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August 16 1945

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Born on This Day

🇫🇷Abdoulaye Keita
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Amos Alonzo Stagg
deceased
film director · 1862–1965
Days lived
37,469
🇺🇸Arden Cho
Singer-songwriter · b. 1990
Days alive
1
🇮🇳Arvind Kejriwal
politician · b. 1968
Days alive
1
🇭🇺Attila Abonyi
deceased
athlete · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,084
Aziz Akhannouch
entrepreneur · b. 1961
Days alive
1
🇮🇳B. Y. Raghavendra
politician · b. 1973
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Brian Gordon
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
1
🇦🇹Caroline Grothgar
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
1
🇦🇹Céline Roscheck
musician · b. 1983
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Charli Baltimore
singer-songwriter · b. 1974
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Christina Hammer
German boxer · b. 1990
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Christos Papadimitriou
musician · b. 1949
Days alive
1
🇳🇱David Bergman
Dutch baseball player · b. 1981
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Denis Gremelmayr
German tennis player · b. 1981
Days alive
1
🇦🇹Edith Mill
deceased
actor · 1925–2007
Days lived
30,037
🇳🇱Ernst Jan Beeuwkes
deceased
Dutch fashion designer (1931-1998) · 1931–1998
Days lived
24,317
🇮🇪Evanna Lynch
singer · b. 1991
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Eydie Gormé
deceased
American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress (1928-2013) · 1928–2013
Days lived
31,041
🇪🇸Gabriel Urpi
tennis player · b. 1961
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Gadjo
rapper · b. 1972
Days alive
1
🇨🇭Hans Jenny
deceased
scientist · 1904–1972
Days lived
24,785
🇩🇪Hans Koch
deceased
German resistance fighter (1893–1945) · 1893–1945
Days lived
18,879
🇦🇹Hugo Flink
deceased
actor · 1879–1947
Days lived
24,731
🇨🇦James Cameron
actor · b. 1954
Days alive
1
James Michel
politician · b. 1944
Days alive
366
Jannik Sinner
tennis player · b. 2001
Days alive
1
🇪🇸Joaquín Reyes Cano
Spanish actor, comedian and cartoonist · b. 1974
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Julia Schruff
German tennis player · b. 1982
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
deceased
German actor (1928-2021) · 1928–2021
Days lived
33,745
🇺🇸Kevin Schmidt
actor · b. 1988
Days alive
1
Koray Günter
football player · b. 1994
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Kraudn Sepp
deceased
German musician (1896–1977) · 1896–1977
Days lived
29,448
🇺🇸Lois Nettleton
deceased
actress (1927-2008) · 1927–2008
Days lived
29,376
Madonna
singer · b. 1958
Days alive
1
🇸🇪Magnus Betnér
actor · b. 1974
Days alive
1
🇵🇱Mariusz Jędra
Polish weightlifter · b. 1973
Days alive
1
🇫🇷Pierre Richard
French actor, film director, screenwriter and comedian · b. 1934
Days alive
4,019
🇩🇪Ralf Bendix
deceased
rapper · 1924–2014
Days lived
32,889
🇩🇪Reiner Kunze
German poet, writer, translator, and GDR dissident (born 1933) · b. 1933
Days alive
4,384
🇰🇵Ri Myong-jun
North Korean footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Ryan Longwell
player of American football · b. 1974
Days alive
1
🇫🇷Sheila
French recording artist and yé-yé singer · b. 1945
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Steve Carell
American actor and comedian (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Sylvia Stolz
German Holocaust denier and former lawyer · b. 1963
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Tony Trabert
deceased
basketball player · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,045
🇦🇹Ulla Weigerstorfer
entrepreneur · b. 1967
Days alive
1
🇳🇬Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
deceased
President of Nigeria (1951-2010) · 1951–2010
Days lived
21,448
🇺🇸Young Thug
Artist · b. 1991
Days alive
1

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Aretha Franklin
deceased
American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018) · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,904
🇭🇺Bela Lugosi
deceased
actor · 1882–1956
Days lived
26,964

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
33,830
Carl Andreas Koefoed
deceased
Russian anthropologist (1855–1948) · 1855–1948
Days lived
33,705

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,139
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
41,501

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
39,674
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
39,371

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
644,881
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
124,395

