Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 8 2020
Actor · 1949–2026
Days lived
28,281
Philosopher · 1601–1658
Days lived
21,151
Australian tennis player · b. 1972
Days alive
17,532
YouTube personality · 1905–1997
Days lived
33,908
German tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
12,053
weightlifter · b. 1983
Days alive
13,514
actor · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,204
Spanish association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
12,418
Belgian drummer · b. 1975
Days alive
16,436
French painter and journalist (1901-2003) · 1901–2003
Days lived
37,496
German chess player · b. 1985
Days alive
12,783
film actor · 1935–1977
Days lived
15,561
Spanish artist · b. 1957
Days alive
23,010
actor · 1910–1998
Days lived
32,214
German photographer · b. 1949
Days alive
25,932
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actor · 1941–1989
Days lived
17,801
actor · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,940
Japanese fashion designer (1926-2022) · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,279
German-Argentine chess player · 1914–1981
Days lived
24,780
German actor · b. 1980
Days alive
14,610
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actor · b. 1984
Days alive
13,149
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Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
20,088
American female tennis player · b. 1990
Days alive
10,957
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professional baseball player · b. 1971
Days alive
17,897
politician · 1885–1945
Days lived
22,092
Dutch baseball player · b. 1949
Days alive
25,932
Honduran footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
12,418
Oscar Winners · 1912–1992
Days lived
29,238
Notable Trials · 1904–1948
Days lived
16,217
Actor · b. 1996
Days alive
8,766
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politician · b. 1984
Days alive
13,149
actor · 1901–1971
Days lived
25,599
field hockey player (1913–1996) · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,529
writer · 1899–1988
Days lived
32,832
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
8,035
British sculptor (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
20,454
German racewalker · b. 1977
Days alive
15,705
Hungarian water polo player · b. 1983
Days alive
13,514
actor · b. 2000
Days alive
7,305
writer · 1863–1915
Days lived
19,272
Russian chess player and coach (1924-1984) · 1924–1984
Days lived
22,070
Thai Royal, daughter of Rama X and badminton player · b. 1987
Days alive
12,053
Artist · b. 1967
Days alive
19,358
singer-songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
20,454
writer · 1923–2018
Days lived
34,807
rapper · b. 1981
Days alive
14,244
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
10,592
Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, Author · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,824
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football player · b. 1979
Days alive
14,975
German zoologist (1891–1944) executed by the Nazis · 1891–1944
Days lived
19,527
chemist · 1891–1957
Days lived
24,137
Russian scientist · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,903
American actress (1942–2022) · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,229
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
47,028
Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021
Days lived
7,762
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
66,116
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
75,585
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
17,456
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