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March 15 2017

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Born on This Day

🇦🇺Adrian Burnside
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
14,610
🇬🇧Alia Bhatt
Film actor · b. 1993
Days alive
8,766
🇩🇰Andreas Rasmussen
deceased
Danish field hockey player (1893-1967) · 1893–1967
Days lived
27,007
🇩🇪Anton Ziegenaus
deceased
German priest and theologian · 1936–2024
Days lived
32,287
🇺🇸Bobby Bonds
deceased
film director · 1946–2003
Days lived
20,980
🇦🇹Bodo Hell
Austrian writer · b. 1943
Days alive
27,029
🇺🇸Bret Michaels
Singer · b. 1963
Days alive
19,724
🌍Caitríona Perry
Television presenter · b. 1980
Days alive
13,514
🇺🇸Chic Johnson
deceased
American comedian (1891–1962) · 1891–1962
Days lived
25,915
🇨🇦David Cronenberg
Canadian filmmaker (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
27,029
🇬🇧David Moores
deceased
British football executive (1946–2022) · 1946–2022
Days lived
27,888
🇵🇱Dorota Chotecka
Polish actress · b. 1966
Days alive
18,628
Eduard Glaser
deceased
Austrian archaeologist (1855–1908) · 1855–1908
Days lived
19,411
Emil von Behring
deceased
German physiologist who received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin · 1854–1917
Days lived
23,026
🇺🇸Eva Longoria
American actress and producer (born 1975) · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇦🇹Franz Schuh
Austrian writer, literary critic and essayist · b. 1947
Days alive
25,568
🇸🇪Gabor Varga
deceased
Swedish aviator (1961-2006) · 1961–2006
Days lived
16,615
🇦🇹Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff
deceased
Austrian anthropologist (1912–1994) · 1913–1994
Days lived
29,647
🇩🇪Hanns Joachim Friedrichs
deceased
German journalist (1927-1995) · 1927–1995
Days lived
24,850
🇩🇪Hans Hirschmüller
Romanian German actor · b. 1940
Days alive
28,124
🇩🇪Jakob Fugger
deceased
banker · 1459–1526
Days lived
24,406
🇩🇪Joachim Kühn
German jazz pianist · b. 1944
Days alive
26,663
🇺🇸Joe Hahn
rapper · b. 1977
Days alive
14,610
🇺🇸Jon Jay
American professional baseball player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,688
🇳🇱Joop Odenthal
deceased
film director · 1924–2005
Days lived
29,530
🇬🇧Joseph Schacht
deceased
writer · 1902–1969
Days lived
24,611
🇩🇪Jürgen Ohlsen
deceased
German actor (1917–1994) · 1917–1994
Days lived
28,316
🇩🇪Karl-Otto Apel
deceased
philosopher · 1922–2017
Days lived
34,760
🇳🇮Karla Moreno
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1988
Days alive
10,592
Kristian Kostov
singer · b. 2000
Days alive
6,209
🇦🇺Lester Ellis
Australian boxer · b. 1965
Days alive
18,993
Levan Tediashvili
deceased
athlete · 1948–2024
Days lived
27,732
🇨🇳Lin Weining
Olympic weightlifter of China · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880
🇪🇸Lucrecia
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
18,263
🇫🇷Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
French-Algerian track and field athlete · b. 1985
Days alive
11,688
🇫🇮Maija Isola
deceased
Finnish textile designer for Marimekko (1927–2001) · 1927–2001
Days lived
27,017
🇪🇸Malú
singer · b. 1982
Days alive
12,784
Marc Lammers
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1969
Days alive
17,532
🇺🇸Mark Hoppus
singer · b. 1972
Days alive
16,436
🇩🇪Max Bing
deceased
German actor and radio director (1885–1945) · 1885–1945
Days lived
21,878
Nijel Amos
Botswana middle distance runner · b. 1994
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇸Norm Van Brocklin
deceased
American football player, coach, executive (1926-1983) · 1926–1983
Days lived
20,867
🇫🇷Paul Pogba
French footballer (born 1993) · b. 1993
Days alive
8,766
Percy Montgomery
South African rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1974
Days alive
15,706
🇬🇧Philip Green
British businessman · b. 1952
Days alive
23,741
🇮🇳Ranganathan Francis
deceased
field hockey player (1920-1975) · 1920–1975
Days lived
20,349
🇺🇸Robert Fick
American baseball player · b. 1974
Days alive
15,706
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
deceased
judge · 1933–2020
Days lived
31,964
Ry Cooder
guitarist · b. 1947
Days alive
25,568
🇺🇸Sly Stone
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1943–2025
Days lived
30,037
🇭🇺Tibor Czorba
deceased
Hungarian artist (1906-1985) · 1906–1985
Days lived
29,029
🇦🇹Traute Foresti
deceased
Austrian actress, stage actress and writer (1915-2015) · 1915–2015
Days lived
36,544
🇨🇭Urs Gasche
Swiss politician and lawyer · b. 1955
Days alive
22,646
🇸🇪Veronica Maggio
Swedish singer and songwriter · b. 1981
Days alive
13,149
🇭🇺Vilmos Aba-Novák
deceased
Hungarian artist (1894–1941) · 1894–1941
Days lived
17,364
will.i.am
rapper · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇦🇹Willy Puchner
Austrian photographer · b. 1952
Days alive
23,741
🇰🇪Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich
Kenyan long distance runner · b. 1982
Days alive
12,784
🇸🇪Zarah Leander
deceased
singer · 1907–1981
Days lived
27,129

