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May 20 2024

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Born on This Day

🇮🇹Albano Carrisi
Italian singer and actor · b. 1943
Days alive
29,586
🇩🇪Albert Steinrück
deceased
actor · 1872–1929
Days lived
20,719
🇪🇸Alfons Alzamora
Spanish basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
16,437
Baglan Mailybaev
scientist · b. 1975
Days alive
17,898
🇩🇪Barbara Lochbihler
German lawyer and politician · b. 1959
Days alive
23,742
🇺🇸Brooklyn Rivera
Reality television participant · b. 1990
Days alive
12,419
🇺🇸Busta Rhymes
rapper · b. 1972
Days alive
18,993
🇮🇳C.K. Vineeth
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
13,149
🇩🇪Carlprit
musician · b. 1986
Days alive
13,880
Cher
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
28,490
🇩🇪Christiane F.
German author · b. 1962
Days alive
22,646
🇺🇸David Hedison
deceased
American actor (1927-2019) · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,662
🇺🇸David Paterson
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
25,568
🇮🇹Diego Abatantuono
actor · b. 1955
Days alive
25,203
🇩🇪Dieter Rams
German industrial designer (born 1932) · b. 1932
Days alive
33,603
Dietrich Mateschitz
deceased
entrepreneur · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,644
🇩🇪Eduard Buchner
deceased
German chemist (1907 Nobel Prize) · 1860–1917
Days lived
20,903
🇺🇸Emile Berliner
deceased
entrepreneur · 1851–1929
Days lived
28,564
🇻🇪Flor Isava-Fonseca
deceased
Venezuelan sportswoman and writer · 1921–2020
Days lived
36,226
🇩🇪Friedrich Oskar Giesel
deceased
chemist · 1852–1927
Days lived
27,569
🇺🇸Giorgos Vasiliou
deceased
entrepreneur · 1931–2026
Days lived
34,572
Goh Chok Tong
Emeritus Senior Minister · b. 1941
Days alive
30,316
🇩🇪Gudrun Gut
rapper · b. 1957
Days alive
24,472
🇺🇸Henry Seely White
deceased
scientist · 1862–1943
Days lived
29,584
🇪🇸Iker Casillas
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
15,706
Imata Kabua
deceased
former President of the Marshall Islands (1943-2019) · 1943–2019
Days lived
27,880
🇺🇸Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
deceased
musician · 1959–1997
Days lived
13,917
🇺🇸Jameel McCline
American boxer · b. 1970
Days alive
19,724
🇺🇸James Stewart
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1908–1997
Days lived
32,550
🇩🇪Jana Pallaske
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
16,437
🇨🇿Jiřina Kudličková
Czech pole vaulter · b. 1986
Days alive
13,880
🇬🇧Joe Cocker
deceased
English musician (1944–2014) · 1944–2014
Days lived
25,783
🇺🇾José Mujica
deceased
politician · 1935–2025
Days lived
32,866
🇩🇪Josef Schwarz
German long jumper · b. 1941
Days alive
30,316
Kaoru Mitoma
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
9,862
🇩🇪Kaya Yanar
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
18,628
🇮🇹Leo Franco
Argentine footballer · b. 1977
Days alive
17,167
🇺🇸Leonard Susskind
scientist · b. 1940
Days alive
30,681
🇬🇧Louis Theroux
Journalist · b. 1970
Days alive
19,724
🇩🇪Martina Hallmen
German hockey player, Olympic medalist · b. 1959
Days alive
23,742
🇺🇸Milt Gabler
deceased
American record producer (1911–2001) · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,934
🇯🇵Motoi Ōkoshi
film director · b. 1971
Days alive
19,359
Omurbek Babanov
entrepreneur · b. 1970
Days alive
19,724
🇨🇦Otto Jelinek
athlete · b. 1940
Days alive
30,681
🇩🇪Otto Rössler
scientist · b. 1940
Days alive
30,681
🇲🇽Patricia Navidad
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
18,628
🇩🇪Paul Strähle
deceased
German flying ace and photographer (1893-1985) · 1893–1985
Days lived
33,590
🇨🇿Petr Čech
Czech footballer (born 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
15,341
🇦🇹René Benko
entrepreneur · b. 1977
Days alive
17,167
🇺🇸Sally Floyd
deceased
American computer scientist (1950-2019) · 1950–2019
Days lived
25,299
🇭🇺Sándor Simon
athlete · b. 1970
Days alive
19,724
🇨🇿Šárka Kašpárková
Czech athlete · b. 1971
Days alive
19,359
🇩🇪Sky du Mont
German actor · b. 1947
Days alive
28,125
🇨🇦Stan Mikita
deceased
athlete · 1940–2018
Days lived
28,568
🇨🇿Tomáš Šmíd
athlete · b. 1956
Days alive
24,837
🇯🇵Tomoya Satozaki
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
17,532
Wilhelm Müller-Wismar
deceased
German ethnographer (1881-1916) · 1881–1916
Days lived
12,926
🇩🇴Wilson Valdez
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
16,802
🇩🇪Wolfgang Borchert
deceased
writer · 1921–1947
Days lived
9,680
🇨🇳Wu Ying
former 6th richest woman in China, sentenced to death for financial fraud · b. 1981
Days alive
15,706
🇯🇵Yoshihiko Noda
Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012 · b. 1957
Days alive
24,472
Yusuf Kasal
Turkish-German association football player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
13,149

