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February 2 2024

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Born on This Day

🇪🇸Abel Resino
Spanish football player/manager/coach · b. 1960
Days alive
23,377
🇩🇪Angela Finger-Erben
German TV presenter and journalist · b. 1980
Days alive
16,072
🇩🇪Antje Nikola Mönning
actor

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adolf Brand
deceased
German writer (1874-1945) · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,648
🇺🇸Alfred Lion
deceased
entrepreneur · 1908–1987
Days lived
28,777

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
62,489
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,167

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,160
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,803

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,333
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,030

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,540
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,054

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,983
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,405

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· b. 1978

Days alive

16,802

Antonio Segni

🇮🇹Antonio Segni

politician · 1891–1972

Days lived

29,888

Ayn Rand

🇺🇸Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982) · 1905–1982

Days lived

28,157

Barbara Sukowa

🇩🇪Barbara Sukowa

German actress and singer · b. 1950

Days alive

27,029

Béla Rajki

🇭🇺Béla Rajki

athlete · 1909–2000

Days lived

33,407

Blake Clark

🇺🇸Blake Clark

American stand-up comedian (born 1946) · b. 1946

Days alive

28,490

Brent Spiner

🇺🇸Brent Spiner

American actor · b. 1949

Days alive

27,394

C. J. Davis

🇺🇸C. J. Davis

American football player · b. 1987

Days alive

13,515

Cuno Hoffmeister

🇩🇪Cuno Hoffmeister

German astronomer (1892–1968) · 1892–1968

Days lived

27,728

Dana International

🇮🇱Dana International

singer-songwriter · b. 1969

Days alive

20,089

Elga Andersen

🇩🇪Elga Andersen

German actress and singer (1935–1994) · 1935–1994

Days lived

21,859

Ellie Bamber

Ellie Bamber

Actor · b. 1997

Days alive

9,862

Ernst Hanfstaengl

🇩🇪Ernst Hanfstaengl

writer · 1887–1975

Days lived

32,419

Ernst Zinner

🇩🇪Ernst Zinner

German astronomer (1886-1970) · 1886–1970

Days lived

30,890

Eugen Kogon

🇦🇹Eugen Kogon

writer · 1903–1987

Days lived

31,007

Farrah Fawcett

🇺🇸Farrah Fawcett

artist · 1947–2009

Days lived

22,790

Faye White

🇬🇧Faye White

football player · b. 1978

Days alive

16,802

Frank Lloyd

🇺🇸Frank Lloyd

actor · 1886–1960

Days lived

27,218

Friedrich Dollmann

🇩🇪Friedrich Dollmann

military person · 1882–1944

Days lived

22,792

Gairy St. Clair

🇦🇺Gairy St. Clair

professional boxer · b. 1975

Days alive

17,898

George Halas

🇺🇸George Halas

basketball player · 1895–1983

Days lived

32,413

Gerard Piqué

🇪🇸Gerard Piqué

football player · b. 1987

Days alive

13,515

Guerino Mazzola

🇨🇭Guerino Mazzola

Swiss musician and mathematician · b. 1947

Days alive

28,125

Gulraiz Akhtar

🇵🇰Gulraiz Akhtar

Olympic field hockey player (1943–2021) · 1943–2021

Days lived

28,762

Gunter Schlierkamp

🇺🇸Gunter Schlierkamp

German bodybuilder · b. 1970

Days alive

19,724

Hansi Hinterseer

🇦🇹Hansi Hinterseer

singer · b. 1954

Days alive

25,568

Helen Rose

🇺🇸Helen Rose

American costume designer (1904-1985) · 1904–1985

Days lived

29,867

Ike Ibeabuchi

🇳🇬Ike Ibeabuchi

former professional heavyweight boxer · b. 1973

Days alive

18,628

Isaias Afwerki

🇪🇷Isaias Afwerki

politician · b. 1946

Days alive

28,490

Ivan Perišić

🇭🇷Ivan Perišić

Croatian association football player · b. 1989

Days alive

12,784

James Joyce

🇮🇪James Joyce

writer · 1882–1941

Days lived

21,530

Jessica Wahls

🇩🇪Jessica Wahls

German singer · b. 1977

Days alive

17,167

Jill Scott

🇬🇧Jill Scott

football player · b. 1987

Days alive

13,515

João César Monteiro

🇵🇹João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic (1939–2003) · 1934–2003

