Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 15 2026
Japanese idol · b. 1989
Days alive
13,515
British astronomer and engineer (1865–1949) · 1865–1949
Days lived
30,748
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British tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
14,246
Austrian writer (1862–1931) · 1862–1931
Days lived
25,361
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scientist · b. 1953
Days alive
26,664
Prime Minister of Swaziland (1942-2018) · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,896
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German singer · b. 1981
Days alive
16,437
German jurist (1931–2025) · 1931–2025
Days lived
34,249
German television presenter · b. 1940
Days alive
31,412
American football player (born 1970) · b. 1970
Days alive
20,455
Northern Irish footballer (1933-1967) · 1933–1967
Days lived
12,343
scientist · 1901–1963
Days lived
22,573
artist · 1860–1914
Days lived
19,806
Dutch chess player · b. 1979
Days alive
17,168
football player · b. 1970
Days alive
20,455
Hungarian field hockey player (1912–1988) · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,938
K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2006
Days alive
7,306
German television personality · b. 1949
Days alive
28,125
German physicist (1913–1990) · 1913–1990
Days lived
28,034
Nazi physician (1911–1978) · 1911–1978
Days lived
24,362
Polish actor · b. 1954
Days alive
26,299
Czech bookwriter (1929–2012) · 1929–2012
Days lived
30,508
artist · b. 1930
Days alive
35,065
player of American football · b. 1983
Days alive
15,707
Austrian anthropologist (1886–1959) · 1886–1959
Days lived
26,615
American actor (1905–1994) · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,410
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
16,802
German writer · b. 1970
Days alive
20,455
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
16,437
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entrepreneur · b. 1942
Days alive
30,682
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services · b. 1948
Days alive
28,490
German field hockey player · b. 1970
Days alive
20,455
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German television presenter, journalist and news presenter · b. 1946
Days alive
29,221
German SS Officer (1901-1973) : defendant in the RuSHA Trial (NMT 8) · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,279
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Composer · b. 1982
Days alive
16,072
Scottish singer · b. 1940
Days alive
31,412
politician · 1899–1983
Days lived
30,727
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1990
Days alive
13,150
Chinese discus thrower · b. 1979
Days alive
17,168
Film actor · b. 1967
Days alive
21,551
athlete · b. 1991
Days alive
12,785
German satirist, journalist and politician · b. 1965
Days alive
22,281
musician · b. 1962
Days alive
23,377
writer · 1920–1985
Days lived
23,816
singer · b. 1953
Days alive
26,664
actor · 1891–1940
Days lived
17,832
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
17,168
field hockey player (1932–1993) · 1932–1993
Days lived
22,225
Armenian weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
14,246
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association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
10,593
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football player · b. 1981
Days alive
16,437
German field hockey player · b. 1960
Days alive
24,107
boxer (1948-2012) · 1948–2012
Days lived
23,493
Socialite, Entrepreneur, Luxury Lifestyle Consultant · b. 1985
Days alive
14,976
American football player (born 1975) · b. 1975
Days alive
18,629
scientist · 1866–1950
Days lived
30,909
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
17,168
German chess player · b. 1963
Days alive
23,012
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American football player and professional wrestler (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
24,838
American football player (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
18,263
Ecuadorian footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
16,072
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Association footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
13,515
German actress (1924-2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,447
journalist · 1904–1976
Days lived
26,511
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German industrialist and Nazi party member (1871-1948) · 1871–1948
Days lived
28,112
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1974
Days alive
18,994
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
49,348
Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007
Days alive
6,932
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,436
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,905
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,776
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