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February 2 2023

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Born on This Day

🇪🇸Abel Resino
Spanish football player/manager/coach · b. 1960
Days alive
23,011
🇩🇪Angela Finger-Erben
German TV presenter and journalist · b. 1980
Days alive
15,706
🇩🇪Antje Nikola Mönning
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
16,436
🇮🇹Antonio Segni
deceased
politician · 1891–1972
Days lived
29,887
🇺🇸Ayn Rand
deceased
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982) · 1905–1982
Days lived
28,156
🇩🇪Barbara Sukowa
German actress and singer · b. 1950
Days alive
26,663
🇭🇺Béla Rajki
deceased
athlete · 1909–2000
Days lived
33,406
🇺🇸Blake Clark
American stand-up comedian (born 1946) · b. 1946
Days alive
28,124
🇺🇸Brent Spiner
American actor · b. 1949
Days alive
27,028
🇺🇸C. J. Davis
American football player · b. 1987
Days alive
13,149
🇩🇪Cuno Hoffmeister
deceased
German astronomer (1892–1968) · 1892–1968
Days lived
27,727
🇮🇱Dana International
singer-songwriter · b. 1969
Days alive
19,723
🇩🇪Elga Andersen
deceased
German actress and singer (1935–1994) · 1935–1994
Days lived
21,858
Ellie Bamber
Actor · b. 1997
Days alive
9,496
🇩🇪Ernst Hanfstaengl
deceased
writer · 1887–1975
Days lived
32,418
🇩🇪Ernst Zinner
deceased
German astronomer (1886-1970) · 1886–1970
Days lived
30,889
🇦🇹Eugen Kogon
deceased
writer · 1903–1987
Days lived
31,006
🇺🇸Farrah Fawcett
deceased
artist · 1947–2009
Days lived
22,789
🇬🇧Faye White
football player · b. 1978
Days alive
16,436
🇺🇸Frank Lloyd
deceased
actor · 1886–1960
Days lived
27,217
🇩🇪Friedrich Dollmann
deceased
military person · 1882–1944
Days lived
22,791
🇦🇺Gairy St. Clair
professional boxer · b. 1975
Days alive
17,532
🇺🇸George Halas
deceased
basketball player · 1895–1983
Days lived
32,412
🇪🇸Gerard Piqué
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
13,149
🇨🇭Guerino Mazzola
Swiss musician and mathematician · b. 1947
Days alive
27,759
🇵🇰Gulraiz Akhtar
deceased
Olympic field hockey player (1943–2021) · 1943–2021
Days lived
28,761
🇺🇸Gunter Schlierkamp
German bodybuilder · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
🇦🇹Hansi Hinterseer
singer · b. 1954
Days alive
25,202
🇺🇸Helen Rose
deceased
American costume designer (1904-1985) · 1904–1985
Days lived
29,866
🇳🇬Ike Ibeabuchi
former professional heavyweight boxer · b. 1973
Days alive
18,262
🇪🇷Isaias Afwerki
politician · b. 1946
Days alive
28,124
🇭🇷Ivan Perišić
Croatian association football player · b. 1989
Days alive
12,418
🇮🇪James Joyce
deceased
writer · 1882–1941
Days lived
21,529
🇩🇪Jessica Wahls
German singer · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
🇬🇧Jill Scott
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
13,149
🇵🇹João César Monteiro
deceased
Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic (1939–2003) · 1934–2003
Days lived
25,203
🇺🇸John Cornyn
American politician and attorney (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
25,933
🇺🇸John Henry Holland
deceased
scientist · 1929–2015
Days lived
31,599
🇦🇹John M. Oesterreicher
deceased
Catholic priest, academic and author (1904–1993) · 1904–1993
Days lived
32,583
🇮🇳K. D. Singh
deceased
field hockey player (1922–1978) · 1922–1978
Days lived
20,507
🇩🇪Karl Gass
deceased
German film director (1917–2009) · 1917–2009
Days lived
33,599
🇵🇱Kazimierz Krukowski
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,641
Konstantin von Neurath
deceased
Notable Trials · 1873–1956
Days lived
30,508
🇰🇷Lee Seon-ok
South Korean field hockey player · b. 1981
Days alive
15,340
Lionel Bah
Ivorian footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
15,706
Martín Zubimendi
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸Moose Krause
deceased
film director · 1913–1992
Days lived
29,167
Park Geun-hye
Notable Trials · b. 1952
Days alive
25,933
🇩🇪Sebastian Ströbel
actor · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
🇨🇴Shakira
Music · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
🇺🇸Stan Getz
deceased
American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) · 1927–1991
Days lived
23,500
🇩🇪Stefan Schnabel
deceased
German actor (1912-1999) · 1912–1999
Days lived
31,814
Walther von Lüttwitz
deceased
German general (1859-1942) · 1859–1942
Days lived
30,545
🇩🇪Witold Conti
deceased
Polish actor (1908-1944) · 1908–1944
Days lived
13,262

