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April 26 2024

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Events on This Day

Announced 'Making Memories' Album
Karan Aujla
milestone

Born on This Day

🇩🇪Andreas Elsholz
German actor · b. 1972
Days alive
18,994
🇩🇪Bernhard Kontarsky
musician · b. 1937
Days alive
31,778
🇩🇪Blutonium Boy
rapper

Died on This Day

Broderick Crawford
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1911–1986
Days lived
27,168
🇩🇪Carl Bosch
deceased
chemist · 1874–1940
Days lived
23,984

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
62,573
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,251

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,244
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,887

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,417
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,114

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,624
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,138

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,067
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,489

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· b. 1970

Days alive

19,725

Bruno Grougi

🇫🇷Bruno Grougi

football player · b. 1983

Days alive

14,977

Carl Einstein

🇪🇸Carl Einstein

German art historian (1885-1940) · 1885–1940

Days lived

20,159

Carol Burnett

🇺🇸Carol Burnett

Singer · b. 1933

Days alive

33,239

Casey Legler

🇫🇷Casey Legler

artist · b. 1977

Days alive

17,168

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

actor · b. 1980

Days alive

16,072

Christoph Silber

🇩🇪Christoph Silber

German screenwriter, film producer and film director · b. 1971

Days alive

19,360

Cristina do Rego

🇧🇷Cristina do Rego

German-Brazilian actress · b. 1986

Days alive

13,881

Debra Wilson

Debra Wilson

Actor · b. 1962

Days alive

22,647

Dietmar Hopp

🇩🇪Dietmar Hopp

entrepreneur · b. 1940

Days alive

30,682

Eddie Eagan

🇺🇸Eddie Eagan

American boxer and bobsledder (1897-1967) · 1897–1967

Days lived

25,616

Ernst Udet

🇩🇪Ernst Udet

politician · 1896–1941

Days lived

16,641

Eva Löbau

🇩🇪Eva Löbau

actor · b. 1972

Days alive

18,994

Frank Steketee

🇺🇸Frank Steketee

American football player · 1900–1951

Days lived

18,872

Giorgia

🇮🇹Giorgia

Italian singer-songwriter · b. 1971

Days alive

19,360

Grazjyna Engelbrecht

🇿🇦Grazjyna Engelbrecht

Olympic field hockey player · b. 1982

Days alive

15,342

Henry Morgenthau

🇺🇸Henry Morgenthau

entrepreneur · 1856–1946

Days lived

33,085

I. M. Pei

🇺🇸I. M. Pei

Chinese-American architect (1917–2019) · 1917–2019

Days lived

37,276

Irena Skwierczyńska

🇵🇱Irena Skwierczyńska

actress (1897-1984) · 1897–1984

Days lived

31,796

Jackie Robinson

🇺🇸Jackie Robinson

Basketball player · 1927–2022

Days lived

34,623

Jean Vigo

🇫🇷Jean Vigo

French film director (1905–1934) · 1905–1934

Days lived

10,755

Jet Li

🇸🇬Jet Li

athlete · b. 1963

Days alive

22,282

John Isner

🇺🇸John Isner

American tennis player · b. 1985

Days alive

14,246

Jonathan dos Santos

🇪🇸Jonathan dos Santos

football player · b. 1990

Days alive

12,420

Kane

🇺🇸Kane

actor · b. 1967

Days alive

20,821

Kevin James

🇺🇸Kevin James

actor · b. 1965

Days alive

21,551

Kiyooki Nakanishi

🇯🇵Kiyooki Nakanishi

Japanese baseball player · b. 1962

Days alive

22,647

Kosuke Fukudome

🇯🇵Kosuke Fukudome

film director · b. 1977

Days alive

17,168

Kubanychbek Jumaliyev

Kubanychbek Jumaliyev

former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan · b. 1956

Days alive

24,838

Manfred Korfmann

🇩🇪Manfred Korfmann

Turkish-German archaeologist (1942–2005) · 1942–2005

Days lived

23,119

Marga Höffgen

🇩🇪Marga Höffgen

musician · 1921–1995

Days lived

27,101

Maria Kulle

🇸🇪Maria Kulle

actor · b. 1960

Days alive

23,377

Marlon King

🇬🇧Marlon King

football player · b. 1980

Days alive

16,072

Melania Trump

🇾🇺Melania Trump

Model · b. 1970

Days alive

19,725

Michael Hermanussen

🇩🇪Michael Hermanussen

German anthropologist · b. 1955

Days alive

25,204

Olaf Henriksen

🇺🇸Olaf Henriksen

Danish-American baseball player (1888-1962) · 1888–1962

Days lived

27,202

Otto zur Linde

🇩🇪Otto zur Linde

German writer (1873–1938) · 1873–1938

Days lived

23,672

Ours

🇫🇷Ours

French singer · b. 1978

