On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 7 1968
Born on This Day

Abdul Hamid II
Pakistani field hockey player (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497

Adele Goldberg🇺🇸
American computer scientist (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
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Ana Kasparian🇺🇸
journalist · b. 1986
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Andreas Schleicher🇩🇪
scientist · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461

Arlene Harris🇺🇸
deceasedCanadian-born American radio, film, and television actress (1896-1976) · 1896–1976
Days lived
29,194
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Bérénice Bejo🇫🇷
actor · b. 1976
Biljana Plavšić
Notable Trials · b. 1930
Days alive
13,880

Bill Oddie🇬🇧
deceasedComedian · 1941–2026
Days lived
31,064
Bradford Tracey🇨🇦
deceasedmusician · 1951–1987
Days lived
13,221

Cree Summer🇨🇦
American actress · b. 1969
David Pallas🇪🇸
Swiss footballer · b. 1980
DJ Manian🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1978

Dominic Sanz🇩🇪
singer · b. 1991

Eduard Thelen🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036

Eve Hewson🇮🇪
Actor · b. 1991

Fancy🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036

Fredl Fesl🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,113
Gábor Pajor🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383

Gertrude Blom🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss Mesoamericanists (1901–1993) · 1901–1993
Days lived
33,772
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Gottfried Vollmer🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479

Gottfried von Cramm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman tennis player (1909–1976) · 1909–1976
Days lived
24,597
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Hans Belting🇩🇪
deceasedGerman art historian (1935–2023) · 1935–2023
Days lived
31,963

Ines Geipel🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922

Jean-Albert Grégoire🇫🇷
deceasedFrench racing driver (1899-1992) · 1899–1992
Days lived
34,011

Jeremy Guscott🇬🇧
English rugby union footballer · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Jessica Hahn🇺🇸
Model · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
Jimmy Laureys🇧🇪
Belgian strength athlete · b. 1981

Joe Zawinul🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007) · 1932–2007
Days lived
27,459

Julien Doré🇫🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1982
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Jürgen Grabowski🇩🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,370
Larsen Touré🇫🇷
football player · b. 1984

Lisa Leslie🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1972
Marcel Odenbach🇩🇪
artist · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479

Maria Bard🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1900–1944
Days lived
15,978
Marlinde Massa🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1944–2014) · 1944–2014
Days lived
25,562
Matt Trannon🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1983
Misan Haldin🇫🇮
German-Nigerian basketball player · b. 1982

Moncef Marzouki
writer · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401

Nina Hoss🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1975

Nuon Chea
deceasedNotable Trials · 1926–2019
Days lived
33,996

Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1883–1942
Days lived
21,703
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Ralph Sampson🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Richard Erdoes🇺🇸
deceasedAuthor, illustrator and journalist (1912-2008) · 1912–2008
Days lived
35,074

Robert A. Heinlein🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988) · 1907–1988
Days lived
29,526
Rosel Zech🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1940–2011) · 1940–2011
Days lived
25,987
Shankar Lakshman🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player · 1933–2006
Days lived
26,594

Stephan Paryla-Raky🇦🇹
actor · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Svein Olav Herstad🇳🇴
Norwegian jazz pianist · b. 1969

Tamara Mellon🇬🇧
British fashion designer · b. 1967
Days alive
366

Toto Cutugno🇮🇹
deceasedSinger · 1943–2023
Days lived
29,266

Tung Chee Hwa🇨🇳
politician · b. 1937
Days alive
11,323

Vittorio De Sica🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1901-1974) · 1901–1974
Days lived
26,792

Wolfgang Clement🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,302
Wu Qinglong🇨🇳
Chinese basketball player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
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Yanka Kupala
deceasedwriter · 1882–1942
Days lived
21,905
Died on This Day
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Alfredo Di Stéfano🇪🇸
deceasedArgentine-Spanish association football player (1926–2014) · 1926–2014
Days lived
32,145

Arthur Conan Doyle🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1859–1930
Days lived
25,978
Bohumír Matal🇨🇿
deceasedCzech painter (1922-1988) · 1922–1988
Days lived
24,282
Dieter Kuprella🇩🇪
deceasedbasketball player · 1946–2025
Days lived
29,007
Frank Kugler🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American sportsman (1879-1952) · 1879–1952
Days lived
26,763

Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte🇦🇹
deceasedNazi paratroop commander (1907-1994) · 1907–1994
Days lived
31,876

Gustav Heinemann🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1899–1976
Days lived
28,108
Hannelore Schroth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1922–1987) · 1922–1987
Days lived
23,919

Hermann Thimig🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1890–1982
Days lived
33,514
Keshav Dutt🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Field hockey player (1925–2021) · 1925–2021
Days lived
34,889

Mar Aprem Mooken🇮🇳
deceasedAssyrian Church of the East Metropolitan of India · 1940–2025
Days lived
31,070
Marga Höffgen🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1921–1995
Days lived
27,100
Maria Barroso🇵🇹
deceasedPortuguese actress (1925-2015) · 1925–2015
Days lived
32,938
Mate Boban🇧🇦
deceasedmilitary person · 1940–1997
Days lived
20,965
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Syd Barrett🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1946–2006
Days lived
22,097
Thomas Reimer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1936-2011) · 1936–2011
Days lived
27,333

Wolfram Siebeck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter, journalist and author (1928–2016) · 1928–2016
Days lived
32,330
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
42,190

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
49,861
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
48,034
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,731
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,304
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,746
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,712
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,346
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,790
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,442
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,241
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,755
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,773
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,442
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,794
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,337
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,247
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,224
Already Released
Films already out by this date.