On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 4 1968
Born on This Day
Ab Tresling🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1909–1980) · 1909–1980
Days lived
26,111
Aldo Angoula🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1981
Amos Oz🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018) · 1939–2018
Days lived
29,093
Audrey Hepburn
deceasedstage actor · 1929–1993
Days lived
23,272
Bae Young-soo🇰🇷
film director · b. 1981
Boris Bouhraoua🇫🇷
Algerian rugby union player · b. 1984
Bruno Taut🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1880–1938) · 1880–1938
Days lived
21,417
Cesc Fàbregas🇪🇸
football player · b. 1987
Chris Tomlin🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Dawn Staley🇺🇸
American basketball player and coach (born 1970) · b. 1970
Elmer Layden🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player, coach, executive (1903-1973) · 1903–1973
Days lived
25,625
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Franziska Weisz🇦🇹
actor · b. 1980
Heinz Eckner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television actor, actor and television presenter (1925–2012) · 1925–2012
Days lived
31,803
Hermann Beckh🇩🇪
deceasedGerman academic (1875–1937) · 1875–1937
Days lived
22,581
Hosni Mubarak
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–2020
Days lived
33,534
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Ignacio Camacho🇪🇸
Spanish footballer · b. 1990
Igors Miglinieks🇱🇻
Latvian basketball player (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Irina Falconi🇺🇸
Ecuadorian-born American tennis player · b. 1990
Jackie Jackson🇺🇸
singer · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
José Ibar🇨🇺
film director · b. 1969
Josef Pieper🇩🇪
deceasedGerman philosopher (1904-1997) · 1904–1997
Days lived
34,154
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Katherine Jackson🇺🇸
Autobiographer · b. 1930
Days alive
13,880
Kay Nehm🇩🇪
German lawyer · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
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Kimora Lee Simmons🇺🇸
American model · b. 1975
Little Boots🇬🇧
singer · b. 1984
Loulou de la Falaise🇫🇷
deceasedfashion muse and designer (1947–2011) · 1947–2011
Days lived
23,561
Nestoras Kommatos🇬🇷
Greek professional basketball player · b. 1977
Pablo Escandón🇲🇽
deceasedmilitary person · 1856–1926
Days lived
25,532
Randy George🇺🇸
Bass guitarist · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Ronald Golias🇧🇷
deceasedsinger · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,905
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Rory McIlroy🇬🇧
Golfer · b. 1989
Stella Parton🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
T. V. Raman🇮🇳
Indian computer scientist · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Todd Stern🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
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Trisha Krishnan🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1983
Wang Jingwei
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1944
Days lived
22,470
Werner Schumacher🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1921-2004) · 1921–2004
Days lived
30,300
Zach Freeman🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1985
Died on This Day
Alexander Tschäppät🇨🇭
deceasedMayor of Bern (1952-2018) · 1952–2018
Days lived
24,124
Else Christensen
deceasedDanish heathenism figure and white separatist (1913–2005) · 1913–2005
Days lived
33,726
Erich Scheurmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and painter (1878-1957) · 1878–1957
Days lived
28,650
Gaston Kaanen🇧🇪
deceasedfencer · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,378
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Heinrich Zöllner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman composer and conductor (1854–1941) · 1854–1941
Days lived
31,715
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Joanne Pransky🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist · 1959–2023
Days lived
23,499
Josip Broz Tito🇭🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1892–1980
Days lived
32,138
Katie Johnson🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish actress (1878–1957) · 1878–1957
Days lived
28,656
Louis Charles Breguet🇫🇷
deceasedAircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers · 1880–1955
Days lived
27,515
Najaf Daryabandari🇮🇷
deceasedwriter · 1929–2020
Days lived
33,127
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Paul Federn🇺🇸
deceasedaustrian-american MD & psychoanalyst (1871-1950) · 1871–1950
Days lived
28,692
Theodor Oberländer🇩🇪
deceasedMinister for Expellees, Ostforscher, Probable war criminal (not convicted) (1905-1998) · 1905–1998
Days lived
33,971
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
42,126
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
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
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
49,797
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
47,970
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,667
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,240
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,682
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,648
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,282
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,726
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,378
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,177
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,691
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,709
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,378
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,730
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,273
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,183
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,160
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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