On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 17 1968
Events on This Day
- career
17 July Revolution
Saddam Hussein
Born on This Day
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Abraham Laboriel🇲🇽
Mexican musician · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
Alexandra Escobar🇪🇨
Ecuadorian weightlifter · b. 1980
Andrea Glass🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1976
Andreas von Bülow🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1937
Days alive
11,323
Angela Merkel🇩🇪
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Berenice Abbott🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1898–1991
Days lived
34,112
Bharathiraja🌍
deceasedFilm director · 1941–2026
Days lived
31,009
Bitty Schram🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Björn Vikström🇫🇮
Finnish bishop and researcher · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Clara Viebig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1860–1952) · 1860–1952
Days lived
33,616
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Daniel Brands🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1987
David Batchelor🇬🇧
(1955 - ) British artist (born 1955) · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
Dezső Dercsényi🇭🇺
deceasedjournalist · 1910–1987
Days lived
28,099
Don Dinero🇺🇸
American rapper · b. 1969
Ed Thomas🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican high school football coach, shot by former player · 1950–2009
Days lived
21,527
Émilie Simon🇫🇷
French singer, songwriter and composer · b. 1978
Franz Alt🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1938
Days alive
10,958
Harry Koster
Dutch baseball player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Henrik Major🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian-American caricaturist (1889-1948) · 1889–1948
Days lived
21,611
J. Michael Straczynski🇺🇸
American writer and filmmaker (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
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James Cagney🇺🇸
deceasedOscar Winners · 1899–1986
Days lived
31,667
Joern Renzenbrink🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1972
Jürgen Flimm🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1941–2023
Days lived
29,787
Katie Uhlaender🇺🇸
American skeleton racer · b. 1984
Laurence Freeman🇬🇧
Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Lilli Schweiger🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1998
Lionel Ferbos🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican trumpeter · 1911–2014
Days lived
37,623
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Lucio Tan🇨🇳
Filipino businessman · b. 1934
Days alive
12,419
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Luke Bryan🇺🇸
singer · b. 1976
Malësor Prenkoçaj🇲🇪
Albanian singer · b. 1977
Marcel Lička🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1977
Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen🇺🇸
deceasedGerman psychoanalyst (1917–2012) · 1917–2012
Days lived
34,664
Martin R. Dean🇨🇭
Swiss writer · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
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Matti Nykänen
deceasedNotable Trials · 1963–2019
Days lived
20,291
Mike Vogel🇺🇸
actor · b. 1979
Minnie Maria Dronke🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1904–1987
Days lived
30,357
Roger Garaudy🇫🇷
deceasedNotable Trials · 1913–2012
Days lived
36,126
Sumaya Kazi🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1982
Tim Brooke-Taylor🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,124
Tom Fletcher🇬🇧
Guitarist · b. 1985
Waldemar Malak🇵🇱
deceasedPolish weightlifter · 1970–1992
Days lived
8,155
Wong Kar-wai🇨🇳
Chinese-born Hong Kong filmmaker (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Wonwoo (Jeon Won-woo)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (SEVENTEEN) · b. 1996
Zbigniew Zamachowski🇵🇱
Polish actor · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Died on This Day
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Billie Holiday🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1915–1959
Days lived
16,172
Charlotte Corday
deceasedNotable Trials · 1768–1793
Days lived
9,121
Draža Mihailović
deceasedNotable Trials · 1893–1946
Days lived
19,438
Erich Dolezal🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian author and astronomer (1902–1990) · 1902–1990
Days lived
32,014
Ernst Busch🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1885–1945
Days lived
21,925
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Felix Baumgartner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper (1969–2025) · 1969–2025
Days lived
20,542
Henri Poincaré🇫🇷
deceasedFrench mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912) · 1854–1912
Days lived
21,263
Ira Davenport🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1887–1941
Days lived
19,640
John Coltrane🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1926–1967
Days lived
14,907
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Juan Manuel Fangio🇦🇷
deceasedentrepreneur · 1911–1995
Days lived
30,704
Juan María Bordaberry🇺🇾
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,345
Louis Gardet🇫🇷
deceasedFrench sociologist · 1904–1986
Days lived
29,921
Richard Erdoes🇺🇸
deceasedAuthor, illustrator and journalist (1912-2008) · 1912–2008
Days lived
35,074
Udo Voigt🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1952–2025
Days lived
26,757
Zózimo🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian footballer (1932-1977) · 1932–1977
Days lived
16,464
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
42,200
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
49,871
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
48,044
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,741
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,314
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,756
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,722
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,356
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,800
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,452
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,251
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,765
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,783
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,452
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,804
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,347
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,257
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,234
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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