On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 14 1968
Born on This Day
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Aamir Khan🇮🇳
Indian actor · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Ahmed Ghailani
Islamist terrorist; member of al-Qaeda (born 1974) · b. 1974
Albert Einstein🇩🇪
deceasedTheoretical physicist · 1879–1955
Days lived
27,793
Albert II, Prince of Monaco🇺🇸
politician · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Billy Crystal🇺🇸
film director · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Bruno Nettl🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican ethnomusicologist (1930–2020) · 1930–2020
Days lived
32,814
Corey Stoll🇺🇸
actor · b. 1976
Dan Crenshaw🇺🇸
Military personnel · b. 1984
Diane Arbus🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1923–1971
Days lived
17,666
Donald Malinowski🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian politician (1924-2003) · 1924–2003
Days lived
28,917
Edgar Gess🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Ferhat Tunç
Turkish musician of Zaza ancestry (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Gerhart Lippert🇩🇪
actor · b. 1937
Days alive
11,323
Glauber Rocha🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian film director, actor and writer (1939–1981) · 1938–1981
Days lived
15,867
Gustav Adolf Semler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1885-1968) · 1885–1968
Days lived
30,296
Helen Mary🇮🇳
Indian field hockey player · b. 1977
Hiro Matsushita
racing driver · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Ida Corr🇩🇰
singer-songwriter · b. 1977
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Jaime Caruana🇪🇸
Spanish economist and engineer · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Jan Sosniok🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Jasper Carrott🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
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Joe Allen🇬🇧
Association football player · b. 1990
József Kürschák🇭🇺
deceasedscientist · 1864–1933
Days lived
25,213
Katarína Knechtová🇸🇰
Slovak singer-songwriter and guitarist · b. 1981
Kim Seung-yong🇰🇷
South Korean association football player · b. 1985
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson🇮🇸
Icelandic footballer · b. 1990
Lokesh Kanagaraj🇮🇳
Film director · b. 1986
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Michael Caine🇬🇧
Film actor · b. 1933
Days alive
12,784
Neuton🇧🇷
football player · b. 1990
Nicolas Anelka🇫🇷
football player · b. 1979
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Olivia Dean🇬🇧
Singer-songwriter · b. 1999
Otto Röhm
deceasedentrepreneur · 1876–1939
Days lived
23,196
Pakalitha Mosisili
Prime Minister of Lesotho · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
Paul Ehrlich
deceasedJewish-German physician and scientist (1854-1915) · 1854–1915
Days lived
22,438
Peter Skellern🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish singer, songwriter and pianist (1947–2017) · 1947–2017
Days lived
25,543
Quincy Jones🇺🇸
deceasedComposer & Producer · 1933–2024
Days lived
33,472
Reinaldo🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1979
Roman Parfinovich🇷🇺
Russian footballer · b. 1994
Roy Budd🇬🇧
deceasedBritish jazz musician and composer (1947-1993) · 1947–1993
Days lived
16,948
Sasha Grey🇺🇸
actor · b. 1988
Simone Biles
artistic gymnast · b. 1997
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Stephen Curry
Sports · b. 1988
Taylor Hanson🇺🇸
Musician · b. 1983
Wilhelm Lorenz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1886–1918) · 1886–1918
Days lived
11,808
Wolfgang Grönebaum🇩🇪
deceasedactor (1927-1998) · 1927–1998
Days lived
25,935
Zhang Zairong🇨🇳
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1969
Died on This Day
Alonso Zamora Vicente🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish philologist, lexicographer and writer (1916-2006) · 1916–2006
Days lived
32,914
Andreas Münzer🇦🇹
deceasedathlete · 1964–1996
Days lived
11,463
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1857–1935
Days lived
28,495
Frankie de la Cruz🇩🇴
deceasedfilm director · 1984–2021
Days lived
13,516
Fred Zinnemann🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian film director (1907-1997) · 1907–1997
Days lived
32,827
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Hansi Burg🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1898–1975
Days lived
28,153
Josef Harpe🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1887–1968) · 1887–1968
Days lived
29,394
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Max Lingner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter (1888-1959) · 1888–1959
Days lived
25,683
Reinhold Ebertin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astrologer and physician (1901–1988) · 1901–1988
Days lived
31,803
Richard Wagner🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1952–2023
Days lived
25,905
Stephen Hawking🇬🇧
deceasedTheoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, Author · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,824
William Alfred Fowler🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican nuclear physicist (1911-1995) · 1911–1995
Days lived
30,533
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
42,075
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
49,746
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
47,919
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,616
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,189
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,631
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,597
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,231
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,675
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,327
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,126
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,640
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,658
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,327
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,679
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,222
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,132
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,109
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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