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January 6, 2024

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Born on This Day

🇮🇳A. R. Rahman
rapper · b. 1966
Days alive
21,184
🇮🇹Adriano Celentano
singer-songwriter · b. 1938
Days alive
31,411
🇫🇷Alan Stivell
singer · b. 1944
Days alive
29,220
Andy Carroll
Notable Trials · b. 1989
Days alive
12,783
🇺🇸Autry Inman
deceased
singer · 1929–1988
Days lived
21,793
Babrak Karmal
deceased
3rd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1929–1996) · 1929–1996
Days lived
24,803
🇺🇸Brian Bass
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
15,340
🇺🇸Bubba Franks
player of American football · b. 1978
Days alive
16,801
Carl Sandburg
deceased
poet · 1878–1967
Days lived
32,703
🇰🇷Chung Shin-Cho
South Korean boxer · b. 1940
Days alive
30,681
🇮🇹Clemente Rebora
deceased
Italian poet (1885–1957) · 1885–1957
Days lived
26,596
🇩🇪Constanze Engelbrecht
deceased
German actress (1950-2000) · 1950–2000
Days lived
18,459
🇩🇴Cuco Valoy
singer · b. 1937
Days alive
31,776
🇺🇸Darlene Hard
deceased
American tennis player (1936–2021) · 1936–2021
Days lived
31,377
🇬🇧Eddie Redmayne
Oscar Winners · b. 1982
Days alive
15,340
🇫🇷Éric Tibusch
fashion designer · b. 1972
Days alive
18,993
🇺🇸Fan S. Noli
deceased
Albanian politician (1882-1965) · 1882–1965
Days lived
30,381
🇸🇰Ferenc Szálasi
deceased
Notable Trials · 1897–1946
Days lived
17,961
🇦🇹Fritz Richard
deceased
actor · 1870–1933
Days lived
23,044
🇩🇪Gustav Bauer
deceased
politician · 1870–1944
Days lived
27,271
🇩🇪Heinrich Nordhoff
deceased
entrepreneur · 1899–1968
Days lived
25,298
🇩🇪Heinrich Vollmer
deceased
German firearm designer (1885–1961) · 1885–1961
Days lived
27,759
🇺🇸Heinz Berggruen
deceased
art dealer, author (1914-2007) · 1914–2007
Days lived
34,016
🇩🇪Helmut Poppendick
deceased
German physician, Chief of the Personal Staff of the Reichsarzt SS und Polizei (1902-1994) · 1902–1994
Days lived
33,608
🇩🇪Henry Maske
German boxer · b. 1964
Days alive
21,915
🇳🇱Hetty Blok
deceased
actor · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,908
🇦🇹Hilmar Kabas
Austrian politician · b. 1942
Days alive
29,950
🇺🇸Inge Vermeulen
deceased
field hockey player (1985–2015) · 1985–2015
Days lived
10,963
🇺🇸James Goodnight
entrepreneur · b. 1943
Days alive
29,585
🇩🇪Judith Rakers
journalist · b. 1976
Days alive
17,532
🇬🇧Justin Welby
Archbishop of Canterbury (2013–2025) · b. 1956
Days alive
24,837
Kahlil Gibran
deceased
philosopher · 1883–1931
Days lived
17,625
Kim Dae-jung
deceased
Notable Trials · 1924–2009
Days lived
31,271
🇺🇸Larry Donald
American boxer · b. 1967
Days alive
20,819
🇺🇸Lou Holtz
deceased
American football player · 1937–2026
Days lived
32,564
🇩🇪Ludwig Berger
deceased
actor · 1892–1969
Days lived
28,256
🇦🇺Malcolm Young
deceased
musician · 1953–2017
Days lived
23,692
🇩🇰Margrete Auken
Danish politician · b. 1945
Days alive
28,854
🇺🇸Maria Zemankova
computer scientist · b. 1951
Days alive
26,663
🇩🇪Max Simon
deceased
military person · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,671
🇩🇪Max Streibl
deceased
German politician (1932-1998) · 1932–1998
Days lived
24,446
🇫🇷Max Théret
deceased
French businessman (1913–2009) · 1913–2009
Days lived
35,113
🇰🇷Mithra Jin
singer · b. 1983
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇸Ndamukong Suh
American football player (born 1987) · b. 1987
Days alive
13,514
🇮🇹Nek
singer · b. 1972
Days alive
18,993
Nicky Romero
Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer · b. 1989
Days alive
12,783
🇬🇧Nigella Lawson
Journalist · b. 1960
Days alive
23,376
🇫🇷Olivier Chaplain
French rugby union player · b. 1982
Days alive
15,340
🇮🇹Paolo Conte
singer-songwriter · b. 1937
Days alive
31,776
🇮🇪Paul McShane
Irish association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
13,879
🇰🇷PraY
South korean electronic sports player · b. 1994
Days alive
10,957
🇷🇴Raoul Gunsbourg
deceased
opera director, impresario, composer and writer (1859–1955) · 1860–1955
Days lived
34,843
🇺🇸Richard A. Muller
scientist · b. 1944
Days alive
29,220
🇺🇸Richard Norton
deceased
actor · 1950–2025
Days lived
27,448
🇩🇪Rochus Gliese
deceased
German film director and actor (1891-1978) · 1891–1978
Days lived
32,126
🇬🇧Rowan Atkinson
actor · b. 1955
Days alive
25,202
🇹🇼Shuhua (Yeh Shu-hua)
K-pop Idol ((G)I-DLE) · b. 2000
Days alive
8,766
🇧🇪Steed Malbranque
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
16,071
🇩🇪Stephan Harlander
basketball player · b. 1969
Days alive
20,088
🇬🇧Syd Barrett
deceased
singer · 1946–2006
Days lived
22,097
🇬🇧Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar
deceased
entrepreneur · 1864–1930
Days lived
24,201
🇩🇪Ulrike Mai
German actress · b. 1960
Days alive
23,376
🇧🇪Victor Horta
deceased
Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947) · 1861–1947
Days lived
31,655
🇮🇳Vijay Tendulkar
deceased
Indian writer · 1928–2008
Days lived
29,354
🇳🇱Waldemar Kamer
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
21,184
🇩🇪Walter Sedlmayr
deceased
German actor (1926–1990) · 1926–1990
Days lived
23,565
🇩🇪Walther Schücking
deceased
German politician (1875-1935) · 1875–1935
Days lived
22,145
Zhantoro Satybaldiyev
Kyrgyz politician · b. 1956
Days alive
24,837
🇵🇱Zygmunt Kiszkurno
deceased
Polish Olympic shooter · 1921–2012
Days lived
33,468

