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January 12 2024

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Events on This Day

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Ajita Wilson
deceased
American actress (1950–1987) · 1950–1987
Days lived
13,648
🇨🇦Alexander Francis Chamberlain
deceased
Canadian anthropologist (1865–1914) · 1865–1914
Days lived
17,982

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adolf Jandorf
deceased
German Jewish entrepreneur, founder of KaDeWe (1870–1932) · 1870–1932
Days lived
22,618
🇬🇧Agatha Christie
deceased
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976) · 1890–1976
Days lived
31,164

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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Alfred Rosenberg

deceased

Notable Trials · 1893–1946

Days lived

19,634

🇺🇸Arthur Larned Ryerson

deceased

American lawyer and entrepreneur (1851-1912) · 1851–1912

Days lived

22,373

Bob Dishy

Actor · b. 1934

Days alive

32,872

🇿🇦Bob Hewitt

South African convicted rapist and professional tennis player · b. 1940

Days alive

30,681

🇲🇪Branislav Đukanović

Montenegrin footballer · b. 1959

Days alive

23,741

🇩🇪Brun-Otto Bryde

German judge · b. 1943

Days alive

29,585

🇺🇸Cade McNown

All-American college football player, professional football player, quarterback · b. 1977

Days alive

17,166

🇺🇸Chad Greenway

American football player · b. 1983

Days alive

14,975

🇬🇧Christiane Amanpour

Journalist · b. 1958

Days alive

24,106

🇰🇷D.O. (Do Kyung-soo)

