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January 12 2023

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Events on This Day

Collaboration with Peso Pluma
Nicki Nicole
milestone

Born on This Day

🇺🇸Ajita Wilson
deceased
American actress (1950–1987) · 1950–1987
Days lived
13,649
🇨🇦Alexander Francis Chamberlain
deceased
Canadian anthropologist (1865–1914) · 1865–1914
Days lived
17,983

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adolf Jandorf
deceased
German Jewish entrepreneur, founder of KaDeWe (1870–1932) · 1870–1932
Days lived
22,619
🇬🇧Agatha Christie
deceased
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976) · 1890–1976
Days lived
31,165

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
62,103
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
50,781

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
69,774
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,417

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,947
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,644

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,154
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,668

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,597
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,019

Born on January 12 Died on January 12 On This Day Day Lookup

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Alfred Rosenberg

deceased

Notable Trials · 1893–1946

Days lived

19,635

Arthur Larned Ryerson

🇺🇸Arthur Larned Ryerson

American lawyer and entrepreneur (1851-1912) · 1851–1912

Days lived

22,374

Bob Dishy

Bob Dishy

Actor · b. 1934

Days alive

32,508

Bob Hewitt

🇿🇦Bob Hewitt

South African convicted rapist and professional tennis player · b. 1940

Days alive

30,317

Branislav Đukanović

🇲🇪Branislav Đukanović

Montenegrin footballer · b. 1959

Days alive

23,377

Brun-Otto Bryde

🇩🇪Brun-Otto Bryde

German judge · b. 1943

Days alive

29,221

Cade McNown

🇺🇸Cade McNown

All-American college football player, professional football player, quarterback · b. 1977

Days alive

16,802

Chad Greenway

🇺🇸Chad Greenway

American football player · b. 1983

Days alive

14,611

Christiane Amanpour

🇬🇧Christiane Amanpour

Journalist · b. 1958

Days alive

23,742

D.O. (Do Kyung-soo)

🇰🇷D.O. (Do Kyung-soo)

K-pop Idol (EXO) · b. 1993

Days alive

10,958

Ezequiel Calvente

🇪🇸Ezequiel Calvente

Spanish footballer · b. 1991

Days alive

11,689

Felix Maria Davídek

🇨🇿Felix Maria Davídek

bishop of the Roman Catholic Church (1921–1988) · 1921–1988

Days lived

24,689

Guy Fischer

🇫🇷Guy Fischer

member of the Senate of France (1944-2014) · 1944–2014

Days lived

25,862

Hamadi Jebali

🇺🇸Hamadi Jebali

Tunisian politician and journalist · b. 1949

Days alive

27,029

Hande Yener

🇹🇷Hande Yener

Singer · b. 1973

Days alive

18,263

Hans Richter

🇩🇪Hans Richter

German film actor (1919–2008) · 1919–2008

Days lived

32,775

Haruki Murakami

🇯🇵Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer · b. 1949

Days alive

27,029

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Notable Trials · 1893–1946

Days lived

19,634

Jack London

🇺🇸Jack London

journalist · 1876–1916

Days lived

14,925

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos

Founder of Amazon · b. 1964

Days alive

21,551

Joe Frazier

🇺🇸Joe Frazier

American boxer (1944–2011) · 1944–2011

Days lived

24,772

John Singer Sargent

🇺🇸John Singer Sargent

artist · 1856–1925

Days lived

25,295

José Antonio Patlán

🇲🇽José Antonio Patlán

Mexican footballer · b. 1983

Days alive

14,611

Josef Wagner

🇩🇪Josef Wagner

German nazi politician (1899-1945) · 1899–1945

Days lived

16,912

Joseph Helffrich

🇩🇪Joseph Helffrich

German astronomer (1890–1971) · 1890–1971

Days lived

29,933

Juan Foyth

Juan Foyth

association football player · b. 1998

Days alive

9,132

Judith Herzfeld

🇺🇸Judith Herzfeld

American chemist · b. 1948

Days alive

27,395

Kim Hyun-soo

🇰🇷Kim Hyun-soo

film director · b. 1988

Days alive

12,785

Liliana Cavani

🇮🇹Liliana Cavani

Italian film director and screenwriter · b. 1933

Days alive

32,873

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

🇮🇳Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Indian spiritual master · 1917–2008

