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March 24 2017

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Events on This Day

Life
Rebecca Ferguson
milestone

Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adolf Butenandt
deceased
politician · 1903–1995
Days lived
33,539
Alan Sugar
entrepreneur · b. 1947
Days alive
25,569
🇩🇪Albrecht Behmel

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Alfred Messel
deceased
German architect (1853-1909) · 1853–1909
Days lived
20,334
🇩🇪Carl Schuhmann
deceased
German athlete (1869-1946) · 1869–1946
Days lived
28,075

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
59,983
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,661

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,654
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,827
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,524

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,034
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,548

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,477
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,899

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journalist · b. 1971

Days alive

16,803

Alf Emil Eik

🇳🇴Alf Emil Eik

Norwegian composer and musician · b. 1953

Days alive

23,377

Alfred Lawson

🇺🇸Alfred Lawson

film director · 1869–1954

Days lived

31,296

Annette Dasch

🇩🇪Annette Dasch

musician · b. 1976

Days alive

14,976

Begoña Gómez

🇪🇸Begoña Gómez

Consultant · b. 1971

Days alive

16,803

Bill Lawrence

🇺🇸Bill Lawrence

entrepreneur · 1931–2013

Days lived

30,175

Brice Martin

🇫🇷Brice Martin

French rugby union player · b. 1985

Days alive

11,689

Curtis Hanson

🇺🇸Curtis Hanson

American filmmaker (1945–2016) · 1945–2016

Days lived

26,114

Dario Fo

🇮🇹Dario Fo

actor · 1926–2016

Days lived

33,077

David Irving

David Irving

Notable Trials · b. 1938

Days alive

28,856

Don Wendell Holter

🇺🇸Don Wendell Holter

American bishop (1905-1999) · 1905–1999

Days lived

34,506

Donncha O'Callaghan

🇮🇪Donncha O'Callaghan

Irish rugby union footballer · b. 1979

Days alive

13,881

Ed Meierkort

🇺🇸Ed Meierkort

American football and baseball coach · b. 1959

Days alive

21,186

Einar Albinsson

🇸🇪Einar Albinsson

athlete · 1893–1967

Days lived

27,264

Emmy Göring

🇩🇪Emmy Göring

German actress, art collector (1893-1973) · 1893–1973

Days lived

29,296

Florea Lepădatu

🇷🇴Florea Lepădatu

Romanian cross-country skier · 1926–1981

Days lived

20,008

Giovanni Arvaneh

🇩🇪Giovanni Arvaneh

German actor (1964 - 2025) · 1964–2025

Days lived

22,332

Grayson Perry

🇬🇧Grayson Perry

English artist, writer and broadcaster (born 1960) · b. 1960

Days alive

20,820

Hadi Sacko

🇫🇷Hadi Sacko

football player · b. 1994

Days alive

8,402

Hans Schwaier

🇩🇪Hans Schwaier

tennis player · b. 1964

Days alive

19,359

Harry Houdini

🌍Harry Houdini

Actor · 1874–1926

Days lived

19,214

Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons

television actor · b. 1973

Days alive

16,072

José Cabrera

🇩🇴José Cabrera

film director · b. 1972

Days alive

16,437

Karl Fischer

🇩🇪Karl Fischer

chemist · 1901–1958

Days lived

20,843

Levan Mchedlidze

🇬🇪Levan Mchedlidze

Georgian footballer · b. 1990

Days alive

9,863

Lucas Luetge

🇺🇸Lucas Luetge

film director · b. 1987

Days alive

10,959

Luigi Einaudi

🇮🇹Luigi Einaudi

politician · 1874–1961

Days lived

31,997

Magnum

🇧🇷Magnum

Brazilian association football player · b. 1982

Days alive

12,785

Maikel Benner

Maikel Benner

Dutch baseball player · b. 1980

Days alive

13,515

Marika Kilius

🇩🇪Marika Kilius

singer · b. 1943

Days alive

27,030

Meiko Kaji

🇯🇵Meiko Kaji

singer · b. 1947

Days alive

25,569

Mietek Pemper

🇵🇱Mietek Pemper

Polish-born Holocaust survivor (1920-2011) · 1920–2011

Days lived

33,313

Mina (Myoui Mina)

🇺🇸Mina (Myoui Mina)