K-pop Idol (EXO) · b. 1993

Days alive

11,322

🇪🇸Ezequiel Calvente

Spanish footballer · b. 1991

Days alive

12,053

🇨🇿Felix Maria Davídek

deceased

bishop of the Roman Catholic Church (1921–1988) · 1921–1988

Days lived

24,688

🇫🇷Guy Fischer

deceased

member of the Senate of France (1944-2014) · 1944–2014

Days lived

25,861

🇺🇸Hamadi Jebali

Tunisian politician and journalist · b. 1949

Days alive

27,393

🇹🇷Hande Yener

Singer · b. 1973

Days alive

18,627

🇩🇪Hans Richter

deceased

German film actor (1919–2008) · 1919–2008

Days lived

32,774

🇯🇵Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer · b. 1949

Days alive

27,393

Hermann Göring

deceased

Notable Trials · 1893–1946

Days lived

19,633

🇺🇸Jack London

deceased

journalist · 1876–1916

Days lived

14,924

Jeff Bezos

Founder of Amazon · b. 1964

Days alive

21,915

🇺🇸Joe Frazier

deceased

American boxer (1944–2011) · 1944–2011

Days lived

24,771

🇺🇸John Singer Sargent

deceased

artist · 1856–1925

Days lived

25,294

🇲🇽José Antonio Patlán

Mexican footballer · b. 1983

Days alive

14,975

🇩🇪Josef Wagner

deceased

German nazi politician (1899-1945) · 1899–1945

Days lived

16,911

🇩🇪Joseph Helffrich

deceased

German astronomer (1890–1971) · 1890–1971

Days lived

29,932

Juan Foyth

association football player · b. 1998

Days alive

9,496

🇺🇸Judith Herzfeld

American chemist · b. 1948

Days alive

27,759

🇰🇷Kim Hyun-soo

film director · b. 1988

Days alive

13,149

🇮🇹Liliana Cavani

Italian film director and screenwriter · b. 1933

Days alive

33,237

🇮🇳Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

deceased

Indian spiritual master · 1917–2008

Days lived

33,261

🇦🇷Marcos Ayerza

Argentine rugby union footballer · b. 1983

Days alive

14,975

🇩🇪Matthias Döschner

German association football player and manager · b. 1958

Days alive

24,106

🇩🇪Maybrit Illner

German journalist · b. 1965

Days alive

21,549

🇬🇧Melanie C

singer · b. 1974

Days alive

18,262

🇩🇪Michael Bielický

artist · b. 1954

Days alive

25,567

🇬🇪Mikheil Meskhi

deceased

athlete · 1937–1991

Days lived

19,823

Naya Rivera

deceased

singer · 1987–2020

Days lived

12,231

🇩🇪Ottmar Hitzfeld

German football player and manager · b. 1949

Days alive

27,393

🇩🇪Paul Guthnick

deceased

German astronomer (1879–1947) · 1879–1947

Days lived

25,073

🇬🇧Pixie Lott

singer-songwriter · b. 1991

Days alive

12,053

🇺🇸Raekwon

American rapper · b. 1970

Days alive

19,723

🇧🇪Raf Simons

Belgian fashion designer (born 1968) · b. 1968

Days alive

20,454

🇺🇸Rob Zombie

American rock singer and filmmaker · b. 1965

Days alive

21,549

🇺🇸Ruth Brown

deceased

singer · 1928–2006

Days lived

28,799

🇺🇸Ruth R. Benerito

deceased

American scientist and inventor (1916-2013) · 1916–2013

Days lived

35,696

🇯🇵Ryōta Murata

Japanese boxer · b. 1986

Days alive

13,879

🇬🇧Sarah Thomas

Welsh field hockey midfield and forward player · b. 1981

Days alive

15,705

🇺🇸Scott Burrell

American basketball player · b. 1971

Days alive

19,358

Sergei Korolev

deceased

scientist · 1907–1966

Days lived

21,552

🇺🇸Swami Vivekananda

deceased

singer · 1863–1902

Days lived

14,417

🇯🇵Takeshi Aono

film director · b. 1983

Days alive

14,975

Toto Wolff

racing automobile driver · b. 1972

Days alive

18,993

🇬🇧Vasili Eroshenko

deceased

writer · 1890–1952

Days lived

22,990

🇪🇸Víctor Pérez Alonso

football player · b. 1988

Days alive

13,149

🇩🇪Vlastimil Hort

deceased

Czech-German chess player · 1944–2025

Days lived

29,706

🇺🇸Zack de la Rocha

singer · b. 1970

Days alive

19,723

🇬🇧Zayn Malik

Singer, songwriter · b. 1993

Days alive

11,322

🇬🇧Amir Bhatia, Baron Bhatia

deceased

British politician (1932–2024) · 1932–2024

Days lived

33,537

🇺🇸Champion Jack Dupree

deceased

American blues pianist (1910–1992) · 1909–1992

Days lived

30,031

🇫🇮Ellen Thesleff

deceased

Finnish painter (1869-1954) · 1869–1954

Days lived

30,779

🇺🇸Frank E. McKinney

deceased

chairman of the Democratic National Committee · 1905–1974

Days lived

25,213

Gavriil Agarkov

deceased

Soviet aeronautical engineer and industrial manager (1905-1992) · 1905–1992

Days lived

31,708

🇮🇹Gianluigi Bonelli

deceased

writer · 1908–2001

Days lived

33,624

🇬🇧Graham Taylor

deceased

football player · 1944–2017

Days lived

26,417

🇫🇷Henri-Georges Clouzot

deceased

French film director, screenwriter and producer (1907–1977) · 1907–1977

Days lived

25,256

🇺🇸Inge Vermeulen

deceased

field hockey player (1985–2015) · 1985–2015

Days lived

10,963

🇨🇭Jürg Federspiel

deceased

Swiss writer (1931-2007) · 1931–2007

Days lived

27,592

🇩🇪Ludwig Biermann

deceased

German astronomer (1907-1986) · 1907–1986

Days lived

28,795

🇫🇷Marcel Arland

deceased

writer · 1899–1986

Days lived

31,602

🇬🇧Paul Johnson

deceased

journalist · 1928–2023

Days lived

34,404

🇦🇷Roberto Noble

deceased

journalist · 1902–1969

Days lived

24,232

🇩🇪Tito Warnholtz

deceased

field hockey player (1906–1993) · 1906–1993

Days lived

31,741

🇵🇱Zygmunt Hübner

deceased

Polish actor (1930–1989) · 1930–1989

Days lived

21,480

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,493

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,156

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,031

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,936

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,841

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,001

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,188

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,465

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,077

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,068

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,544

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,581

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,023

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,989

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,623

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,067

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,719

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,050

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,719

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,071

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,614

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,524

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,501

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,921

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,738

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,033

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,346

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,303

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,082

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇺🇸Ajita Wilson

🇨🇦Alexander Francis Chamberlain

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adolf Jandorf

🇬🇧Agatha Christie

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

Alfred Rosenberg

🇺🇸Arthur Larned Ryerson

Bob Dishy

🇿🇦Bob Hewitt

🇲🇪Branislav Đukanović

🇩🇪Brun-Otto Bryde

🇺🇸Cade McNown

🇺🇸Chad Greenway

🇬🇧Christiane Amanpour

🇰🇷D.O. (Do Kyung-soo)

🇪🇸Ezequiel Calvente

🇨🇿Felix Maria Davídek

🇫🇷Guy Fischer

🇺🇸Hamadi Jebali

🇹🇷Hande Yener

🇩🇪Hans Richter

🇯🇵Haruki Murakami

Hermann Göring

🇺🇸Jack London

Jeff Bezos

🇺🇸Joe Frazier

🇺🇸John Singer Sargent

🇲🇽José Antonio Patlán

🇩🇪Josef Wagner

🇩🇪Joseph Helffrich

Juan Foyth

🇺🇸Judith Herzfeld

🇰🇷Kim Hyun-soo

🇮🇹Liliana Cavani

🇮🇳Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

🇦🇷Marcos Ayerza

🇩🇪Matthias Döschner

🇩🇪Maybrit Illner

🇬🇧Melanie C

🇩🇪Michael Bielický

🇬🇪Mikheil Meskhi

Naya Rivera

🇩🇪Ottmar Hitzfeld

🇩🇪Paul Guthnick

🇬🇧Pixie Lott

🇺🇸Raekwon

🇧🇪Raf Simons

🇺🇸Rob Zombie

🇺🇸Ruth Brown

🇺🇸Ruth R. Benerito

🇯🇵Ryōta Murata

🇬🇧Sarah Thomas

🇺🇸Scott Burrell

Sergei Korolev

🇺🇸Swami Vivekananda

🇯🇵Takeshi Aono

Toto Wolff

🇬🇧Vasili Eroshenko

🇪🇸Víctor Pérez Alonso

🇩🇪Vlastimil Hort

🇺🇸Zack de la Rocha

🇬🇧Zayn Malik