Days lived

33,262

Marcos Ayerza

🇦🇷Marcos Ayerza

Argentine rugby union footballer · b. 1983

Days alive

14,611

Matthias Döschner

🇩🇪Matthias Döschner

German association football player and manager · b. 1958

Days alive

23,742

Maybrit Illner

🇩🇪Maybrit Illner

German journalist · b. 1965

Days alive

21,185

Melanie C

🇬🇧Melanie C

singer · b. 1974

Days alive

17,898

Michael Bielický

🇩🇪Michael Bielický

artist · b. 1954

Days alive

25,203

Mikheil Meskhi

🇬🇪Mikheil Meskhi

athlete · 1937–1991

Days lived

19,824

Naya Rivera

singer · 1987–2020

Days lived

12,232

Ottmar Hitzfeld

🇩🇪Ottmar Hitzfeld

German football player and manager · b. 1949

Days alive

27,029

Paul Guthnick

🇩🇪Paul Guthnick

German astronomer (1879–1947) · 1879–1947

Days lived

25,074

Pixie Lott

🇬🇧Pixie Lott

singer-songwriter · b. 1991

Days alive

11,689

Raekwon

🇺🇸Raekwon

American rapper · b. 1970

Days alive

19,359

Raf Simons

🇧🇪Raf Simons

Belgian fashion designer (born 1968) · b. 1968

Days alive

20,090

Rob Zombie

🇺🇸Rob Zombie

American rock singer and filmmaker · b. 1965

Days alive

21,185

Ruth Brown

🇺🇸Ruth Brown

singer · 1928–2006

Days lived

28,800

Ruth R. Benerito

🇺🇸Ruth R. Benerito

American scientist and inventor (1916-2013) · 1916–2013

Days lived

35,697

Ryōta Murata

🇯🇵Ryōta Murata

Japanese boxer · b. 1986

Days alive

13,515

Sarah Thomas

🇬🇧Sarah Thomas

Welsh field hockey midfield and forward player · b. 1981

Days alive

15,341

Scott Burrell

🇺🇸Scott Burrell

American basketball player · b. 1971

Days alive

18,994

Sergei Korolev

Sergei Korolev

scientist · 1907–1966

Days lived

21,553

Swami Vivekananda

🇺🇸Swami Vivekananda

singer · 1863–1902

Days lived

14,418

Takeshi Aono

🇯🇵Takeshi Aono

film director · b. 1983

Days alive

14,611

Toto Wolff

Toto Wolff

racing automobile driver · b. 1972

Days alive

18,629

Vasili Eroshenko

🇬🇧Vasili Eroshenko

writer · 1890–1952

Days lived

22,991

Víctor Pérez Alonso

🇪🇸Víctor Pérez Alonso

football player · b. 1988

Days alive

12,785

Vlastimil Hort

🇩🇪Vlastimil Hort

Czech-German chess player · 1944–2025

Days lived

29,707

Zack de la Rocha

🇺🇸Zack de la Rocha

singer · b. 1970

Days alive

19,359

Zayn Malik

🇬🇧Zayn Malik

Singer, songwriter · b. 1993

Days alive

10,958

Amir Bhatia, Baron Bhatia

🇬🇧Amir Bhatia, Baron Bhatia

British politician (1932–2024) · 1932–2024

Days lived

33,538

Champion Jack Dupree

🇺🇸Champion Jack Dupree

American blues pianist (1910–1992) · 1909–1992

Days lived

30,032

Ellen Thesleff

🇫🇮Ellen Thesleff

Finnish painter (1869-1954) · 1869–1954

Days lived

30,780

Frank E. McKinney

🇺🇸Frank E. McKinney

chairman of the Democratic National Committee · 1905–1974

Days lived

25,214

Gavriil Agarkov

Gavriil Agarkov

Soviet aeronautical engineer and industrial manager (1905-1992) · 1905–1992

Days lived

31,709

Gianluigi Bonelli

🇮🇹Gianluigi Bonelli

writer · 1908–2001

Days lived

33,625

Graham Taylor

🇬🇧Graham Taylor

football player · 1944–2017

Days lived

26,418

Henri-Georges Clouzot

🇫🇷Henri-Georges Clouzot

French film director, screenwriter and producer (1907–1977) · 1907–1977

Days lived

25,257

Inge Vermeulen

🇺🇸Inge Vermeulen

field hockey player (1985–2015) · 1985–2015

Days lived

10,964

Jürg Federspiel

🇨🇭Jürg Federspiel

Swiss writer (1931-2007) · 1931–2007

Days lived

27,593

Ludwig Biermann

🇩🇪Ludwig Biermann

German astronomer (1907-1986) · 1907–1986

Days lived

28,796

Marcel Arland

🇫🇷Marcel Arland

writer · 1899–1986

Days lived

31,603

Paul Johnson

🇬🇧Paul Johnson

journalist · 1928–2023

Days lived

34,405

Roberto Noble

🇦🇷Roberto Noble

journalist · 1902–1969

Days lived

24,233

Tito Warnholtz

🇩🇪Tito Warnholtz

field hockey player (1906–1993) · 1906–1993

Days lived

31,742

Zygmunt Hübner

🇵🇱Zygmunt Hübner

Polish actor (1930–1989) · 1930–1989

Days lived

21,481

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,129

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

47,792

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

45,667

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,572

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,477

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,637

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

39,824

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,101

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

5,713

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

4,704

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,180

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,217

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

57,659

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,625

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,259

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

53,703

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,355

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

76,686

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,355

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

35,707

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,250

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,160

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,137

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,557

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,374

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

16,669

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,982

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,939

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

15,718