On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 10 1968
Born on This Day
Adolf Jobst🇦🇹
deceasedCzechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, german nation politician, painter and restorer (1900-1974) · 1900–1974
Days lived
27,033
Alfred Jodl🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1890–1946
Days lived
20,612
Arthur Bispo do Rosário🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian artist (1911–1989) · 1911–1989
Days lived
28,546
Bono🇮🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle🇫🇷
deceasedComposer · 1760–1836
Days lived
27,805
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Dallas Roberts🇺🇸
actor · b. 1970
Dave Mason🇬🇧
deceasedSinger-songwriter · 1946–2026
Days lived
29,199
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David Azrieli🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian-Israeli businessman · 1922–2014
Days lived
33,663
David Clennon🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
David Lelei🇰🇪
deceasedKenyan distance runner (1971-2010) · 1971–2010
Days lived
14,163
David O. Selznick🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,054
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David Turashvili🇬🇪
Georgian writer and translator · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Debbie Wiseman🇬🇧
British composer for film and television (born 1963) · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Denis Thatcher🇬🇧
deceasedentrepreneur · 1915–2003
Days lived
32,189
Dirk van den Berg🇩🇪
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Donovan🇬🇧
Scottish musician (born 1946) · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
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Einar Gerhardsen
deceasedNotable Trials · 1897–1987
Days lived
33,003
Ettore Scola🇮🇹
deceasedItalian screenwriter and film director (1931–2016) · 1931–2016
Days lived
30,935
Felipe Miranda🇨🇱
Chilean water skier · b. 1986
Francisco Costa🇧🇷
Brazilian fashion designer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Fred Astaire🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987) · 1899–1987
Days lived
32,184
Frederick H. Rohr🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chief executive officer · 1896–1965
Days lived
25,383
Fritz von Unruh🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1885-1970) · 1885–1970
Days lived
31,247
George E. Smith🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1930–2025
Days lived
34,717
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Hans Jonas🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1903–1993
Days lived
32,779
Hans Noever🇩🇪
Film director, Screenwriter, Actor · b. 1928
Days alive
14,610
Hans Reichel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer (1949–2011) · 1949–2011
Days lived
22,841
Ivan Cankar
deceasedwriter · 1876–1918
Days lived
15,554
Jim Calhoun🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Joachim Lantz🇸🇪
Swedish footballer · b. 1977
Josef Felix Pompeckj
deceasedscientist · 1867–1930
Days lived
23,069
Joseph Gorgoni🇨🇭
Swiss humorist · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Kentaro Nishimura🇯🇵
film director · b. 1985
Lothar Schmid🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1928–2013) · 1928–2013
Days lived
31,054
Mark David Chapman
Notable Trials · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
Markus Zoecke🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Meto Jovanovski
deceasedMacedonian writer (1928–2016) · 1928–2016
Days lived
32,369
Mithat Demirel🇩🇪
Turkish-German basketball player (born 1978) · b. 1978
Miuccia Prada🇮🇹
Designer & CEO · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Nicolaus Sombart🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sociologist (1923-2008) · 1923–2008
Days lived
31,102
Oliver Hassencamp🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1921–1988
Days lived
24,433
Özcan Çetinkaya🇩🇪
Turkish boxer (born 1978) · b. 1978
Paulo Rodrigues Barc🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Petra Hammesfahr🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Ralf Rothmann🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
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Ralf Zumdick🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
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Richard Peter
deceasedGerman photographer (1895-1977) · 1895–1977
Days lived
30,096
Richard Wilhelm🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1873–1930
Days lived
20,748
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Richarlison
association football player · b. 1997
Roland Kaiser🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Rudolph Schoenheimer🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American biochemist (1898-1941) · 1898–1941
Days lived
15,829
Senta Wengraf🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1924-2020) · 1924–2020
Days lived
35,274
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Sid Vicious🇬🇧
deceasedmusician · 1957–1979
Days lived
7,938
Tara Cunningham🇺🇸
American weightlifter · b. 1972
Todd Lowe🇺🇸
actor · b. 1977
Zaho🇨🇦
singer · b. 1980
Zanfina Ismajli🇽🇰
singer · b. 1985
Died on This Day
Emil Vorster🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1910–1976
Days lived
24,135
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Erich Engel🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1891–1966
Days lived
27,478
Erik Borge🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian filmmaker (1924–2008) · 1924–2008
Days lived
30,516
Frank Tunney🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian wrestling promoter · 1912–1983
Days lived
25,746
Futabatei Shimei🇯🇵
deceasedwriter · 1864–1909
Days lived
16,507
Gerhard Boldt🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1918–1981
Days lived
23,120
Günther Kaufmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1947-2012) · 1947–2012
Days lived
23,705
Hans Bjerrum
deceasedDanish field hockey player · 1899–1979
Days lived
29,098
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Ian Hacking🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian philosopher · 1936–2023
Days lived
31,858
Jim Simons
deceasedHedge Fund Manager & Investor · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,427
Joan Crawford🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1905–1977
Days lived
26,346
John Wayne Gacy
deceasedNotable Trials · 1942–1994
Days lived
19,047
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Konrad Henlein🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1898–1945
Days lived
17,170
Kurt von Tippelskirch🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1891–1957
Days lived
23,954
Ludwig Schunk🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1884–1947
Days lived
23,018
Luis Ibarra Landete🇪🇸
deceasedmayor of Vitòria (1917-1983) · 1917–1983
Days lived
24,037
Mikhail Larionov🇫🇷
deceasedRussian artist (1881–1964) · 1881–1964
Days lived
30,291
Peter Weiss🇸🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1916–1982
Days lived
23,924
Thomas Luckmann🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,351
Utz Aichinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman hockey player (1938–2023) · 1938–2023
Days lived
31,012
Vladimir Bogoraz
deceasedRussian writer and anthropologist (1865-1936) · 1865–1936
Days lived
25,945
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
42,132
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
49,803
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
47,976
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,673
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,246
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,688
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,654
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,288
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,732
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,384
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,183
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,697
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,715
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,384
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,736
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,279
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,189
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,166
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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