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May 18 2020

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Born on This Day

🇦🇹Adrian Hoven
deceased
actor · 1922–1981
Days lived
21,530
🇨🇳Ai Weiwei
artist · b. 1957
Days alive
23,011
🇩🇪Albert von Schrenck-Notzing
deceased
German parapsychologist & psychotherapist (1862-1929) · 1862–1929
Days lived
24,376
Alina Zagitova
figure skater · b. 2002
Days alive
6,575
🇬🇧Anthony Epstein
deceased
British pathologist and academic (1921–2024) · 1921–2024
Days lived
37,519
🇵🇱Barbara Wachowicz
deceased
Polish writer (1937–2018) · 1937–2018
Days lived
29,605
Behramji Malabari
deceased
journalist · 1853–1912
Days lived
21,604
🇬🇧Bertrand Russell
deceased
YouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
🇬🇧Brian Thomas
deceased
Welsh rugby union footballer and coach (1940-2012) · 1940–2012
Days lived
26,350
🇫🇷Charles Trenet
deceased
singer · 1913–2001
Days lived
32,054
🇨🇳Chow Yun-fat
Hong Kong actor · b. 1955
Days alive
23,742
🇨🇦Christian Paul
Canadian actor · b. 1973
Days alive
17,167
🇩🇪Daniel Rosin
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
14,610
🇬🇧David Mattingly
British archaeologist · b. 1958
Days alive
22,646
🇺🇸Don L. Lind
deceased
American astronaut (1930–2022) · 1930–2022
Days lived
33,707
🇺🇸E. J. Rowland
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
13,515
🇩🇪Ekkehardt Belle
deceased
actor · 1954–2022
Days lived
24,730
Ernst Wiechert
deceased
German writer (1887-1950) · 1887–1950
Days lived
23,108
🇵🇱Feliks Chmurkowski
deceased
actor (1896-1971) · 1896–1971
Days lived
27,360
🇺🇸Flozell Adams
American football player · b. 1975
Days alive
16,437
🇺🇸Frank Capra
deceased
military person · 1897–1991
Days lived
34,440
🇦🇹Franz von Bayros
deceased
Austrian artist, illustrator, and painter (1866–1924) · 1866–1924
Days lived
21,138
🇺🇸Franziska zu Reventlow
deceased
German writer, artist and translator (1871-1918) · 1871–1918
Days lived
17,235
🇬🇧Frederick Merriman
deceased
athlete · 1873–1940
Days lived
24,511
🇩🇪Hark Bohm
deceased
actor · 1939–2025
Days lived
31,592
🇩🇪Heinz Raack
deceased
field hockey player (1917–2002) · 1917–2002
Days lived
31,268
🇩🇪Herbert Bauch
East German boxer · b. 1957
Days alive
23,011
🇩🇪Hermann Müller
deceased
politician · 1876–1931
Days lived
20,028
🇵🇱John Paul II
deceased
writer · 1920–2005
Days lived
31,000
🇩🇪Jörg Guido Hülsmann
German writer and economist · b. 1966
Days alive
19,724
🇵🇹José Lello
deceased
entrepreneur · 1944–2016
Days lived
26,447
🇷🇺Kozlov Evgeny Valerianovich
Russian writer and poet · b. 1960
Days alive
21,915
🇧🇪Kris Peeters
Flemish minister president · b. 1962
Days alive
21,185
🇦🇹Ludwig Draxler
deceased
Austrian politician, minister of finance (1896-1972) · 1896–1972
Days lived
27,952
🇲🇱Mahamadou Diarra
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
14,245
🇬🇧Margot Fonteyn
deceased
British ballerina · 1919–1991
Days lived
26,212
🇩🇪Michael Cretu
rapper · b. 1957
Days alive
23,011
🇺🇸Michael Rockefeller
deceased
Anthropologist · 1938–1961
Days lived
8,586
🇫🇷Paul Baysse
French professional footballer · b. 1988
Days alive
11,688
🇫🇷Pierre Balmain
deceased
French fashion designer (1914–1982) · 1914–1982
Days lived
24,879
🇮🇹Pippo Pollina
singer-songwriter · b. 1963
Days alive
20,820
🇺🇸Robert J. Wilke
deceased
actor · 1914–1989
Days lived
27,343
🇳🇱Roderick Weusthof
Dutch hockey player · b. 1982
Days alive
13,880
🇫🇷Sandra
German singer · b. 1962
Days alive
21,185
🇺🇸Scott Baker
film director · b. 1970
Days alive
18,263
Shivangi Joshi
actor · b. 1998
Days alive
8,036
🇩🇪Tim Gidal
deceased
German-Israeli photographer (1909–1996) · 1909–1996
Days lived
31,916
🇺🇸Tina Fey
actor · b. 1970
Days alive
18,263
🇺🇸Vincent du Vigneaud
deceased
American biochemist (1901–1978) · 1901–1978
Days lived
28,331
🇺🇸Warren Rudman
deceased
politician · 1930–2012
Days lived
30,136
🇩🇪Wolfgang Behrendt
deceased
German television presenter and news presenter · 1919–2001
Days lived
29,962
🇦🇹Wolfgang Heinz
deceased
actor · 1900–1984
Days lived
30,846

Died on This Day

🇨🇦Claude Lavoie Richer
deceased
cross-country skier · 1929–2014
Days lived
30,828
Eli Cohen
deceased
Notable Trials · 1924–1965
Days lived
14,773

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
61,133
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
49,811

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
68,804
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
14,447

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
66,977
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
66,674

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
672,184
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
151,698

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
29,627
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
23,049

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🇮🇹Franco Battiato

deceased

singer · 1945–2021

Days lived

27,815

🇩🇪Hans-Dieter Lange

German journalist (1926-2012) · 1926–2012

Days lived

31,379

🇸🇪Harald Andersson

Swedish discus thrower (1907–1985) · 1907–1985

Days lived

28,536

🇬🇧Hedley Bull

Australian academic (1932-1985) · 1932–1985

Days lived

19,335

🇩🇪Hermann Höcherl

Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany (1912-1989) · 1912–1989

Days lived

28,172

🇩🇪Horst Lippmann

German musician (1927–1997) · 1927–1997

Days lived

25,630

🇭🇺Hugó Payr

athlete · 1888–1976

Days lived

32,043

🇬🇧Ian Curtis

singer-songwriter · 1956–1980

Days lived

8,708

🇦🇹Karl Hellmer

actor (1896–1974) · 1896–1974

Days lived

28,556

🇩🇪Lothar Schmid

German chess player (1928–2013) · 1928–2013

Days lived

31,054

🇩🇪Ludwig Berger

actor · 1892–1969

Days lived

28,256

🇩🇪Manfred Burgsmüller

German footballer (1949-2019) · 1949–2019

Days lived

25,349

🇩🇪Max Obal

German actor, screenwriter, and film director (1881–1949) · 1881–1949

Days lived

24,727

🇮🇪Tony O'Reilly

Irish businessman and rugby union player (1936-2024) · 1936–2024

Days lived

32,153

🇺🇸William Saroyan

Writer · 1908–1981

Days lived

26,558

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

47,159

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

46,822

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

44,697

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

43,602

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

42,507

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

39,667

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

38,854

🇺🇸April

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

4,743

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

3,734

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

1,210

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

66,247

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

56,689

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

55,655

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

55,289

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

52,733

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

51,385

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

75,716

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

56,385

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

34,737

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

32,280

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

30,190

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

28,167

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

17,587

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

16,404

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

15,699

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,012

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

14,969

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

14,748