩🇪Hermann Heemsoth

deceased

German chess player (1909-2006) · 1909–2006

Days lived

35,094

🇺🇸Hermann Joseph Muller

deceased

American biologist (1890–1967) · 1890–1967

Days lived

27,863

🇩🇪Hilde Jennings

deceased

German actress (1906-1970) · 1906–1970

Days lived

23,022

🇨🇳Hu Jintao

politician · b. 1942

Days alive

27,029

🇺🇸Jane Fonda

actor · b. 1937

Days alive

28,855

🇺🇸Julie Delpy

singer-songwriter · b. 1969

Days alive

17,167

🇩🇪Karmen Stavec

Slovenian singer · b. 1973

Days alive

15,706

🇨🇦Kiefer Sutherland

musician · b. 1966

Days alive

18,263

🇦🇹Kurt Waldheim

deceased

politician · 1918–2007

Days lived

32,317

🇸🇪Magnus Samuelsson

athlete · b. 1969

Days alive

17,167

🇺🇸Mark Ingram

American football player (born 1989) · b. 1989

Days alive

9,862

🇩🇪Michael Raum

entrepreneur · b. 1965

Days alive

18,628

🇦🇹Michael Spindelegger

politician · b. 1959

Days alive

20,820

Mikheil Saakashvili

Notable Trials · b. 1967

Days alive

17,898

🇹🇷Munavvar Kalantarli

deceased

Soviet Azerbaijani singer and actor · 1912–1963

Days lived

18,308

Nikki Kerkhof

Dutch singer · b. 1983

Days alive

12,054

🇫🇷Paul Séjourné

deceased

scientist · 1851–1939

Days lived

31,801

🇬🇧Perri Shakes-Drayton

British hurdler · b. 1988

Days alive

10,227

🇩🇪Reinhard Mey

singer-songwriter · b. 1942

Days alive

27,029

🇧🇷Ricardo Mello

Brazilian tennis player · b. 1980

Days alive

13,149

🇳🇱Rita Reys

deceased

Dutch jazz singer (1924-2013) · 1924–2013

Days lived

32,361

🇨🇭Rudolf von Tavel

deceased

Swiss journalist and writer (1866-1934) · 1866–1934

Days lived

24,772

🇫🇮Sakari Salo

deceased

Finnish tennis player (1919–2011) · 1919–2011

Days lived

33,595

Samuel L. Jackson

film actor · b. 1948

Days alive

24,837

🇩🇪Theodor Weimer

German business executive · b. 1959

Days alive

20,820

🇫🇷Thierry Mugler

deceased

French fashion designer and photographer (1945–2022) · 1945–2022

Days lived

27,792

🇩🇪Tom Enders

entrepreneur · b. 1958

Days alive

21,185

🌍Ty Simpson

American football player · b. 2002

Days alive

5,114

🇩🇪Ulli Lommel

deceased

German actor, film director and screenwriter (1944-2017) · 1944–2017

Days lived

26,644

🇩🇰Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld

deceased

military person · 1902–1944

Days lived

15,237

🇬🇪Vladimir Gutsaev

athlete · b. 1952

Days alive

23,376

🇩🇪Walter Schmidt

deceased

fourth Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church · 1891–1981

Days lived

32,576

🇦🇹Willi Resetarits

deceased

actor · 1948–2022

Days lived

26,787

🇰🇪William Ruto

Politician · b. 1966

Days alive

18,263

🇩🇪Anna Elisabet Weirauch

deceased

actor · 1887–1970

Days lived

30,451

🇫🇷Emanuel Ungaro

deceased

French fashion designer (1933-2019) · 1933–2019

Days lived

31,722

🇺🇸Franz Boas

deceased

German-American anthropologist · 1858–1942

Days lived

30,845

🇮🇹Giò Pomodoro

deceased

Italian artist (1930-2002) · 1930–2002

Days lived

26,332

🇩🇪Hans Imhoff

deceased

entrepreneur · 1922–2007

Days lived

31,330

🇩🇪Heinrich Gaedcke

deceased

German General and Knight's Cross recipient (1905–1992) · 1905–1992

Days lived

32,116

🇩🇪Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf

deceased

German politician (1893-1961) · 1893–1961

Days lived

25,065

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán

deceased

Basque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991

Days lived

37,244

🇩🇪Kurt Landauer

deceased

German association football executive (1884-1961) · 1884–1961

Days lived

28,269

🇩🇪Laya Raki

deceased

actor · 1927–2018

Days lived

33,385

🇮🇳Narahar Raghunath Phatak

deceased

writer · 1893–1979

Days lived

31,660

