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November 17 2019

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Events on This Day

Appeared in 'The Crown'
Lola Petticrew
milestone

Born on This Day

Amata Kabua
deceased
former President of the Marshall Islands (1928-1996) · 1928–1996
Days lived
24,870
🇩🇪Andreas Rieke
rapper · b. 1967
Days alive
18,994
🇹🇼B. C. Shekhar
deceased

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf
deceased
Austrian tennis player (1922–2020) · 1922–2020
Days lived
36,048
🇮🇳Bal Thackeray
deceased
journalist · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,711

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
60,951
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
49,629

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
68,622
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
14,265

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
66,795
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
66,492

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
672,002
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
151,516

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
29,445
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
22,867

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chemist · 1929–2006

Days lived

28,053

Beppo Römer

🇩🇪Beppo Römer

German resistance member (1892-1944) · 1892–1944

Days lived

18,940

Caps

🇩🇰Caps

Professional League of Legends player · b. 1999

Days alive

7,306

Carlo Verdone

🇮🇹Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director · b. 1950

Days alive

25,203

Celso Albelo

🇪🇸Celso Albelo

Operatic tenor · b. 1975

Days alive

16,072

Choe Sang-rim

Choe Sang-rim

Korean independence activist (1888–1945) · 1888–1945

Days lived

20,624

Curt Goetz

🇨🇭Curt Goetz

German actor and writer (1888-1960) · 1888–1960

Days lived

26,231

Daniele Buetti

🇨🇭Daniele Buetti

artist · b. 1955

Days alive

23,377

Danny DeVito

🇺🇸Danny DeVito

actor · b. 1944

Days alive

27,394

Douglas Shearer

🇨🇦Douglas Shearer

artist · 1899–1971

Days lived

25,982

Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

🌍Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Aristocrat · 1769–1818

Days lived

17,710

Ellis Kaut

🇩🇪Ellis Kaut

German author of children's books (1920-2015) · 1920–2015

Days lived

34,645

Evelyne Brochu

🇨🇦Evelyne Brochu

Canadian singer and actor · b. 1982

Days alive

13,515

Franz Kurowski

🇩🇪Franz Kurowski

German author (1923–2011) · 1923–2011

Days lived

31,970

Giò Pomodoro

🇮🇹Giò Pomodoro

Italian artist (1930-2002) · 1930–2002

Days lived

26,333

Greg Rutherford

🇬🇧Greg Rutherford

British long jumper · b. 1986

Days alive

12,054

Hans Putz

🇦🇹Hans Putz

actor · 1920–1990

Days lived

25,278

Horst Naumann

🇩🇪Horst Naumann

German actor (1925–2024) · 1925–2024

Days lived

35,889

Hubert von Goisern

🇦🇹Hubert von Goisern

Austrian singer-songwriter and bandleader · b. 1952

Days alive

24,472

Jeff Buckley

🇺🇸Jeff Buckley

American musician (1966–1997) · 1966–1997

Days lived

11,152

John Boehner

🇺🇸John Boehner

entrepreneur · b. 1949

Days alive

25,568

Jonathan Ross

🇬🇧Jonathan Ross

journalist · b. 1960

Days alive

21,550

Karl Hermann Martell

🇩🇪Karl Hermann Martell

actor · 1906–1966

Days lived

21,957

Karl Merkatz

🇦🇹Karl Merkatz

actor · 1930–2022

Days lived

33,621

Kateřina Emmons

🇨🇿Kateřina Emmons

athlete · b. 1983

Days alive

13,150

Kaveh Rastegar

🇺🇸Kaveh Rastegar

American musician · b. 1975

Days alive

16,072

Kinga Baranowska

🇵🇱Kinga Baranowska

athlete · b. 1975

Days alive

16,072

Lee Strasberg

Lee Strasberg

Actor · 1901–1982

Days lived

29,313

Leonard Russell

🇺🇸Leonard Russell

American football player · b. 1969

Days alive

18,263

Ludwig von Hammerstein-Equord

🇩🇪Ludwig von Hammerstein-Equord

German journalist (1919–1996) · 1919–1996

Days lived

27,861

Mario Soldati

🇮🇹Mario Soldati

writer · 1906–1999

Days lived

33,818

Martin Scorsese

🇺🇸Martin Scorsese

actor · b. 1942

Days alive

28,125

Maud Mulder

🇳🇱Maud Mulder

Dutch field hockey player and singer · b. 1981

Days alive

13,880

Max Lingner

🇩🇪Max Lingner

German painter (1888-1959) · 1888–1959

Days lived

25,684

Mikhail Bakhtin

Mikhail Bakhtin

Russian intellectual and philosopher · 1895–1975

Days lived

28,965

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng

military person · b. 1949

Days alive

25,568

Pam Bondi

🇺🇸Pam Bondi

U.S. Attorney General, Former Florida Attorney General · b. 1965

Days alive

19,724

Paul Hirsch

Paul Hirsch

German politician (1868-1940) · 1868–1940

Days lived

26,190

Paul Metz

🇩🇰Paul Metz

Danish field hockey player (1892–1975) · 1892–1975

Days lived

30,245

Pavlo Khazan

🇺🇦Pavlo Khazan

scientist · b. 1974

Days alive

16,437

Robin Li

Robin Li