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
2,324

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film actor · 1935–1977

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Felix Maria Davídek

🇨🇿Felix Maria Davídek

bishop of the Roman Catholic Church (1921–1988) · 1921–1988

Days lived

24,689

Friedrich Sämisch

🇩🇪Friedrich Sämisch

German chess player (1896-1975) · 1896–1975

Days lived

28,819

Georges Oltramare

🇨🇭Georges Oltramare

Swiss writer, journalist and fascist politician (1896-1960) · 1896–1960

Days lived

23,497

Ivan Hlinka

🇨🇿Ivan Hlinka

athlete · 1950–2004

Days lived

19,927

John Pemberton

John Pemberton

Actor · 1831–1888

Days lived

20,860

Karl Storch

🇩🇪Karl Storch

German hammer thrower (1913-1992) · 1913–1992

Days lived

28,851

Mamie Smith

🇺🇸Mamie Smith

American vaudeville singer (1891–1946) · 1891–1946

Days lived

20,171

Michael Murach

Michael Murach

boxer (1911-1941) · 1911–1941

Days lived

11,155

Narayan Gangaram Surve

🇮🇳Narayan Gangaram Surve

Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India · 1926–2010

Days lived

30,622

Paul Weinstein

🇩🇪Paul Weinstein

German high jumper (1878-1964) · 1878–1964

Days lived

31,545

Peter Scholl-Latour

🇫🇷Peter Scholl-Latour

YouTube personality · 1924–2014

Days lived

33,033

Pippo Baudo

🇮🇹Pippo Baudo

Italian television presenter (1936–2025) · 1936–2025

Days lived

32,578

Renée Stobrawa

🇩🇪Renée Stobrawa

actor · 1897–1971

Days lived

26,970

Robert Johnson

🇺🇸Robert Johnson

singer-songwriter · 1911–1938

Days lived

9,963

Robert Quiroga

🇺🇸Robert Quiroga

American boxer · 1969–2004

Days lived

12,730

Vladimir Kuts

Vladimir Kuts

Soviet Ukrainian athletics competitor (1927–1975) · 1927–1975

Days lived

17,723

Wilhelm Morgner

Wilhelm Morgner

German painter (1891-1917) · 1891–1917

Days lived

9,698

Philippe Pétain

Philippe Pétain

deceased

Notable Trials · 1856–1951

Days lived

34,788

Henry Morgenthau

🇺🇸Henry Morgenthau

entrepreneur · 1856–1946

Days lived

33,085

Momme Andresen

🇩🇪Momme Andresen

German chemist (1857–1951) · 1857–1951

Days lived

34,333

Victor Mayer

🇩🇪Victor Mayer

entrepreneur · 1857–1946

Days lived

32,458

Richard Pfeiffer

🇩🇪Richard Pfeiffer

German physician and bacteriologist (1858–1945) · 1858–1945

Days lived

31,949

Gustaf V of Sweden

🇸🇪Gustaf V of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950 · 1858–1950

Days lived

33,738

Knut Hamsun

🇳🇴Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952) · 1859–1952

Days lived

33,802

Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria

🇪🇸Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria

military person · 1859–1949

Days lived

32,905

Raoul Gunsbourg

🇷🇴Raoul Gunsbourg

opera director, impresario, composer and writer (1859–1955) · 1860–1955

Days lived

34,844

Eugen Schiffer

🇵🇱Eugen Schiffer

German politician (1860-1954) · 1860–1954

Days lived

34,537

Jean-Baptiste Chabot

🇫🇷Jean-Baptiste Chabot

French catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948) · 1860–1948

Days lived

32,102

Angel Ayala

🇪🇸Angel Ayala

Spanish cleric and writer (1867-1960) · 1860–1960

Days lived

36,515

James Ensor

🇧🇪James Ensor

artist · 1860–1949

Days lived

32,727

Clara Viebig

🇩🇪Clara Viebig

German writer (1860–1952) · 1860–1952

Days lived

33,617

Carl Lindhagen

🇸🇪Carl Lindhagen

politician · 1860–1946

Days lived

31,130

Victor Horta

🇧🇪Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947) · 1861–1947

Days lived

31,656

August Bier

🇩🇪August Bier

surgeon (1861-1949) · 1861–1949

Days lived

31,885

Alfred Halm

🇦🇹Alfred Halm

actor · 1861–1951

Days lived

32,565

Lonesome George

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,431

Lin Wang

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,468

Seabiscuit

🇺🇸Seabiscuit

Thoroughbred horse · 1933–1947

Days lived

5,108

Unsinkable Sam

🇩🇪Unsinkable Sam

Bicolor cat · 1936–1955

Days lived

6,941

Lassie

🇺🇸Lassie

Rough Collie · 1940–1958

Days lived

6,589

Wojtek

🇵🇱Wojtek

Syrian brown bear · 1942–1963

Days lived

8,006

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

38,944

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

29,386

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

28,352

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

27,986

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

25,430

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

24,082

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

48,413

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

29,082

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

7,434

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

4,977

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

2,887

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

864