Days lived

25,204

John Cornyn

🇺🇸John Cornyn

American politician and attorney (born 1952) · b. 1952

Days alive

26,299

John Henry Holland

🇺🇸John Henry Holland

scientist · 1929–2015

Days lived

31,600

John M. Oesterreicher

🇦🇹John M. Oesterreicher

Catholic priest, academic and author (1904–1993) · 1904–1993

Days lived

32,584

K. D. Singh

🇮🇳K. D. Singh

field hockey player (1922–1978) · 1922–1978

Days lived

20,508

Karl Gass

🇩🇪Karl Gass

German film director (1917–2009) · 1917–2009

Days lived

33,600

Kazimierz Krukowski

🇵🇱Kazimierz Krukowski

singer-songwriter · 1901–1984

Days lived

30,642

Konstantin von Neurath

Konstantin von Neurath

Notable Trials · 1873–1956

Days lived

30,509

Lee Seon-ok

🇰🇷Lee Seon-ok

South Korean field hockey player · b. 1981

Days alive

15,706

Lionel Bah

Lionel Bah

Ivorian footballer · b. 1980

Days alive

16,072

Martín Zubimendi

Martín Zubimendi

association football player · b. 1999

Days alive

9,132

Moose Krause

🇺🇸Moose Krause

film director · 1913–1992

Days lived

29,168

Park Geun-hye

Park Geun-hye

Notable Trials · b. 1952

Days alive

26,299

Sebastian Ströbel

🇩🇪Sebastian Ströbel

actor · b. 1977

Days alive

17,167

Shakira

🇨🇴Shakira

Music · b. 1977

Days alive

17,167

Stan Getz

🇺🇸Stan Getz

American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) · 1927–1991

Days lived

23,501

Stefan Schnabel

🇩🇪Stefan Schnabel

German actor (1912-1999) · 1912–1999

Days lived

31,815

Walther von Lüttwitz

Walther von Lüttwitz

German general (1859-1942) · 1859–1942

Days lived

30,546

Witold Conti

🇩🇪Witold Conti

Polish actor (1908-1944) · 1908–1944

Days lived

13,263

Bertrand Russell

🇬🇧Bertrand Russell

deceased

YouTube personality · 1872–1970

Days lived

35,689

Bill Fitch

🇺🇸Bill Fitch

American basketball coach (1934–2022) · 1934–2022

Days lived

32,037

Carl Friedrich Goerdeler

🇩🇪Carl Friedrich Goerdeler

politician · 1884–1945

Days lived

22,101

Carl Weathers

🇺🇸Carl Weathers

American actor and football player (1948–2024) · 1948–2024

Days lived

27,779

Edna Manley

🇬🇧Edna Manley

Jamaican sculptor (1900-1987) · 1900–1987

Days lived

31,750

Gene Kelly

🇺🇸Gene Kelly

American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996) · 1912–1996

Days lived

30,479

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

🌍Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Composer · 1525–1594

Days lived

25,202

Helena Araújo

🇨🇭Helena Araújo

Colombian writer (1934–2015) · 1934–2015

Days lived

29,599

Johannes Popitz

🇩🇪Johannes Popitz

Prussian politician (1884-1945) · 1884–1945

Days lived

21,977

Johannes Schlaf

🇩🇪Johannes Schlaf

German playwright, author, and translator and an important exponent of Naturalism (1862 - 1941) · 1862–1941

Days lived

28,716

Jorge Guillén

🇪🇸Jorge Guillén

writer · 1893–1984

Days lived

33,252

Karl von Weizsäcker

🇩🇪Karl von Weizsäcker

German noble (1853-1926) · 1853–1926

Days lived

26,640

Kazuhiro Yamauchi

🇯🇵Kazuhiro Yamauchi

film director · 1932–2009

Days lived

28,037

Max Brauer

🇩🇪Max Brauer

German politician (1887-1973) · 1887–1973

Days lived

31,199

Max Schmeling

🇺🇸Max Schmeling

German boxer (1905-2005) · 1905–2005

Days lived

36,288

Monica Vitti

🇮🇹Monica Vitti

Italian actress (1931–2022) · 1931–2022

Days lived

32,965

Natalie Clifford Barney

🇺🇸Natalie Clifford Barney

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972

Days lived

34,792

🇸🇬Ng Teng Fong

Singaporean businessman (1928–2010) · 1928–2010

Days lived

29,984

Ng Teng Fong Family

Ng Teng Fong Family

Real Estate Developers · 1928–2010

Days lived

29,660

Paul Sutermeister

🇨🇭Paul Sutermeister

Swiss theologian, pastor and contributing editor of the Berner Tagblatt (1864-1905) · 1864–1905

Days lived

14,851

Philip Seymour Hoffman

🇺🇸Philip Seymour Hoffman

Film director · 1967–2014

Days lived

16,997

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Oscar Winners · 1967–2014

Days lived

16,997

Reinhold Hanisch

🇦🇹Reinhold Hanisch

Austrian artist (1884-1937) · 1884–1937

Days lived

19,365

Richard Schumann

🇦🇹Richard Schumann

Austrian Esperantist and astronomer (1864–1945) · 1864–1945

Days lived

29,489

Sid Vicious

🇬🇧Sid Vicious

musician · 1957–1979

Days lived

7,939

🇺🇸Travis Banton

American fashion designer (1894–1958) · 1894–1958

Days lived

23,179

Truxtun Hare

🇺🇸Truxtun Hare

American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956) · 1878–1956

Days lived

28,237

Valery Larbaud

🇫🇷Valery Larbaud

French writer and poet (1881-1957) · 1881–1957

Days lived

27,551

Vladimir Shukhov

Vladimir Shukhov

Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939) · 1853–1939

Days lived

31,204

Zaim Imamović

🇧🇦Zaim Imamović

singer · 1920–1994

Days lived

26,824

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,515

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,178

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,053

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,958

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,863

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,023

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,210

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,487

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,099

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,090

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,566

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,603

HSBC

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,045

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

57,011

Goldman Sachs

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,645

Eli Lilly

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,089

Chevron

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,741

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,072

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,741

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,093

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,636

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,546

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,523

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,943

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,760

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,055

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,368

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,325

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,104