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November 17 2022

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Events on This Day

Sentenced to life in prison by Dutch court
Igor Girkin
legal
Latin Grammy Nomination
Nicki Nicole
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
20,090

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
62,047
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
50,725

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
69,718
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,361

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,891
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,588

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,098
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,612

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,541
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
23,963

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B. C. Shekhar

🇹🇼B. C. Shekhar

deceased

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

8,402

Carlo Verdone

🇮🇹Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director · b. 1950

Days alive

26,299

Celso Albelo

🇪🇸Celso Albelo

Operatic tenor · b. 1975

Days alive

17,168

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

24,473

Danny DeVito

🇺🇸Danny DeVito

actor · b. 1944

Days alive

28,490

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

14,611

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

13,150

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

25,568

Jeff Buckley

🇺🇸Jeff Buckley

American musician (1966–1997) · 1966–1997

Days lived

11,152

John Boehner

🇺🇸John Boehner

entrepreneur · b. 1949

Days alive

26,664

Jonathan Ross

🇬🇧Jonathan Ross

journalist · b. 1960

Days alive

22,646

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

14,246

Kaveh Rastegar

🇺🇸Kaveh Rastegar

American musician · b. 1975

Days alive

17,168

Kinga Baranowska

🇵🇱Kinga Baranowska

athlete · b. 1975

Days alive

17,168

Lee Strasberg

Lee Strasberg

Actor · 1901–1982

Days lived

29,313

Leonard Russell

🇺🇸Leonard Russell

American football player · b. 1969

Days alive

19,359

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

29,221

Maud Mulder

🇳🇱Maud Mulder

Dutch field hockey player and singer · b. 1981

Days alive

14,976

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

26,664

Pam Bondi

🇺🇸Pam Bondi

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

Days alive

20,820

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

17,533

Robin Li

Robin Li

entrepreneur · b. 1968

Days alive

19,724

🇬🇧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

18,994

Sophie Marceau

🇫🇷Sophie Marceau

French actress · b. 1966

Days alive

20,455

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

16,072

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

48,073

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

47,736

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

45,611

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,516

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,421

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,581

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

39,768

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,045

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

5,657

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

4,648

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,124

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,161

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

57,603

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,569

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,203

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

53,647

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,299

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

76,630

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,299

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

35,651

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,194

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,104

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,081

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,501

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,318

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

16,613

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,926

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,883

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

15,662