On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 29 1967
Born on This Day
A. J. Ayer🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish philosopher · 1910–1989
Days lived
28,731
Alexander von Falkenhausen🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1878–1966
Days lived
32,051
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Alexandre Lopes🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1974
Andy Dalton🇺🇸
American football player (born 1987) · b. 1987
Annemarie Carpendale🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1977
Ariel Lin
Taiwanese singer-actress · b. 1982
Baselios Thoma Didymos I🇮🇳
deceased20th Malankara Metropolitan and 7th Catholicos of the East in Malankara · 1921–2014
Days lived
33,812
Berthold Wolpe🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1905–1989
Days lived
30,565
Carl Djerassi🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1923–2015
Days lived
33,331
Carl Gustav Witt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1866–1946) · 1866–1946
Days lived
28,920
Claire Goll🇫🇷
deceasedwriter and journalist (1890–1977) · 1891–1977
Days lived
31,259
Cornelia Oschkenat🇩🇪
German sprinter and hurdler · b. 1961
Days alive
2,191
Dan Castellaneta🇺🇸
actor · b. 1957
Days alive
3,652
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Dieter Nuhr🇩🇪
artist · b. 1960
Days alive
2,556
Dmitri Muratov🇷🇺
Journalist · b. 1961
Days alive
2,191
Elvira Nabiullina🇷🇺
Russian economist and Governor of the Bank of Russia · b. 1963
Days alive
1,461
Eric Saade🇸🇪
singer · b. 1990
Ernst Wollweber
deceasedmilitary person · 1898–1967
Days lived
25,022
Fadel Nasser Sarouf
weightlifter · b. 1972
Fanny Brice🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951) · 1891–1951
Days lived
21,761
Frank Baumann🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1975
Germar Rudolf🇩🇪
chemist · b. 1964
Days alive
1,095
Hans-Valentin Hube
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1944
Days lived
19,532
Hugo Döblin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1876-1960) · 1876–1960
Days lived
30,686
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Inge Höger🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1950
Days alive
6,209
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Jon Abrahams🇺🇸
actor · b. 1977
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Kelly Smith🇬🇧
football player · b. 1978
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Lance Stroll
racing automobile driver · b. 1998
Ma Huateng
Tech CEOs · b. 1971
Maria Sten🇩🇰
Actor · b. 1989
Marie of Romania🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1875–1938
Days lived
22,907
Mark Sheehan🇮🇪
deceasedsinger · 1976–2023
Days lived
16,968
Martin Gusinde🇦🇹
deceasedGerman-Austrian priest and ethnologist (1886-1969) · 1886–1969
Days lived
30,304
Mirco Nontschew🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1969–2021
Days lived
19,028
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Necmettin Erbakan
deceasedNotable Trials · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,802
Nurcan Taylan🇹🇷
Turkish weightlifter (born 1983) · b. 1983
Oliver Bendt🇩🇪
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
7,670
Otto Flake🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1880–1963
Days lived
30,326
Peter Pelikan🇦🇹
Austrian architect · b. 1941
Days alive
9,496
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Phillip Cocu🇳🇱
football player · b. 1970
R.A. Dickey🇺🇸
film director · b. 1974
Richard Dreyfuss
Oscar Winners · b. 1947
Days alive
7,305
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1934–2017
Days lived
30,086
Stanisław Ostrowski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish politician (1892-1982) · 1892–1982
Days lived
32,895
Sultanmahmut Toraygirov
deceasedKazakhstani writer · 1893–1920
Days lived
9,700
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Thomas Thieme🇩🇪
actor · b. 1948
Days alive
6,939
Tracee Ellis Ross
actor · b. 1972
Will Venable🇺🇸
Major League Baseball rightfielder · b. 1982
Winona Ryder🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1971
Zbigniew Herbert🇵🇱
deceasedPolish writer and poet (1924–1998) · 1924–1998
Days lived
26,935
Died on This Day
Ab Tresling🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1909–1980) · 1909–1980
Days lived
26,111
Adam Gottron🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest (1889–1971) · 1889–1971
Days lived
29,967
Ana Cristina Cesar🇧🇷
deceasedwriter · 1952–1983
Days lived
11,471
Anton LaVerga🇺🇸
deceasedphilosopher · 1930–1997
Days lived
24,673
Cordelia Edvardson🇪🇸
deceasedwriter · 1929–2012
Days lived
30,617
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Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1901–1986) · 1901–1986
Days lived
31,341
George Gurdjieff🇦🇲
deceasedphilosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949) · 1866–1949
Days lived
30,604
Georges Brassens🇫🇷
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1921–1981
Days lived
21,922
Gustaf V of Sweden🇸🇪
deceasedKing of Sweden from 1907 to 1950 · 1858–1950
Days lived
33,737
Heinrich Biltz🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1865–1943
Days lived
28,644
J. Bernlef
deceasedwriter · 1937–2012
Days lived
27,682
J. J. Williams🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh rugby union player (1948–2020) · 1948–2020
Days lived
26,509
Jimmy Swan🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer · 1912–1994
Days lived
29,930
Jürgen Rieger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1946–2009) · 1946–2009
Days lived
23,182
Leon Czolgosz
deceasedNotable Trials · 1873–1901
Days lived
10,403
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Leonard Nelson🇩🇪
deceasedGerman mathematician and philosopher (1882-1927) · 1882–1927
Days lived
16,545
Otto Immisch🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1862–1936
Days lived
27,161
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Peter Schutz🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican businessman (1930–2017) · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,969
Senkichi Taniguchi🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese film director and screenwriter (1912-2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,951
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
Slaven Zambata
deceasedYugoslavian footballer (1940–2020) · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,255
Stanisław Marusarz🇵🇱
deceasedathlete · 1913–1993
Days lived
29,353
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
41,938
Annette Kolb🇫🇷
deceasedGerman writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967
Days lived
35,731
Gertrude W. Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedcharacter actress (1871-1968) · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,335
Camille Huysmans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,338
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Edward Roberts
deceasedBritish priest · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,236
Rudolph Dirks🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163
Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
Arthur Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
Helen Keller🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,609
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Sergeant Reckless🇺🇸
deceasedMongolian mare · 1948–1968
Days lived
7,438
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,782
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,479
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,052
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,494
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,460
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,094
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,538
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,190
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
652,989
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,503
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,521
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,190
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,542
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,085
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
10,995
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
8,972
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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