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October 10 2024

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Ania Niedieck
German actress · b. 1983
Days alive
14,977
🇵🇱Anna Nowak
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
21,186
Antonio Krastev
deceased
Bulgarian weightlifter · 1961–2020
Days lived
21,458
🇵🇱Artur Bramora
Polish entrepreneur · b. 1972
Days alive
18,994
🇮🇳Balbir Singh, Sr.
deceased
Indian field hockey player (1924–2020) · 1924–2020
Days lived
34,927
🇦🇺Brendan Moon
Australian rugby union player · b. 1958
Days alive
24,108
🇺🇸Brett Favre
American football player (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
20,090
🇨🇦Brett Romberg
American football player, offensive lineman · b. 1979
Days alive
16,438
🇺🇸Carolyn Bertozzi
American chemist (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
21,186
🇺🇸Chris Penn
deceased
American actor (1965–2006) · 1965–2006
Days lived
14,717
🇩🇪Corinna May
musician · b. 1970
Days alive
19,725
🇯🇵Daidō Moriyama
Japanese photographer (born 1938) · b. 1938
Days alive
31,413
🇩🇪Dirk Heyne
German footballer · b. 1957
Days alive
24,473
🇩🇪Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
deceased
politician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,998
Evgeny Kissin
classical pianist · b. 1971
Days alive
19,360
🇳🇴Fridtjof Nansen
deceased
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930) · 1861–1930
Days lived
25,052
🇬🇧Gabrielle Aplin
singer · b. 1992
Days alive
11,689
🇺🇸Gavin Newsom
Politician · b. 1967
Days alive
20,821
🇺🇸Geno Smith
American football player (born 1990) · b. 1990
Days alive
12,420
🇦🇺Grant Mitton
Australian field hockey player · b. 1962
Days alive
22,647
🇩🇪Hans-Jürgen Schatz
German actor · b. 1958
Days alive
24,108
🇬🇧Harold Pinter
deceased
actor · 1930–2008
Days lived
28,566
🇺🇸Harry Edison
deceased
American trumpeter (1915-1999) · 1915–1999
Days lived
30,607
Ivo Andrić
deceased
Yugoslav novelist (1892–1975) · 1892–1975
Days lived
30,104
🇰🇷Kim Ji-han
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
16,803
🇫🇮Lauri Kiiski
Finnish tennis player · b. 1980
Days alive
16,072
🇬🇧Lucy Griffiths
actor · b. 1986
Days alive
13,881
🇱🇧Manuel Charr
Syrian boxer · b. 1984
Days alive
14,611
🇩🇪Markus Heitz
German writer · b. 1971
Days alive
19,360
🇬🇧Matthew Pinsent
English rower and broadcaster · b. 1970
Days alive
19,725
🇩🇪Michael Hirte
German musician · b. 1964
Days alive
21,916
🇧🇷Milton Vieira
athlete · b. 1978
Days alive
16,803
🇷🇺Oleg Gordievsky
deceased
Defector · 1938–2025
Days lived
31,558
Pavel Durov
computer scientist · b. 1984
Days alive
14,611
🇺🇸Robert Quiroga
deceased
American boxer · 1969–2004
Days lived
12,730
🇺🇸Roman Jakobson
deceased
scientist · 1896–1982
Days lived
31,327
Rudy Bond
deceased
Actor · 1912–1982
Days lived
25,373
🇮🇳Salim Kumar
deceased
Actor · 1969–2026
Days lived
20,694
Taur Matan Ruak
Prime Minister of East Timor · b. 1956
Days alive
24,838
🇺🇸Thelonious Monk
deceased
American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) · 1917–1982
Days lived
23,507
🇩🇪Trudel Wulle
deceased
German actress (1925–2021) · 1925–2021
Days lived
35,101
🇺🇸Vinnie Pasquantino
Professional baseball player · b. 1997
Days alive
9,863
Vladimir A. Obruchev
deceased
scientist · 1863–1956
Days lived
33,856
🇩🇪Walter Anderson
deceased
Baltic German folklorist (1885–1962) · 1885–1962
Days lived
28,076
🇨🇳Wanting Qu
singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Days alive
14,977
🇦🇹Wilhelm Beiglböck
deceased
German physician (1905-1963); defendant in the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial · 1905–1963
Days lived
21,228
🇳🇬Yinka Dare
deceased
basketball player · 1972–2004
Days lived
11,414
Zeynel Doğan
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
16,438

