On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 10 1968
Born on This Day
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A. O. Scott🇺🇸
journalist · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Ademola Okulaja🇩🇪
deceasedbasketball player · 1975–2022
Days lived
17,112
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Alain Krivine🇫🇷
deceasedFrench politician (1941–2022) · 1941–2022
Days lived
29,465
Alfred Biolek🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1934–2021
Days lived
31,790
Andre Dawson🇺🇸
film director · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Andrea Betzner🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Arman Shields🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1985
Arthur Ashe🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1943–1993) · 1943–1993
Days lived
18,109
Balázs Herjeczki🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1987
Blind Boy Fuller🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1907–1941
Days lived
12,272
Carla Jeffery🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1993–2026
Days lived
12,106
Carlon Jeffery🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1993
Edwin Ferdinand Lee🇺🇸
deceasedBishop and missionary · 1884–1948
Days lived
23,441
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman resistance member (1922–2013) · 1922–2013
Days lived
33,114
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers🇫🇷
Chairwoman of Téthys (L'Oréal Holding Company) · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
George Lyttleton Rogers🇮🇪
deceasedIrish tennis player (1906–1962) · 1906–1962
Days lived
20,586
Hans Peter Hallwachs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1938–2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,840
Henryk Kasperczak🇵🇱
Polish football player and manager · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
Ilya Oleynikov🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1947–2012
Days lived
23,866
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Isabela Merced
actor · b. 2001
Jacky Cheung🇨🇳
actor · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
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Jennifer Plass🇩🇪
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1985
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Jessica Simpson🇺🇸
singer · b. 1980
Juliane Banse🇩🇪
musician · b. 1969
Karl-Heinz von Liebezeit🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Kurt Alder🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1902–1958
Days lived
20,434
Larissa Marolt🇦🇹
actor · b. 1992
Lee Taek-keun🇰🇷
film director · b. 1980
Levan Kobiashvili🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1977
Ludovic Giuly🇫🇷
football player · b. 1976
Marcel Proust🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1871–1922
Days lived
18,758
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María Julia Mantilla
Peruvian beauty queen · b. 1984
Mario Gómez🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1985
Nathan Sawaya🇺🇸
artist · b. 1973
Neile Adams🇺🇸
Filipino-American actress · b. 1932
Days alive
13,149
Psyco-M🇹🇳
Tunisian rapper · b. 1986
Ronnie James Dio🇺🇸
deceasedHeavy metal singer · 1942–2010
Days lived
24,782
San (Choi San)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (ATEEZ) · b. 1999
Sebastian Vollmer🇩🇪
German gridiron football player (born 1984) · b. 1984
Siah Armajani🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sculptor and architect (1939–2020) · 1939–2020
Days lived
29,634
Sofía Vergara🇨🇴
Model · b. 1972
Ulla Kock am Brink🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
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Urban Meyer🇺🇸
film director · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Werner Best🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1903–1989
Days lived
31,395
Wilhelm Schäperclaus🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1899–1995
Days lived
34,875
Wilson Whineray🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union player and businessman (1935–2012) · 1935–2012
Days lived
28,229
Wyatt Russell🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1986
Yuri Stoyanov🇷🇺
actor · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
Died on This Day
Achille Van Acker🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1898–1975
Days lived
28,216
Carl von Marr🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1858-1936) · 1858–1936
Days lived
28,635
Dénes Birkás🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian field hockey player (1907-1996) · 1907–1996
Days lived
32,627
Erich Mühsam🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1878–1934
Days lived
20,548
Erik Husted
deceasedDanish field hockey player (1900-1988) · 1900–1988
Days lived
32,330
Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald🇩🇪
deceasedGerman paleontologist (1902-1982) · 1902–1982
Days lived
29,094
Joseph Urban🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-American architect (1872-1933) · 1872–1933
Days lived
22,324
Karl Hein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman hammer thrower (1908–1982) · 1908–1982
Days lived
27,057
Kurt Hielscher🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1881-1948) · 1881–1948
Days lived
24,655
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Laurent Dauthuille🇫🇷
deceasedFrench boxer (1924–1971) · 1924–1971
Days lived
17,307
Luigi Gandini🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest (1922–1995) · 1922–1995
Days lived
26,766
Mikhaïl Feodosievich Ivakhnenko🇷🇺
deceasedRussian paleontologist · 1947–2015
Days lived
24,755
Peter Härtling🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1933–2017
Days lived
30,555
Vijaygupta Maurya🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1909–1992
Days lived
30,422
William Bates🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1860–1931
Days lived
25,765
Wolfgang Lukschy🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1905–1983) · 1905–1983
Days lived
28,388
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
42,193
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
49,864
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
48,037
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,734
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,307
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,749
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,715
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,349
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,793
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,445
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,244
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,758
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,776
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,445
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,797
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,340
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,250
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,227
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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