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February 24 2023

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Andre Gunder Frank
deceased
writer · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,817
🇷🇺Andrey Ilyin
Russian scientist · b. 1963
Days alive
21,915
🇧🇷Antony
Professional footballer · b. 2000
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇸Ashley Walker
basketball player · b. 1987
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Benny Safdie
Film actor · b. 1986
Days alive
13,514
🇺🇸Beth Broderick
actor · b. 1959
Days alive
23,376
🇺🇸Billy Zane
American actor (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
20,819
🇺🇸Bob Sanders
American football player, defensive back · b. 1981
Days alive
15,340
🇿🇦Bolla Conradie
South African rugby union footballer · b. 1978
Days alive
16,436
🇺🇸Bonnie Somerville
American actress (born 1974) · b. 1974
Days alive
17,897
🇨🇱Carlos Vidal
deceased
Chilean footballer (1902-1982) · 1902–1982
Days lived
29,323
🌍Cerina Fairfax
deceased
Notable Person · 1977–2026
Days lived
17,948
🇯🇲Cham
Jamaican musician · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
🇩🇪Christopher Lutz
German chess player · b. 1971
Days alive
18,993
🇺🇸David C. Evans
deceased
American computer scientist (1924-1998) · 1924–1998
Days lived
27,250
🇬🇧David May
British computer scientist (born 1951) · b. 1951
Days alive
26,298
🇩🇪Detlev Kittstein
deceased
German field hockey player · 1944–1996
Days lived
19,062
🇨🇭Dilâver Satılmış
Turkish association football player (born 1979) · b. 1979
Days alive
16,071
🇳🇴Einar Westye Egeberg, Jr.
deceased
Norwegian businessman (1883–1946) · 1883–1946
Days lived
22,956
Floyd Mayweather
Notable Trials · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
🇺🇸Frank Fertitta III
American entrepreneur · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
🇩🇪Gabriele Schnaut
deceased
musician · 1951–2023
Days lived
26,413
🇮🇳Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic · b. 1942
Days alive
29,585
🇺🇸Honus Wagner
deceased
film director · 1874–1955
Days lived
29,869
🇺🇸Ike Nassi
American computer scientist (1949-) · b. 1949
Days alive
27,028
Jan Koum
engineer · b. 1976
Days alive
17,167
🇺🇸Jessica Pegula
US tennis player · b. 1994
Days alive
10,592
🇧🇷João Batista Becker
deceased
Catholic archbishop · 1870–1946
Days lived
27,869
🇺🇸Joe Celko
American software engineer · b. 1947
Days alive
27,759
🇺🇸Judith Butler
American feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956) · b. 1956
Days alive
24,472
🇩🇪Jürgen Jendrossek
football player · b. 1948
Days alive
27,394
🇩🇰Kasper Rorsted
Danish economist · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
🇩🇪Klaus Darga
chess player · b. 1934
Days alive
32,507
🇩🇪Klaus Niedzwiedz
German racing driver · b. 1951
Days alive
26,298
🇩🇪Kurt Tank
deceased
scientist · 1898–1983
Days lived
31,146
🇦🇹La Jana
deceased
actor · 1905–1940
Days lived
12,801
🇩🇪Lars Kraume
German film director, screenwriter and film producer · b. 1973
Days alive
18,262
🇬🇧Laurence Docherty
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1980
Days alive
15,706
🇩🇪Marie Goslich
deceased
German photographer, editor (1859-1938) · 1859–1938
Days lived
28,800
🇦🇹Marisa Mell
deceased
Austrian actress (1939–1992) · 1939–1992
Days lived
19,440
🇬🇧Michael Johnson
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
12,784
🇫🇷Michel Legrand
deceased
Composer, conductor, jazz pianist, singer · 1932–2019
Days lived
31,748
🇺🇸Mike Lowell
film director · b. 1974
Days alive
17,897
🇬🇧Nicky Hopkins
deceased
singer · 1944–1994
Days lived
18,457
🇬🇧Paul Jones
singer-songwriter · b. 1942
Days alive
29,585
🇳🇴Per Lønning
deceased
Norwegian Lutheran bishop and politician, lyricist (1928-2016) · 1928–2016
Days lived
32,321
🇩🇪Peter Müller
deceased
German boxer (1927-1992) · 1927–1992
Days lived
23,860
Phil Knight
businessperson · b. 1938
Days alive
31,046
🇬🇧Richard Hamilton
deceased
artist · 1922–2011
Days lived
32,708
🇬🇧Ryan Fraser
Scottish association football player (born 1994) · b. 1994
Days alive
10,592
🇩🇪Sepp Rist
deceased
German actor (1900-1980) · 1900–1980
Days lived
29,510
🇨🇦Sid Meier
entrepreneur · b. 1954
Days alive
25,202
🇺🇸Steve Jobs
deceased
Entrepreneur and inventor · 1955–2011
Days lived
20,677
🇺🇸Terry Winograd
scientist · b. 1946
Days alive
28,124
🇦🇹Tina Frank
Austrian graphic designer and artist · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
🇩🇪Tony Holiday
deceased
German pop singer and songwriter (1951–1990) · 1951–1990
Days lived
14,235
🇺🇸Trace Cyrus
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
12,418
🇭🇺Zoltán Adrigán
deceased
athlete · 1937–2003
Days lived
24,111

