On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 29 1968
Born on This Day
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Abz Love🇬🇧
singer · b. 1979
Ana Free🇵🇹
singer · b. 1987
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1900–1944
Days lived
16,103
Bernard Herrmann
deceasedcomposer · 1911–1975
Days lived
23,554
Birgit Hahn🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Carl-Heinz Schroth🇦🇹
deceasedactor, Film director (1902–1989) · 1902–1989
Days lived
31,797
Dan Dierdorf🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Don Rosa🇺🇸
writer · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Eivor Alm🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish cross-country skier (1924-2011) · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,660
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Emilio Sakraya🇩🇪
Actor · b. 1996
Frank Sytner
British racing driver · b. 1944
Days alive
8,766
Franz Seldte🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1882–1947
Days lived
23,651
Franziska Hentschel🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1970
Gavin Ferreira🇮🇳
Indian field hockey player · b. 1971
Giorgio Napolitano🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1925–2023
Days lived
35,879
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Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan (2006–2022) · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
Harmon Killebrew🇺🇸
deceasedProfessional baseball player (1936-2011) · 1936–2011
Days lived
27,350
Heinz Harmel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1906-2000) · 1906–2000
Days lived
34,399
Jeff Baena🇺🇸
deceasedScreenwriter · 1977–2025
Days lived
17,355
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Joe Johnson🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1981
Jorge Edwards🇪🇸
deceasedchilean writer, literary critic, journalist and diplomat · 1931–2023
Days lived
33,499
Karsten Speck🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
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Kathleen Wilhoite🇺🇸
American actress, singer and songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Katsuya Nomura🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1935–2020
Days lived
30,908
Kirk Johnson🇨🇦
Canadian boxer · b. 1972
Leo Frobenius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnologist and archaeologist (1873–1938) · 1873–1938
Days lived
23,781
Ludwig Beck🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1944
Days lived
23,396
Nicole Scherzinger🇺🇸
singer · b. 1978
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Peter Voß🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1891-1979) · 1891–1979
Days lived
31,970
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld🇩🇪
deceasedhusband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1911-2004); prince consort of the Netherlands (1911–2004) · 1911–2004
Days lived
34,124
Reinhard Mohn🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1921–2009
Days lived
32,238
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Richard Lewis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican stand-up comedian (1947–2024) · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,002
Robert Schuman🇫🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1886–1963
Days lived
28,190
Troy Deeney🇬🇧
football player · b. 1988
Wilbert Robinson🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1863–1934
Days lived
25,972
Yann M'Vila🇫🇷
football player · b. 1990
Died on This Day
Alfred Dregger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1920-2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,786
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Benny Mardones🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer-songwriter · 1946–2020
Days lived
26,896
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Carl Reiner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor · 1922–2020
Days lived
35,896
Eeles Landström🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish athlete and politician (1932–2022) · 1932–2022
Days lived
33,050
Ēriks Pētersons🇱🇻
deceasedfootball player · 1909–1987
Days lived
28,668
Erwin Glock🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sports shooter · 1925–1993
Days lived
24,918
Frans Fast🇸🇪
deceasedOlympic tug of war competitor (1885-1959) · 1885–1959
Days lived
26,934
Frans Schollaert🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1851–1917
Days lived
24,055
Gaetano Capasso🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest and historian (1927-1998) · 1927–1998
Days lived
26,015
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Germán Valdés🇲🇽
deceasedactor · 1915–1973
Days lived
21,103
Hans Furler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and lawyer (1904-1975) · 1904–1975
Days lived
25,956
Jan Brand🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1908-1969) · 1908–1969
Days lived
22,285
Katharine Hepburn🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1907–2003) · 1907–2003
Days lived
35,112
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Margherita Hack🇮🇹
deceasedItalian astrophysicist and popular science writer (1922-2013) · 1922–2013
Days lived
33,255
Melitta Bentz🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1873–1950
Days lived
28,272
Ole-Johan Dahl🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian computer scientist (1931–2002) · 1931–2002
Days lived
25,828
Paddy Driscoll🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1896–1968
Days lived
26,467
Paul Klee🇨🇭
deceasedGerman-Swiss artist (1879–1940) · 1879–1940
Days lived
22,108
Pierre Balmain🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer (1914–1982) · 1914–1982
Days lived
24,879
Primo Carnera🇮🇹
deceasedItalian boxer (1906-1967) · 1906–1967
Days lived
22,161
Roscoe Arbuckle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor, director and comedian · 1887–1933
Days lived
16,898
Stefan Andres🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1906–1970
Days lived
23,379
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Tchombé Moïse
deceasedNotable Trials · 1919–1969
Days lived
18,129
Vittorio Gassman🇮🇹
deceasedItalian actor and director (1922–2000) · 1922–2000
Days lived
28,426
Walter Rudi Wand🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge (1928-1985) · 1928–1985
Days lived
20,749
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Wolfgang Böhmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1936–2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,661
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
42,182
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
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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
Hans Reiter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,413
Rudolf Pannwitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and philosopher (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,076
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
49,853
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
48,026
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,723
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,296
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,738
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,704
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,338
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,782
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,434
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,233
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,747
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,765
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,434
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,786
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,329
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,239
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,216
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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