K-pop Idol (TWICE) · b. 1997

Days alive

7,306

Nathalia Dill

🇧🇷Nathalia Dill

actor · b. 1986

Days alive

11,324

Nena

🇩🇪Nena

singer-songwriter · b. 1960

Days alive

20,820

Peter Bichsel

🇨🇭Peter Bichsel

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

Days lived

32,865

Peter Debye

🇺🇸Peter Debye

scientist · 1884–1966

Days lived

30,173

Petre Mshveniyeradze

🇬🇪Petre Mshveniyeradze

athlete · 1929–2003

Days lived

27,100

Peyton Manning

🇺🇸Peyton Manning

actor · b. 1976

Days alive

14,976

Philipp Petzschner

🇩🇪Philipp Petzschner

German tennis player · b. 1984

Days alive

12,054

Rafael Orozco Maestre

🇨🇴Rafael Orozco Maestre

Singer · 1954–1992

Days lived

13,960

Reinhard Genzel

🇩🇪Reinhard Genzel

scientist · b. 1952

Days alive

23,742

Robbie Gee

🇬🇧Robbie Gee

British actor · b. 1970

Days alive

17,168

Robert Carradine

🇺🇸Robert Carradine

Actor · 1954–2026

Days lived

26,270

Roland Koch

🇩🇪Roland Koch

German jurist and former politician · b. 1958

Days alive

21,551

Roscoe Arbuckle

🇺🇸Roscoe Arbuckle

American actor, director and comedian · 1887–1933

Days lived

16,899

Starlin Castro

🇩🇴Starlin Castro

film director · b. 1990

Days alive

9,863

Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer

entrepreneur · b. 1956

Days alive

22,281

Tina Peters

🇩🇪Tina Peters

field hockey player · b. 1968

Days alive

17,898

Vasily Smyslov

🇷🇺Vasily Smyslov

Soviet chess grandmaster (1921–2010) · 1921–2010

Days lived

32,511

Vladimir Ivashkin

🇷🇺Vladimir Ivashkin

Russian scientist · b. 1939

Days alive

28,491

Walter Baade

🇩🇪Walter Baade

German astronomer (1893–1960) · 1893–1960

Days lived

24,565

William Saliba

William Saliba

association football player · b. 2001

Days alive

5,845

Carles Cardó

🇪🇸Carles Cardó

deceased

Spanish priest, writer and poet · 1884–1958

Days lived

26,986

Eddie Collins

🇺🇸Eddie Collins

film director · 1887–1951

Days lived

23,337

Gertrud Scholtz-Klink

🇩🇪Gertrud Scholtz-Klink

politician · 1902–1999

Days lived

35,473

Gordon Moore

Gordon Moore

entrepreneur · 1929–2023

Days lived

34,414

Jessica Walter

Jessica Walter

stage actor · 1941–2021

Days lived

29,273

Johan Cruyff

🇳🇱Johan Cruyff

football player · 1947–2016

Days lived

25,172

Karl Hodina

🇦🇹Karl Hodina

singer · 1935–2017

Days lived

29,877

Karl Schönböck

🇦🇹Karl Schönböck

actor · 1909–2001

Days lived

33,652

Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra

🇵🇪Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra

politician · 1880–1976

Days lived

34,808

Lys Assia

🇨🇭Lys Assia

Swiss singer (1924-2018) · 1924–2018

Days lived

34,355

Otto Gessler

🇩🇪Otto Gessler

German politician (1875–1955) · 1875–1955

Days lived

29,266

Prince Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach

🇩🇪Prince Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach

Ruler of Lithuania from 11 July to 2 November 1918 (1864–1928) · 1864–1928

Days lived

23,309

Roger Cicero

🇩🇪Roger Cicero

German pop and jazz singer (1970-2016) · 1970–2016

Days lived

16,699

Rudolf Fleck

🇩🇪Rudolf Fleck

German artist (1924-1999) · 1924–1999

Days lived

27,278

Shripad Narayan Pendse

🇮🇳Shripad Narayan Pendse

writer · 1913–2007

Days lived

34,412

Yevgeniy Abalakov

Yevgeniy Abalakov

athlete · 1907–1948

Days lived

15,012

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,009

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,672

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,547

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,452

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,357

Barys Kit

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,384

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,517

Toko Shinoda

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,421

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,297

Stubbs

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,406

April

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,763

Boo

🇺🇸Boo

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,692

Maru

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

3,593

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,584

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,097

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,539

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,505

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,139

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,583

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,235

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,566

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,235

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,587

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,130

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,040

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,017

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,437

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,254

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,549

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,862

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,819

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,598