Died on This Day

🇮🇳Abdul Qadeer Khan
deceased
Pakistani nuclear engineer (1936–2021) · 1936–2021
Days lived
31,239
🇩🇪Arnošt Muka
deceased
writer · 1854–1932
Days lived
28,704

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
62,740
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,418

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,411
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
16,054

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,584
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,281

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,791
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,305

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,234
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,656

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Carlos Thompson

🇦🇷Carlos Thompson

deceased

Argentine actor (1923-1990) · 1923–1990

Days lived

24,598

Édith Piaf

🇫🇷Édith Piaf

actor · 1915–1963

Days lived

17,463

Emeric Arus

🇷🇴Emeric Arus

Romanian fencer · 1938–2022

Days lived

30,805

🇫🇷Eshel Meir

Israeli artist (1964–1993) · 1964–1993

Days lived

10,516

Evelyn Richter

🇩🇪Evelyn Richter

German photographer (1930–2021) · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,491

Hartog Hamburger

🇳🇱Hartog Hamburger

Dutch baseball player (1887-1924) · 1887–1924

Days lived

13,719

Herbert Maisch

🇩🇪Herbert Maisch

actor · 1890–1974

Days lived

30,620

Hermann Reinecke

🇩🇪Hermann Reinecke

German general (1888-1973) · 1888–1973

Days lived

31,285

Hermann Uhde

🇩🇪Hermann Uhde

German operatic baritone, born 20 July 1910 in Bremen, Germany and died on stage at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen on 10 October 1965 · 1914–1965

Days lived

18,711

Joan Filbá

🇪🇸Joan Filbá

basketball player · 1955–1981

Days lived

9,771

John William Tebbel

🇺🇸John William Tebbel

American journalist and media historian (1912-2004) · 1912–2004

Days lived

33,567

Josef Straßberger

🇩🇪Josef Straßberger

German weightlifter (1894–1950) · 1894–1950

Days lived

20,505

Karl Genzken

🇩🇪Karl Genzken

German physician and SS general, Chief of the Medical Office of the Waffen-SS, and convicted war criminal 81885-1957) · 1885–1957

Days lived

26,422

Kenneth Edgeworth

🇮🇪Kenneth Edgeworth

Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,830

Klaus-Peter Thiele

🇩🇪Klaus-Peter Thiele

actor · 1940–2011

Days lived

25,868

Konrad Bayer

🇦🇹Konrad Bayer

Austrian writer and poet (1932–1964) · 1932–1964

Days lived

11,621

Kurt Blome

🇩🇪Kurt Blome

German politician (1894-1969); high-ranking Nazi scientist; Deputy Reich Health Leader · 1894–1969

Days lived

27,646

Kurt Weinzierl

🇦🇹Kurt Weinzierl

actor · 1931–2008

Days lived

28,304

Marie Luise Kaschnitz

🇩🇪Marie Luise Kaschnitz

writer · 1901–1974

Days lived

26,916

Nils Koppruch

🇩🇪Nils Koppruch

singer-songwriter · 1965–2012

Days lived

17,153

Orla Bundgård Povlsen

🇩🇰Orla Bundgård Povlsen

journalist · 1918–1982

Days lived

23,548

Orson Welles

🇺🇸Orson Welles

actor · 1915–1985

Days lived

25,726

Otto Tausig

🇦🇹Otto Tausig

Austrian writer, film director, actor (1922–2011) · 1922–2011

Days lived

32,747

Richard von Schaukal

🇦🇹Richard von Schaukal

Austrian poet (1874-1942) · 1874–1942

Days lived

24,973

Solomon Burke

🇺🇸Solomon Burke

singer · 1940–2010

Days lived

25,771

Stephen Gately

🇮🇪Stephen Gately

singer · 1976–2009

Days lived

12,261

Thomas E. Gaddis

🇺🇸Thomas E. Gaddis

writer · 1908–1984

Days lived

27,786

Vicente López

Vicente López

Nicaraguan baseball player (1945-2010) · 1945–2010

Days lived

23,916

Walther Bensemann

🇩🇪Walther Bensemann

German footballer (1873–1934) · 1873–1934

Days lived

22,550

Wilhelm Müller-Wismar

Wilhelm Müller-Wismar

German ethnographer (1881-1916) · 1881–1916

Days lived

12,927

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Oscar Winners · 1920–1985

Days lived

23,833

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,766

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,429

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,304

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

45,209

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

44,114

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,274

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,461

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,738

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,350

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,341

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,817

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,854

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,296

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

57,262

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,896

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,340

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,992

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,323

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,992

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,344

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,887

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,797

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,774

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

19,194

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

18,011

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,306

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,619

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,576

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,355