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Alfred Gürtler
deceased
Austrian statistician, economist and politician (1875-1933) · 1875–1933
Days lived
20,955
🇻🇪Carlos Ramírez MacGregor
deceased
journalist · 1903–1975
Days lived
26,310

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
59,973
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,651

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,644
🇺🇸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
65,817
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,514

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,024
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,538

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,467
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,889

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🇨🇭Erwin C. Dietrich

deceased

Swiss filmmaker (1930-2018) · 1930–2018

Days lived

31,939

Giovanni Semeria

Italian writer, priest (1867–1931) · 1867–1931

Days lived

23,180

🇺🇸H. P. Lovecraft

American writer and editor (1890–1937) · 1890–1937

Days lived

17,008

🇩🇪Konrad Hesse

German Jurisprudence scientist, from 1975 to 1987 Judge at Federal Constitutional Court of Germany (1919–2005) · 1919–2005

Days lived

31,457

🇺🇸Lester Young

American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) · 1909–1959

Days lived

18,097

🇺🇸Marty Marion

film director · 1916–2011

Days lived

34,437

🇩🇪Max Jacoby

German photographer (1919–2009) · 1919–2009

Days lived

32,788

🇬🇧Miles Malleson

English actor (1888–1969) · 1888–1969

Days lived

29,513

🇺🇸Nate Dogg

actor · 1969–2011

Days lived

15,183

🇷🇺Nikolai Bukharin

Russian revolutionary and politician (1888–1938) · 1888–1938

Days lived

18,053

🇨🇭Peter Bichsel

Swiss writer and journalist (1935–2025) · 1935–2025

Days lived

32,864

🇫🇷René Clair

French filmmaker and writer (1898–1981) · 1898–1981

Days lived

30,074

🇮🇱Salim Joubran

Arab-Israeli judge · 1947–2024

Days lived

27,983

🇭🇺Sándor Mikó

Hungarian artist · 1927–2014

Days lived

31,757

🇭🇰Wang Ch'ung-hui

Taiwanese judge (1881-1958) · 1881–1958

Days lived

27,862

🇵🇱Wojciech Młynarski

Polish singer (1941–2017) · 1941–2017

Days lived

27,748

Yaphet Kotto

television actor · 1939–2021

Days lived

29,706

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,999

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,662

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,537

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,442

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,347

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,507

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,287

🇺🇸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

3,583

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,574

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,087

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,529

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,495

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,129

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,573

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,225

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,556

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,225

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,577

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,120

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,030

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,007

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,427

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,244

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,539

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,852

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,809

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,588