Died on This Day

🇮🇹Alberto Sordi
deceased
actor · 1920–2003
Days lived
30,204
🇸🇬Alice Pennefather
deceased
Singaporean badminton and tennis player (1903–1983) · 1903–1983
Days lived
28,986

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
62,145
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
50,823

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
69,816
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,459

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,989
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,686

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,196
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,710

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,639
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,061

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🇺🇸Claude Shannon

deceased

American mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001) · 1916–2001

Days lived

30,981

🇺🇸Eddie Croak

American soccer player (1900-1984) · 1900–1984

Days lived

30,473

🇬🇧Edward Judd

British actor (1932-2009) · 1932–2009

Days lived

27,902

🇩🇪Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde

German judge (1930-2019) · 1930–2019

Days lived

32,300

🇺🇸Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

German-American social philosopher (1888-1973) · 1888–1973

Days lived

30,913

🇺🇸Gary North

American historian and author (1942–2022) · 1942–2022

Days lived

29,233

🇩🇪Gustav Adolf Semler

German actor (1885-1968) · 1885–1968

Days lived

30,296

🇺🇸Harold Ramis

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014) · 1944–2014

Days lived

25,297

Hjalmar Branting

Notable Trials · 1860–1925

Days lived

23,468

🇨🇳Hu Shih

journalist · 1891–1962

Days lived

25,636

🇫🇷Jean d'Esme

journalist · 1893–1966

Days lived

26,451

🇩🇪Johannes Peter Meyer-Mendez

archbishop (1909–1976) · 1909–1976

Days lived

24,461

🇩🇪Ludwig Wolff

chemist · 1857–1919

Days lived

22,429

🇺🇸Marguerite Wildenhain

artist · 1896–1985

Days lived

32,277

🇨🇭Marius Besson

Swiss priest and historian (1876-1945) · 1876–1945

Days lived

25,077

🇫🇷Max Théret

French businessman (1913–2009) · 1913–2009

Days lived

35,113

Oskar Loerke

writer · 1884–1941

Days lived

20,801

🇮🇹Sandro Pertini

politician · 1896–1990

Days lived

34,119

🇬🇧Stanley Shoveller

field hockey player · 1881–1959

Days lived

28,298

🇩🇪Ulrich Gabler

German shipbuilding engineer and World War II U-boat chief engineer · 1913–1994

Days lived

29,366

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,171

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

47,834

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

45,709

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,614

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,519

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,679

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

39,866

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,143

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

5,755

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

4,746

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,222

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,259

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

57,701

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,667

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,301

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

53,745

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,397

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

76,728

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,397

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

35,749

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,292

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,202

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,179

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,599

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,416

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

16,711

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,024

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,981

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

15,760