On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 29 1968
Born on This Day
Abdukodir Khusanov
association football player · b. 2004
Aileen Wuornos
deceasedNotable Trials · 1956–2002
Days lived
17,024
Alex Rocco
deceasedActor · 1936–2015
Days lived
28,994
Bryce Paup🇺🇸
American football player and coach (born 1968) · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Ferran Torres
association football player · b. 2000
Ja Rule
Notable Trials · b. 1976
Jaime Arbós🇪🇸
Spanish field hockey player · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Karl Weule🇩🇪
deceasedGerman geographer and ethnologist (1864–1926) · 1864–1926
Days lived
22,694
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Kazimierz Bein🇵🇱
deceasedwriter · 1872–1959
Days lived
31,882
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Lena Gercke🇩🇪
German model · b. 1988
Margit Carstensen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1940–2023) · 1940–2023
Days lived
30,408
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Mikel Balenziaga🇪🇸
football player · b. 1988
Niclas Huschenbeth🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1992
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Pedro Sánchez🇪🇸
Politician · b. 1972
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Rika Imai🇯🇵
actor · b. 1984
Svilen Rusinov
boxer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Vanessa Jung🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1980
Died on This Day
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
42,061
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
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
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
49,732
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
47,905
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,602
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,175
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,617
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,583
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,217
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,661
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,313
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,112
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,626
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,644
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,313
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,665
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,208
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,118
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,095
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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