On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 19 1968
Born on This Day
Albert Fish
deceasedNotable Trials · 1870–1936
Days lived
23,982
Anatoly Kashirov🇷🇺
basketball player · b. 1987
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Andrea Pirlo🇮🇹
Italian association football player and manager · b. 1979
Ben van den Berg
Dutch baseball player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Bérénice Marlohe🇫🇷
actor · b. 1979
Bill Fitch🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball coach (1934–2022) · 1934–2022
Days lived
32,036
Corinna Riegner🇩🇪
German voice actor · b. 1981
Daniël Termont🇧🇪
Mayor of Ghent · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Dusty Hill🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1949–2021
Days lived
26,367
Edward de Bono🇲🇹
deceasedphilosopher · 1933–2021
Days lived
32,163
Franz Keller🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss psychologist and christian marxist or socialist christian pacifist and editor (1913-1991) · 1913–1991
Days lived
28,605
Fritz R. Huitfeldt🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian sports official (1851-1938) · 1851–1938
Days lived
31,751
Georg Ferdinand von und zu Brenken🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Georges St-Pierre🇨🇦
athlete · b. 1981
Gerd Bucerius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and journalist (1906-1995) · 1906–1995
Days lived
32,640
Heinz Oberhummer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian physicist (1941–2015) · 1941–2015
Days lived
27,216
Herbert Fisk Johnson III🇺🇸
American businessman · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
Hermann Eppenhoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer and manager (1919–1992) · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,625
Ida Rolf🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican biochemist, creator of Rolfing (1896–1979) · 1896–1979
Days lived
30,253
J. P. Foschi🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1982
Jonathan Bond🇬🇧
football player · b. 1993
Jorge Alessandri🇨🇱
deceasedentrepreneur · 1896–1986
Days lived
32,975
Kim Zolciak-Biermann🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1978
Kitarō Nishida🇯🇵
deceasedphilosopher · 1870–1945
Days lived
27,412
Kurt Joachim Lauk🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
Lainey Wilson🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1992
Manuel Almunia🇪🇸
football player · b. 1977
Max Clarenbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter (1880-1952) · 1880–1952
Days lived
26,348
Max Perutz🇦🇹
deceasedchemist · 1914–2002
Days lived
32,040
Natalia Oreiro🇪🇸
Uruguayan actress, singer, host, and model · b. 1977
Nathuram Godse
deceasedNotable Trials · 1910–1949
Days lived
14,425
Nora Ephron🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director and writer (1941–2012) · 1941–2012
Days lived
25,971
Oswald Boelcke
deceasedmilitary person · 1891–1916
Days lived
9,293
Patxi Ondarra🇪🇸
deceasedmodel · 1925–2005
Days lived
29,292
Paul Justin🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Pete Townshend🇬🇧
singer · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
Peter Braunegger🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1975
Pol Pot
deceasedNotable Trials · 1925–1998
Days lived
26,629
Theo de Raadt🇨🇦
Leader of the OpenBSD project · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Wolfgang Popp🇩🇪
West German tennis player · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
Died on This Day
Alice Bradley Sheldon🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1915–1987
Days lived
26,201
Anton Diffring🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1916–1989) · 1916–1989
Days lived
26,510
Eberhard von Mackensen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1889–1969) · 1889–1969
Days lived
29,091
Elsie Altmann-Loos🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor and autobiographer (1899-1984) · 1899–1984
Days lived
30,824
Hans Mayer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman literary scholar (1907–2001) · 1907–2001
Days lived
34,395
Hans Wollschläger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1935–2007) · 1935–2007
Days lived
26,361
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis🇺🇸
deceasedJournalist · 1929–1994
Days lived
23,671
Jeffrey Catherine Jones🇺🇸
deceasedartist (1944-2011) · 1944–2011
Days lived
24,601
Jim Otto🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,546
Johanna Budwig🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1908–2003
Days lived
34,564
John Beradino🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican infielder in Major League Baseball and an actor (1917-1996) · 1917–1996
Days lived
28,873
José Martí🇪🇸
deceasedCuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895) · 1853–1895
Days lived
15,451
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Marco Pannella🇮🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,429
Max Scheler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman philosopher (1874-1928) · 1874–1928
Days lived
19,628
Nilo Faldon🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest and writer (1921–2016) · 1921–2016
Days lived
34,518
Paul Schultze-Naumburg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1869-1949) · 1869–1949
Days lived
29,197
Philipp Bouhler🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1899–1945
Days lived
16,686
Ray Schalk🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1892–1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,403
Robert Indiana🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1928–2018
Days lived
32,755
Robert Webber
deceasedActor · 1924–1989
Days lived
23,593
Ronald Colman
deceasedOscar Winners · 1891–1958
Days lived
24,570
Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–1975
Days lived
29,001
Stanislav Petrov🇷🇺
deceasedmilitary person · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,379
Timothy J. Keller🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican pastor (1950–2023) · 1950–2023
Days lived
26,536
Vijay Tendulkar🇮🇳
deceasedIndian writer · 1928–2008
Days lived
29,354
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
42,141
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
49,812
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
47,985
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,682
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,255
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,697
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,663
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,297
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,741
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,393
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,192
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,706
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,724
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,393
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,745
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,288
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,198
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,175
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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