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April 18 2017

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Events on This Day

Ran for U.S. House
Jon Ossoff
milestone

Born on This Day

Abd-ru-shin
deceased
writer · 1875–1941
Days lived
24,339
🇺🇸Alia Shawkat
Actor · b. 1989
Days alive
10,228
🇵🇱Alina Margolis-Edelman

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Einstein
deceased
Theoretical physicist · 1879–1955
Days lived
27,794
🇩🇪Arthur Böckenhauer
deceased
German politician and judge (1899-1953) · 1899–1953
Days lived
19,576

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
60,008
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,686

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,679
🇺🇸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
65,852
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,549

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,059
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,573

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,502
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,924

Born on April 18 Died on April 18 On This Day Day Lookup

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deceased

Polish physician (1922-2008) · 1922–2008

Days lived

31,387

Álvaro Rubio

🇪🇸Álvaro Rubio

football player · b. 1979

Days alive

13,881

Audrey Tang

🇹🇼Audrey Tang

politician · b. 1981

Days alive

13,150

Brian Buscher

🇺🇸Brian Buscher

film director · b. 1981

Days alive

13,150

Christian Menefee

🇺🇸Christian Menefee

Politician · b. 1988

Days alive

10,593

Conan O'Brien

🇺🇸Conan O'Brien

Television presenter · b. 1963

Days alive

19,725

Derrick Brooks

🇺🇸Derrick Brooks

American football player and executive (born 1973) · b. 1973

Days alive

16,072

Eli Roth

🇺🇸Eli Roth

Film producer · b. 1972

Days alive

16,437

Erwin Gehrts

🇩🇪Erwin Gehrts

German journalist (1890-1943) · 1890–1943

Days lived

19,291

Esther Schweins

🇩🇪Esther Schweins

actor · b. 1970

Days alive

17,168

Friedrich von Thiersch

🇩🇪Friedrich von Thiersch

German architect (1852-1921) · 1852–1921

Days lived

25,450

GoonRock

🇺🇸GoonRock

singer-songwriter · b. 1975

Days alive

15,342

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

🇷🇺Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

artist · 1890–1958

Days lived

25,076

Günter Meisner

🇩🇪Günter Meisner

German actor (1926–1994) · 1926–1994

Days lived

25,069

Hartmut Griesmayr

🇩🇪Hartmut Griesmayr

German film director and screenwriter · b. 1945

Days alive

26,299

Ivan Ljavinec

Ivan Ljavinec

Catholic bishop (1923–2012) · 1923–2012

Days lived

32,744

Jeff Dunham

🇺🇸Jeff Dunham

American ventriloquist and comedian · b. 1962

Days alive

20,090

Jerzy Stuhr

🇵🇱Jerzy Stuhr

Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter (1947–2024) · 1947–2024

Days lived

28,208

Jessica Lu

🇺🇸Jessica Lu

American actress · b. 1985

Days alive

11,689

Johanna Loisinger

🇦🇹Johanna Loisinger

actor · 1865–1951

Days lived

31,504

Karim Abdul Razak

🇬🇭Karim Abdul Razak

Ghanaian football manager and former player · b. 1956

Days alive

22,281

Karl Färber

🇩🇪Karl Färber

German journalist (1888-1979) · 1888–1979

Days lived

33,224

Kourtney Kardashian

Kourtney Kardashian

model · b. 1979

Days alive

13,881

Ludwig Levy

Ludwig Levy

German Jewish architect (1854-1907) whose wife Flora was killed in the Theresienstadt concentration camp · 1854–1907

