On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 16 1968
Born on This Day
Alfred Stock🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1876–1946
Days lived
25,593
Andy Marefos🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1917-1996) · 1917–1996
Days lived
28,706
Arthur Mittag🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge and psychiatrist · 1906–1946
Days lived
14,645
Barbara Stanwyck🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1907–1990) · 1907–1990
Days lived
30,139
Dan Bricklin🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Eckhard Bick🇩🇪
German-Danish linguist and Esperantist · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Ergün Batmaz
Turkish weightlifter (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Eva Haule🇩🇪
German terrorist (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Gabi Bauer🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Gertrude Welcker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1896-1988) · 1896–1988
Days lived
33,618
Ginger Rogers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress and dancer (1911–1995) · 1911–1995
Days lived
30,599
Guy Béart🇫🇷
deceasedFrench singer (1930-2015) · 1930–2015
Days lived
31,108
Guy Laroche🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer (1921-1989) · 1921–1989
Days lived
24,688
Heinz Dürr🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1933–2023
Days lived
33,006
Horst Rittner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess grandmaster (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,206
Irene Prador🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1911–1996
Days lived
31,039
Ishenbai Kadyrbekov
Kyrgyzstan politician · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
James Maslow🇺🇸
actor · b. 1990
Justin Reid-Ross🇿🇦
South Africa field hockey · b. 1986
Kate Bosse-Griffiths🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh-German Egyptologist (1910–1998) · 1910–1998
Days lived
32,039
Kellie Wells🇺🇸
American female Olympic 100m hurdler · b. 1982
Larry Sanger🇺🇸
American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968) · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Laura Cantrell🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Manfred Tauchen🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1947–2025
Days lived
28,294
Mathias Herrmann🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Mike Scott🇺🇸
American basketball player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Nat Pierce🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1925–1992) · 1925–1992
Days lived
24,436
Otto Jespersen
deceasedwriter · 1860–1943
Days lived
30,237
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Patricia Churchland🇨🇦
Canadian philosopher · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
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Peter van Eyck🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American actor (1911–1969) · 1911–1969
Days lived
21,184
Phoebe Cates-Kline🇺🇸
actor · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Roald Amundsen🇳🇴
deceasedwriter · 1872–1928
Days lived
20,425
Robert von Heine-Geldern🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian anthropologist, art historian and archaeologist (1885–1968) · 1885–1968
Days lived
30,263
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Roelf Meyer🇿🇦
Politician · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
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Sergio Busquets🇪🇸
Spanish association football player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Stuart Hameroff🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
Sudono Salim🇮🇩
deceasedIndonesian businessman (1916–2012) · 1916–2012
Days lived
35,028
Trygve Lie🇳🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1896–1968
Days lived
26,464
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Uwe Hohn🇩🇪
German track and field athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Will Ferrell🇺🇸
American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Yōko Hikasa🇯🇵
singer · b. 1985
Youssef Adnane🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Zach Randolph🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1981
Died on This Day
Albert Kesselring
deceasedNotable Trials · 1885–1960
Days lived
27,256
Alfred Beit🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1853–1906
Days lived
19,508
Bernice Johnson Reagon🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer, composer, and activist (1942–2024) · 1942–2024
Days lived
29,871
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy🇺🇸
deceasedWife · 1966–1999
Days lived
12,243
Christina Cruickshank Miller🇬🇧
deceasedScottish chemist · 1899–2001
Days lived
37,211
Connie Francis🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1937–2025
Days lived
31,993
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George A. Romero🇨🇦
deceasedactor · 1940–2017
Days lived
28,287
Heinrich Böll🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1917–1985) · 1917–1985
Days lived
24,679
Herbert W. Franke🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian scientist and writer (1927–2022) · 1927–2022
Days lived
34,762
Hubert Jedin🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1900–1980
Days lived
29,249
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Irène Schweizer🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss jazz pianist (1941–2024) · 1941–2024
Days lived
30,360
İsmayıl İbrahimov
deceasedAzerbaijani scientist · 1915–2016
Days lived
36,723
Jane Birkin🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1946–2023
Days lived
27,973
John F. Kennedy Jr.🇺🇸
deceasedLawyer · 1960–1999
Days lived
14,112
John Paul Stevens🇺🇸
deceasedUnited States Supreme Court justice (1920–2019) · 1920–2019
Days lived
36,246
Juan Luis Sanfuentes🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1858–1930
Days lived
26,133
Karl Hans Albrecht🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1920–2014
Days lived
34,480
Kevin Mitnick🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican hacker (1963–2023) · 1963–2023
Days lived
21,894
Reinhold Wulle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1882-1950) · 1882–1950
Days lived
24,820
Roy Walter Riehlman🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1899–1978
Days lived
28,813
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
42,199
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
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
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
49,870
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
48,043
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,740
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,313
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,755
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,721
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,355
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,799
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,451
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,250
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,764
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,782
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,451
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,803
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,346
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,256
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,233
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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