On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 8 1968
Born on This Day
Abraham Rattner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1893-1978) · 1893–1978
Days lived
30,901
Adolf Wild von Hohenborn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1860-1925) · 1860–1925
Days lived
23,849
Andrey Ignatyev🇷🇺
deceasedBulgarian scientist · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,360
Beck
singer · b. 1970
Camila Moreno🇨🇱
singer-songwriter · b. 1985
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998
Days lived
37,799
Christian Saceanu🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Christof Arnold🇩🇪
actor · b. 1970
David Wallace🇮🇪
Irish rugby union footballer · b. 1976
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross🇺🇸
deceasedSwiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004) · 1926–2004
Days lived
28,537
Elizabeth Ann Nalley🇺🇸
American chemist, educator · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Ernst Bloch🇨🇭
deceasedphilosopher · 1885–1977
Days lived
33,629
Eugen Rex🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor · 1884–1943
Days lived
21,411
George Fisher🇺🇸
American death metal vocalist · b. 1970
Guo Shiqiang🇨🇳
basketball player · b. 1975
Hank O'Day🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1859–1935
Days lived
27,752
Jaden Smith🇺🇸
Actor, Rapper, Activist, Entrepreneur · b. 1998
James P. McGranery🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician and United States Army officer (1895-1962) · 1895–1962
Days lived
24,639
Jesse James Leija🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1966
Days alive
731
John D. Rockefeller
deceasedentrepreneur · 1839–1937
Days lived
35,748
John Pemberton
deceasedActor · 1831–1888
Days lived
20,859
Jonathan Mulia🇮🇩
Indonesian actor · b. 1986
Josephine Teo🇸🇬
Politician · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Jürgen Trumpf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman diplomat (1931–2023) · 1931–2023
Days lived
33,547
Karl Seglem🇳🇴
Norwegian jazz musician · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Käthe Kollwitz
deceasedartist · 1867–1945
Days lived
28,412
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Kevin Trapp🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1990
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Kim Tiilikainen🇫🇮
Finnish tennis player and coach · b. 1975
Lee Tergesen🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Marty Feldman🇬🇧
deceasedBritish author, actor, comedian and director (1934–1982) · 1934–1982
Days lived
17,679
Max Strecker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1906-1991) · 1906–1991
Days lived
30,904
Maya Hawke🇺🇸
Actress and Singer-Songwriter · b. 1998
Michael Doyle🇮🇪
Irish footballer · b. 1981
Nelson Rockefeller🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1908–1979
Days lived
25,769
Ramsey Koeyers
Dutch baseball player · b. 1973
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Rodziah Ismail🇹🇼
Malaysian politician · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
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Sonny Weems🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1986
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Sophia Bush🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1982
Ulrich Willerding🇩🇪
deceasedAmerican botanist (1932-2021) · 1932–2021
Days lived
32,672
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Walter Breisky🇦🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1944
Days lived
26,742
Walter Hasenclever🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1890–1940
Days lived
18,245
Walter Scheel🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,477
Wilfried Klaus🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Died on This Day
August Stauda🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian photographer (1861–1928) · 1861–1928
Days lived
24,460
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Betty Ford🇺🇸
deceasedDancer · 1918–2011
Days lived
34,059
Ernest Borgnine
deceasedOscar Winners · 1917–2012
Days lived
34,864
Gérard Ernest Schneider🇨🇭
deceasedartist · 1896–1986
Days lived
32,942
Gregory Itzin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1948–2022) · 1948–2022
Days lived
27,107
Irene Prador🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1911–1996
Days lived
31,039
J. W. Alexander🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican gospel singer, songwriter, producer, A&R man and manager (1916–1996) · 1916–1996
Days lived
29,389
John Templeton🇺🇸
deceasedInvestor & Fund Manager · 1912–2008
Days lived
34,920
José Eduardo dos Santos🇦🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,169
Josef Felix Pompeckj
deceasedscientist · 1867–1930
Days lived
23,069
Ken Stabler🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1945-2015) · 1945–2015
Days lived
25,397
Luis Manuel Rodríguez🇨🇺
deceasedCuban boxer · 1937–1996
Days lived
21,571
Maxim Sakaschansky🇺🇦
deceasedRussian actor (1885-1952) · 1885–1952
Days lived
24,574
Naya Rivera
deceasedsinger · 1987–2020
Days lived
12,231
Nelsan Ellis🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1977–2017
Days lived
14,465
Ottfried Neubecker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman vexillologist and heraldist (1908–1992) · 1908–1992
Days lived
30,789
Rudolf Koppitz🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian photographer (1884–1936) · 1884–1936
Days lived
19,179
Virginia Hall
deceasedOSS Officer · 1906–1982
Days lived
27,852
Vivien Leigh🇬🇧
deceasedFilm actor · 1913–1967
Days lived
19,603
Walter Ballhause🇩🇪
deceasedphotographer (1911–1991) · 1911–1991
Days lived
29,316
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
42,191
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
49,862
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
48,035
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,732
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,305
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,747
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,713
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,347
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,791
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,443
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,242
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,756
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,774
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,443
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,795
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,338
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,248
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,225
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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