Days lived

19,584

Łukasz Fabiański

🇵🇱Łukasz Fabiański

football player · b. 1985

Days alive

11,689

Michael D. Higgins

🇮🇪Michael D. Higgins

politician · b. 1941

Days alive

27,760

Michael Felke

🇩🇪Michael Felke

German furniture manufacturer (1895-1977) · 1895–1977

Days lived

29,941

Milan Jovanović

🇷🇸Milan Jovanović

football player · b. 1981

Days alive

13,150

Neo Rauch

🇩🇪Neo Rauch

German painter (born 1960) · b. 1960

Days alive

20,820

Oldřich Machač

🇨🇿Oldřich Machač

athlete · 1946–2011

Days lived

23,856

Olivier Besancenot

🇫🇷Olivier Besancenot

French politician · b. 1974

Days alive

15,707

Robert Hanssen

Robert Hanssen

Former FBI Agent · 1944–2023

Days lived

28,903

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

🇬🇧Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Model · b. 1987

Days alive

10,959

Ruth Ogbeifo

🇳🇬Ruth Ogbeifo

Nigerian weightlifter · b. 1972

Days alive

16,437

Tadeusz Mazowiecki

🇵🇱Tadeusz Mazowiecki

Polish politician and prime minister (1927-2013) · 1927–2013

Days lived

31,606

Teddy Sadaoui

🇫🇷Teddy Sadaoui

French rugby league footballer · b. 1983

Days alive

12,420

Thomas Haffa

🇩🇪Thomas Haffa

entrepreneur · b. 1952

Days alive

23,742

Wend von Wietersheim

🇩🇪Wend von Wietersheim

military person · 1900–1975

Days lived

27,548

Zazie

🇫🇷Zazie

singer-songwriter · b. 1964

Days alive

19,359

Zeki Alasya

Zeki Alasya

Turkish actor and director (1943–2015) · 1943–2015

Days lived

26,319

Benny Hill

🇬🇧Benny Hill

British comedian and actor (1924–1992) · 1924–1992

Days lived

24,926

Boris Nikiforovich Zolotych

🇷🇺Boris Nikiforovich Zolotych

Russian technician, specialist in electrophysical methods of metalworkers, publications in the field · 1920–2008

Days lived

32,235

Dick Clark

Dick Clark

actor · 1929–2012

Days lived

30,091

Ernie Pyle

🇺🇸Ernie Pyle

journalist · 1900–1945

Days lived

16,330

Frank Dostal

🇩🇪Frank Dostal

rapper · 1945–2017

Days lived

26,057

Gert Schramm

🇩🇪Gert Schramm

Black German concentration camp survivor; the only black prisoner at Buchenwald concentration camp (1928–2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

31,919

Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

🇩🇪Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

German World War II U-boat captain (1911-1986) · 1911–1986

Days lived

27,158

Heinz Radzikowski

🇩🇪Heinz Radzikowski

West German field hockey player (1925-2017) · 1925–2017

Days lived

33,462

John M. Oesterreicher

🇦🇹John M. Oesterreicher

Catholic priest, academic and author (1904–1993) · 1904–1993

Days lived

32,584

Jozef Tiso

🇭🇺Jozef Tiso

Slovak politician, priest and president of the Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945 · 1887–1947

Days lived

21,737

József Kő

József Kő

model · 1902–1956

Days lived

19,829

Ken Jones

🇬🇧Ken Jones

Welsh sprinter and rugby union footballer (1921-2006) · 1921–2006

Days lived

30,791

Max von Gallwitz

🇵🇱Max von Gallwitz

writer · 1852–1937

Days lived

31,032

Pierre Desproges

🇫🇷Pierre Desproges

journalist · 1939–1988

Days lived

17,878

Wahoo McDaniel

🇺🇸Wahoo McDaniel

American football player and professional wrestler (1938-2002) · 1938–2002

Days lived

23,315

Werner Schumacher

🇩🇪Werner Schumacher

German actor (1921-2004) · 1921–2004

Days lived

30,301

William, Prince of Albania

William, Prince of Albania

military person · 1876–1945

Days lived

25,225

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,034

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,697

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,572

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,477

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,382

Barys Kit

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,384

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,542

Toko Shinoda

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,421

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,322

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

3,618

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,609

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,122

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,564

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,530

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,164

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,608

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,260

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,591

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,260

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,612

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,155

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,065

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,042

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,462

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,279

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,574

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,887

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,844

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,623