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October 21 2025

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Alex Hannig
deceased
German athletics competitor (1897–1987) · 1897–1987
Days lived
32,625
🇨🇭Almen Abdi
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245
🇬🇧Andre Geim
scientist · b. 1958
Days alive
24,472
🇩🇴Andy Marte
deceased
film director · 1983–2017
Days lived
12,147
Arakel Mirzoyan
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1989
Days alive
13,149
🇩🇪Basilea Schlink
deceased
German religious leader (1904-2001) · 1904–2001
Days lived
35,215
🇮🇱Benjamin Netanyahu
Politician · b. 1949
Days alive
27,759
🇺🇸Brandon Chillar
American football player · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
🇺🇸Bryan Corey
film director · b. 1973
Days alive
18,993
🇬🇧Bryn Meredith
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1930
Days alive
34,699
🇺🇸Carrie Fisher
deceased
Film actor · 1956–2016
Days lived
21,982
🇩🇪Claire Waldoff
deceased
German singer (1884-1957) · 1884–1957
Days lived
26,390
🇺🇸Dizzy Gillespie
deceased
singer · 1917–1993
Days lived
27,471
🇳🇬Festus Ezeli
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
13,149
Féthi Harek
Algerian footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
🇬🇧Frank Brewin
deceased
field hockey player (1909-1976) · 1909–1976
Days lived
24,289
🇺🇸Frank Mundus
deceased
American fisherman (1925-2008) · 1925–2008
Days lived
30,275
🇩🇪Frank-Thomas Mende
German actor · b. 1949
Days alive
27,759
🇩🇴George Bell
Dominican baseball player · b. 1959
Days alive
24,107
🇩🇪Heinrich Maria Davringhausen
deceased
German painter (1894-1970) · 1894–1970
Days lived
27,811
🇫🇷Henry Gravrand
deceased
French anthropologist (1921–2003) · 1921–2003
Days lived
29,848
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Actor · b. 1984
Days alive
14,975
🇩🇪Joachim Reinelt
German bishop and writer · b. 1936
Days alive
32,507
🇩🇪Karl-Joachim Hürter
German field hockey player · b. 1960
Days alive
23,741
Ken Watanabe
Actor · b. 1959
Days alive
24,107
Kim Kardashian
Mogul · b. 1980
Days alive
16,436
🇩🇪Konrad Wagner
deceased
German actor and voice actor (1902–1974) · 1902–1974
Days lived
26,254
🇪🇸Laureano Ruiz
football player · b. 1937
Days alive
32,142
🇩🇪Leo Kirch
deceased
entrepreneur · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,947
Liliane Bettencourt
deceased
entrepreneur · 1922–2017
Days lived
34,669
🇩🇪Max Mack
deceased
German film personality (1884-1973) · 1884–1973
Days lived
32,261
🇺🇸Michael McMillian
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
17,167
🇷🇸Nemanja Vidić
Serbian association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
🇷🇺Nikita Mikhalkov
singer · b. 1945
Days alive
29,220
🇺🇸Patti Davis
Actor · b. 1952
Days alive
26,663
🇬🇧Peter Mandelson
Politician, Life Peer · b. 1953
Days alive
26,298
🇪🇸Ricky Rubio
Spanish basketball player · b. 1990
Days alive
12,784
🇷🇸Saša Marković Mikrob
deceased
Serbian journalist and artist (1959–2010) · 1959–2010
Days lived
18,530
🇸🇾Shukri al-Quwatli
deceased
politician · 1891–1967
Days lived
27,645
🇯🇵Takashi Ogino
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
🇩🇪Walter Gross
deceased
German physician and Nazi politician (1904-1945) · 1904–1945
Days lived
14,796
🇺🇸Whitey Ford
deceased
film director · 1928–2020
Days lived
33,590
🇨🇿Zdena Salivarová
deceased
singer · 1933–2025
Days lived
33,546

Died on This Day

Adam Massinger
deceased
German astronomer (1888–1914) · 1888–1914
Days lived
9,540
🇩🇪Aleksandr Fitc
deceased
German journalist · 1948–2025
Days lived
28,258

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
63,115
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,793

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,786
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
16,429

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,959
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,656

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
674,166
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,680

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,609
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
25,031

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Andrias Christian Evensen

deceased

Faroese linguist (1874-1917) · 1874–1917

Days lived

15,659

🇦🇹Arthur Schnitzler

Austrian writer (1862–1931) · 1862–1931

Days lived

25,360

🇺🇸Ed Daily

American baseball player (1862–1891) · 1862–1891

Days lived

10,636

🇺🇸Elliott Smith

singer · 1969–2003

Days lived

12,494

🇫🇷François Truffaut

French film director (1932–1984) · 1932–1984

Days lived

19,251

🇦🇹Fritz Hochwälder

actor · 1911–1986

Days lived

27,540

🇦🇺Gough Whitlam

politician · 1916–2014

Days lived

35,896

🇩🇪Hartmut Geerken

German musician, writer and filmmaker (1939–2021) · 1939–2021

Days lived

30,230

🇩🇪Karl Korsch

politician · 1886–1961

Days lived

27,460

🇩🇪Loki Schmidt

German environmentalist (1919–2010) · 1919–2010

Days lived

33,470

🇩🇪Ludwig Beisiegel

field hockey player (1912–1999) · 1912–1999

Days lived

31,990

🇩🇪Lutz D. Schmadel

German astronomer and amateur radio operator (1942–2016) · 1942–2016

Days lived

27,140

🇩🇪Manfred Krug

actor · 1937–2016

Days lived

29,110

🇺🇸Nelson Bunker Hunt

American businessman (1926-2014) · 1926–2014

Days lived

32,383

🇩🇪Otto von Knobelsdorff

military person · 1886–1966

Days lived

29,423

🇵🇪Pablo Chávez Aguilar

Peruvian composer and priest (1899-1950) · 1899–1950

Days lived

18,920

🇩🇪Theodor Busse

writer · 1897–1986

Days lived

32,451

Tomáš Pospíchal

athlete · 1936–2003

Days lived

24,588

Yash Chopra

🇮🇳Yash Chopra

Indian film director, script writer and film producer (1932–2012) · 1932–2012

Days lived

29,244

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

49,141

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,804

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,679

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,584

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

44,489

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,649

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,836

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

39,113

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,725

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,716

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

3,192

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

68,229

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,671

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

57,637

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

57,271

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,715

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

53,367

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,698

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

58,367

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,719

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

34,262

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

32,172

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

30,149

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

19,569

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

18,386

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,681

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,994

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,951

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,730