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Born on This Day

🇹🇷Adnan Şenses
deceased
singer · 1935–2013
Days lived
28,616
🇫🇷Alizée
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇸Archie Griffin
player of American football · b. 1954
Days alive
25,933
🇩🇪Axel Breitung
German music executive · b. 1957
Days alive
24,837
🇺🇸Bo Burnham
Actor · b. 1990
Days alive
12,784
🇬🇧Chantelle Houghton
Actor · b. 1983
Days alive
15,341
🇨🇼Charlison Benschop
Curaçaoan footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Count Basie
deceased
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) · 1904–1984
Days lived
29,103
Ernst Gronau
deceased
actor · 1887–1938
Days lived
18,616
🇺🇸Frank Pastore
deceased
film director · 1957–2012
Days lived
20,207
🇺🇸Hayden Panettiere
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
13,149
🇬🇧Hedwig Lachmann
deceased
German author, translator and poet (1865-1918) · 1865–1918
Days lived
19,176
🇦🇹Heinz Peter Mayer
deceased
Austrian artist (1944-2012) · 1944–2012
Days lived
24,656
🇩🇪Jasmin Wöhr
German tennis player · b. 1980
Days alive
16,436
🇨🇿Jiří Lála
athlete · b. 1959
Days alive
24,107
🇩🇪John Rittmeister
deceased
scientist · 1898–1943
Days lived
16,335
🇨🇦Jon Lajoie
Comedian and musician · b. 1980
Days alive
16,436
🇩🇪Karl Storch
deceased
German hammer thrower (1913-1992) · 1913–1992
Days lived
28,850
🇺🇸Kenny Rogers
deceased
American country singer (1938–2020) · 1938–2020
Days lived
29,797
🇬🇧Liam Howlett
British musician, DJ and record producer · b. 1971
Days alive
19,724
🇺🇸Liezel Huber
South Africa born- US tennis player · b. 1976
Days alive
17,897
🇲🇦Mohammed VI of Morocco
entrepreneur · b. 1963
Days alive
22,646
🇩🇪Norbert Thimm
basketball player · b. 1949
Days alive
27,759
🇩🇪Oliver Geissen
German television talk show host · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454
🇩🇪Oliver Kirch
football player · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
Perry Christie
Bahamian politician · b. 1943
Days alive
29,951
🇦🇺Peter Weir
Australian film director (born 1944) · b. 1944
Days alive
29,585
🇩🇪Richard Wolffenstein
deceased
chemist · 1864–1929
Days lived
23,663
🇺🇸RJ Mitte
deceased
Actor · 1992–2026
Days lived
12,470
🇫🇷Rodolphe Belmer
French business executive at EutelSat then Atos · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454
🇫🇮Roman Schatz
Finnish-German author and television host · b. 1960
Days alive
23,741
🇧🇪Rudi Thomaes
deceased
businessman (1952-2018) · 1952–2018
Days lived
24,079
🇳🇱Sander Dreesmann
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
17,532
Sergey Brin
computer scientist · b. 1973
Days alive
18,993
🇱🇧Serj Tankian
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
21,185
🇺🇸Shonn Greene
All-American college football player, professional football player, running back · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
🇳🇴Simone Eriksrud
German-Norwegian jazz vocalist and composer · b. 1970
Days alive
20,089
🇺🇸Thomas S. Monson
deceased
president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1927-2018) · 1927–2018
Days lived
33,007
Usain Bolt
Jamaican sprinter · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸Walter Block
philosopher · b. 1941
Days alive
30,681
🇺🇸Walter Szczerbiak
basketball player · b. 1949
Days alive
27,759
🇨🇿Zdeněk Lukáš
deceased
Czech composer (1928–2007) · 1928–2007
Days lived
28,815
🇯🇵Zion Suzuki
Association football player · b. 2002
Days alive
8,401

Died on This Day

🇪🇸Agustín Sauto Arana
deceased
football player · 1908–1986
Days lived
28,591
🇺🇸Charles Eames
deceased
American designer (1907-1978) · 1907–1978
Days lived
25,998

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
63,054
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,732

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,725
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
16,368

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,898
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,595

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
674,105
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,619

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,548
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,970

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🇩🇪Christoph Schlingensief

deceased

German theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010) · 1960–2010

Days lived

18,198

🇩🇪Eduard Arning

German dermatologist (1855–1936) · 1855–1936

Days lived

29,817

Elizabeth Báthory

Notable Trials · 1560–1614

Days lived

19,727

🇩🇪Klaus Höhne

German actor (1927-2006) · 1927–2006

Days lived

28,924

🇲🇽Leon Trotsky

journalist · 1879–1940

Days lived

22,202

🇷🇺Lev Vasilyev

Soviet industrial manager and statesman (1925-2023) · 1925–2023

Days lived

35,989

🇮🇹Nanni Loy

Italian film, theatre and TV director (1925-1995) · 1925–1995

Days lived

25,504

🇩🇪Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien

German naval officer (1879–1956) · 1879–1956

Days lived

28,262

🇳🇴Per Lønning

Norwegian Lutheran bishop and politician, lyricist (1928-2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

32,321

🇦🇹Sissy Roth-Halvax

Austrian politician (1946-2009) · 1946–2009

Days lived

22,999

🇮🇳Sowcar Janaki

Actor · 1931–2026

Days lived

34,586

🇺🇸William Norris

entrepreneur · 1911–2006

Days lived

34,737

🇨🇭Wolfgang Hildesheimer

German author · 1916–1991

Days lived

27,283

🇸🇺Yuri Nikulin

Clown · 1921–1997

Days lived

27,640

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

49,080

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,743

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,618

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,523

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

44,428

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,588

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,775

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

39,052

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,664

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,655

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

3,131

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

68,168

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,610

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

57,576

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

57,210

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,654

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

53,306

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,637

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

58,306

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,658

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

34,201

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

32,111

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

30,088

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

19,508

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

18,325

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,620

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,933

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,890

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,669