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May 2 2024

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Born on This Day

🇪🇬Ahmed Hassan
football player · b. 1975
Days alive
17,898
🇦🇷Alejandro Lanari
football player · b. 1960
Days alive
23,376
🇩🇪Alfons Schuhbeck
entrepreneur · b. 1949
Days alive
27,394
🇩🇪Annemarie Eilfeld
German singer · b. 1990
Days alive
12,419
🇵🇱Bogusław Kaczyński
deceased
Polish classical music journalist (1942–2016) · 1942–2016
Days lived
26,927
🇧🇷Carlos Henrique dos Santos Souza
football player · b. 1983
Days alive
14,976
🇨🇭Christa Rigozzi
Swiss model · b. 1983
Days alive
14,976
🇩🇪Christian Georg Schmorl
deceased
German pathologist (1861–1932) · 1861–1932
Days lived
26,036
🇨🇭Christoph Franz
entrepreneur · b. 1960
Days alive
23,376
David Beckham
association football player · b. 1975
Days alive
17,898
🇮🇹Donatella Versace
Italian fashion designer · b. 1955
Days alive
25,203
Dwayne Johnson
professional wrestler · b. 1972
Days alive
18,993
🇺🇸Eddie Collins
deceased
film director · 1887–1951
Days lived
23,336
🇺🇸Eddie Logan
deceased
American shoeshiner · 1910–2009
Days lived
36,069
🇫🇷Édouard Balladur
91st Prime Minister of France · b. 1929
Days alive
34,699
🇺🇸Ellie Kemper
American actress · b. 1980
Days alive
16,071
🇬🇧Elsbeth Juda
deceased
British photographer (1911–2014) · 1911–2014
Days lived
37,685
🇩🇴Félix José
film director · b. 1965
Days alive
21,550
🇳🇿Gemma McCaw
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1990
Days alive
12,419
Gjorge Ivanov
politician · b. 1960
Days alive
23,376
🇩🇪Gottfried Benn
deceased
YouTube personality · 1886–1956
Days lived
25,603
🇩🇪Holger Franke
German actor, born 1955 · b. 1955
Days alive
25,203
🇺🇸Hurl Beechum
basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
18,628
🇮🇹James Dyson
Inventor & Industrial Designer · b. 1947
Days alive
28,125
🇺🇸Jarrod Saltalamacchia
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
14,245
🇻🇪José Ascanio
baseball player · b. 1985
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸Karl Nessler
deceased
entrepreneur · 1872–1951
Days lived
28,753
🇧🇷Kléber Laube Pinheiro
Brazilian association football player · b. 1990
Days alive
12,419
🇵🇰Kumail Nanjiani
Actor · b. 1978
Days alive
16,802
🇬🇧Lily Allen
British singer and actress · b. 1985
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸Link Wray
deceased
American guitarist (1929–2005) · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,946
🇺🇸Maalik Wayns
basketball player · b. 1991
Days alive
12,054
🇮🇹Marco Pannella
deceased
journalist · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,429
🇵🇹Maria Barroso
deceased
Portuguese actress (1925-2015) · 1925–2015
Days lived
32,938
Matt Gerald
Actor · b. 1970
Days alive
19,724
🇵🇱Max von Gallwitz
deceased
writer · 1852–1937
Days lived
31,031
🇳🇿Micaela Cocks
New Zealand basketball player · b. 1986
Days alive
13,880
🇯🇵Nana Kitade
singer-songwriter · b. 1987
Days alive
13,515
🇩🇰Oh Land
Danish singer-songwriter and record producer · b. 1985
Days alive
14,245
🇩🇪Otto Weidt
deceased
entrepreneur · 1883–1947
Days lived
23,609
Princess Charlotte of Wales
schoolchild · b. 2015
Days alive
3,288
🇦🇺Ray Barrett
deceased
singer · 1927–2009
Days lived
30,080
🇩🇪Ricki Osterthun
West German tennis player · b. 1964
Days alive
21,915
🇺🇸Russ Grimm
American football player and coach · b. 1959
Days alive
23,742
Sander de Wijn
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1990
Days alive
12,419
🇮🇳Satyajit Ray
deceased
writer · 1921–1992
Days lived
25,924
🇩🇪Sexy Cora
deceased
German pornographic actress (1987–2011) · 1987–2011
Days lived
8,664
🇰🇷Sunmi (Lee Sun-mi)
K-pop Idol (Solo Artist) · b. 1992
Days alive
11,688
🇨🇭Teddy Stauffer
deceased
Swiss bandleader (1909-1991) · 1909–1991
Days lived
30,067
🇭🇺Theodor Herzl
deceased
journalist · 1860–1904
Days lived
16,132
🇩🇪Tim Borowski
German footballer (born 1980) · b. 1980
Days alive
16,071
🇦🇹Ulrich Bettac
deceased
actor · 1897–1959
Days lived
22,632
🇩🇪Willi Bredel
deceased
journalist · 1901–1964
Days lived
23,189
Wilm Hosenfeld
deceased
military person · 1895–1952
Days lived
20,922
🇩🇪Wolfgang Abendroth
deceased
scientist · 1906–1985
Days lived
28,991

