On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 14 1968
Born on This Day

Aaron Ramsdale
association football player · b. 1998
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Ada Nicodemou🇨🇾
Actor · b. 1977
Adolfo Domínguez🇪🇸
Spanish fashion designer · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575

Alana Beard🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1982

Anahí🇲🇽
singer · b. 1983
Anca Barna🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1977
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Anthon van Rappard
deceasedDutch painter and draughtsman (1858-1892) · 1858–1892
Days lived
12,345
Anton Kurbatov🇷🇺
Russian football midfielder · b. 1991
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Armen Ayvazyan🇦🇲
writer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
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Artur Weinmann
deceasedGerman judge · 1883–1942
Days lived
21,416
Asier Hernández🇪🇸
actor · b. 1971

Bertie Charles Forbes🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican financial journalist, founder of Forbes Magazine (1880–1954) · 1880–1954
Days lived
27,019
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Cate Blanchett🇺🇸
Australian actor and producer (born 1969) · b. 1969

Charlie Seeling🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer (1883-1956) · 1883–1956
Days lived
26,678

Christiane Demontès🇫🇷
member of the Senate of France · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114

Claudius Dornier🇫🇷
deceasedentrepreneur · 1884–1969
Days lived
31,250

Clay Matthews III🇺🇸
American football player (born 1986) · b. 1986

Coco Schumann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jazz musician (1924–2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,227

Eelco Jansen
Dutch baseball player · b. 1969

George Lucas
Filmmaker · b. 1944
Days alive
8,766
Hans Münch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1911–2001) · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,766

Herbert W. Franke🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian scientist and writer (1927–2022) · 1927–2022
Days lived
34,762
Jochen von Lang🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and writer (1925-2003) · 1925–2003
Days lived
28,661
Karl Schulze🇩🇪
deceasedGerman boxer · 1907–1935
Days lived
10,094

Klaus Hensel🇩🇪
German television presenter and journalist · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
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Leon Allen White🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1955–2018
Days lived
23,046
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Magnus Hirschfeld🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and sexologist (1868–1935) · 1868–1935
Days lived
24,470

Mark Zuckerberg
Tech/Business · b. 1984
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Marquinhos🇵🇹
football player · b. 1994
Michael Chevalier🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1933–2011) · 1933–2011
Days lived
28,547

Miranda Cosgrove🇺🇸
actor · b. 1993

Norodom Sihamoni🇰🇭
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
politician · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Olena Topolia🇺🇦
singer · b. 1986

Oliver Polak🇩🇪
German cabaret artist and writer · b. 1976

Oséas Reis dos Santos🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1971

Patrick Bruel🇫🇷
singer · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
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Rainer Poser🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862

Robert Greene
Author · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
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Robert Zemeckis
Actor · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
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Rúben Dias
association football player · b. 1997

Sabine Schmitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman racing driver (1969-2021) · 1969–2021
Days lived
18,934

Steve Letarte🇺🇸
NASCAR crew chief · b. 1979
Tillmann Uhrmacher🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1967–2011
Days lived
16,087

Urban Priol🇩🇪
German cabaret artist · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Verena Rehm🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1984
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Veruschka von Lehndorff🇩🇪
German model, actress and performance artist · b. 1939
Days alive
10,593
Died on This Day
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Alexander Kipnis🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1891–1978
Days lived
31,866

Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz🌍
deceasedAristocrat · 1769–1818
Days lived
17,709

Emma Goldman🇱🇹
deceasedNotable Trials · 1869–1940
Days lived
25,888
Eva Brumby🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1922-2002) · 1922–2002
Days lived
29,164
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Frank Sinatra🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1915–1998
Days lived
30,104

Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony🇩🇪
deceasedLast Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saxony (1893–1943) · 1893–1943
Days lived
18,380

Giovanni Arvaneh🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1964 - 2025) · 1964–2025
Days lived
22,331

Grete Weil🇩🇪
deceasedGerman translator, autobiographer and writer (1906–1999) · 1906–1999
Days lived
33,903
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Hans Haas🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian weightlifter (1906-1973) · 1906–1973
Days lived
24,316

Heinz Guderian🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general · 1888–1954
Days lived
24,071
Jens Isak de Lange Kobro🇳🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1882–1967
Days lived
30,947
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Magnus Hirschfeld🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and sexologist (1868–1935) · 1868–1935
Days lived
24,470

Mauro Bolognini🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1922–2001) · 1922–2001
Days lived
28,810
Michael Rossmann🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1930–2019
Days lived
32,430

Raymond Schwartz🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1894–1973
Days lived
28,890

Renate Delfs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1925-2018) · 1925–2018
Days lived
34,016
Rita Hayworth🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1918–1987
Days lived
25,046

Theodor Blank🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1905-1972) · 1905–1972
Days lived
24,344

Tim Conway🇺🇸
deceasedComedian · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,196

Tom Wolfe🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican author and journalist (1930–2018) · 1930–2018
Days lived
32,215

Viktor Dyk
deceasedCzech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer (1877-1931) · 1877–1931
Days lived
19,491
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Walter Rauff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1906–1984
Days lived
28,454

Willem Drees🇳🇱
deceasedDutch politician (1886–1988) · 1886–1988
Days lived
37,203
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
42,136

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
49,807
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Digit🇷🇼
deceasedMountain gorilla · 1967–1977
Days lived
4,017
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,980
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,677
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,250
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,692
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,658
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,292
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,736
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,388
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,187
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,701
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,719
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,388
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,740
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,283
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,193
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,170
Already Released
Films already out by this date.