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December 16 2022

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Events on This Day

Release of 'Na Maar'
Karan Aujla
milestone

Born on This Day

🇺🇸Aaron Sopher
deceased
journalist · 1905–1972
Days lived
24,123
🇩🇪Alois-Konstantin, 9th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg · b. 1941
Days alive
29,586

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Blanche Calloway
deceased
American singer, bandleader and composer · 1902–1978
Days lived
28,070
🇬🇧Charles Buxton
deceased
politician · 1875–1942
Days lived
24,491

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
62,076
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
50,754

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
69,747
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,390

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,920
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,617

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,127
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,641

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,570
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
23,992

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🇮🇹Ambrogio Valsecchi

deceased

Italian presbyter and theologian (1930–1983) · 1930–1983

Days lived

19,074

Bärbel Schäfer

🇩🇪Bärbel Schäfer

German television presenter · b. 1963

Days alive

21,551

Benjamin Bratt

🇺🇸Benjamin Bratt

American actor and producer · b. 1963

Days alive

21,551

Benjamin Kowalewicz

🇨🇦Benjamin Kowalewicz

Canadian singer · b. 1975

Days alive

17,168

Benny Andersson

🇸🇪Benny Andersson

singer · b. 1946

Days alive

27,760

Bert Hellinger

🇩🇪Bert Hellinger

writer · 1925–2019

Days lived

34,246

Billy Gibbons

🇺🇸Billy Gibbons

Guitarist · b. 1949

Days alive

26,664

Daniel Timsit

🇫🇷Daniel Timsit

Algerian physician (1928-2002) · 1928–2002

Days lived

26,893

Eduard Lamas i Alsina

🇪🇸Eduard Lamas i Alsina

athlete · b. 1990

Days alive

11,689

Eusebi Millan i Alonso

🇪🇸Eusebi Millan i Alonso

Spanish athlete · 1886–1956

Days lived

25,319

Frank Dostal

🇩🇪Frank Dostal

rapper · 1945–2017

Days lived

26,057

Frieder Nake

🇩🇪Frieder Nake

German mathematician and computer scientist (born 1938) · b. 1938

Days alive

30,682

George Santayana

🇪🇸George Santayana

Spanish-American philosopher · 1863–1952

Days lived

32,427

Gerhard Gesemann

🇩🇪Gerhard Gesemann

scientist · 1888–1948

Days lived

21,647

Hallee Hirsh

🇺🇸Hallee Hirsh

American actress · b. 1987

Days alive

12,785

Hans Scherbart

🇩🇪Hans Scherbart

German field hockey player · 1905–1993

Days lived

31,841

Heike Drechsler

🇩🇪Heike Drechsler

politician · b. 1964

Days alive

21,185

Helmut Damerius

🇩🇪Helmut Damerius

German communist, actor, victim of Stalinism (1905-1985) · 1905–1985

Days lived

29,143

Hisako Kanemoto

🇯🇵Hisako Kanemoto

singer · b. 1987

Days alive

12,785

John Allan Cameron

🇨🇦John Allan Cameron

Canadian Celtic musician (1938–2006) · 1938–2006

Days lived

24,814

Kai Cenat

🇺🇸Kai Cenat

Streamer · b. 2004

Days alive

6,575

Krysten Ritter

🇺🇸Krysten Ritter

Actor · b. 1981

Days alive

14,976

Lei Jun

Lei Jun

entrepreneur · b. 1969

Days alive

19,359

Margaret Mead

🇺🇸Margaret Mead

Anthropologist · 1901–1978

Days lived

28,094

Maruschka Detmers

Maruschka Detmers

Dutch actress · b. 1962

Days alive

21,916

Maverick Simms

🇺🇸Maverick Simms

Singer · b. 2015

Days alive

2,558

Menahem Pressler

🇺🇸Menahem Pressler

musician · 1923–2023

Days lived

36,302

Mira Murati

🇦🇱Mira Murati

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of OpenAI · b. 1988

Days alive

12,419

Nicholas Courtney

🇬🇧Nicholas Courtney

British actor (1929–2011) · 1929–2011

Days lived

29,654

Nǃxau

Nǃxau

Bush farmer, actor · 1944–2003

Days lived

21,386

Paul van Dyk

🇩🇪Paul van Dyk

rapper · b. 1971

Days alive

18,629

Philip K. Dick

🇺🇸Philip K. Dick

American science fiction author (1928–1982) · 1928–1982

Days lived

19,435

Rafael Alberti

🇪🇸Rafael Alberti

Spanish poet (1902–1999) · 1902–1999

Days lived

35,381

Sebastiaan Olgers

Sebastiaan Olgers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1986

Days alive

13,150

Shahid Ali Khan

🇵🇰Shahid Ali Khan

field hockey player · b. 1964

Days alive

21,185

Sonja Graf

🇩🇪Sonja Graf

German-born American chess player · 1908–1965

