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June 22 2017

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Born on This Day

🇮🇷Abbas Kiarostami
deceased
Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer (1940-2016) · 1940–2016
Days lived
27,771
🇮🇱Ada Yonath
scientist · b. 1939
Days alive
28,490
🇺🇸Alan Osmond
deceased
Singer · 1949–2026
Days lived
28,061
🇩🇪Albert Renger-Patzsch
deceased
artist · 1897–1966
Days lived
25,267
🇪🇸Andoni Iraola
Spanish association football player and manager · b. 1982
Days alive
12,784
🇺🇸Benedict Gross
deceased
American mathematician (1950–2025) · 1950–2025
Days lived
27,556
🇺🇸Bill Blass
deceased
American fashion designer (1922-2002) · 1922–2002
Days lived
29,210
🇺🇸Billy Wilder
deceased
Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002) · 1906–2002
Days lived
34,977
🇩🇪Bobby Todd
deceased
actor (1904-1980) · 1904–1980
Days lived
27,836
🇫🇷Bruno Lom
French rugby union player · b. 1959
Days alive
21,185
🇺🇸Buddy Adler
deceased
film producer (1909-1960) · 1909–1960
Days lived
18,648
🇮🇳C. Joseph Vijay
Politician · b. 1974
Days alive
15,706
🇩🇪Carsten Jacobson
German Army officer · b. 1955
Days alive
22,646
🇨🇩Cédric Mongongu
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
10,227
🇦🇹Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf
deceased
Austrian ethnologist (1909–1995) · 1909–1995
Days lived
31,400
🇺🇸Cyndi Lauper
singer · b. 1953
Days alive
23,376
🇺🇸Dan Brown
writer · b. 1964
Days alive
19,358
🇨🇮Djakaridja Koné
Ivorian footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
11,323
🇩🇪Eduard Bornträger
deceased
German film actor (1888–1958) · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,461
🇩🇪Ehrhart Körting
German judge and politician · b. 1942
Days alive
27,394
🇩🇴Esteban Yan
film director · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇬🇧Esther Rantzen
deceased
Journalist · 1940–2026
Days lived
31,511
Farkhad Zeynalov
deceased
Soviet turkologist (1929-1984) · 1929–1984
Days lived
20,205
🇵🇱Franciszek Smuda
deceased
football player · 1948–2024
Days lived
27,816
🇩🇰Frands Faber
deceased
field hockey player (1897-1933) · 1897–1933
Days lived
13,149
🇩🇪Friedrich Sarre
deceased
German archaeologist (1865-1945) · 1865–1945
Days lived
29,197
🇩🇪Georg Loos
deceased
entrepreneur · 1943–2016
Days lived
26,556
🇩🇪Guido Seeber
deceased
German cinematographer (1879-1940) · 1879–1940
Days lived
22,260
🇵🇱Halina Mlynkova
actor · b. 1977
Days alive
14,610
🇳🇱Han Urbanus
deceased
Dutch baseball player (1927-2021) · 1927–2021
Days lived
34,197
🇺🇸Harold C. Ostertag
deceased
American politician (1896-1985) · 1896–1985
Days lived
32,455
🇵🇱Henryk Dobrzański
deceased
athlete · 1897–1940
Days lived
15,652
🇩🇪Herbert Quandt
deceased
entrepreneur · 1910–1982
Days lived
26,278
🇨🇭Ingeborg Lüscher
actor · b. 1936
Days alive
29,585
J. J. Cohen
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
18,993
🇦🇹Jakob Gartner
deceased
Austrian architect (1861-1921) · 1861–1921
Days lived
21,846
🇬🇭Jerry Rawlings
deceased
military person · 1947–2020
Days lived
26,807
🇩🇪Johannes Baader
deceased
writer · 1875–1955
Days lived
29,061
🇺🇸John Phelan
Entrepreneur · b. 1964
Days alive
19,358
🇫🇷Jonathan Schmid
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
9,862
🇬🇧Julian Huxley
deceased
British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author (1887–1975) · 1887–1975
Days lived
32,013
🇰🇷Kang Joon-Ho
deceased
South Korean boxer (1928–1990) · 1928–1990
Days lived
22,739
🇦🇹Klaus Maria Brandauer
musician · b. 1943
Days alive
27,029
🇩🇪Konrad Zuse
deceased
entrepreneur · 1910–1995
Days lived
31,225
🇺🇸Kris Kristofferson
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1936–2024
Days lived
32,240
🇬🇧Laura Bartlett
Scottish field hockey player · b. 1988
Days alive
10,592
🇮🇳Mamitha Baiju
Actor · b. 2001
Days alive
5,844
🇺🇸Meryl Streep
actor · b. 1949
Days alive
24,837
🇩🇪Oskar Fischinger
deceased
musician · 1900–1967
Days lived
24,329
🇸🇳Pape Alioune Diouf
Senegalese footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
10,227
🇨🇭Peter Brogle
deceased
actor (1933-2006) · 1933–2006
Days lived
26,576
🇮🇹Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy
Head of the House of Savoy (2024) · b. 1972
Days alive
16,436
🇺🇸Randy Couture
athlete · b. 1963
Days alive
19,724
🇩🇪Sandra Klösel
German tennis player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880
🇩🇪Sonya Kraus
German television presenter · b. 1973
Days alive
16,071
🇨🇳Stephen Chow
Hong Kong actor, comedian and filmmaker (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
20,089
🇨🇳Sun Jun
basketball player · b. 1969
Days alive
17,532
🇺🇸Travis Walker
American boxer · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880
🇮🇹Walter Bonatti
deceased
Italian mountaineer (1930–2011) · 1930–2011
Days lived
29,668
🇩🇪Walter Friedrich Otto
deceased
German classical philologist (1874-1958) · 1874–1958
Days lived
30,773
🇺🇸Zuri Lawrence
American boxer · b. 1970
Days alive
17,167

