On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 6 1968
Born on This Day
Alán Kalocsay🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian politician (1862-1906) · 1862–1906
Days lived
16,145
Alfred Lloyd Norris
American bishop · b. 1938
Days alive
10,957
Andrey Zvyagintsev🇷🇺
Russian film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
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Axl Rose🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1962
Days alive
2,191
Bob Marley
deceasedsinger · 1945–1981
Days lived
13,243
Camilo Cienfuegos🇪🇸
deceasedCuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla (1932–1959) · 1932–1959
Days lived
10,126
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Conor Gallagher
association football player · b. 2000
Donnie Brooks🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1936–2007
Days lived
25,950
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François Truffaut🇫🇷
deceasedFrench film director (1932–1984) · 1932–1984
Days lived
19,251
Georg Friedrich Nicolai🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physiologist (1874-1964) · 1874–1964
Days lived
33,116
Georg Lhotsky🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1937–2016
Days lived
29,150
Ghukas Poghosyan🇦🇲
Armenian footballer · b. 1994
Gord Downie🇨🇦
deceasedSinger · 1964–2017
Days lived
19,612
Homer Gere🇺🇸
Actor · b. 2000
Irmgard Keun🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1905-1982) · 1905–1982
Days lived
28,212
Javi Navarro🇪🇸
Spanish footballer · b. 1974
Jill Barber🇨🇦
Canadian singer-songwriter · b. 1980
Jim Sheridan🇮🇪
Irish playwright and filmmaker · b. 1949
Days alive
6,939
John Henry Mackay🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1864–1933
Days lived
25,301
José Luis Panizo🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1922–1990
Days lived
24,845
Karl Sapper🇩🇪
deceasedGerman traveller, explorer, antiquarian and linguist (1866–1945) · 1866–1945
Days lived
28,905
Kate McGarrigle🇨🇦
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1946–2010
Days lived
23,357
Kathrin Klaas🇩🇪
German hammer thrower · b. 1984
Malu Dreyer🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1961
Days alive
2,556
Mamiko Noto🇯🇵
actor · b. 1980
Mario Camerini🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director and screenwriter (1895–1981) · 1895–1981
Days lived
31,409
Maximilian Fretter-Pico🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1892–1984
Days lived
33,660
Michael Fuchs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1949–2022) · 1949–2022
Days lived
26,985
Mike Batt🇬🇧
British songwriter, musician and record producer · b. 1950
Days alive
6,574
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Mike Farrell🇺🇸
American actor and producer (born 1939) · b. 1939
Days alive
10,592
Otto Gessler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1875–1955) · 1875–1955
Days lived
29,265
Pedro Aguirre Cerda🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1879–1941
Days lived
22,937
Pierre Grelot🇫🇷
deceasedFrench priest and theologian (1917-2009) · 1917–2009
Days lived
33,739
Piret Järvis🇪🇪
Estonian singer (born 1984) · b. 1984
Robert Durec🇸🇰
actor · b. 1990
Rolf Eden🇩🇪
deceasedGerman businessman and nightclub owner (1930-2022) · 1930–2022
Days lived
33,789
Ronald Jaarsma
Dutch baseball player · b. 1977
Ronald M. Mottl🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1934–2023) · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,756
Ronald Reagan🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1911–2004
Days lived
34,088
Roy Smeck🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican virtuoso guitarist, banjoist and ukulele player (1900–1994) · 1900–1994
Days lived
34,390
Sammy Nestico🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican composer and arranger (1924–2021) · 1924–2021
Days lived
35,410
Sarah Stork🇩🇪
actor · b. 1987
Scott Koziol🇺🇸
musician · b. 1972
Tom Tupa🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1966
Days alive
730
Viktor Giacobbo🇨🇭
Swiss actor and television presenter · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Whitney Able
Actor · b. 1982
Wilhelm Cohn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1859-1913) · 1859–1913
Days lived
19,915
William P. Murphy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican scientist (1892–1987) · 1892–1987
Days lived
34,943
Zdeněk Pecka🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1954–2024
Days lived
25,560
Zsa Zsa Gabor
deceasedfilm actor · 1917–2016
Days lived
36,475
Died on This Day
Alan Nunnelee🇺🇸
deceasedU.S. Representative (1958-2015) · 1958–2015
Days lived
20,574
Anthony Epstein🇬🇧
deceasedBritish pathologist and academic (1921–2024) · 1921–2024
Days lived
37,519
Arthur Ashe🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1943–1993) · 1943–1993
Days lived
18,109
Barbara W. Tuchman🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1912–1989
Days lived
28,132
Boy Morkel🇿🇦
deceasedSouth African rugby union player · 1885–1955
Days lived
25,601
Cedric Sloane🇦🇺
deceasedAustralian cross-country skier · 1915–1992
Days lived
27,869
Emil Maurice🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1972
Days lived
27,410
Falco🇦🇹
deceasedsinger · 1957–1998
Days lived
14,962
Felix Rexhausen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1932-1992) · 1932–1992
Days lived
21,586
Gary Moore🇬🇧
deceasedNorthern Irish musician (1952–2011) · 1952–2011
Days lived
21,492
Gérard Herter🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1920–2007
Days lived
31,711
Gerdt von Bassewitz🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1878–1923
Days lived
16,468
Gustav Klimt
deceasedAustrian symbolist painter (1862–1918) · 1862–1918
Days lived
20,295
Heinrich Köhler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1878-1949) · 1878–1949
Days lived
25,697
Johannes Cladders🇩🇪
deceasedGerman art historian and journalist (1924–2009) · 1924–2009
Days lived
30,826
Josef Melan🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian engineer (1853–1941) · 1853–1941
Days lived
31,856
Joseph Cotten🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1905–1994) · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,409
Karl Maybach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman engineer and entrepreneur (1879-1960) · 1879–1960
Days lived
29,434
Lata Mangeshkar🇮🇳
deceasedSinger · 1929–2022
Days lived
33,734
Manfred Eigen🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,511
María Zambrano🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish philosopher (1904–1991) · 1904–1991
Days lived
31,701
Max Perutz🇦🇹
deceasedchemist · 1914–2002
Days lived
32,040
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Ritwik Ghatak🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Bengali filmmaker and script writer (1925–1976) · 1925–1976
Days lived
18,356
Robert Brasillach🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,096
Sebastián Piñera🇨🇱
deceasedentrepreneur · 1949–2024
Days lived
27,095
Seiji Ozawa🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese orchestra conductor (1935–2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,300
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
42,038
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
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
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
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
49,709
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
47,882
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,579
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,152
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,594
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,560
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,194
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,638
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,290
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,089
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,603
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,621
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,290
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,642
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,185
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,095
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,072
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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