🇬🇧Niko Tinbergen

deceased

scientist · 1907–1988

Days lived

29,836

🇩🇪Paul Hausser

deceased

military person · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,677

🇺🇸Philip Farkas

deceased

American musician (1914-1992) · 1914–1992

Days lived

28,781

🇭🇺Villebald József Danczi

deceased

Hungarian benedictine monk, linguist (1910-1977) · 1910–1977

Days lived

24,538

🇮🇹Vittorio Pozzo

deceased

Italian football player and manager (1886-1968) · 1886–1968

Days lived

30,244

Walter Weiß

deceased

military person · 1890–1967

Days lived

28,230

🇩🇪Wastl Witt

deceased

German actor (1882–1955) · 1882–1955

Days lived

26,816

🇩🇪Werner Otto

deceased

entrepreneur · 1909–2011

Days lived

37,385

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,915

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,578

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,453

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,358

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,263

🇷🇺Barys Kit

deceased

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,423

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

deceased

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,203

🇺🇸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

3,499

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,003

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,445

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,411

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,045

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,489

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,141

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,472

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,141

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,493

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,036

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,946

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,923

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,343

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,160

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,455

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,768

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,725

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,504

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇨🇦Anke Engelke

🇧🇪Bart De Wever

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Albert King

🇩🇪Amelie Beese

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

🇺🇸Brandon Banks

🇺🇸Cameron Brown

Cem Özdemir

🇺🇸Chris Evert

🇫🇷Emmanuel Macron

🇩🇪Felix Huby

🇺🇸Florence Griffith Joyner

🇺🇸Frank Zappa

🇩🇪Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

🇦🇹Friedrich Ohmann

🇦🇹Fritz Karl

🇫🇷Georges Bayrou

🇫🇷Hans-Joachim Klein

🇩🇪Heinrich Böll

🇩🇪Herbert Ehrenberg

🇩🇪Hermann Heemsoth

🇺🇸Hermann Joseph Muller

🇩🇪Hilde Jennings

🇨🇳Hu Jintao

🇺🇸Jane Fonda

🇺🇸Julie Delpy

🇩🇪Karmen Stavec

🇨🇦Kiefer Sutherland

🇦🇹Kurt Waldheim

🇸🇪Magnus Samuelsson

🇺🇸Mark Ingram

🇩🇪Michael Raum

🇦🇹Michael Spindelegger

Mikheil Saakashvili

🇹🇷Munavvar Kalantarli

Nikki Kerkhof

🇫🇷Paul Séjourné

🇬🇧Perri Shakes-Drayton

🇩🇪Reinhard Mey

🇧🇷Ricardo Mello

🇳🇱Rita Reys

🇨🇭Rudolf von Tavel

🇫🇮Sakari Salo

Samuel L. Jackson

🇩🇪Theodor Weimer

🇫🇷Thierry Mugler

🇩🇪Tom Enders

🌍Ty Simpson

🇩🇪Ulli Lommel

🇩🇰Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld

🇬🇪Vladimir Gutsaev

🇩🇪Walter Schmidt

🇦🇹Willi Resetarits

🇰🇪William Ruto

🇩🇪Anna Elisabet Weirauch

🇫🇷Emanuel Ungaro

🇺🇸Franz Boas

🇮🇹Giò Pomodoro

🇩🇪Hans Imhoff

🇩🇪Heinrich Gaedcke

🇩🇪Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán