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January 15, 2017

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January 15 2017

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Alexander Fritz
deceased
German chess player (1857–1932) · 1857–1932
Days lived
27,490
🇷🇺Artem Zabelin
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
10,593
🇷🇺Artyom Kozlov
football player · b. 1993
Days alive
8,766
🇨🇳Bu Tao
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
12,419
🇺🇸Chad Lowe
Film producer · b. 1968
Days alive
17,898
🇦🇹Christian Anders
musician · b. 1945
Days alive
26,298
🇦🇹Christiane Soeder
Austrian cyclist · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇫🇷Dan Ar Braz
singer · b. 1949
Days alive
24,837
🇩🇪Daniel Caligiuri
Italian footballer · b. 1988
Days alive
10,593
🇩🇪Dina Gralla
deceased
actor · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,807
🇺🇸Don Cooper
American baseball player and coach · b. 1957
Days alive
21,915
🇺🇸Drew Brees
American football player and television analyst (born 1979) · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880
🇬🇧Eddie Hall
British strongman · b. 1988
Days alive
10,593
🇳🇴Erling Kagge
athlete · b. 1963
Days alive
19,724
🇬🇧Ernest Thesiger
deceased
actor (1879-1961) · 1879–1961
Days lived
29,949
🇦🇷Fernando Forestieri
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
9,862
🇬🇧Flux Pavilion
rapper · b. 1989
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Georg Ratzinger
deceased
German musician and Catholic priest (1924-2020) · 1924–2020
Days lived
35,232
🇩🇪Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony
deceased
Last Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saxony (1893–1943) · 1893–1943
Days lived
18,380
🇦🇹Götz Kauffmann
deceased
actor · 1949–2010
Days lived
22,291
🇬🇧Graham Moodie
British field hockey player · b. 1981
Days alive
13,149
🇩🇪Günter Maschke
deceased
German journalist and writer · 1943–2022
Days lived
28,878
🇩🇪Hartmut Geerken
deceased
German musician, writer and filmmaker (1939–2021) · 1939–2021
Days lived
30,230
🇩🇪Horst Lichter
German television cook, cookbook author and presenter · b. 1962
Days alive
20,089
🇭🇺István Zádor
deceased
Hungarian painter (1882-1963) · 1882–1963
Days lived
29,712
🇮🇩Jefri Nichol
Actor · b. 1999
Days alive
6,575
🇪🇸Jordi Bertomeu
President, Chairman, and CEO of Euroleague Basketball Company · b. 1959
Days alive
21,185
🇩🇪Juli Gudehus
artist · b. 1968
Days alive
17,898
🇩🇪Jürgen Roters
German politician · b. 1949
Days alive
24,837
🇺🇸Kenny Easley
deceased
American football player (1959–2025) · 1959–2025
Days lived
24,410
Lajos Berszán
model · b. 1943
Days alive
27,029
🇺🇸Mario Van Peebles
American actor and producer · b. 1957
Days alive
21,915
🇭🇺Márk Lakatos
Hungarian stylist, fashion journalist, costume designer · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇺🇸Martin Luther King Jr.
deceased
Civil rights leader and minister · 1929–1968
Days lived
14,324
Martin Petrov
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880
🇩🇪Meret Becker
singer · b. 1969
Days alive
17,532
🇨🇦Michael Hayden
Sculptor in Light (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
27,029
🇩🇪Michael Schanze
German singer and television presenter · b. 1947
Days alive
25,568
🇮🇹Paolo Quinteros
Argentine basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880
🇺🇸Pitbull
American rapper (born 1981) · b. 1981
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Regina King
Actor · b. 1971
Days alive
16,802
🇩🇪Sascha Göpel
German actor · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880
🇺🇸Skrillex
Producer & DJ · b. 1988
Days alive
10,593
🇰🇷Song Soon-chun
deceased
South Korean boxer (1934-2019) · 1934–2019
Days lived
31,319
🇩🇪Walter Stöhrer
deceased
German artist (1937-2000) · 1937–2000
Days lived
23,096
🇩🇪Wilhelm Marx
deceased
German politician (1863–1946) · 1863–1946
Days lived
30,517
🇮🇱Ze’ev Levy
deceased
Israeli philosopher · 1921–2010
Days lived
32,567
🇦🇹Zenita Komad
artist · b. 1980
Days alive
13,515
🇨🇳Zhao Chaojun
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1988
Days alive
10,593

Died on This Day

🇬🇧Bob Stirling
deceased
English rugby union footballer (1919-1991) · 1919–1991
Days lived
26,066
🇺🇸Bruno Nettl
deceased
American ethnomusicologist (1930–2020) · 1930–2020
Days lived
32,814

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
59,914
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,592

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,585
🇺🇸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
65,758
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,455

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,965
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,479

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,408
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,830

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🇺🇸Dan Haggerty

deceased

American actor (1942–2016) · 1942–2016

Days lived

26,720

🇮🇪Dolores O'Riordan

Singer-songwriter · 1971–2018

Days lived

16,933

🇵🇭Eduardo Hontiveros

Filipino musician · 1923–2008

Days lived

30,707

🇦🇹Erwin Obermair

Austrian amateur astronomer (1946-2017) · 1946–2017

Days lived

25,707

🇭🇺Frigyes Hollósi

athlete · 1905–1979

Days lived

26,811

🇩🇪Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner

German educational theorist (1854-1932) · 1854–1932

Days lived

28,293

🇩🇪Johannes Baader

writer · 1875–1955

Days lived

29,061

🇮🇱Karel Salomon

singer · 1897–1974

Days lived

27,821

Karl Liebknecht

Notable Trials · 1871–1919

Days lived

17,321

🇦🇹Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild

entrepreneur · 1882–1955

Days lived

26,613

🇯🇵Nagisa Ōshima

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1932–2013) · 1932–2013

Days lived

29,510

🇮🇹Nino Cerruti

Couturier (1930–2022) · 1930–2022

Days lived

33,350

🇫🇷Paul Séjourné

scientist · 1851–1939

Days lived

31,801

🇩🇪Rosa Luxemburg

politician · 1871–1919

Days lived

17,482

🇩🇪Walter Ernsting

German writer (1920–2005) · 1920–2005

Days lived

30,897

🇩🇪Werner Freyberg

field hockey player (1902-1973) · 1902–1973

Days lived

25,738

🇩🇪Werner Lesser

athlete · 1932–2005

Days lived

26,444

🇬🇧William Boyd Dawkins

Geologist · 1837–1929

Days lived

33,257

🇫🇷Yves Mariot

football player · 1948–2000

Days lived

18,821

Željko Ražnatović

Notable Trials · 1952–2000

Days lived

17,439

🇮🇹Zeno Saltini

Italian priest (1900–1981) · 1900–1981

Days lived

29,358

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,940

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,603

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,478

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,383

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,288

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,448

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,228

🇺🇸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

3,524

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,515

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,028

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,470

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,436

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,070

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,514

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,166

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,497

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,166

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,518

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,061

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,971

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,948

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,368

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,185

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,480

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,793

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,750

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,529