On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 7 1968
Born on This Day
Abdelkader Bouhenia🇫🇷
French boxer · b. 1986
Adolf Mahr🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian archaeologist and notable Nazi, Director of the National Gallery in Ireland (1887-1951) · 1887–1951
Days lived
23,395
Alan Ashton🇺🇸
American businessman · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Allan Travers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1892–1968) · 1892–1968
Days lived
27,740
Andy Montañez🇺🇸
singer · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Arno Lustiger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman historian and author of Jewish origin (1924-2012) · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,150
Axel Zwingenberger🇩🇪
German musician · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
Claude Farell🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1914-2008) · 1918–2008
Days lived
32,822
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Cody Gakpo
association football player · b. 1999
Dani Olmo
association football player · b. 1998
Denis Wucherer🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1973
Elisabeth Gürtler🇦🇹
entrepreneur · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
Eric Lobron🇩🇪
German chess grandmaster · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
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Evgeny Voronov🇷🇺
Russian basketball player · b. 1986
Gary Cooper
deceasedOscar Winners · 1901–1961
Days lived
21,921
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Hermann Breith🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1892–1964
Days lived
26,416
Hermann Fränkel🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-born American classical philologist · 1888–1977
Days lived
32,477
Jérémy Ménez🇫🇷
football player · b. 1987
Jimmy Ruffin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1936–2014) · 1939–2014
Days lived
27,588
Joachim Lätsch🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
José Saez🇪🇸
French footballer · b. 1982
Josip Broz Tito🇭🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1892–1980
Days lived
32,138
Katie Douglas🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1979
Lim Hyung-joo🇰🇷
South Korean opera singer · b. 1986
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Lluís Llach🇪🇸
writer · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Max Grundig🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1908–1989
Days lived
29,800
Minji (Kim Min-ji)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2004
MrBeast
Content King · b. 1998
Olov Hartman🇸🇪
deceasedhymnwriter (1906–1982) · 1906–1982
Days lived
27,750
Olympe de Gouges
deceasedNotable Trials · 1748–1793
Days lived
16,616
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Peter Reckell🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
Rabindranath Tagore🇮🇳
deceasedactor · 1861–1941
Days lived
29,311
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Richard O'Sullivan🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1944–2026
Days lived
30,070
Robert Hunger-Bühler🇨🇭
artist · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
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Ryan Harrison🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1992
Tony Leblanc🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish actor, director, and comedian (1922-2012) · 1922–2012
Days lived
33,074
Tony O'Reilly🇮🇪
deceasedIrish businessman and rugby union player (1936-2024) · 1936–2024
Days lived
32,153
Vasilis N. Triantafillidis🇬🇷
deceasedGreek actor (1940-2018) · 1940–2018
Days lived
28,503
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Vincent Clerc🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1981
Vladimir Lisin🇷🇺
Russian businessman · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Youri Tielemans
association football player · b. 1997
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Zlatko Janjić🇩🇪
football player · b. 1986
Died on This Day
Anthony Nunn🇬🇧
deceasedBritish field hockey player · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,778
Carrie Kennedy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fashion designer (1862–1915) · 1862–1915
Days lived
19,223
Eduard Birgfeld🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess composer (1887–1939) · 1887–1939
Days lived
18,864
Eduard Glaser
deceasedAustrian archaeologist (1855–1908) · 1855–1908
Days lived
19,411
H. H. Holmes
deceasedNotable Trials · 1861–1896
Days lived
12,775
Hans Bender🇩🇪
deceasedGerman psychologist (1907-1991) · 1907–1991
Days lived
30,772
Josef Hoffmann🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian architect and product designer (1870-1956) · 1870–1956
Days lived
31,189
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Paul Doumer🇫🇷
deceasedFrench statesman (1857–1932) · 1857–1932
Days lived
27,439
Peter Rauhofer🇦🇹
deceasedrapper · 1965–2013
Days lived
17,540
Soňa Červená🇨🇿
deceasedCzech operatic mezzo-soprano (1925–2023) · 1925–2023
Days lived
35,669
Theodore von Kármán🇭🇺
deceasedscientist · 1881–1963
Days lived
29,945
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Warner Baxter
deceasedOscar Winners · 1889–1951
Days lived
22,683
Wilhelm Filchner🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1877–1957
Days lived
29,090
Willard Boyle🇨🇦
deceasedscientist · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,672
Wolfgang Reichmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1932-1991) · 1932–1991
Days lived
21,670
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
42,129
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
49,800
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
47,973
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,670
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,243
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,685
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,651
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,285
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,729
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,381
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,180
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,694
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,712
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,381
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,733
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,276
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,186
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,163
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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