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adolf Brand
deceased
German writer (1874-1945) · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,647
🇺🇸Alfred Lion
deceased
entrepreneur · 1908–1987
Days lived
28,776

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
62,123
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
50,801

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
69,794
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,437

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,967
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,664

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,174
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,688

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,617
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,039

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🇬🇧Bertrand Russell

deceased

YouTube personality · 1872–1970

Days lived

35,688

🇺🇸Bill Fitch

American basketball coach (1934–2022) · 1934–2022

Days lived

32,036

🇩🇪Carl Friedrich Goerdeler

politician · 1884–1945

Days lived

22,100

🇺🇸Carl Weathers

American actor and football player (1948–2024) · 1948–2024

Days lived

27,778

Edna Manley

🇬🇧Edna Manley

Jamaican sculptor (1900-1987) · 1900–1987

Days lived

31,749

🇺🇸Gene Kelly

American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996) · 1912–1996

Days lived

30,478

🌍Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Composer · 1525–1594

Days lived

25,201

🇨🇭Helena Araújo

Colombian writer (1934–2015) · 1934–2015

Days lived

29,598

🇩🇪Johannes Popitz

Prussian politician (1884-1945) · 1884–1945

Days lived

21,976

🇩🇪Johannes Schlaf

German playwright, author, and translator and an important exponent of Naturalism (1862 - 1941) · 1862–1941

Days lived

28,715

🇪🇸Jorge Guillén

writer · 1893–1984

Days lived

33,251

🇩🇪Karl von Weizsäcker

German noble (1853-1926) · 1853–1926

Days lived

26,639

🇯🇵Kazuhiro Yamauchi

film director · 1932–2009

Days lived

28,036

🇩🇪Max Brauer

German politician (1887-1973) · 1887–1973

Days lived

31,198

🇺🇸Max Schmeling

German boxer (1905-2005) · 1905–2005

Days lived

36,287

🇮🇹Monica Vitti

Italian actress (1931–2022) · 1931–2022

Days lived

32,964

🇺🇸Natalie Clifford Barney

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972

Days lived

34,791

🇸🇬Ng Teng Fong

Singaporean businessman (1928–2010) · 1928–2010

Days lived

29,983

Ng Teng Fong Family

Real Estate Developers · 1928–2010

Days lived

29,659

🇨🇭Paul Sutermeister

Swiss theologian, pastor and contributing editor of the Berner Tagblatt (1864-1905) · 1864–1905

Days lived

14,850

🇺🇸Philip Seymour Hoffman

Film director · 1967–2014

Days lived

16,996

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Oscar Winners · 1967–2014

Days lived

16,996

🇦🇹Reinhold Hanisch

Austrian artist (1884-1937) · 1884–1937

Days lived

19,364

🇦🇹Richard Schumann

Austrian Esperantist and astronomer (1864–1945) · 1864–1945

Days lived

29,488

🇬🇧Sid Vicious

musician · 1957–1979

Days lived

7,938

🇺🇸Travis Banton

American fashion designer (1894–1958) · 1894–1958

Days lived

23,178

🇺🇸Truxtun Hare

American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956) · 1878–1956

Days lived

28,236

🇫🇷Valery Larbaud

French writer and poet (1881-1957) · 1881–1957

Days lived

27,550

Vladimir Shukhov

Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939) · 1853–1939

Days lived

31,203

🇧🇦Zaim Imamović

singer · 1920–1994

Days lived

26,823

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,149

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

47,812

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

45,687

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,592

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,497

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,657

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

39,844

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,121

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

5,733

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

4,724

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,200

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,237

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

57,679

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,645

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,279

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

53,723

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,375

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

76,706

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,375

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

35,727

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,270

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,180

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,157

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,577

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,394

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

16,689

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,002

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,959

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

15,738