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March 18 2017

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Adam Levine
singer-songwriter · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880
🇩🇪Adolf Merckle
deceased
entrepreneur · 1934–2009
Days lived
27,322
🇩🇪Adolfo Hohenstein
deceased
painter and decorative artist (1854-1928) · 1854–1928
Days lived
27,053
Albin Stepowicz
deceased
musician · 1894–1934
Days lived
14,884
🇬🇧Amir Bhatia, Baron Bhatia
deceased
British politician (1932–2024) · 1932–2024
Days lived
33,537
🇧🇷Ânderson Lima
Brazilian association football player · b. 1973
Days alive
16,071
🇺🇸Andy Narell
American musician · b. 1954
Days alive
23,011
🇦🇹Anton Faber
Austrian priest · b. 1962
Days alive
20,089
🇦🇷Antonio Pacenza
deceased
boxer (1928–1999) · 1928–1999
Days lived
25,893
🇫🇷Arlette Laguiller
writer · b. 1940
Days alive
28,124
🇮🇹Bobby Solo
Italian singer (1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
26,298
🇺🇸Brian Griese
American football player · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇨🇦Cal Langford
deceased
Canadian bobsledder · 1959–2025
Days lived
24,270
🇩🇪Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
deceased
writer · 1928–2002
Days lived
27,071
🇩🇪Christa Wolf
deceased
YouTube personality · 1929–2011
Days lived
30,208
Ciara Bravo
actor · b. 1997
Days alive
7,305
🇭🇺Dalma Iványi
Hungarian basketball player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,975
Diogo Dalot
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
6,575
🇺🇸Dyanna Lauren
American pornographic actress and director · b. 1965
Days alive
18,993
🇺🇸Ed Nelson
professional basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,784
🇬🇧Edward Conze
deceased
British Marxism and Buddhism scholar (1904–1979) · 1904–1979
Days lived
27,583
🇩🇪Egon Bahr
deceased
writer · 1922–2015
Days lived
34,122
🇳🇱Els van Breda Vriesman
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1941
Days alive
27,759
Erich Ohser
deceased
German caricaturist and cartoonist (1903–1944) · 1903–1944
Days lived
14,995
🇩🇴Fernando Rodney
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
14,610
🇺🇸Frank McRae
deceased
American actor (1944–2021) · 1944–2021
Days lived
28,166
🇬🇧G. E. M. Anscombe
deceased
British analytic philosopher · 1919–2001
Days lived
29,879
🇺🇸George Olsen
deceased
American bandleader (1893-1971) · 1893–1971
Days lived
28,488
🇦🇹Gustav Peichl
deceased
Austrian architect and caricaturist (1928–2019) · 1928–2019
Days lived
33,481
🇩🇪Jan-Hendrik Rootering
musician · b. 1950
Days alive
24,472
🇬🇧Jerry Moffatt
athlete · b. 1963
Days alive
19,724
🇩🇪Johanna Terwin
deceased
German actress (1884-1962) · 1884–1962
Days lived
28,415
🇬🇧John Paskin Taylor
deceased
field hockey player (1928-2015) · 1928–2015
Days lived
31,767
🇭🇺József Marek
deceased
scientist · 1868–1952
Days lived
30,853
🇩🇪Juliette Schoppmann
German singer · b. 1980
Days alive
13,514
🇩🇪Kai Fischer
German actress and author · b. 1934
Days alive
30,316
🇺🇸Keith Millard
American football player and coach · b. 1962
Days alive
20,089
🇳🇴Laila Schou Nilsen
deceased
athlete · 1919–1998
Days lived
28,989
🇭🇺Lajos Illés
deceased
musician · 1942–2007
Days lived
23,693
🇭🇺Magda Watts
deceased
artist · 1929–2019
Days lived
32,885
🇺🇸Marques Green
American basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,784
🇩🇪Max Tidof
actor · b. 1960
Days alive
20,819
🇺🇸Mike Rowe
Television presenter · b. 1962
Days alive
20,089
🇬🇧Neville Chamberlain
deceased
politician · 1869–1940
Days lived
26,168
🇳🇴Ola T. Lånke
Norwegian politician · b. 1948
Days alive
25,202
🇰🇷Park Jung-geun
rapper · b. 1988
Days alive
10,592
🇦🇹Peter Kraus
Austrian actor and singer · b. 1939
Days alive
28,490
🇺🇸Queen Latifah
Singer · b. 1970
Days alive
17,167
Robert Donat
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1905–1958
Days lived
19,441
🇩🇪Robert Garrett
German basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
14,610
🇩🇪Ronski Speed
rapper · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇫🇷Rudolf Diesel
deceased
entrepreneur · 1858–1913
Days lived
20,284
🇺🇸Sheila Taormina
athlete · b. 1969
Days alive
17,532
🇵🇱Sławomir Zawada
Polish weightlifter · b. 1965
Days alive
18,993
🇺🇸Steven Schiff
deceased
American politician (1947-1998) · 1947–1998
Days lived
18,635
🇩🇪Walter Hohmann
deceased
German engineer (1880-1945) · 1880–1945
Days lived
23,733
🇫🇷Willy Sagnol
French football manager (born 1977) · b. 1977
Days alive
14,610
🇩🇪Wilson Gonzalez
German actor · b. 1990
Days alive
9,862
🇦🇹Wolfgang Bauer
deceased
Austrian writer (1941-2005) · 1941–2005
Days lived
23,537
🇨🇳Zeng Guoqiang
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1965
Days alive
18,993
🇭🇷Zlatko Latković
deceased
Croatian catholic priest and painter (1928-1999) · 1928–1999
Days lived
25,896

