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March 28 2017

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Born on This Day

🇪🇸Amancio Ortega
Founder of Inditex (Zara), Business Magnate · b. 1936
Days alive
29,586
🇺🇸April Flowers
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
14,246
🇨🇿Barbora Strýcová
athlete · b. 1986
Days alive
11,324
🇩🇪Claus Jurichs
deceased
German actor and voice actor (1935-2005) · 1935–2005
Days lived
25,572
🇺🇸Clinton Clauson
deceased
politician · 1895–1959
Days lived
23,653
🇩🇪Conrad Schumann
deceased
East German soldier (1942-1998) · 1942–1998
Days lived
20,539
🇺🇸D4vd
Singer · b. 2005
Days alive
4,384
🇩🇪Detlef Musch
basketball player · b. 1970
Days alive
17,168
🇬🇧Fiona Watt
British scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
22,281
🇦🇹Fred Louis Lerch
deceased
actor · 1902–1985
Days lived
30,468
🇩🇪Fritz Klatte
deceased
chemist · 1880–1934
Days lived
19,679
🇩🇪Ilke Wyludda
deceased
German discus thrower and shot putter (1969–2024) · 1969–2024
Days lived
20,338
🇮🇷Isaac Larian
American businessman · b. 1954
Days alive
23,012
🇰🇷Jang Jong-hyun
South Korean field hockey player · b. 1984
Days alive
12,054
🇨🇿Jiří Kučera
athlete · b. 1966
Days alive
18,629
José Maria Neves
Cape Verdean politician and former prime minister of Cape Verde · b. 1960
Days alive
20,820
🇵🇱Konrad Wysocki
German basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,785
🇩🇪Kurt Vyth
deceased
German entrepreneur · 1910–1977
Days lived
24,748
🇨🇷Laura Chinchilla
politician · b. 1959
Days alive
21,186
🇧🇷Marcão
Brazilian association football player (1975) · b. 1975
Days alive
15,342
🇷🇺Marina Raskova
deceased
military person · 1912–1943
Days lived
11,240
🇳🇱Mario van der Ende
Dutch football referees · b. 1956
Days alive
22,281
🇪🇸Mario Vargas Llosa
deceased
YouTube personality · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,524
Maxim Gorky
deceased
writer · 1868–1936
Days lived
24,919
🇧🇦Mensur Mujdža
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
12,054
🇩🇪Perry Bräutigam
German footballer · b. 1963
Days alive
19,725
🇺🇸Rodney Atkins
singer-songwriter · b. 1969
Days alive
17,533
🇩🇪Rolf Glasmeier
deceased
artist · 1945–2003
Days lived
21,187
🇬🇧Scott Mills
Disc jockey · b. 1974
Days alive
15,707
🇪🇸Sergi Gómez
Spanish footballer · b. 1992
Days alive
9,132
🇫🇷Steve Mandanda
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,689
🇩🇪Theo Albrecht
deceased
entrepreneur · 1922–2010
Days lived
32,261
🇸🇪Thomas Massamba
Swedish basketball player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,689
🇺🇸Toby Gerhart
American football player · b. 1987
Days alive
10,959
🇯🇵Toko Shinoda
deceased
Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021
Days lived
39,421
🇺🇸Vince Vaughn
American actor (born 1970) · b. 1970
Days alive
17,168
🇨🇭Vladimir Dimitrijević
deceased
Serbian editor and writer (1934–2011) · 1934–2011
Days lived
28,217
🇷🇺Vyacheslav Ignatyev
Russian scientist · b. 1954
Days alive
23,012
🇫🇷Wenceslas Lauret
French rugby union player · b. 1989
Days alive
10,228
Wilhelm Adam
deceased
German politician (1893–1978) · 1893–1978
Days lived
31,287
🇨🇿Zdeněk Svěrák
singer · b. 1936
Days alive
29,586

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Christine Kaufmann
deceased
entrepreneur · 1945–2017
Days lived
26,375
🇺🇸Dwight D. Eisenhower
deceased
writer · 1890–1969
Days lived
28,655

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
59,987
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,665

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,658
🇺🇸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
65,831
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,528

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,038
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,552

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,481
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,903

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Ernst Hellinger

🇺🇸Ernst Hellinger

deceased

scientist · 1883–1950

Days lived

24,286

Eugène Ionesco

🇷🇴Eugène Ionesco

Romanian-French playwright (1909–1994) · 1909–1994

Days lived

30,804

Eugene Melnyk

🇨🇦Eugene Melnyk

Canadian sports businessman · 1959–2022

Days lived

22,952

Hanns Joachim Friedrichs

🇩🇪Hanns Joachim Friedrichs

German journalist (1927-1995) · 1927–1995

Days lived

24,851

Ivan Nanut

🇮🇹Ivan Nanut

athlete · 1886–1958

Days lived

26,264

Janne Furch

🇩🇪Janne Furch

German actor, screenwriter and writer (1915-1992) · 1915–1992

Days lived

28,087

Johnny Evers

🇺🇸Johnny Evers

American baseball player and coach (1881-1947) · 1881–1947

Days lived

23,991

Josef Weninger

🇦🇹Josef Weninger

Austrian anthropologist (1886–1959) · 1886–1959

Days lived

26,615

Klaus Croissant

🇩🇪Klaus Croissant

German lawyer (1931–2002) · 1931–2002

Days lived

25,877

Leonhard Schultze

🇩🇪Leonhard Schultze

German anthropologist and zoologist (1872-1955) · 1872–1955

Days lived

30,254

Maria von Trapp

🇺🇸Maria von Trapp

matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers (1905–1987) · 1905–1987

Days lived

30,012

Marian Zazeela

🇺🇸Marian Zazeela

American musician, painter and light-artist (1940–2024) · 1940–2024

Days lived

30,664

Peter Ustinov

🇬🇧Peter Ustinov

British actor, writer and director (1921–2004) · 1921–2004

Days lived

30,298

Robert J. Wilke

🇺🇸Robert J. Wilke

actor · 1914–1989

Days lived

27,344

Virginia Woolf

🇬🇧Virginia Woolf

YouTube personality · 1882–1941

Days lived

21,612

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,013

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,676

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,551

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,456

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,361

Barys Kit

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,384

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,521

Toko Shinoda

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,421

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,301

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

3,597

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,588

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,101

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,543

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,509

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,143

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,587

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,239

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,570

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,239

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,591

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,134

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,044

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,021

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,441

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,258

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,553

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,866

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,823

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,602