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Andreas Rumpf
deceased
German archaeologist (1890-1966) · 1890–1966
Days lived
27,594
🇺🇸David O. Selznick
deceased
entrepreneur · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,054

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
60,072
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,750

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,743
🇺🇸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
65,916
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,613

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,123
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,637

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,566
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,988

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🇭🇺Dezső Dercsényi

deceased

journalist · 1910–1987

Days lived

28,099

🇺🇸Dorothea Orem

scientist · 1914–2007

Days lived

33,945

🇩🇪Emil Riebeck

chemist · 1853–1885

Days lived

11,699

🇺🇸Fred Astaire

American dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987) · 1899–1987

Days lived

32,184

Fritz Schaudinn

German zoologist (1871–1906) · 1871–1906

Days lived

12,694

🇺🇸George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008) · 1937–2008

Days lived

25,974

Gerardo Chávez

artist · 1937–2025

Days lived

31,995

🇩🇪Hans Rothfels

scientist · 1891–1976

Days lived

31,117

🇩🇪Johannes Kopp

German priest (1927–2016) · 1927–2016

Days lived

32,680

🇸🇪Jonny Nilsson

Swedish ice speed skater (1943–2022) · 1943–2022

Days lived

28,988

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

television actor · 1922–1969

Days lived

17,179

🇦🇹Karl Pirich

Austrian architect · 1875–1956

Days lived

29,641

🇩🇪Marie-Luise Jahn

German resistance fighter; active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group · 1918–2010

Days lived

33,628

🇩🇪Moritz Schlick

philosopher · 1882–1936

Days lived

19,792

🇩🇪Paul Oppenheim

chemist · 1885–1977

Days lived

33,607

🇩🇪Peter Müller

German boxer (1927-1992) · 1927–1992

Days lived

23,860

🇫🇷Pierre Delaire

writer · 1919–1985

Days lived

23,916

🇫🇷Pierre Grelot

French priest and theologian (1917-2009) · 1917–2009

Days lived

33,739

🇳🇴Svein Finnerud

Visual artist and jazz pianist (1945-2000) · 1945–2000

Days lived

20,017

🇺🇸Thomas Gold

Austrian astrophysicist (1920-2004) · 1920–2004

Days lived

30,712

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,098

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,761

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,636

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,541

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,446

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,606

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,386

🇺🇸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

3,682

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,673

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,186

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,628

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,594

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,228

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,672

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,324

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,655

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,324

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,676

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,219

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,129

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,106

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,526

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,343

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,638

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,951

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,908

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,687