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Bolko von Richthofen
deceased
German prehistorian (1899-1983) · 1899–1983
Days lived
30,501
Chuck Berry
deceased
Notable Trials · 1926–2017
Days lived
33,024

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
59,976
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,654

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,647
🇺🇸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
65,820
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,517

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,027
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,541

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,470
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,892

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🇨🇭Erich Fromm

deceased

philosopher · 1900–1980

Days lived

29,215

🇺🇸George Olsen

American bandleader (1893-1971) · 1893–1971

Days lived

28,488

🇺🇸Glen Glenn

American musician (1934–2022) · 1934–2022

Days lived

31,922

🇩🇪Guido Westerwelle

writer · 1961–2016

Days lived

19,805

Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi

scientist · 1889–1929

Days lived

14,621

🇵🇱Herbert Sandberg

German artist and caricaturist (1908–1991) · 1908–1991

Days lived

30,288

🇩🇪Ilse Schwidetzky

German anthropologist (1907–1997) · 1907–1997

Days lived

32,701

🇫🇷Joseph Deniker

Russian-French naturalist, librarian and anthropologist (1852-1918) · 1852–1918

Days lived

24,117

🇭🇺Julio Baghy

actor · 1891–1967

Days lived

27,822

Li Ao

Taiwanese writer (1935-2018) · 1935–2018

Days lived

30,278

🇩🇪Lothar Späth

German politician of the CDU (1937-2016) · 1937–2016

Days lived

28,612

🇬🇧Ludwig Guttmann

German-British neurologist who created the Paralympic Games (1899-1980) · 1899–1980

Days lived

29,478

🇩🇪Peter Borgelt

German actor (1927-1994) · 1927–1994

Days lived

24,286

🇨🇳Robert van der Veen

field hockey player (1906-1996) · 1906–1996

Days lived

32,681

🇸🇪Sigfrid Edström

politician · 1870–1964

Days lived

34,085

🇵🇱Tamara de Lempicka

artist · 1898–1980

Days lived

29,891

🇩🇪Werner Proft

German field hockey player · 1901–1989

Days lived

31,995

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,002

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,665

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,540

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,445

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,350

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,510

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,290

🇺🇸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

3,586

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,577

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,090

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,532

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,498

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,132

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,576

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,228

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,559

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,228

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,580

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,123

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,033

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,010

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,430

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,247

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,542

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,855

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,812

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,591