entrepreneur · b. 1968

Days alive

18,628

🇬🇧Sarah Harding

British singer and actress (1981-2021) · 1981–2021

Days lived

14,538

Sebastian Englert

🇩🇪Sebastian Englert

Capuchin priest, missionary to Easter Island (1888-1969) · 1888–1969

Days lived

29,272

Silvana Koch-Mehrin

🇩🇪Silvana Koch-Mehrin

German politician · b. 1970

Days alive

17,898

Sophie Marceau

🇫🇷Sophie Marceau

French actress · b. 1966

Days alive

19,359

Tom Seaver

🇺🇸Tom Seaver

film director · 1944–2020

Days lived

27,682

Voltairine de Cleyre

🇺🇸Voltairine de Cleyre

American anarchist writer and feminist · 1866–1912

Days lived

16,651

Wilhelm Kuntner

🇦🇹Wilhelm Kuntner

Austrian soldier (1915–2001) · 1915–2001

Days lived

31,233

Zoë Bell

Zoë Bell

Actor · b. 1978

Days alive

14,976

Benny Kauff

🇺🇸Benny Kauff

American baseball player (1890-1961) · 1890–1961

Days lived

26,249

Billy Scott

🇺🇸Billy Scott

American R&B singer (1942–2012) · 1942–2012

Days lived

25,612

Charles Holroyd

🇬🇧Charles Holroyd

British artist (1861-1917) · 1861–1917

Days lived

20,676

Christine Laszar

🇩🇪Christine Laszar

actor · 1931–2021

Days lived

32,842

Doris Lessing

🇬🇧Doris Lessing

YouTube personality · 1919–2013

Days lived

34,361

Ernst Udet

🇩🇪Ernst Udet

politician · 1896–1941

Days lived

16,641

Gustav Peichl

🇦🇹Gustav Peichl

Austrian architect and caricaturist (1928–2019) · 1928–2019

Days lived

33,482

Gustav Schwantes

🇩🇪Gustav Schwantes

German botanist (1881-1960) · 1881–1960

Days lived

28,915

Helmuth Weidling

Helmuth Weidling

Notable Trials · 1891–1955

Days lived

23,391

Irma Wyman

🇺🇸Irma Wyman

American computer scientist (1928–2015) · 1928–2015

Days lived

32,068

Jacques Bousquet

🇫🇷Jacques Bousquet

actor, director, composer, playwright, and screenwriter (1883-1939) · 1883–1939

Days lived

20,751

Jimmy Ruffin

🇺🇸Jimmy Ruffin

American singer (1936–2014) · 1939–2014

Days lived

27,589

József Hirschler

🇭🇺József Hirschler

Hungarian writer · 1874–1936

Days lived

22,891

Kea Bouman

Kea Bouman

Dutch tennis player (1903–1998) · 1903–1998

Days lived

34,694

Lea Gottlieb

🇭🇺Lea Gottlieb

Israeli fashion designer and businesswoman (1918–2012) · 1918–2012

Days lived

34,396

Mervyn Peake

🇬🇧Mervyn Peake

writer · 1911–1968

Days lived

20,952

Minya Diez-Dührkoop

🇩🇪Minya Diez-Dührkoop

German photographer (1873-1929) · 1873–1929

Days lived

20,603

Mitrofan Zverev

Mitrofan Zverev

Soviet astronomer (1903–1991) · 1903–1991

Days lived

32,358

Ricarda Huch

🇨🇭Ricarda Huch

writer · 1864–1947

Days lived

30,437

Ruth Brown

🇺🇸Ruth Brown

singer · 1928–2006

Days lived

28,800

Salvatore Riina

Salvatore Riina

Notable Trials · 1930–2017

Days lived

31,779

Theuns Jordaan

🇿🇦Theuns Jordaan

singer-songwriter · 1971–2021

Days lived

18,575

Weeb Ewbank

🇺🇸Weeb Ewbank

American football player, coach, and executive, basketball player and coach (1907–1998) · 1907–1998

Days lived

33,434

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,977

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

46,640

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

44,515

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,420

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

42,325

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

39,485

Toko Shinoda

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,421

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

38,672

🇺🇸April

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,763

Maru

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

4,561

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

3,552

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

1,028

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

66,065

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

56,507

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

55,473

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

55,107

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

52,551

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

51,203

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

75,534

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

56,203

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

34,555

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

32,098

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

30,008

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,985

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

17,405

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

16,222

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

15,517

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

14,830

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

14,787

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

14,566