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albrecht Brandi
deceased
military person · 1914–1966
Days lived
18,828
🇺🇸Bob Falkenburg
deceased
entrepreneur · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,041

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
62,461
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,139

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,132
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,775

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,305
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,002

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,512
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,026

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,955
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,377

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🇺🇸Dick Savitt

deceased

American tennis player (1927–2023) · 1927–2023

Days lived

35,007

🇺🇸Dizzy Gillespie

singer · 1917–1993

Days lived

27,471

🇩🇪Eduard Schulte

entrepreneur · 1891–1966

Days lived

27,395

🇦🇹Ernst Grissemann

actor · 1934–2023

Days lived

32,464

🇺🇸Ethel Grey Terry

actor · 1882–1931

Days lived

17,627

🇺🇸Frank Tuttle

American film director (1892–1963) · 1892–1963

Days lived

25,719

Franz Hessel

writer · 1880–1941

Days lived

21,960

🇺🇸Fred Taylor

basketball player · 1924–2002

Days lived

28,158

🇩🇪Gad Granach

German writer · 1915–2011

Days lived

34,982

🇩🇪Gertrud Eysoldt

German actress (1870–1950) · 1870–1955

Days lived

30,717

🇩🇪Gustav Andreas Tammann

Swiss astonomer (1932-2019) · 1932–2019

Days lived

31,577

🇦🇹Hans Jaray

actor · 1906–1990

Days lived

30,512

🇩🇪Horst Seemann

Film directorScreenwriter (1937–2000) · 1937–2000

Days lived

22,915

🇬🇧Ian Charleson

Stage actor · 1949–1990

Days lived

14,758

🇩🇪Ingeborg Wellmann

German actress and voice actress (1924–2015) · 1924–2015

Days lived

33,118

🇳🇱Jan Halle

Dutch football player (1903-1986) · 1903–1986

Days lived

30,274

🇩🇪Kurt Schmücker

German politician (1919–1996) · 1919–1996

Days lived

27,816

🇷🇺Lev Urusov

Russian diplomat and athlete, member of International Olympic Committee (1877–1933) · 1877–1933

Days lived

20,094

🇦🇹Peter Altenberg

Austrian writer and poet (1859–1919) · 1859–1919

Days lived

21,852

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

actor · 1939–2022

Days lived

30,111

🇮🇳Shabban Shahab-ud-Din

field hockey player (1909–1983) · 1909–1983

Days lived

26,722

🇺🇸Sidney Poitier

Oscar Winners · 1927–2022

Days lived

34,654

🇩🇪Theodor Liebknecht

German politician (1870-1948) · 1870–1948

Days lived

28,385

🇺🇸Theodore Roosevelt

YouTube personality · 1858–1919

Days lived

21,985

🇭🇺Tibor Pettkó-Szandtner

athlete · 1886–1961

Days lived

27,228

🇩🇪Werner Kempf

German general (1886–1964) · 1886–1964

Days lived

28,426

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,487

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,150

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,025

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,930

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,835

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,995

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,182

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,459

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,071

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,062

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,538

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,575

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,017

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,983

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,617

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,061

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,713

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,044

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,713

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,065

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,608

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,518

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,495

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,915

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,732

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,027

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,340

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,297

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,076