Died on This Day

🇩🇪A. R. Penck
deceased
German artist (1939–2017) · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,334
🇨🇿Arthur Mahler
deceased
Austrian archeologist and sionist politician (1871-1944) murdered in Holocaust · 1871–1916
Days lived
16,345

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
62,578
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,256

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,249
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,892

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,422
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,119

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,629
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,143

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,072
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,494

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🇧🇷Augusto Boal

deceased

scientist · 1931–2009

Days lived

28,537

Bohumil Němeček

athlete · 1938–2010

Days lived

26,418

🇩🇪Clara Immerwahr

German chemist (1870-1915) · 1870–1915

Days lived

16,385

🇺🇸George Digby

American baseball scout and executive (1917-2014) · 1917–2014

Days lived

35,308

🇩🇪Gustav Landauer

writer · 1870–1919

Days lived

17,921

🇺🇸Harold C. Ostertag

American politician (1896-1985) · 1896–1985

Days lived

32,455

🇩🇪Heinz Ellenberg

German botanist (1913–1997) · 1913–1997

Days lived

30,590

🇩🇪Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017) · 1920–2017

Days lived

35,526

🇯🇵Hide

singer · 1964–1998

Days lived

12,193

🇦🇹Hugo Flink

actor · 1879–1947

Days lived

24,730

🇺🇸Jack Kemp

American football player and politician (1935–2009) · 1935–2009

Days lived

26,957

🇦🇹Josef Mayer

Czech member of Czech council and manager (1877-1938) · 1877–1938

Days lived

22,302

🇩🇪Josef Wagner

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

Days lived

16,911

🇩🇪Ludwig Stumpfegger

SS physician (1910-1945) · 1910–1945

Days lived

12,714

Martin Bormann

Notable Trials · 1900–1945

Days lived

16,390

🇦🇹Max de Crinis

German psychiatrist (1889–1945) · 1889–1945

Days lived

20,426

🇺🇸Norm Van Brocklin

American football player, coach, executive (1926-1983) · 1926–1983

Days lived

20,867

🇦🇹Paul L. Stein

Austrian film director (1892–1951) · 1892–1951

Days lived

21,636

🇩🇪Peter Högl

SS officer (1897-1945) · 1897–1945

Days lived

17,422

🇩🇪Robert Michels

philosopher · 1876–1936

Days lived

22,028

Viktor Lutze

SA Stabschef (1890-1943) · 1890–1943

Days lived

19,117

🇩🇪Walther Hewel

politician · 1904–1945

Days lived

15,096

Werner Veigel

🇩🇪Werner Veigel

German journalist (1928–1995) · 1928–1995

Days lived

24,280

🇩🇪Wilhelm von Opel

German industrialist and Nazi party member (1871-1948) · 1871–1948

Days lived

28,111

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,604

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,267

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,142

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,047

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,952

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,112

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,299

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,576

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,188

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,179

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,655

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,692

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,134

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

57,100

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,734

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,178

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,830

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,161

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,830

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,182

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,725

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,635

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,612

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

19,032

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,849

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,144

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,457

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,414

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,193