Days lived

20,535

Stuart Rudin

Stuart Rudin

Actor · b. 1941

Days alive

29,586

Walter Curt Behrendt

🇩🇪Walter Curt Behrendt

German-American architect · 1884–1945

Days lived

22,046

William Perry

🇺🇸William Perry

American football player (born 1962) · b. 1962

Days alive

21,916

Wolfgang Pissors

🇩🇪Wolfgang Pissors

German actor · b. 1958

Days alive

23,377

Zara Larsson

Zara Larsson

singer · b. 1997

Days alive

9,132

Chuck Neinas

🇺🇸Chuck Neinas

deceased

American conference commissioner · 1932–2025

Days lived

34,302

Dan Fogelberg

🇺🇸Dan Fogelberg

singer-songwriter · 1951–2007

Days lived

20,580

E. Hunter Harrison

🇺🇸E. Hunter Harrison

American railway executive (1944-2017) · 1944–2017

Days lived

26,703

Emil Aaltonen

🇫🇮Emil Aaltonen

Finnish industrialist · 1869–1949

Days lived

29,329

Frank Eugene

🇺🇸Frank Eugene

American-German photographer, painter and graphic artist (1865–1936) · 1865–1936

Days lived

26,021

Hans Dietrich Disselhoff

🇩🇪Hans Dietrich Disselhoff

German anthropologist and art historian (1899-1975) · 1899–1975

Days lived

27,767

Hans Peter Hallwachs

🇩🇪Hans Peter Hallwachs

German actor (1938–2022) · 1938–2022

Days lived

30,841

Harald Reisenberger

🇦🇹Harald Reisenberger

Austrian politician (1967-2009) · 1967–2009

Days lived

15,654

Heinrich Hoffmann

🇩🇪Heinrich Hoffmann

politician · 1885–1957

Days lived

26,381

Herbert Hobein

🇩🇪Herbert Hobein

field hockey player (1906-1991) · 1906–1991

Days lived

31,038

Herbert Zimmermann

🇩🇪Herbert Zimmermann

German tv presenter (1917–1966) · 1917–1966

Days lived

17,915

Jan Fethke

🇵🇱Jan Fethke

writer · 1903–1980

Days lived

28,419

József Kajmó

József Kajmó

model · 1902–1974

Days lived

26,324

Juan Carreño

🇲🇽Juan Carreño

Mexican footballer (1909–1940) · 1907–1940

Days lived

12,179

Jürgen Kühling

🇩🇪Jürgen Kühling

German judge (1934–2019) · 1934–2019

Days lived

31,280

Lee Van Cleef

🇺🇸Lee Van Cleef

Film actor · 1925–1989

Days lived

23,718

Len Ceglarski

🇺🇸Len Ceglarski

American ice hockey player and coach (1926–2017) · 1926–2017

Days lived

33,411

Max Knapp

🇨🇭Max Knapp

Swiss actor (1899-1979) · 1899–1979

Days lived

29,253

Reinhart Fuchs

🇩🇪Reinhart Fuchs

German chess player (1934-2017) · 1934–2017

Days lived

30,396

Rolando Garbey

🇨🇺Rolando Garbey

Cuban former boxer (1947–2023) · 1947–2023

Days lived

27,787

Roop Singh

🇮🇳Roop Singh

field hockey player · 1910–1977

Days lived

24,572

Silvana Mangano

🇮🇹Silvana Mangano

Italian actress (1930–1989) · 1930–1989

Days lived

21,788

Zvi Yanai

🇮🇱Zvi Yanai

writer (1935-2013) · 1935–2013

Days lived

28,681

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,102

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

47,765

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

45,640

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,545

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,450

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,610

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

39,797

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,074

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

5,686

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

4,677

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,153

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,190

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

57,632

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,598

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,232

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

53,676

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,328

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

76,659

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,328

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

35,680

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,223

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,133

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,110

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,530

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,347

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

16,642

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,955

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,912

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

15,691