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February 3 2022

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Events on This Day

NBA All-Star Selection
Karl-Anthony Towns
milestone

Born on This Day

🇨🇦Alexander Grant Dexter
deceased
Canadian journalist (1896-1961) · 1896–1961
Days lived
24,054
🇫🇮Alvar Aalto
deceased
Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976) · 1898–1976
Days lived
28,587

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Alfred Vohrer
deceased
Film director, Actor (1914–1986) · 1914–1986
Days lived
25,970
🇩🇪August Horch
deceased
entrepreneur · 1868–1951
Days lived
30,064

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
61,760
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
50,438

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
69,431
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,074

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,604
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,301

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
672,811
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,325

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,254
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
23,676

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🇫🇷Annette Kolb

deceased

German writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967

Days lived

35,732

Arthur von Bylandt-Rheidt

🇨🇿Arthur von Bylandt-Rheidt

Czech servant (1854-1915) · 1854–1915

Days lived

22,433

Blaise Compaoré

Blaise Compaoré

politician · b. 1951

Days alive

25,934

Bob Griese

🇺🇸Bob Griese

American football player and commentator · b. 1945

Days alive

28,125

Brad Thorn

🇳🇿Brad Thorn

New Zealand-Australian rugby league footballer, and rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1975

Days alive

17,168

Bruno Quadros

🇧🇷Bruno Quadros

Brazilian association football player · b. 1977

Days alive

16,437

Carl Theodor Dreyer

🇩🇰Carl Theodor Dreyer

Danish film director (1889–1968) · 1889–1968

Days lived

28,900

Casey Weldon

🇺🇸Casey Weldon

American football player · b. 1969

Days alive

19,359

Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes

Entrepreneur · b. 1984

Days alive

13,881

Emile Griffith

🇺🇸Emile Griffith

American boxer (1938–2013) · 1938–2013

Days lived

27,565

Erik Kynard

🇺🇸Erik Kynard

American high jumper · b. 1991

Days alive

11,324

Ernst Arndt

🇩🇪Ernst Arndt

actor · 1861–1942

Days lived

29,552

Ferzan Özpetek

🇮🇹Ferzan Özpetek

Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter (born 1959) · b. 1959

Days alive

23,012

Fred Lynn

🇺🇸Fred Lynn

film director · b. 1952

Days alive

25,569

George Horine

🇺🇸George Horine

film director · 1890–1948

Days lived

21,483

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

🌍Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Composer · 1525–1594

Days lived

25,202

Hans Sennholz

🇩🇪Hans Sennholz

Austrian School economist (1922-2007) · 1922–2007

Days lived

31,187

Heino Kleiminger

🇩🇪Heino Kleiminger

German football player (1939-2015) · 1939–2015

Days lived

27,832

Helen Stephens

🇺🇸Helen Stephens

athletics competitor (1918–1994) · 1918–1994

Days lived

27,743

Henry Heimlich

🇺🇸Henry Heimlich

scientist · 1920–2016

Days lived

35,383

James Clark McReynolds

🇺🇸James Clark McReynolds

United States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice (1862-1946) · 1862–1946

Days lived

30,883

James DeGale

🇬🇧James DeGale

British boxer · b. 1986

Days alive

13,150

Joachim Löw

🇩🇪Joachim Löw

football player · b. 1960

Days alive

22,647

Joey Bishop

🇺🇸Joey Bishop

American entertainer (1918–2007) · 1918–2007

Days lived

32,764

Johannes Heil

🇩🇪Johannes Heil

rapper · b. 1978

Days alive

16,072

John Fiedler

John Fiedler

Actor · 1925–2005

Days lived

29,363

Kim Dong-ju

🇰🇷Kim Dong-ju

film director · b. 1976

Days alive

16,803

Lucas Duda

🇺🇸Lucas Duda

American baseball player · b. 1986

Days alive

13,150

Markus Schulz

🇺🇸Markus Schulz

rapper · b. 1975

Days alive

17,168

Marlis Petersen

🇩🇪Marlis Petersen

musician · b. 1968

Days alive

19,725

Maura Tierney

Maura Tierney

Actor · b. 1965

Days alive

20,820

Melanie

🇺🇸Melanie

singer-songwriter · 1947–2024

Days lived

28,114

Patrick Cramer

🇩🇪Patrick Cramer

scientist · b. 1969

Days alive

19,359

Paul Auster

🇺🇸Paul Auster

American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024) · 1947–2024

Days lived

28,212

Pêr Denez

🇫🇷Pêr Denez

writer · 1921–2011

Days lived

33,050

Philipp Marx

🇩🇪Philipp Marx

German tennis player · b. 1982

Days alive

14,611

Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern

🇩🇪Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern

entrepreneur · 1924–2010

Days lived

31,638

🇯🇵Rei (Naoi Rei)

