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July 12 2023

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Born on This Day

Died on This Day

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

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· b. 1982

Days alive

14,975

🇺🇸Austin Wells

Baseball player · b. 1999

Days alive

8,766

Bill Cosby

television actor · b. 1937

Days alive

31,411

🇮🇳Bimal Roy

deceased

Indian film director (1909–1966) · 1909–1966

Days lived

20,633

🇨🇦Brock Lesnar

American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977) · b. 1977

Days alive

16,801

🇺🇸Buckminster Fuller

deceased

artist · 1895–1983

Days lived

32,130

🇩🇪Christian Wunderlich

German actor-singer · b. 1979

Days alive

16,071

🇺🇸Drew Gordon

deceased

basketball player · 1990–2024

Days lived

12,376

🇺🇸Eric Carr

deceased

American drummer, member of the rock band Kiss (1950–1991) · 1950–1991

Days lived

15,110

Eridadi Mukwanga

deceased

Ugandan boxer · 1943–1998

Days lived

19,897

🇺🇸Ernie Anastos

deceased

News presenter · 1943–2026

Days lived

30,194

🇺🇸Günther Anders

deceased

journalist · 1902–1992

Days lived

33,031

🇺🇦Isaak Babel

deceased

military person · 1894–1940

Days lived

16,634

🇩🇪Johanna Klum

German television presenter · b. 1980

Days alive

15,705

🇺🇸John Gregg Utterback

deceased

politician · 1872–1955

Days lived

30,313

🇺🇸John Petrucci

singer · b. 1967

Days alive

20,454

🇭🇺Kalman Sántha

deceased

Hungarian physician (1903-1956) · 1903–1956

Days lived

19,512

🇫🇷Lady Saw

singer · b. 1969

Days alive

19,723

🇮🇹Luca Princiotta

Musician · b. 1982

Days alive

14,975

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist · b. 1997

Days alive

9,496

🇫🇷Max Jacob

deceased

artist · 1876–1944

Days lived

24,707

Michelle Rodriguez

Actor · b. 1978

Days alive

16,436

🇷🇺Neya Zorkaya

deceased

Soviet and Russian literary and film critic and historian (1924–2006) · 1924–2006

Days lived

30,046

Nico Williams

association football player · b. 2002

Days alive

7,670

🇩🇪Otto Steinert

deceased

German photographer (1915-1978) · 1915–1978

Days lived

22,880

🇨🇱Pablo Neruda

deceased

Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973) · 1904–1973

Days lived

25,275

🇵🇱Rafał Bigus

basketball player · b. 1976

Days alive

17,166

🇦🇹Raoul Hausmann

deceased

Austrian photographer and sculptor (1886–1971) · 1886–1971

Days lived

30,884

🇺🇸Richard Simmons

deceased

Professional fitness coach · 1948–2024

Days lived

27,760

🇩🇪Ronny Rockel

athlete · b. 1972

Days alive

18,627

🇩🇪Sabine Hack

German tennis player · b. 1969

Days alive

19,723

🇺🇦Sergei Utochkin

deceased

athlete · 1876–1916

Days lived

14,428

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

basketball player · b. 1998

Days alive

9,131

🇬🇪Shalva Chikhladze

deceased

athlete · 1912–1997

Days lived

30,867

🇩🇪Silke Nowitzki

basketball player · b. 1974

Days alive

17,897

🇬🇧Timothy Garton Ash

British historian and author · b. 1955

Days alive

24,837

🇺🇸Tod Browning

deceased

actor · 1880–1962

Days lived

30,035

Topher Grace

Actor · b. 1978

Days alive

16,436

Vinícius Júnior

association football player · b. 2000

Days alive

8,400

🇩🇪Werner Kaessmann

field hockey player · b. 1947

Days alive

27,759

🇩🇪Werner Maser

deceased

German historian (1922–2007) · 1922–2007

Days lived

30,948

🇺🇸Bill Viola

deceased

American video and installation artist (1951–2024) · 1951–2024

Days lived

26,832

🇺🇸Buddy Adler

deceased

film producer (1909-1960) · 1909–1960

Days lived

18,648

🇬🇧Chris Wood

deceased

singer · 1944–1983

Days lived

14,262

🇩🇪Ernst Otto Beckmann

deceased

chemist · 1853–1923

Days lived

25,574

🇩🇪Friedrich Gundolf

deceased

German poet (1880–1931) · 1880–1931

Days lived

18,648

🇩🇪Günter Behnisch

deceased

German architect, submarine commander in World War II (1922–2010) · 1922–2010

Days lived

32,172

🇩🇪Heide Simonis

deceased

German politician (1943–2023) · 1943–2023

Days lived

29,228

🇺🇸Kurt Kreuger

deceased

actor (1916–2006) · 1916–2006

Days lived

32,861

Otto Nagel

deceased

German artist (1894-1967) · 1894–1967

Days lived

26,585

🇺🇸Ruth Westheimer

deceased

German-American sex therapist · 1928–2024

Days lived

35,102

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,309

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

47,972

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

45,847

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,752

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,657

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,817

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,004

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,281

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

5,893

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

4,884

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,360

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,397

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

57,839

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,805

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,439

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

53,883

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,535

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

76,866

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,535

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

35,887

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,430

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,340

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,317

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,737

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,554

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

16,849

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,162

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,119

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

15,898

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🇮🇹Antonio Cassano

Died on This Day

🇸🇪Allan Schulman

Behramji Malabari

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

🇸🇭Jonathan

🇺🇸Kanzi

Companies That Existed

🇫🇷Hermes

🇺🇸Procter & Gamble

Already Published

🇮🇹Meditations

🇪🇸Don Quixote

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

🇺🇸12 Angry Men

🇺🇸Austin Wells

Bill Cosby

🇮🇳Bimal Roy

🇨🇦Brock Lesnar

🇺🇸Buckminster Fuller

🇩🇪Christian Wunderlich

🇺🇸Drew Gordon

🇺🇸Eric Carr

Eridadi Mukwanga

🇺🇸Ernie Anastos

🇺🇸Günther Anders

🇺🇦Isaak Babel

🇩🇪Johanna Klum

🇺🇸John Gregg Utterback

🇺🇸John Petrucci

🇭🇺Kalman Sántha

🇫🇷Lady Saw

🇮🇹Luca Princiotta

Malala Yousafzai

🇫🇷Max Jacob

Michelle Rodriguez

🇷🇺Neya Zorkaya

Nico Williams

🇩🇪Otto Steinert

🇨🇱Pablo Neruda

🇵🇱Rafał Bigus

🇦🇹Raoul Hausmann

🇺🇸Richard Simmons

🇩🇪Ronny Rockel

🇩🇪Sabine Hack

🇺🇦Sergei Utochkin

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

🇬🇪Shalva Chikhladze

🇩🇪Silke Nowitzki

🇬🇧Timothy Garton Ash

🇺🇸Tod Browning

Topher Grace

Vinícius Júnior

🇩🇪Werner Kaessmann

🇩🇪Werner Maser

🇺🇸Bill Viola

🇺🇸Buddy Adler

🇬🇧Chris Wood

🇩🇪Ernst Otto Beckmann

🇩🇪Friedrich Gundolf

🇩🇪Günter Behnisch

🇩🇪Heide Simonis

🇺🇸Kurt Kreuger

Otto Nagel

🇺🇸Ruth Westheimer

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

Lajos Perley

🇺🇸George Polley

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸David Segal