On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 2 2023
Born on This Day
Alex Metreveli🇷🇺
athlete · b. 1944
Days alive
28,854
Alphonso Davies
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
8,400
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Andreas Bourani🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Days alive
14,610
Andy Borg🇦🇹
singer · b. 1960
Days alive
23,010
Anna Pavaga🇷🇺
Model, Social Media Influencer · b. 2009
Days alive
5,113
Badri Latif🇩🇪
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
Bill Johnston🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1894–1946) · 1894–1946
Days lived
18,807
Brandon Soo Hoo🇺🇸
Chinese-American SAG-Aftra Actor · b. 1995
Days alive
10,227
Burt Lancaster
deceasedOscar Winners · 1913–1994
Days lived
29,572
Carlos Portugues Vieira🇧🇷
Brazilian martial artist · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
Carolin Reiber🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1940
Days alive
30,315
David Bauer🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian ice hockey player · 1924–1988
Days lived
23,383
David Schwimmer🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1966
Days alive
20,819
Dieter Leuschner🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1947
Days alive
27,759
Earl Carroll🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican vocalist (1937–2012) · 1937–2012
Days lived
27,417
Frank Leidenberger🇩🇪
German army general · b. 1958
Days alive
23,741
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Fritz Hofmann🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1866–1956
Days lived
32,861
Gary Zauner🇺🇸
former NFL Special Teams Coordintor, currently Professional Kicking Consultant; Coach Zauner, LLC · b. 1950
Days alive
26,663
Helmuth Weidling
deceasedNotable Trials · 1891–1955
Days lived
23,390
Hermann Ohlicher🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1949
Days alive
27,028
Jean Nicolas🇫🇷
deceasedFrench presbyter (1901–1984) · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,053
Joe McCann🇮🇪
deceasedNotable Person · 1947–1972
Days lived
8,931
John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover🇬🇧
deceasedBritish businessman (born 1927) · 1927–2022
Days lived
34,407
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Julia Görges🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1988
Days alive
12,783
Karl Harbacher🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1879–1943
Days lived
23,136
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Karsten Tadda🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
12,783
Keith Emerson🇬🇧
deceasedBritish recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944–2016) · 1944–2016
Days lived
26,062
Kurt Koch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman football manager (1919–2000) · 1919–2000
Days lived
29,593
Kyoko Fukada🇯🇵
Japanese actress and singer · b. 1982
Days alive
14,975
Larry Fink🇺🇸
Investor & CEO · b. 1952
Days alive
25,932
Liesel Westermann🇩🇪
German discus thrower · b. 1944
Days alive
28,854
Luchino Visconti🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1906–1976
Days lived
25,338
Martin Gies🇩🇪
actor · b. 1951
Days alive
26,298
Michael Buffer🇺🇸
actor · b. 1944
Days alive
28,854
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Moisés Caicedo
association football player · b. 2001
Days alive
8,035
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Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
deceasedPakistani judge and activist (1929–2022) · 1929–2022
Days lived
33,728
Nicki🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1966
Days alive
20,819
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Olga Desmond🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1890–1964
Days lived
26,936
Paul Carell🇩🇪
deceasedSS officer, German writer and politician (1911-1997) · 1911–1997
Days lived
31,277
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Paul Johnson🇬🇧
deceasedjournalist · 1928–2023
Days lived
34,404
Poul Heegaard🇳🇴
deceasedDanish mathematician (1871-1948) · 1871–1948
Days lived
27,855
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Reginald Arvizu🇺🇸
American bassist · b. 1969
Days alive
19,723
Richard Serra🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sculptor (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,191
Romela Begaj🇦🇱
Albanian weightlifter · b. 1986
Days alive
13,514
Ron McGovney🇺🇸
American bassist · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
Rosemary Radford Ruether🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican theologian · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,246
Ruth Hellberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1906–2001) · 1906–2001
Days lived
34,509
Shah Rukh Khan🇮🇳
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
21,184
Shere Hite🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1942–2020
Days lived
28,436
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Stefan Hussong🇩🇪
musician · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
Sunny Sandler
Actor · b. 2008
Days alive
5,478
Terry Doyle🇺🇸
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
13,879
Thore Christian Elias Fries🇸🇪
deceasedwriter · 1886–1930
Days lived
16,129
Tibor Pleiß🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
12,418
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Yannick Driesen🇧🇪
Belgian basketball player, born in 1988 · b. 1988
Days alive
12,783
Zack Polanski🇬🇧
Environmentalist · b. 1982
Days alive
14,975
Died on This Day
Acker Bilk🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014) · 1929–2014
Days lived
31,324
Bill Lawrence🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1931–2013
Days lived
30,174
Bobby LaMotte🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball infielder (1898–1970) · 1898–1970
Days lived
26,557
Greasy Neale🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1891–1973
Days lived
29,947
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Hal Roach🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992
Days lived
36,817
Han Suyin🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1916–2012
Days lived
35,115
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Hannes Messemer🇩🇪
deceasedactor (1924-1991) · 1924–1991
Days lived
24,640
James Thurber🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright (1894–1961) · 1894–1961
Days lived
24,435
Jochen von Lang🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and writer (1925-2003) · 1925–2003
Days lived
28,661
Joseph Almogi🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli politician (1910-1991) · 1910–1991
Days lived
29,766
Milt Campbell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican decathlete (1933-2012) · 1933–2012
Days lived
28,818
Petar Drapšin
deceasedmilitary person · 1914–1945
Days lived
11,310
Peter Debye🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1884–1966
Days lived
30,172
Pier Paolo Pasolini🇮🇹
deceasedactor · 1922–1975
Days lived
19,600
Ray Pitts🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1932–2012) · 1932–2012
Days lived
29,253
Richard H. Simpson🇺🇸
deceasedPolitician · 1905–1968
Days lived
23,308
Rijk de Gooyer🇳🇱
deceasedDutch actor (1925-2011) · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,366
Simon Guggenheim🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican businessman and politician (1867–1941) · 1867–1941
Days lived
26,970
Toni Hiebeler🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian photographer, mountain climber and writer (1930–1984) · 1930–1984
Days lived
19,966
Vaĺmien Aladaŭ🇧🇾
deceasedBelarusian architect · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,501
Walter Niephaus🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1923-1992) · 1923–1992
Days lived
25,420
William Travilla🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican costume designer (1920-1990) · 1920–1990
Days lived
25,792
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
62,396
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,074
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,422
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,085
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
45,960
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,865
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
43,770
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
40,930
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,117
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,394
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,240
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,937
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
67,510
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
57,952
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
56,918
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
56,552
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
53,996
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
52,648
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,447
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,961
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
76,979
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
57,648
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,000
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
33,543
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,453
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,430
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,890
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,312
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
18,850
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
17,667
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
16,962
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,275
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,232
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,011