Days alive

16,803

Pablo Schreiber

🇨🇦Pablo Schreiber

actor · b. 1978

Days alive

16,803

Paul Verner

🇩🇪Paul Verner

German politician (1911-1986) · 1911–1986

Days lived

27,625

Renate Müller

🇩🇪Renate Müller

German actress (1906–1937) · 1906–1937

Days lived

11,488

Rudolf Hess

Rudolf Hess

Notable Trials · 1894–1987

Days lived

34,081

Sean Rodriguez

🇺🇸Sean Rodriguez

American professional baseball player · b. 1985

Days alive

14,246

Sigrid Hunke

🇩🇪Sigrid Hunke

German writer and SS personnel (1913–1999) · 1913–1999

Days lived

31,462

Stone Johnson

🇺🇸Stone Johnson

American sprinter and football player (1940-1963) · 1940–1963

Days lived

8,536

Ugo Pirro

🇮🇹Ugo Pirro

journalist · 1920–2008

Days lived

32,044

Ulli Wegner

🇩🇪Ulli Wegner

German boxer and sports coach · b. 1942

Days alive

29,952

Vlado Kalember

🇭🇷Vlado Kalember

singer · b. 1953

Days alive

25,934

Yuliya Zaripova

🇷🇺Yuliya Zaripova

Russian middle-distance runner · b. 1986

Days alive

13,881

🇺🇸Count Basie

deceased

American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) · 1904–1984

Days lived

29,104

Doris Stauffer

🇨🇭Doris Stauffer

Swiss artist (1934-2017) · 1934–2017

Days lived

30,231

Dragotin Kette

Dragotin Kette

writer · 1876–1899

Days lived

8,499

Hans Kehrl

🇩🇪Hans Kehrl

German Nazi economic functionary and convicted war criminal (1900-1984) · 1900–1984

Days lived

30,547

Harry Warner Frantz

🇺🇸Harry Warner Frantz

journalist · 1891–1982

Days lived

33,045

Hasil Adkins

🇺🇸Hasil Adkins

American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1937-2005) · 1937–2005

Days lived

24,835

Hermann von Keyserling

🇩🇪Hermann von Keyserling

writer · 1880–1946

Days lived

24,021

Jonathan Demme

🇺🇸Jonathan Demme

actor · 1944–2017

Days lived

26,728

Kang Gyeong-ae

Kang Gyeong-ae

Korean writer, novelist and poet (1906–1944) · 1907–1944

Days lived

13,522

Lucille Ball

🇺🇸Lucille Ball

American actress (1911–1989) · 1911–1989

Days lived

28,389

Moïse Brou Apanga

🇨🇮Moïse Brou Apanga

Gabonese footballer (1982-2017) · 1982–2017

Days lived

12,866

Ronald Cecil Gates

🇦🇺Ronald Cecil Gates

writer · 1923–2018

Days lived

34,808

Ruth Hellberg

🇩🇪Ruth Hellberg

German actress (1906–2001) · 1906–2001

Days lived

34,510

Sandro Lopopolo

🇮🇹Sandro Lopopolo

Italian boxer (1939–2014) · 1939–2014

Days lived

27,159

Sigmund Rascher

🇩🇪Sigmund Rascher

German Schutzstaffel doctor (1909–1945) · 1909–1945

Days lived

13,223

Walter Curt Behrendt

🇩🇪Walter Curt Behrendt

German-American architect · 1884–1945

Days lived

22,046

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,599

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,262

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,137

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

45,042

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,947

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,107

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,294

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,571

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,183

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,174

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,650

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,687

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,129

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

57,095

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,729

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,173

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,825

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,156

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,825

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,177

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,720

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,630

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,607

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

19,027

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,844

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,139

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,452

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,409

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,188