Died on This Day

Alexander Ulyanov
deceased
Notable Trials · 1866–1887
Days lived
7,708
🇩🇪Arthur Mallwitz
deceased
athlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115

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
62,596
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,274

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,267
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,910

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,440
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,137

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,647
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,161

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,090
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,512

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🇬🇧Barbara Hepworth

deceased

artist · 1903–1975

Days lived

26,428

🇺🇸Carrie Smith

American singer · 1925–2012

Days lived

31,680

🇨🇺Douglas Rodríguez

boxer (1950-2012) · 1950–2012

Days lived

22,632

🇩🇪Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller

military person · 1897–1947

Days lived

18,160

🇮🇩Gesang Martohartono

singer · 1917–2010

Days lived

33,834

🇺🇸Henry Seely White

scientist · 1862–1943

Days lived

29,584

🇺🇸Jean E. Sammet

American computer scientist (1928-2017) · 1928–2017

Days lived

32,565

🇦🇹Josef Uridil

Austrian footballer (1895-1962) · 1895–1962

Days lived

24,253

🇰🇷Koo Bon-moo

South Korean business executive · 1945–2018

Days lived

26,762

🇺🇸Malik Sealy

basketball player · 1970–2000

Days lived

11,066

🇪🇸Miguel de La Quadra-Salcedo

Spanish discus thrower (1932-2016) · 1932–2016

Days lived

30,701

🇦🇹Niki Lauda

entrepreneur · 1949–2019

Days lived

25,654

🇦🇹Oswald Tschirtner

Austrian artist (1920-2007) · 1920–2007

Days lived

31,916

Otto Ritter von Dandl

German politician (1868-1942) · 1868–1942

Days lived

27,034

🇫🇷Paul Ricœur

French philosopher (1913–2005) · 1913–2005

Days lived

33,685

🇺🇸Randy Savage

film director · 1952–2011

Days lived

21,370

🇺🇸Ray Manzarek

rapper · 1939–2013

Days lived

27,126

🇬🇧Robin Gibb

singer-songwriter · 1949–2012

Days lived

22,795

🇩🇪Willi Daume

basketball player · 1913–1996

Days lived

30,312

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,622

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,285

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,160

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

45,065

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,970

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,130

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,317

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,594

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,206

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,197

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,673

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,710

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,152

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

57,118

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,752

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,196

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,848

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,179

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,848

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,200

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,743

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,653

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,630

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

19,050

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,867

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,162

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,475

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,432

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,211