On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 21 1968
Born on This Day
Abdelilah Saber🇲🇦
Moroccan footballer · b. 1974
Adam Morgan🇬🇧
football player · b. 1994
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Adi Holzer🇦🇹
Austrian painter and sculptor (born 1936) · b. 1936
Days alive
11,688
Alfred Lion🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1908–1987
Days lived
28,776
Ali M'Madi
Comorian association football player · b. 1990
Anthony Quinn🇺🇸
deceasedMexican and American actor (1915–2001) · 1915–2001
Days lived
31,455
Aquilino López🇩🇴
film director · b. 1975
Betty Astor🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1905-1972) · 1905–1972
Days lived
24,361
Carlos Morocho Hernández🇻🇪
deceasedVenezuelan boxer (1940–2016) · 1940–2016
Days lived
27,831
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Christina Plate🇩🇪
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Claudia Doumit🇦🇺
Actor · b. 1992
Ekin Deligöz
Turkish-German statesperson (born 1971) · b. 1971
Eva Freese🇩🇪
German actress and voice actress · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Eve Arnold🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1912–2012
Days lived
36,417
Georgios Chatzimarkakis🇩🇪
German-Greek politician · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Glen Hansard🇮🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1970
Hans Fritzsche🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1900–1953
Days lived
19,517
Hardy Richardson🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1855–1931
Days lived
27,661
Hyein (Lee Hye-in)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2008
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Iggy Pop🇺🇸
American singer (born 1947) · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
Isa Vermehren🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and cabaret artist (1918–2009) · 1918–2009
Days lived
33,323
James McAvoy🇬🇧
Television actor · b. 1979
Jaro Fürth🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1871–1945
Days lived
27,233
Joe McCarthy🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1887–1978
Days lived
33,139
John Tejada🇦🇹
rapper · b. 1974
John Tsang🇺🇸
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Jule Ronstedt🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1971
Kai-Uwe von Hassel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1913–1997) · 1913–1997
Days lived
30,698
Kanji Swami
deceasedwriter · 1890–1980
Days lived
33,093
Karl-Heinz Ilsch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman association football player (1927-2005) · 1927–2005
Days lived
28,380
Karol Duchoň
deceasedsinger · 1950–1985
Days lived
12,982
Ken Strong🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1906–1979
Days lived
26,830
Kim Lammers🇳🇱
Dutch hockey player · b. 1981
Luís Fernando Martinez🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1980
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Marco Donadel🇮🇹
Italian footballer and manager · b. 1983
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Matteo Pessina
association football player · b. 1997
Max Weber🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1864–1920
Days lived
20,507
Mikel Oyarzabal
association football player · b. 1997
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Mikhail Fridman
entrepreneur · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Palina Rojinski🇩🇪
actor · b. 1985
Patti LuPone🇺🇸
Television actor · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Paul Karrer🇨🇭
deceasedchemist · 1889–1971
Days lived
30,007
Queen Elizabeth II🇬🇧
deceasedQueen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,204
Radek Pilař🇨🇿
deceasedCzech illustrator and painter (1931-1993) · 1931–1993
Days lived
22,573
Sascha Hupmann🇩🇪
deceasedbasketball player · 1970–2020
Days lived
18,254
Stefano Garris🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1979
Steve Owen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1898-1964) · 1898–1964
Days lived
24,132
Tita von Hardenberg🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Toby Stephens🇬🇧
actor · b. 1969
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Tony Romo🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1980
Viktor von Weizsäcker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physiologist (1886-1957) · 1886–1957
Days lived
25,830
Walter Grotrian🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer and astrophysicist (1890-1954) · 1890–1954
Days lived
23,326
William Totok🇩🇪
Romanian-born German writer and publicist (born 1951) · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Xavi Simons
association football player · b. 2003
Died on This Day
Alexander Oparin
deceasedSoviet biochemist (1894-1980) · 1894–1980
Days lived
31,461
Arthur Fadden🇦🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1894–1973
Days lived
28,862
Bartolomeo Ferrari🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest of archdiocese of Genoa (1911-2007) · 1911–2007
Days lived
34,948
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Chrissy Amphlett🇦🇺
deceasedStreet artist · 1959–2013
Days lived
19,537
Elisabeth Axmann🇩🇪
deceasedwriter (1926–2015) · 1926–2015
Days lived
32,448
Elsie Kelly🇬🇧
deceasedFilm actor · 1936–2026
Days lived
32,825
Erté🇫🇷
deceasedRussian-born French designer (1892-1990) · 1892–1990
Days lived
35,620
Frank Brewin🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player (1909-1976) · 1909–1976
Days lived
24,289
Fritz Arlt🇩🇪
deceasedNazi military personnel (1912-2004) · 1912–2004
Days lived
33,612
Fumio Narita🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1946–2011
Days lived
23,577
George H. Heilmeier🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1936–2014
Days lived
28,458
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Hannelore Elsner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1942–2019) · 1942–2019
Days lived
28,028
Hans-Valentin Hube
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1944
Days lived
19,532
Ivar Ahlgren🇸🇪
deceasedchief executive officer · 1913–1983
Days lived
25,430
Jean-François Lyotard🇫🇷
deceasedFrench philosopher (1924–1998) · 1924–1998
Days lived
26,917
John Maynard Keynes🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1946
Days lived
22,965
Jurij Pilk
deceasedSorbian composer and historian (1858-1926) · 1858–1926
Days lived
24,805
Karl Decker🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1897–1945
Days lived
17,308
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Mwai Kibaki🇰🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1931–2022
Days lived
33,030
Nina Simone🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1933–2003
Days lived
25,626
Paul Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman interpreter and translator (1899-1970) · 1899–1970
Days lived
25,869
Pope Francis🇻🇦
deceasedLatin Catholic priest · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,267
Prince
deceasedfilm actor · 1958–2016
Days lived
21,138
Wolfgang Steinitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnologist (1905-1967) · 1905–1967
Days lived
22,697
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
42,113
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
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
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
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
49,784
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
47,957
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,654
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,227
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,669
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,635
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,269
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,713
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,365
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,164
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,678
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,696
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,365
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,717
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,260
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,170
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,147
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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