K-pop Idol (IVE) · b. 2004

Days alive

6,576

Robert Schlienz

🇩🇪Robert Schlienz

German footballer (1924-1995) · 1924–1995

Days lived

26,069

Ron Williamson

🇺🇸Ron Williamson

American baseball player (1953-2004) · 1953–2004

Days lived

18,933

Rui Santos

🇵🇹Rui Santos

athlete · b. 1967

Days alive

20,090

Sean Kingston

🇺🇸Sean Kingston

singer · b. 1990

Days alive

11,689

Søren Malling

Søren Malling

Danish actor · b. 1964

Days alive

21,186

Tatiana Melamed

🇩🇪Tatiana Melamed

German chess player · b. 1974

Days alive

17,533

Tim Heidecker

🇺🇸Tim Heidecker

Screenwriter · b. 1976

Days alive

16,803

Timon Wloka

🇩🇪Timon Wloka

German actor · b. 1993

Days alive

10,593

Tony Marshall

🇩🇪Tony Marshall

German pop singer (1938–2023) · 1938–2023

Days lived

31,060

Vania King

🇺🇸Vania King

American female tennis player · b. 1989

Days alive

12,054

Vlade Divac

🇷🇸Vlade Divac

basketball player · b. 1968

Days alive

19,725

Berthold von Deimling

🇩🇪Berthold von Deimling

deceased

German general (1853-1944) · 1853–1944

Days lived

33,191

Bettina Heltberg

Bettina Heltberg

journalist · 1942–2025

Days lived

30,080

Buddy Holly

🇺🇸Buddy Holly

singer · 1936–1959

Days lived

8,185

Ernst Mayr

🇺🇸Ernst Mayr

writer · 1904–2005

Days lived

36,739

Fréhel

🇫🇷Fréhel

French singer and actress (1891-1951) · 1891–1951

Days lived

21,755

Fulgencio Berdugo

🇨🇴Fulgencio Berdugo

football player · 1918–2003

Days lived

30,916

György Schirilla

🇭🇺György Schirilla

athlete · 1939–1999

Days lived

21,817

Ilaryon Ihnatsyenka

🇧🇾Ilaryon Ihnatsyenka

Belarusian scientist · 1919–2002

Days lived

29,989

João César Monteiro

🇵🇹João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic (1939–2003) · 1934–2003

Days lived

25,204

John Cassavetes

🇺🇸John Cassavetes

Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929–1989) · 1929–1989

Days lived

21,607

Josef Ettlinger

🇩🇪Josef Ettlinger

German writer (1869-1912) · 1869–1912

Days lived

15,444

Julie Adams

🇺🇸Julie Adams

actor · 1926–2019

Days lived

33,713

Jürgen Schmude

🇩🇪Jürgen Schmude

German politician of the SPD (1936–2025) · 1936–2025

Days lived

32,382

Lee Hills

🇺🇸Lee Hills

American journalist · 1906–2000

Days lived

34,220

Louise Brough

🇺🇸Louise Brough

American tennis player (1923–2014) · 1923–2014

Days lived

33,203

Mel McGaha

🇺🇸Mel McGaha

American basketball player and manager (1926–2002) · 1926–2002

Days lived

27,434

Militsa Zyornova

🇬🇪Militsa Zyornova

a Doctor of Medicine, dentist, religious figure (1899–1994) · 1899–1994

Days lived

34,504

Olle Berggrund

Olle Berggrund

chief executive officer · 1926–2000

Days lived

26,905

Paco Rabanne

🇪🇸Paco Rabanne

Spanish-French fashion designer (1934-2023) · 1934–2023

Days lived

32,493

Richard Kauffmann

🇩🇪Richard Kauffmann

German-Israeli architect and town planner (1887–1958) · 1887–1958

Days lived

25,796

Roland Freisler

🇩🇪Roland Freisler

German jurist and politician (1893–1945) · 1893–1945

Days lived

18,724

Rolf Biese

🇫🇮Rolf Biese

Finnish table tennis player and tennis player (1918–2000) · 1918–2000

Days lived

29,940

Rudolf Wanzl

🇩🇪Rudolf Wanzl

entrepreneur · 1924–2011

Days lived

31,570

Tilo Medek

🇩🇪Tilo Medek

musician · 1940–2006

Days lived

24,120

Tony Trabert

🇺🇸Tony Trabert

basketball player · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,045

Umm Kulthum

🌍Umm Kulthum

Singer · 1898–1975

Days lived

27,793

Vladimer Ugrekhelidze

🇷🇺Vladimer Ugrekhelidze

athlete · 1939–2009

Days lived

25,373

Wee Cho Yaw

Wee Cho Yaw

Former Chairman, UOB · 1929–2024

Days lived

34,723

Werner Kissling

🇩🇪Werner Kissling

German photographer ethnographer (1895–1988) · 1895–1988

Days lived

33,901

Wolfgang Abraham

🇩🇪Wolfgang Abraham

German footballer (1942-2013) · 1942–2013

Days lived

25,945

Woodrow Wilson

🇺🇸Woodrow Wilson

president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 · 1856–1924

Days lived

24,508

Yoshio Yoshida

🇯🇵Yoshio Yoshida

film director · 1933–2025

Days lived

33,431

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

47,786

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

47,449

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

45,324

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,229

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,134

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,294

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

39,481

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

37,758

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

5,370

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

4,361

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

1,837

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

66,874

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

57,316

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,282

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

55,916

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

53,360

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,012

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

76,343

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,012

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

35,364

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

32,907

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

30,817

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

28,794

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,214

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,031

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

16,326

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,639

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,596

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

15,375